An amendment by TM member Anne Mahon targeted at using free cash to preventing cuts at Belmont High School and preserving elementary library aides looked like a long shot, but won overwhelming support at Town Meeting last night. Where were you when you heard the Cat Leash speech?
With the Wellington debt exclusion vote one week away, there's been a flurry of activity - editorial and otherwise - around town.
MSBA Executive Director Kathy Craven told Belmont voters that now was the time to act on funding a new Wellington Elementary School, and that $12.4m in State funding will be off the table, and given to other towns if the town fails to pass a debt exclusion in June.
A precipitous drop in State revenues could jeopardize local aid payments and eviscerate funding for social services and education. Suddenly "Read my lips: No new taxes!" doesn't sound so cool.
A poll from the BCH and a survey from the town give you two opportunities to have your voice heard. Check them out!
After months of back and forth and, sadly, a failed Prop 2 1/2 Override vote to fund comprehensive road reconstruction in town, repaving, such as it is, kicked off this week across town. I’m not usually one who stops to marvel at heavy equipment, but this bad boy going by on Cross St. yesterday...
I think the tenor of the debate has degraded. I think instead of being at issue level with some people, it gets to the personal level. It becomes attacking and they denigrate other people. My sense is that that's never helpful. When someone speaks to you in a personal way, you never forget that....
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