Town Meeting member Paul Joy explains the six, citizens petitions he submitted for consideration at the annual Town Meeting in an effort to make Belmont’s government more “democratic, responsive, and forward-thinking.“
Melrose’s successful $13.5 million override vote in November holds valuable lessons for Belmont, which – commercial development or not – will need to keep passing overrides to fund our Town.
In an open letter to residents, the Belmont Education Association (our teachers’ union) looks to set the record straight about ongoing negotiations: expressing their commitment to students, and their concerns over ongoing contract negotiations with the Town. The teachers’ priorities? Reducing class sizes, increasing collaboration time, and providing fair compensation (so: not ‘more work for less pay’). Unfortunately, the BEA writes that our School Committee has been rejecting fair proposals, putting the onus on the community to support teachers and ensure a productive bargaining that seeks to maintain Belmont’s quality educational environment.
The needlessly long and toxic debate over the rededication of the ice rink is sowing anger, discontent and distrust in the Town’s leadership when they can least afford it. The solution to the rink problem? Skip it!
The Belmont Education Association says that Belmont’s School Committee is locked in to a “starvation budget” for the Town’s schools and refuses to look at creative funding solutions to address the problem.
For the first time in years, voters have the opportunity to enact big changes to Belmont’s leadership. It’s not an opportunity we should pass up. Change is on the ballot, Belmont. Let’s make it happen! Here are my picks for the April 2nd 2024 Town Election.
On April 2nd, residents will be asked to approve Question 1, which raises our property tax levy to fund critical Town- and school operations. Check out the top 3 reasons that I am going to vote YES.
Closing an elementary school? Laying off 120 teachers? Those are the choices we’d face if a Select Board candidate makes good on his promise to cut $10 million from the Schools’ budget. Don’t let that happen.
Hey Blogging Belmont readers. Just an update that the Belmont Middle- High School Building Committee will convene on Wednesday morning (tomorrow) February 16 at 8:00 AM. The link to the full agenda is here. The link to the Zoom meeting…
Change was the theme of the April 6 town election. But change to what? With the failure of Question 1, Belmont has few good options.