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

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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…

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IF I MAY: Keeping Belmont’s Democracy Alive

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Viglirolo Rink

In her latest If I May opinion piece, Judith Feinleib calls out the town’s political leadership for what she describes as efforts to dismiss contrary voices and opinions. Feinleib calls on residents to speak up.

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