Letters- Page 2

Student Transportation: A Vital Option for Many

September 24, 2026
As the former transportation manager and program’s architect between 2017 and 2024, I feel for parents without this needed service for their children. Then, the goal was service for every student, both legally mandated and for students inside the two-mile perimeter, regardless…

Narrow Win Sends A Message 

September 23, 2026
Sen. Will Brownsberger is due his congratulations, but his narrow win sends a message. Brownsberger won against a newcomer to politics, Daniel Lander, who spent half the money on the campaign and came within 35 votes of winning. Lander’s focus on building…

Belmont Recount ‘A Master Class’ 

September 23, 2026
I would like to first congratulate Sen. Will Brownsberger on his victory. Second, I want to commend the town clerk and the Election Commission of Belmont for an exceptional recount process. On Sept.10, I was at Belmont Town Hall, observing the recount…

AI Policy will Improve Transparency 

September 23, 2026
I noticed an advertisement in the Sept. 11 edition of The Voice that used AI-generated art. I suggest the Voice consider creating an AI Use Policy. The policy can answer questions like: This would make a great section on the Ethics and…

Close Win Highlights Desire for Change 

September 23, 2026
A win of only 35 votes should send a message to Sen. Will Brownsberger. As Sen. Brownsberger’s challenger Daniel Lander expressed, after the vote recount, and as reported in The Belmont Voice, “Despite the establishment’s best efforts, this campaign won three of…

Striving to Make the Market Welcoming to All  

September 18, 2026
A letter in the Sep. 11 issue of The Voice mentioned an unfortunate incident at the Belmont Farmers’ Market on Aug. 27. I’m replying as the chair of the committee that runs the market. The letter writer “overheard a man shout at…

Looking Forward to Bike Path Phase II

September 13, 2026
Improving local bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure has long been a part of the Belmont Citizens Forum’s mission. That’s why, in 2008, we purchased a 3,558.7-foot-long, 30-foot-wide parcel of former Central Massachusetts Railroad land just north of the Fitchburg line tracks, anticipating that…

Fast Track Rail Pedestrian Crossing 

September 12, 2026
Every school year in Belmont brings with it a time-honored civic ritual: fierce parental outrage over yellow bus routes, schedule changes, and who has to stand outside four minutes earlier than last year. We wring our hands over route optimization, budget line…

What’s Needed is Transparency 

September 11, 2026
In the article, “Neighbors Question Oversight of Housing Project, (July 31)” the Town Building Inspector says “no one came last year to the Planning Board… to say how about this, that or the other. No one.”  But then in the next paragraph,…

Preserving Life’s Essentials 

September 11, 2026
It’s common knowledge that ice cream is essential to sustain life on Earth. So, I was disappointed and confused when I read about obstacles delaying the opening of a temporary Moozy’s site. My hopes began to rise when I saw the tastefully…