🔨 Meet Your Candidates for Council
The first in a series of questions for candidates in Framingham's 2023 municipal election.
Election season is here, Framingham!
Signs are appearing on lawns, and postcards are in the mail. Today’s issue is the first of four in a series of Q&A with all of the candidates for office and election information. All candidates were asked to participate, whether they were in a competitive race of not. Every Council candidate was asked the same questions. I did not hear from Christine Long (D1), Adam Steiner (D3), Leslie White Harvey (D8), Tracey Bryant (D9) or Jose Ferreira (D9) by today’s noon deadline.
In upcoming issues I will feature other Council, School Committee, Library Trustees and Cemetery Trustees candidates.
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Meet Your Candidates for Council
District 2
Sean Silk
Occupation: Small Business Owner/ Accounting
Municipal Experience: No direct position held, but my six years in the military and multiple public audits of both nonprofits and government agencies have provided a strong understanding of how various levels of state and local government works.
Volunteer Experience: Volunteered with many different organizations over my life, including Special Olympics, Girl Scouts, The Oaks Neighborhood Association, events at Stapleton Elementary School and the Natick/ Framingham Flag Football League
Website/Social Media:
Why are you running? Serving on the city council is serving in a customer service position. I am running to represent my neighbors in District 2 and give them a strong voice in decisions for Framingham’s future. As city leaders make great strides for other districts of Framingham, like efforts towards a new community center and a new elementary school, it is important to also improve the greater Saxonville area. Framingham must improve together, as a whole. I will advocate for better use of tax dollars, better traffic planning, investing in Framingham-owned properties like those on Watson Place, a caring school experience for the children, quality government services like speed checks by the police or compost pickup, a strong business center, better trails, greener spaces and walkable streets. I am asking for District Two’s endorsement so that I may raise your voice when our city’s decisions are made, building better neighborhoods in District 2. I am looking forward to working in service to you.
Framingham has grown significantly over the last decade. More than 1000 units of housing are on the docket to come online or be approved this year. Residents are concerned by the expansion of apartments and rents that are out of range for many, and believe there is little being done to address their growth, and take into account the costs around public services, traffic and schools. How should Framingham address these concerns? Would you support another moratorium until a plan is put into place? Residents should be concerned. There is great pressure from the state to create more housing. Framingham is expanding past its current suburban setting into a crowded cityscape. This will impact traffic, cleanliness, green space, health and quality of life. The answer is to stop adding apartments (in all forms) and create more ownership opportunities. I favor small starter homes designed to be part of walkable community. Framingham must use its economic development arm to attract this type of development. The city must also monitor population density, set a goal range for density, and monitor progress toward that goal. I would prefer to update zoning and encourage other boards to limit the exceptions granted to developers, but another moratorium is an available option.
What role, if any, do you believe local government should play in protecting the right to bodily autonomy? The only way to truly guarantee this right is to have Congress enshrine it into the Constitution. City leadership must push state leaders to act. I would never want a bureaucrat making personal decisions for me. For now, the city can protect its employees by banning cooperation from other outside agencies or governments that seek to bind your personal choices in red tape.
With the rising costs of recycling and trash disposal, and Massachusetts’ goal to reduce disposal by 30% by 2030, how can Framingham reduce its trash collection? Reducing trash collection is probably the wrong way to phrase the goal. Citizens want trash collected and brought to a processing center, instead of being left on the street or tucked into corners of the city. The focus needs to be on working with businesses and individuals to reduce the items going into the waste stream. The solutions will be unique to each business and individual, but ideas such as a swap shop at the recycling center, regulations on how businesses can dispose of undamaged items that simply were not purchased, improving the “built to fail” manufacturing culture through the city’s purchasing power, and consider packaging when making city purchases are all smaller efforts that add up.
Traffic is one of the top issues in the city. What can be done to alleviate traffic congestion and make Framingham safer for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles? The best way is to limit population density and stop packing in apartments. The city should also undertake efforts to improve road conditions and signage. The city of Hoboken, NJ, started the “Vision Zero” effort and reduced traffic deaths to zero through increased signage, better sightlines, intersection daylighting, and striping improvements. Similar efforts will reduce traffic congestion. The city can also explore scheduling of construction projects to lower traffic volume hours and enforce updated parking regulations.
