Category: Citizens Petition

Six Citizen Proposals to Strengthen Belmont’s Democracy

Belmont Town Meeting

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.“

I’m Just A (Belmont) Bill! A Simple Change To Make Town Meeting Work Better.

I’m Just A Bill!

Remember that cartoon bill in the Schoolhouse Rock! video? Sitting up on Capitol Hill, singing about the long, long journey to reach Congress? Belmont doesn’t have Congress. But it does have its own legislative body: Town Meeting. Town Meeting is…

Make Hybrid Town Meetings Permanent in Belmont

Belmont Moderator Michael Crowley

Belmont Moderator Michael Crowley details a new citizens petition asking Town Meeting to authorize the Select Board to seek special state legislation that would allow Belmont to hold hybrid and remote Town Meetings on a permanent basis.