Letters- Page 18

On Monday, July 22, at the Belmont Select Board meeting, member Matt Taylor used his platform to inappropriately denigrate Marie Warner, a nominee for a second term on the Economic Development Committee (EDC). Specifically, he implied that her affiliation with the Citizens…

If I may, I wanted to say a few words on public discourse in our small town. I strongly support a boisterous and passionate debate on the multitude of policy issues, which our town has addressed in my 6+ years as a…

Before I lived in Belmont, I lived in Somerville for two years. The Somerville Community Path was directly in the backyard of the house that I rented with a few of my friends fresh out of college. Directly abutting the Community Path…

We read in The Voice that the ice rink project is now estimated to be $4 million over budget. The reported reasons for the cost overruns thus far almost guarantee that once construction begins, the cost overruns will creep even higher. In…

Can we end the steady flow of trash tossed out of car windows onto the roadside throughout Belmont? Why do drivers in such a lovely town have such bad habits? Plastic water bottles, coffee cups, soda cans, and whiskey bottles are cluttering…

 It is important to have hybrid meetings so more people can attend, be informed, and have their voices heard. As to cost, why not tap the newly elected Select Board members for ideas to fund IT or utilize the wealth of IT…

At the Community Path Planning Committee (CPPC) Public Hearing on March 7, Select Board Chair Roy Epstein mentioned there was no money budgeted for lights, plowing or salting of the path. He did not mention that, also for budgetary reasons, the town…