As the business world changes in our post-pandemic world, what do you think Framingham should do to attract more businesses? How can we better support business currently here? Framingham needs smart zoning and smart regulations that guide businesses without burying them in red tape. The city should hold events and use its soapbox to showcase the local businesses and their successes. Local entrepreneurs need space and grants to grow their efforts. Beatification efforts need to be taken to care for the streets as curb appeal matters in attracting businesses. Framingham can help build pathways for businesses to connect and strengthening together. Framingham also needs to educate its residents so they enter the workforce with skills, ready for success.
Framingham Union Hospital has repeatedly faced challenges over the last year. Do you support this community hospital? If yes, what will you do to keep it open?Yes. The current ownership of the hospital, Tenet Healthcare, is signaling a desire to reduce or stop service through the quality of the service provided. The city should be aware of the standards used by Tenet to evaluate the success of Framingham Union. If the city can influence those outcomes, then those efforts should be taken. If the city has little leverage in those outcomes, then we should be actively seeking other community partners with a different value system to supplement or replace Tenet’s role in providing services.
Many feel like they are getting priced out of Framingham. How can we keep Framingham affordable? Framingham was built as a community where a person could afford a small home and build a life. We need to use zoning and our Economic Development Department to attract developers who build small, affordable homes or condos (not apartments) in walkable communities. We need to build our business community up to share in the tax base. We need to ensure tax dollars are investments and not wasted on studies that sit unused on shelves. We also need to make sure the employees of the city are fairly compensated so they can stay in the community.
Brandon Ward
Occupation: Executive Director of Leadership MetroWest, a Framingham based nonprofit dedicated to providing leadership training and networking to community leaders coming primarily from local nonprofits and municipal government
Municipal Experience: School Committee Member, South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School (Keefe Tech); District 2 Representative, 2030 Advisory Council; Reading Committee Member, 2021 Stapleton Elementary School Principal Search Committee
Volunteer Experience: Board President, Friends of Saxonville; Board Member, Downtown Framingham, Inc.; Mentor, Mazie Mentoring Program at Framingham High School; Co-Founder, Sax Art; Marathon Runner & Fundraiser for Hoops & Homework, 2022 Team Framingham
Website/Social Media: Website www.wardforframingham.com; Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wardforframingham; Twitter @brandonfward; Instagram @bfward
Why are you running? I am running for City Council because I care deeply about Framingham and those who reside here. My family moved to Framingham in 1998 when I was in the 4th grade, and since then, Framingham has been home. Our public schools and our community have been instrumental in turning me into the person I am today – and in establishing the values that I hold most dear: equity, education, resilience, optimism, and inclusion. I believe strongly that our city and community is strongest when everyone has a seat at the table and has their voice heard – and as District 2’s city councilor, I will advocate to ensure that remains true. I look forward to supporting educational opportunities and career training through Framingham Public Schools, Keefe Tech, and job training programs; investing in quality of life improvements, such as adding amenities to the Cochituate Rail Trail, rebuilding the Carol Getchell Nature Trail, and advocating for recreational upgrades to Winch Park, Danforth Park, and Reardon Park; leading Saxonville’s revitalization efforts and advocating for smart development of underutilized commercial properties, such as the old State Lumber property; making city government more equitable, inclusive, and welcoming for young families and new residents; and supporting essential services for public safety, public libraries, and senior citizens. I hope you’ll vote for me on November 7th and join me on this journey!
Framingham has grown significantly over the last decade. More than 1000 units of housing are on the docket to come online or be approved this year. Residents are concerned by the expansion of apartments and rents that are out of range for many, and believe there is little being done to address their growth, and take into account the costs around public services, traffic and schools. How should Framingham address these concerns? Would you support another moratorium until a plan is put into place? I do not support a moratorium on housing development, but I do think it is important for Framingham to follow a development master plan that incorporates community input. As mentioned, this is important for tracking the additional costs being levied on our city’s public services, roads, and schools – but also for ensuring that all three are properly funded to address their growing needs. Our city’s growth and increasing desirability should be viewed as a positive, and it will be positive as long as we plan appropriately for the inevitable downstream impacts. In terms of housing costs, I agree that rents in Framingham are out of reach for many residents – which is one of the reasons I believe a full moratorium isn’t the best path forward. With new developments, I support a strong emphasis on requiring high percentages of affordable units.
