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Home Rule Petition Filed on Beacon Hill

April 19, 2024
The filing of Bill HD5049 took a critical step forward in advancing efforts to end a special tax exemption for recreational land in Belmont. Certain types of land defined as recreational under state law can apply for and receive a significant cut…

Latest Salvo in Battle Between Retirement Board and Town

March 2, 2024
The controversy over the appointment of Thomas Gibson as the fifth member of the Belmont Contributory Retirement Board continues to build, with Gibson under scrutiny as he considers scheduling a retirement board meeting for next week. On Tuesday, the state’s Public Employee…

Select Board Votes to Request $8.4 Million Override to Ballot

February 2, 2024
Following months of discussion, the Select Board voted Tuesday morning to put forward an $8.4 million Proposition 2½ override for voters to decide on this spring. “We appreciate the magnitude of this,” Select Board Chair Roy Epstein said Tuesday morning. “It’s impossible…

Select Board Gets Closer to Override Number; Vote Jan. 30

January 28, 2024
The Belmont Select Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday, Jan. 30 on the size of the override. The vote will come after months of discussion and speculation. The fate of the override will be the weightiest conversation voters face leading up to…
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Belmont’s Off-Leash Dog Program in Limbo

January 28, 2024
The new year was supposed to bring a new policy for allowing dogs to run off-leash in Belmont. Instead, dog owners are still waiting to learn how much access unleashed dogs will have to town parks. The Belmont Recreation Commission voted in…

Voters to Decide Future of Board of Assessors

January 23, 2024
After a lengthy debate at Special Town Meeting Monday night, a majority of Town Meeting Members voted to bring to the ballot the question of whether to change the Board of Assessors from elected positions to appointed ones. “Although I don’t feel…

Board: Failure of Override Would Be ‘Calamitous’

January 12, 2024
Just how much of an override will Belmont residents be able to stomach? That was the key question at the Jan. 8 Select Board meeting, as members discussed how much of an override to present to voters to preserve the current level…

Property Tax Bills May Go Up, Despite Rate Cut

December 10, 2023
Belmont homeowners will see a lower tax rate this year, but the actual tax bill for most homeowners will still increase. “We are raising the same amount of money, with a 2 ½ percent increase, but just because the tax rate is…
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