Town Meeting is made up of 36 members from each of the Town’s eight precincts, with each member serving overlapping, 3 year terms. That means each year, twelve Representative Town Meeting Members from each of our eight voting precincts are elected. Should a Town Meeting member resign before their three year term is complete, a replacement Town Meeting member will be elected for a one, or two year period to replace them.
Though only 12 members of each precinct’s 36 member delegation are up for re-election in any year, this year is different. That’s because the recent decennial census has resulted in changes to the boundaries of 4 of Belmont’s 8 precincts: 1, 2, 6 and 8. For those precincts, including Precinct 2, all 36 Town Meeting members in affected precincts are required to stand for re-election.
Click on the links below to view the candidate’s survey. A check mark (✓ ) indicates candidates who have submitted surveys.
Three year position (vote for not more than 36)
Leslie J. Aitken ✓
William H. Anderson, II
Marty Bitner ✓
W. Sumner Brown
M. Patricia Brusch ✓
Susan E. Burgess-Cox ✓
Thomas Caputo ✓
Julia Foster Corbett
Joseph G. DeStefano
Elizabeth Harmer Dionne ✓
Frank E. French ✓
Ronald H. Geiger
Anne K. Helgen
Three year position (vote for not more than 36)
Leslie J. Aitken | 70 Evergreen Way | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Leslie Aitken |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | need to get the info |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | I serve on Education Scholarship Committee for Belmont, the board of the Belmont Garden Club, the board of the National Trust for ScotlandUS, sing in the choir and head of the Flower Guild at my church and am a Senior Associate at the Museum of Fine Arts. |
| Candidate’s Statement | Education and infrastructure are still important. Many roads in this town are in rough shape, I know the pandemic has been hard, and there are many empty store fronts around town. We need to make sure that businesses can exist here so that our town will remain vibrant. |
William H. Anderson, II | 76 Stony Brook Rd
No survey received.
Marty Bitner | 207 Claflin St | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Marty Bitner |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 3rd |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Co-chair, Belmont Energy Committee Volunteer with Belmont Drives Electric, Belmont Goes Solar, HeatSmart Belmont |
| Candidate’s Statement | I am a parent of two children in Belmont Public Schools and will work to maintain the high quality of our school system. As a Town Meeting Member and Co-chair of the Energy Committee, I have sought win-wins such as making new building projects like McLean and the new high school all-electric and as energy efficient as possible. This benefits Belmont residents by sending our energy dollars to our municipal utility Belmont Light (of which all of us are essentially shareholders) and benefits future generations by helping Belmont achieve its climate goals. |
W. Sumner Brown | 35 Ross Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
M. Patricia Brusch | 52 Radcliffe Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | M.Patricia Brusch |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 11th (or more) |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Currently I am a member of the Capital Budget Committee, the Belmont Middle and High School Building Committee, the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, and the Permanent Building Advisory Committee. In the last 44 years I have spent considerable time volunteering for many civic organizations. These include serving on all 3 levels of PTA boards, The Friends of the Library (past president), The Mount Auburn Hospital Auxilliary (Belmont Chapter), the League of Women Voters, and the Belmont Center revitalization efforts. |
| Candidate’s Statement | I have long advocated for sufficient funding to maintain our excellent school system along with other town services. There is a need to balance the things we want to have from the things that are necessary to run the system and still be respectful of the taxpayers pocketbooks. I believe that we can save money in the long run by maintaining our capital assets with regular maintenance along with replacement of outdated systems. I would support our working with the Planning Board and housing groups to find ways to allow our seniors to continue to live in the town, perhaps by easing the regulations to allow for aging-in-place measures and to allow for “in law” accommodations in homes. |
| Your Precinct | One issue facing Precinct 2 is the inappropriate development of properties, such as what has happened at Beatrice Circle and with the development planned by Belmont Hill School as they purchase private homes and turn them into non-taxable school property. Cut through traffic is also a big issue here and is becoming more and more of a safety issue as more young families move in. Many of the streets in this precinct do not have sidewalks which only makes the increased traffic coming off Route 2 more dangerous. |
Susan E. Burgess-Cox | 135 Radcliffe Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Susan Burgess-Cox |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 3rd |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | I currently serve as Secretary of the Board of the League of Women Voters, a member of the Chenery PTO Board, a member of the Chenery PTO Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and a member of the Capital Budget Committee. I served on the School Committee for 5 years, was secretary for the Senior Center Building Committee and a member of the Belmont Disability Access Commission. |