What role, if any, do you believe local government should play in protecting the right to bodily autonomy? I believe everyone has a role to play in protecting individual rights. In terms of reproductive rights, for me this means (among other things) defending the right to abortion care, combatting racial disparities in maternal health, fighting for comprehensive sex-ed in our schools, and increasing access to affordable child care. I have signed Reproductive Equity Now’s Town & City Champion Pledge, which aligns with my values and beliefs, and is one way that I, and municipal government more broadly, can publicly commit to giving everyone in our community the tools and resources they need to be in control of their own health and lives.
With the rising costs of recycling and trash disposal, and Massachusetts’ goal to reduce disposal by 30% by 2030, how can Framingham reduce its trash collection? The most obvious short-term answer is supporting a city-wide compost program to remove food waste and food byproducts from our trash stream. I support the pilot program being presented and put forward by Energize Framingham and Black Earth Compost, and I look forward to working with our Department of Public Works and the Sanitation Division to explore other creative solutions to a problem that will only increase in cost and severity with each year.
Traffic is one of the top issues in the city. What can be done to alleviate traffic congestion and make Framingham safer for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles? As a city councilor, I look forward to working with city hall to support increased infrastructure investment in bike lanes and multiuse paths (such as the Cochituate Rail Trail and Bruce Freeman Rail Trail). These types of safe, segregated pedestrian and bike infrastructure give residents alternative travel options and remove cars from our roads. However, long term answers to our traffic concerns will need to come from the provision of more reliable and frequent public transit options.
As the business world changes in our post-pandemic world, what do you think Framingham should do to attract more businesses? How can we better support business currently here? I think it’s important that city hall continues to streamline our planning and community development capabilities to ensure local small businesses and community members view city hall as a partner as opposed to an adversary. Additionally, in our post-pandemic world, work is increasingly happening remotely, which means that making Framingham a great place to work, means needing to make Framingham a great place to live and play.
Framingham Union Hospital has repeatedly faced challenges over the last year. Do you support this community hospital? If yes, what will you do to keep it open? Yes, I support Framingham Union Hospital/MetroWest Medical Center and will do all in my power to keep it open and operating in a way that enables it to be a resource to our community. It is extremely important from a healthcare access perspective that Framingham Union stays open for Framingham residents, and it’s also extremely important from an economic and jobs perspective. MetroWest Medical Center and the many surrounding healthcare offerings are huge assets to our community, and need to be prioritized. I will support the work already ongoing by Sen. Spilka, our state house delegation, and city hall to work with Framingham Union’s ownership and employees to mediate solutions to issues around employee retention, department privatization, and declining availability of specialized services.
Many feel like they are getting priced out of Framingham. How can we keep Framingham affordable? In an earlier response, I spoke about the importance of ensuring new residential developments are required to have a high percentage of affordable units. In addition, I support increasing municipal funding for the development of affordable housing, supporting the creation of Accessory Dwelling Units in Framingham, supporting the creation of a Community Affordable Housing Trust, and in certain cases, supporting zoning changes to allow for increased construction of duplexes. All of these will help control housing costs. In addition to housing, I view transportation costs as the second most important issue where municipal government can have a large positive impact on a community’s “affordability.” I support funding of increased public transit options, such as those provided by the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, as well as making our city and community more pedestrian and bike friendly.
District 6
Occupation: Real Estate Sales and Property Management
Municipal Experience: Town Meeting Member 25 years, Chair Zoning Board of Appeals 21 years and City Councilor District 6 2020-present, Chair 2022-present
Volunteer Experience: The 200 Foundation, Hoops and Homework, Framingham Rotary and Saint Bridget School Advisory Board
Website/Social Media: www.Philforframingham.com www.facebook.com/PhilforFramingham
Why are you running? I am committed to a responsive government that listens to our residents, spends tax dollars responsively, and preserves the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
Framingham has grown significantly over the last decade. More than 1000 units of housing are on the docket to come online or be approved this year. Residents are concerned by the expansion of apartments and rents that are out of range for many, and believe there is little being done to address their growth, and take into account the costs around public services, traffic and schools. How should Framingham address these concerns? Would you support another moratorium until a plan is put into place? We must work with the administration on our budget to keep our tax rates steady. This is critical for our hard working and retired families. We must support affordable housing and work force housing. This will allow seniors to stay in their homes and young families and professionals can start their lives in Framingham. Supporting diverse housing options so seniors who wish to downsize and remain in Framingham can do so. I will also advocate for age friendly community initiatives for our 55 plus population. I will work with the Mayor and the planning agencies in smart development initiatives while protecting the integrity of our neighborhoods, to make Framingham attractive to new residents and businesses.
