Select Board Candidates Answer BCF Questions

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Mar 012024
 
Select Board Candidates Answer BCF Questions

Each year, the Belmont Citizens Forum asks Select Board candidates questions about issues facing our town. This year, Alex Howard, Geoff Lubien, and Matt Taylor provided answers. They were limited to 1,000 words. BCF Currently, about 95% of the property tax levy in Belmont comes from homeowners and 5% from business owners. a.  Is the development of more business space a realistic solution to Belmont’s financial challenges, with much of the existing commercial space empty? b.  The number of empty commercial spaces, both retail and office buildings, conveys that Belmont is not prospering or attractive. Does the Select Board have [READ MORE]

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Select Board Candidate Answers BCF Questions

 March/April 2023  Comments Off on Select Board Candidate Answers BCF Questions
Mar 012023
 
Select Board Candidate Answers BCF Questions

Each year, the Belmont Citizens Forum asks Select Board candidates questions about issues facing our town. This year, Elizabeth Harmer Dionne provided answers. She was limited to 1,000 words. BCF: During the time you have lived in Belmont, in what ways has Belmont improved as a place to live, learn, work, and connect? In what ways has the town “lost ground” as a place to live, learn, work, and connect? Dionne: In the 12 years since my family and I moved to Belmont, I’ve seen— and contributed to—a series of heartening improvements to the town. I have seen real infrastructure [READ MORE]

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Select Board Candidates Answer BCF Questions

 Board of Selectmen, March/April 2022, Newsletter  Comments Off on Select Board Candidates Answer BCF Questions
Mar 032022
 
Select Board Candidates Answer BCF Questions

Each year, the Belmont Citizens Forum asks Select Board candidates questions about issues facing our town. This year, Roy Epstein and Jeffrey Lasseter provided answers. They were limited to 1,000 words. What do you consider the top three concerns for the town after the challenges of the past two years? Epstein: The operating budget, including funding of essential capital projects, remains my chief concern. The changes last month that allow Belmont to make use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds do not address our structural deficit. We cannot ignore the fiscal cliff that will be there when the ARPA [READ MORE]

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