| Candidate’s Statement | Belmont needs to invest in our capital assets. As a member of the Capital Budget Committee, I have worked diligently to approve capital projects on a limited budget. The town needs to allocate additional funds to the discretionary capital budget to protect town assets. Belmont operates on a lean budget. As a member of the School Committee and Capital Budget Committee, I worked to address town needs while facing these budgetary constraints. I intend to continue to address similar issues as a town meeting member. |
Thomas Caputo | 63 Richmond Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Tom Caputo |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 3rd |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Warrant Committee member Middle and High School Building Committee member Preliminary Rink Design Committee member Financial Task Force II member Former Select Board member Former School Committee member Former Capital Budget Committee member |
| Candidate’s Statement | In my time serving on the Select Board, School Committee, and Warrant Committee, I have worked to develop and promote thoughtful strategic and financial planning for Belmont. We have made progress in this regard, but we continue to face a structural deficit that we must address. We need to grow revenue, manage costs, and identify innovative ways to deliver Town and School services. I’m committed to investment in capital projects (albeit prudently) with a focus on managing on-going operating costs and embracing sustainability in order to ensure Belmont remains a great community in which to live, work, and attend school. |
Julia Foster Corbett | 48 Stella Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Joseph G. DeStefano | 3 Sumner Ln | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Elizabeth Harmer Dionne | 55 Wellesley Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Elizabeth Dionne |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 3rd |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Warrant Committee. This is the financial advisory group for Town Meeting. As a member of the Warrant Committee, I monitor and submit written reports on General Government (town departments); Pensions, OPED, and Debt; Communications; and Property Taxes. Chair of the Community Preservation Committee: Overseeing the application and recommendation process to Town Meeting for appropriations in the areas of Open Space/Recreation, Community Housing, and Historic Preservation. Committee to Elect Roy Epstein, Treasurer for the 2019 Select Board campaign. Committee to Re-Elect Roy Epstein, Treasurer for the 2022 Select Board campaign. |
| Candidate’s Statement | As Chair of the Community Preservation Committee, I have prioritized spending restricted CPA funds on projects with maximum public impact, such as park and field renovations, repairs to Town Hall and the police station, increased affordable housing units, and the Community Path. I am particularly focused on using CPA funds as “seed money”, where providing design funds then allows Belmont to tap tens of millions of dollars in state and federal funding to construct things like the Community Path or new units of affordable housing at no additional cost to the town. I have also spear-headed inventory and conditions studies in the area of recreation and historic preservation, so that we can come up with a priority list and rational rotation for preserving these important town assets in the most efficient way possible. As a member of the Warrant Committee, I meet annually with department heads to review their budgets and ensure efficient spending. As a member of the Pensions, OPEB, and Debt subcommittee, I monitor Belmont’s retirement system (BRS), which currently has inferior investment returns to PRIT (the state-run system). We cannot force BRS to join PRIT, but identifying and publicizing shortfalls exerts pressure for them to do so. |
| Your Precinct | The single largest area of undeveloped land in Belmont is the Belmont Country Club. A few years ago, the Country Club sold significant parcels on the Lexington side of its property for the development of senior housing. Senior housing is a great use. (Seniors need more housing options, seniors don’t burden our schools, and seniors may patronize businesses in Belmont Center). However, this land sale highlighted the potential risks to Belmont should the Country Club sell additional land without input from town leadership and residents. I am part of an informal, non-partisan citizens group that is generating potential development ideas for west Belmont and monitoring further activity at the Country Club. |
Frank E. French 44 Evergreen Way Candidate for re-election
| Name | Frank French |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 2nd |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Chairman Water Advisory board. President Belmont DARE. |
| Candidate’s Statement | Constant lack of funds to properly maintain assets and infrastructure. A school budget that continues to grow and having adverse affect on Town Services. We continue to be revenue starved. We are the poorest wealthy community in the area. I am running to continue my interest in Town government and hopefully see some positive changes. |