What role, if any, do you believe local government should play in protecting the right to bodily autonomy? I signed on to the City Council proclamation supporting a women’s right to choose and healthcare for all.
With the rising costs of recycling and trash disposal, and Massachusetts’ goal to reduce disposal by 30% by 2030, how can Framingham reduce its trash collection? Composting is critical and continuing to educate our residents is a must.
Traffic is one of the top issues in the city. What can be done to alleviate traffic congestion and make Framingham safer for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles? We have a traffic commission and our residents need to continue sharing their thoughts and concerns about their neighborhoods so that the commission can do its work neighborhood by neighborhood.
As the business world changes in our post-pandemic world, what do you think Framingham should do to attract more businesses? How can we better support business currently here? Work with the mayor and planning agencies in smart development initiatives while protecting the integrity of our neighborhoods to make Framingham attractive to new businesses. Support new efforts on attracting new businesses to start and grow in Framingham and support current small businesses. I would continue to work with our partners in Downtown Framingham to bring more people to the heart of the city and support its ongoing revitalization.
Framingham Union Hospital has repeatedly faced challenges over the last year. Do you support this community hospital? If yes, what will you do to keep it open? I support a community hospital. As a city we need to find a buyer/operator to take over the hospital. This was done for the cancer center in Framingham.
Many feel like they are getting priced out of Framingham. How can we keep Framingham affordable? Work with the city government on our budget as your City Councilor. Keeping tax rates steady is critical for our hard working and retired families. I would support diverse housing options so seniors who wish to downsize and remain in Framingham. I will advocate for age friendly community initiatives for our seniors. I will support affordable housing that will give young families and professionals the ability to start their lives in Framingham.
Ottaviani is unopposed on November 7.
District 8
Occupation: Attorney
Municipal Experience: State Representative, Selectman, Councilor, and numerous boards and committees
Volunteer Experience: various non-profit boards, coaching positions, and miscellaneous work (ESL, food pantry, events)
Website/Social Media: www.JohnStefanini.org
Why are you running? Framingham is home. I grew up and raised my family in Coburnville. From the Framingham Baking Company to Cushing Park to Downtown, District 8 is the diverse, vibrant heart of Framingham. I have had the honor to volunteer, represent, or advocate for my neighbors in various roles throughout my entire life.
I know and love Framingham, and want to put my education, training, and experience in municipal government to work for my family and yours.
As your District 8 Councilor for the past three years, I work with our neighbors on the issues facing our neighborhoods. Together we've made great strides in cleaning Lake Waushakum and revitalizing Downtown. Our streets are safer with new traffic calming measures and increased communication with police. We are advancing the construction of a south side elementary school and community center. More D8 residents are voting and are being appointed to boards and commissions. We are welcoming more new neighbors from around the state and world.
Our work has just begun.
With your help, I will continue to push for Framingham to adopt budgets and policies, initiatives and programs that improve Framingham's quality of life. We will green and beautify our neighborhoods, bring high quality education to all kids, manage traffic and keep our streets safe for people and cars, support our small businesses, adopt best practices in good government and keep our city affordable for all.
The best ideas come from meeting and listening to concerned residents. We achieve our goals by listening to one another and working as a team. That is how we improve, invest and invigorate Framingham.
