Let the record show that neither Ms. Ruban nor her campaign has never mentioned "a decade of no bid contracts" nor has that claim ever appeared on her campaign web site. Those were my words, and mine alone, in a letter endorsing her candidacy. Nor has Alexandra said that Belmont is wasting taxpayers' money. Her position is that the town simply doesn't know if it is wasting money or not, because in its most recent contract renewal, it did not solicit competing bids.Read more →