| Your Precinct | Roads in Hillcrest section will at some point affect values. |
Ronald H. Geiger 27 Stella Rd Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Anne K. Helgen 243 Marsh St Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Karen Barmakian Herosian | 585 Pleasant St | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Karen Barmakian Herosian |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 3rd |
| Candidate’s Statement | I have been a 40 year resident of Belmont and a successful retail business owner for over 30 years. Along with my husband, Glenn, we are the proud parents of three daughters who graduated from Belmont High School. I have a particular interest in the completion of a new library, skating rink and safe Community Path. I am committed to preserving town services and replacing town infrastructure while maintaining fiscal responsibility. This requires increased commercial tax revenue by incentives for small businesses, redevelopment of Waverley Square and the Pleasant St corridor. I will diligently represent your interests at Town Meeting and hope that you will consider voting for me on Tuesday, April 5th. |
| Your Precinct | Imperative are the repair and maintenance of the roads. The relief of increased residential tax burdens by responsible commercial development in Waverley Square and the Pleasant St corridor. Advocate for residents where it pertains to safety, commercial development, 40B and increased footprint of private schools into residential areas. |
Kelly Ann Higgins | 11 Garfield Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Sunyoung Hong | 6 Cumberland Rd
No survey received.
David C. Hurley | 20 Birch Hill Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Kathleen Keohane | 19 Rutledge Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Kathleen Keohane |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 4th |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Library Board of Trustees – current Library Building Committee – current Fire Chief Search Committee ( 2020/2021) |
| Candidate’s Statement | 1. We need comprehensive and strategic planning for the town’s operating and capital needs. Plans must consider the needs of all citizens and be informed by input from the residents. 2. Investment in the remaining capital projects including the library – a valued resource that serves all the citizens in Belmont 3. A plan to address and proactively manage affordable housing needs – lets get in front of these needs versus reacting the developments that are incongruent with the setting and our town |
| Your Precinct | For Precinct 2, proactive management of affordable housing, traffic, roads and working with Belmont Hill to ensure they invest and partner with the town are some of the key issues. Affordable housing concerns are not unique to our precinct but the limited progress in town to address required needs has resulted in an oversized, unsafe proposal in our neighborhood. Belmont Hill has purchased over 6 homes, reduced tax revenues with these purchases with nothing gained for our town. Let’s hold Belmont Hill accountable for PILOT payments and investing in our community. |
Lydia L.W. Kogler | 30 Rutledge Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Lydia Kogler |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 2nd |
| Candidate’s Statement | With three young children, I’m interested in the success of the Belmont Public Schools. To help ensure our children could return to a full-length school day in Spring 2021, I co-led the Winn Brook PTA Lunch Program, creating operational processes and communications to recruit and staff volunteers for monitoring/assisting during lunch periods. With four parent volunteers per two daily shifts, we were able to fully staff the cafeteria and tent spaces all Spring and Fall, thus ensuring our children had a safer and consistent lunch time routine during a pandemic. I’m eager to continue developing and implementing solutions for our town via Town Meeting participation. |
Anne-Marie M. Lambert | 79 Chilton St | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Linda Levin-Scherz | 75 Woodbine Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Linda Levin-Scherz |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 4th |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Chair, Belmont Democratic Town Committee Former School Committee Member, Former FBE Executive Board |
| Candidate’s Statement | A 31-year Belmont resident, I’ve served on the School Committee, the executive board of the Foundation for Belmont Education (I organized the FBE’s first spelling bee!) and was precinct captain for Chenery’s debt exclusion. I introduced a bylaw at TM to ban plastic bags, which passed overwhelmingly. I am currently chair of the Belmont Democratic Town Committee. Education and environmental stewardship are priorities. |
| Your Precinct | I’m concerned about development of land adjacent to Habitat and strongly believe we must protect as much open space as possible. |
Jeff Levin-Scherz 75 Woodbine Rd
| Name | Jeff Levin-Scherz |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | First-time candidate |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Member, Belmont Democratic Town Committee Hebrew Senior Life Quality and Safety Committee |
| Candidate’s Statement | I’m a proud dad of two Belmont HS graduates and a 31-year Belmont resident. My priorities are support for educational excellence and environmental protection. I recognize that Belmont needs to do more to promote affordable housing. I’m a physician, healthcare consultant, and teach at the Harvard School of Public Health. Thanks for your consideration. |
