Vision for a Better Belmont: Paul Joy

 Newsletter, September/October 2024  Comments Off on Vision for a Better Belmont: Paul Joy
Aug 232024
 
Vision for a Better Belmont: Paul Joy

This article is the sixth installment in a series of interviews with Belmont leaders about their vision for Belmont’s future. Jeffrey North conducted this interview. It has been edited for length and clarity. – Ed. Belmont’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) was formed in 2020 by the Select Board following the completion of the Belmont Business Strategy. Its role is to develop, implement, and update the recommendations in the Belmont Business Strategy, in conjunction with town staff and departments.    BCF Let’s start with how you see the Economic Development Committee’s (EDC’s) vision and strategic role in fostering Belmont’s growth and development. [READ MORE]

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Opinion: Staffing Shortages Imperil Belmont

 March/April 2023, Newsletter  Comments Off on Opinion: Staffing Shortages Imperil Belmont
Mar 012023
 
Opinion: Staffing Shortages Imperil Belmont

By Paul Joy In the last few months, Belmont’s trajectory toward the fiscal cliff has accelerated with alarming speed. The School Committee has already been asked by the Select Board to find ways to plug a $2.1 million funding gap in its proposed FY2024 budget. These budget shortages, projected to continue in FY2025 and beyond, would require untenable cuts to our schools and first responders.  Are we capable as a town of changing our trajectory? Of investing in growth and renewal? In my opinion, as the co-chair of the Economic Development Committee (EDC), we must change. We must act now [READ MORE]

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