Public outcry over an effort by Locatelli properties to relocate the Belmont Farmers’ Market saved the day…for now. (Image courtesy of Jessie Bennett.)
We Saved The Farmers’ Market (For Now)
Hello from the Other Side (of Election Day)
he right guy won in Belmont on Tuesday, Adam Dash: a better qualified and hopeful candidate with a vision. After the disaster last November, it was an election to restore your faith in elections, even as Belmont continues to struggle with low turnout in April.
Over the top!!
Unofficial results have Adam Dash over the top in the Selectman’s race 3125 to 1808 – a huge victory in a race that saw (relatively) strong turn out.
Elections Matter: A Guide to Belmont’s Election (Town Meeting)
Elections Matter: A Guide to Belmont’s Election (Town Meeting) – check out the list for precincts 1-8 before you go to the polls.
Elections Matter: A Guide to Tuesday’s Election (Town Wide Offices)
If there was one message that we all received loud and clear back in November its that elections matter. They really, really matter. You showing up to vote can mean the difference between a government that goes to bat for…
Update2: First They Came for the Farmers: Foodie’s landlord opposes Farmers’ Market
Locatelli is objecting to part of the Town’s municipal lot being given over to the Belmont Farmer’s Market, which has dutifully served the community from that location for 11 years. Apparently, Mr. Foley and his employer banked on public resources (a small number of spaces at the back of the Town’s municipal lot) being there to boost the prospects for his private tenant (and the private property owner) despite an 11 year history. If he made any assurances to Foodies about the Market not being there in 2017 and those spots being opened, he was bargaining with an asset he didn’t own or control – always a risky business.