Special Report on The Council at Year One
The View from the Cheap Seats In the days of vaudeville, rowdies occupied the cheap seats in the balcony. To express their dissatisfaction with a bad performance, they heckled and…
Tag: affordable housing
Town Council Regular Meeting, 7/1/19
The big issue was: Affordable housing! (And part two of my column on campaign finance reform.) Before I return to town elections, I want to salute the council for voting…
Town Council Budget Forum, 5/21/19
The big issue was: An affordable housing project (and not the budget)! The budget forum was hi-jacked by a group of concerned residents! Town Manager Paul Bockelman has submitted his…
Town Council Regular Meeting, 4/22/19
The big issue was: the Community Preservation Act! When I arrived for the Council meeting, I was surprised to find the Town Room buzzing with the energy of a comportment…
Town Council Regular Meeting, 4/1/19
The big issue was: votes on the elementary school SOI & East Street School affordable housing project! Votes took place on both the Statement of Interest (SOI) for building a…
Town Council Regular Meeting, 3/18/19
The big issue was: political theater! Never have I seen the Town Room so crowded! Every seat was taken. People without seats stood around the edges of the room. Why?…