/tags/town-meeting/ Recent content in town meeting on Belmont-MA.info Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /my-opposition-to-the-demolition-delay-bylaw-amendment/ Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /my-opposition-to-the-demolition-delay-bylaw-amendment/ Explanation of opposition The demolition delay bylaw amendment (Article 4) that came before Town Meeting last night makes permanent what was a temporary demolition delay bylaw. The bylaw imposes a 12 month delay on developers who want to demolish buildings that are on the historic register. The amendment passed with a strong majority. I wanted Town Meeting to oppose the amendment so the bylaw would expire, and I did a bad job of explaining reasons I believe we should have opposed it. /withdrawing-article-10-amendment/ Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /withdrawing-article-10-amendment/ I first state my reasons for why I believe it makes sense to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. I then provide a number of different thoughts related to withdrawing my amendment. The case for replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day First, I don’t believe Columbus is deserving of a holiday or great respect. Like so many historic figures, his legacy is a mixed one, but it’s a mixed legacy that strikes me as far more negative than positive, as others have well articulated. /article-10-amendment/ Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /article-10-amendment/ Summary of this post and my position on article 10 I support Article 10, the resolution to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in Belmont, and I proposed an amendment to standardize the punctuation of the name of the day, to reduce the chance of misreading a particular sentence, and to address concerns about the inaccuracy of some historical claims. I intend to vote in favor of Article 10 regardless of whether my amendment passes, though I believe my amendment includes some improvements and helps promote an important norm of intellectual honesty. /about-me-and-why-im-running/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /about-me-and-why-im-running/ I’m running for Town Meeting to represent Precinct 3 About me I’ve lived in Belmont for two years with my wife and now with our young daughter. I’m COO at MaxMind, a tech company headquartered in Waltham. My family and I very much enjoy the town, its parks, stores, the library, access to public transit, and the people we’ve met. Why I’m seeking nomination I want to hold the town accountable for how it spends our tax money, and I want to ensure the services we receive in return run well and make sense.