Why Natick Gov Explained? Having been involved in municipal Government since I was 19 years old, I have attended far too many late-night meetings and dealt with numerous "issues of the day". With the advent of the cable access programming, more visibility and ability to drop in on things are available now than when I first got involved. However, it is fair to say that even recently a small percentage of the towns population pay close attention and much of this work happens in meeting rooms in Town Hall with rows of empty chairs available to the public. Every once in awhile a controversial or important topic takes place or confronts a community and there is an uptick in activity, attention, and people seeking to participate. I think I have experienced about 4 or 5 such upticks like this in nearly 25 years of municipal service. If these happenings are like tsunamis 1 or 2 of them were mild, 1 or 2 of them were damaging and significant, and there is the COVID tsunami of 2020