Your vote for MBTA zoning will help grow affordable housing
“MBTA zoning” will not lead to high-rise apartment buildings. Height limits in the MBTA zones are not increased.
Opinion
Vote ‘yes’ on Warrant Article 29
Feedback from towns that use clickers published by the Massachusetts Moderator’s Association and available on town websites is “uniformly positive.”
Support Town Meeting Article 27 for a fairer legislative process
I ask for your support because town government is subject to a small minority willing to sit through hours of presentations.
Whither Peabody and Sanborn?
Peabody-Sanborn Middle School works for me. Or, simply, Acton Middle School.
Be prepared for Town Meeting
Being thoroughly prepared for Town Meeting is always prudent, for many of the articles require careful consideration in advance.
Concerns about ‘Residences at Thoreau’
Residents should oppose this project unless it is extensively modified to align with the values of our community.
Clickers mean voting your conscience — with privacy
Clickers allow citizens to vote with their conscience, avoiding embarrassment, shame, and backlash.
This moment calls for an ‘Ellen Garrison Middle School’
What needs are being met by the name Acton Middle School? The comments I have heard to date suggest mostly convenience and simplicity.
Don’t waste money on clickers for Town Meeting
If we are nearing a fiscal cliff, don’t we have better things to spend our money on?
Naming middle school for Ellen Garrison could cause confusion
The School Committee correctly chose the name “Acton Middle School.” Let their decision stand.
Naming school for Ellen Garrison ‘a no-brainer’
Acton’s named schools, buildings, and other sites remind us of accomplished individuals in varied fields — however all are white.
Town Meeting should prioritize inclusion
Town Meeting seems to take great pleasure in forcing concerned citizens to suffer through an education before being allowed to vote.