Barry Lubarsky | 257 Rutledge Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Peter R. Magni | 140 Radcliffe Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Peter Magni |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 8th |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | I have served on Belmont’s Long-Range Planning Committe in the past. I was a co-founder of the Belmont Girls Softball Association, which was a fundraiser for Belmont Girls’ Softball. I have coached the following sports for over 15 years in Belmont: Girls Softball; Instructional, Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball; Youth Hockey; Soccer; and Boys and Girls Basketball. I was also on the St. Joseph Parish Council for many years and served the parishioners as a Eucharistic Minister and as an assistant to the Parish Youth Minister. |
| Candidate’s Statement | After upgrading the police station and building a new high school, we must resolve the library issue and the skating rink. We also must complete these capital projects without further increasing an ever-growing tax burden on our citizens, especially our senior citizens. At the same time, we must continue to retain our town’s high bond rating. It can be done by Town Meeting Members working together to identify additional revenue sources within our town and region. We must improve our town’s business climate so that we can keep our businesses thriving and invite new businesses quickly when openings exist. |
| Your Precinct | I am very concerned with projects such as the Beatrice Circle proposal that strived to destroy the character of the community surrounding the proposed site. We simply cannot allow projects of that size and nature to be thrust upon our neighborhoods with no regards to adjoining neighbors, especially senior citizens. The growing traffic that comes through Precinct 2 as a cut through needs to be managed better to protect the safety of our citizens. |
Robert E. McLaughlin | 81 Wellesley Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Judith A. McSwain | 35 Ross Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | J. McSwain |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 8th |
| Candidate’s Statement | I hope as a Town Meeting member I can join in voting to keep Belmont a quality town with excellent schools a wonderful place to live (that is affordable!) and raise a family. |
Meghan A. Moriarty | 22 Garfield Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Deran M. Muckjian | 108 Village Hill Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
William Musserian | 7 Greybirch Cir | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Karnig G. Ostayan | 35 Lantern Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
John S. Robotham | 19 Scott Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | John Robotham |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 4th |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | For a dozen years, I was a board member and past-president of Belmont Against Racism. I also served for a decade as an officer of the inter-faith Belmont Religious Council, where I co-founded the Belmont Serves community day of service, and helped lead a number of inter-faith youth mission trips to work on houses in underserved communities during February vacation week. |
| Candidate’s Statement | Library: the one community resource that benefits the entire town year-round. Affordable housing: the right thing to do, and the only way to stop predatory 40B developers. Leaf blowers: it’s time to phase out the noise and air pollution. Differential tax rate for commercial property: towns like Lexington make sure commercial properties pay their fair share by charging a much higher rate. Meanwhile, Belmont caters to the small number of landlords that control the vast majority of our commercial property; while the town constantly raises residential rates. We have a wonderful community. Let’s keep working together to make it better. |
Suzanne H. Robotham | 19 Scott Rd | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Suzanne H Robotham |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 10th |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Belmont League of Women Voters: Voter Guide Coordinator (1993 – 2017). |
| Candidate’s Statement | The proposed development on Beatrice Circle highlights the risk Belmont faces from the lack of affordable housing. We should look into allowing accessory units, by special permit, to help bump up the number of affordable units to 10% and eliminate the threat of unfriendly 40-B developments. Astute financial management is required for Belmont to thrive. Phase in performance-based budgeting for all town departments. Review (compare with private sector) the sustainability of town employee retirement benefits. Increase oversight of spending on new high/middle school and upcoming capital projects. |
| Your Precinct | The amount of litter on our streets and sidewalks dismays me as I walk to and through Belmont Center. I believe this is related to the problem of increased cut-through traffic in our town. |
Maryann L. Scali | 19 Prospect St | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
James T. Sullivan | 32 Richmond Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Amy Trotsky | 10 Clairemont Rd | Candidate for re-election
No survey received.
Julia Hinman Weeks | 585 Concord Ave | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Julia Weeks |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 8th |
| Candidate’s Statement | I have been a Belmont resident for almost 40 years and a Town Meeting member for over 20. I want to continue to represent Precinct 2, working to find the best solutions for issues facing our town. Belmont has challenges funding capital projects given our budget limitations. To fund our new library and skating rink, we must seek public/private partnerships in order to reduce the burden on residential tax payers. Increasing transparency on town government decision-making processes empowers Belmont’s citizens and town meeting members to become better informed voters. Funding our schools and our aging infrastructure, affordable housing, and traffic safety and calming are important priorities for me. |
| Your Precinct | Cut-through traffic on Clifton Street, Concord Avenue, Pleasant Street and other Precinct 2 roads affect quality of life for our precinct and all of Belmont. I support efforts to calm and better control this traffic to make our streets safer. |
Elizabeth Fallon Weintraub | 51 Prentiss Ln | Candidate for re-election
| Name | Elizabeth Fallon Weintraub |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 2nd |
| Candidate’s Statement | As mom to four young children, maintaining the excellent quality of our schools and supporting and revitalizing community resources like the library, ice rink, and playgrounds are among my top priorities. I am also very concerned with traffic mitigation efforts to keep our community, and especially our walkers and bikers, safe. |
| Your Precinct | It will be important for Belmont to develop more units of affordable housing, both to support inclusivity in our community and to avoid 40B development projects like the one on Beatrice Circle. |
Taylor Yates | 85 Lawrence Ln
| Name | Taylor Yates |
|---|---|
| Campaign Website (optional) | http://yatesfor2.com |
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | First-time candidate |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Belmont Vision21 Implementation Committee |
| Candidate’s Statement | Hi neighbor! I live on Lawrence Lane with my wife and two children and I am running to represent Precinct 2 at Town Meeting. As a member of Belmont’s Vision21 Implementation Committee and a local real estate agent, I have deep knowledge about how our town can retain its character while seizing new opportunities. I support adopting an official town master plan because it is the easiest way to tackle some of our precinct’s most pressing issues, such as 40B housing, taxes and budgeting, and capital projects like the library. yatesfor2.com |
Gang Zhao | 75 Marsh St
| Name | Gang Zhao |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | First-time candidate |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | Belmont Pan Asian Coalition V21 implementation committee Greater Boston Chinese Culture association Assistant coach for Belmont Youth Soccer |
| Candidate’s Statement | Belmont’s small business needs help to survive. The town meeting and administration need to reduce their burden and give them a better chance to thrive. They are an important building block for our community. A diversified business commuity improve our life quality, provides a more diverisified tax base and help to resisit the wave of 40B development. |
| Your Precinct | Is it possible to build a public playground in Precinct 2? This is the largest precint in Belmont and occpuied about half of Belmont’s territory.Yet there are no public playground for residents to convene and interact with each other. |
David Zipkin | 137 Claflin St | Candidate for re-election
| Name | David Zipkin |
|---|---|
| I’m a candidate for: | Town Meeting |
| I am running as a: | Candidate for re-election |
| I live in: | Precinct 2 |
| I am seeking my ___ term in office: | 3rd |
| Volunteer & community activities? (optional) | In addition to town meeting, I’ve served as treasurer for the most recent override, the middle and high school debt issue, and multiple select board elections. I’ve coached town soccer and volunteer in my kids’ schools. This year, I’ve been working with a team of volunteers to help a Afghani family resettle in Boston. |
| Candidate’s Statement | In order for Belmont to thrive, we need to be willing to invest. I stand for sufficiently funded schools, a structurally sound library and hockey rink, safe roads for cars, bikes, & walkers, progress on our town’s climate plan, and efficient government. I’ve worked towards these goals for Belmont as a Town Meeting Member for the past 4 years and played leadership roles on the campaigns for the successful middle and high school debt issue and the recent override campaign. |