Framingham has grown significantly over the last decade. More than 1000 units of housing are on the docket to come online or be approved this year. Residents are concerned by the expansion of apartments and rents that are out of range for many, and believe there is little being done to address their growth, and take into account the costs around public services, traffic and schools. How should Framingham address these concerns? Would you support another moratorium until a plan is put into place? Yes! We need to grow smarter. While development is a component of revitalizing our tired or underutilized downtown area, it needs to be leveraged to strengthen our neighborhoods and small businesses. To do this, we need the input and involvement of our neighbors and shop owners in designing, permitting and constructing these projects. The current zoning does not factor in their concerns or the impacts to our schools, roads, and services. This must change.
That is why I co-sponsored the original moratorium and supported the changes that were recommended to adjust the zoning. Unfortunately, we fell one vote short in adopting those changes. And that is why I have proposed increasing the parking requirements, requiring commercial activity on the first floor, and placing a limit on the number of new units that can be built in any given year.
We also need to ensure that Framingham remains affordable. I have supported and will continue to support efforts to increase affordable housing. Projects are now required to make 13 percent of their on-site housing affordable.
With your help, I will continue to push for Framingham to adopt zoning measures, seek code enforcement to protect and improve our neighborhoods.
What role, if any, do you believe local government should play in protecting the right to bodily autonomy? Bodily autonomy is a fundamental right and the foundation for gender equality.
I have worked and will continue to work with local, state, and national groups to support this right. I was proud to have drafted with a colleague the resolution that the Framingham Council unanimously adopted reaffirming our collective belief in this fundamental right.
With the rising costs of recycling and trash disposal, and Massachusetts’ goal to reduce disposal by 30% by 2030, how can Framingham reduce its trash collection? Framingham must double down on activities and investments in making Framingham greener and more sustainable.
For too long Framingham has been behind our neighbors on fighting climate change. Today we are making progress, but more must be done to leave our kids a better future. For me, sustainability is a way of life: driving an electric vehicle, growing fruits and vegetables in our garden, keeping bees, and composting are all part of the Stefanini household.
Critical to achieving our municipal goal of waste reduction by 2030 is an aggressive curbside composting program. Not only will this remove 30% of our waste stream and reduce our carbon footprint, it will also save our City money by reducing our disposal costs. In addition, we should expand efforts to repair and reuse unwanted or broken items. We should explore the creation of a so-called Swap Shop.
We have the resources and the will to reduce our refuse disposal by 30%, we just need to do it.
Traffic is one of the top issues in the city. What can be done to alleviate traffic congestion and make Framingham safer for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles? Traffic is a major concern. The Charter established a citizen-driven traffic commission and directed our government to create a traffic department dedicated to addressing these concerns. And while we have made progress in corners of our community in calming traffic, a more comprehensive and strategic approach is necessary to address it.
We need to protect our neighborhoods, and that starts with providing safe streets for our pedestrians, bicyclists, and residents. The Mayor’s new taskforce led by the police department is a great start in providing additional enforcement.
The best ideas come from meeting and listening to concerned residents. We achieve our goals by listening to one another and working as a team. That is how we address traffic concerns neighborhood by neighborhood.
As the business world changes in our post-pandemic world, what do you think Framingham should do to attract more businesses? How can we better support business currently here? We continue to lose businesses to our neighboring towns. In the last five years, the value of Framingham’s commercial and industrial properties has dropped by 5% while Natick’s has increased by 3%. Each time we lose a business, residents are forced to pick up the cost.
We need a strategic plan to address the dramatic changes to our local economy. We missed the opportunity to capture a bigger piece of the life science market owing to our lack of planning. We need to work with the owners of our office building and large employers to ensure that they remain productive. That includes increasing activities for the young workforce these companies want to attract and retain, creating a redevelopment authority to clean up contaminated or underutilized parcels, and establishing one or more privately organized and funded Business Improvement Districts to give shop owners a voice.
Again, we need to work with our business owners, hear their concerns, and adjust our approach to business for the benefit of our entire community.
Framingham Union Hospital has repeatedly faced challenges over the last year. Do you support this community hospital? If yes, what will you do to keep it open?Yes! Framingham Union Hospital (FUH) is critical to our quality of life. It’s Emergency Room and essential services are critical for all of us. The Cancer Center provides a convenient location for treatment. It is not, nor should it be, a teaching hospital; we have five of those within a short drive. But, we do need a quality facility focused on urgent, primary, and preventive care.
FUH has many dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff. They have always been there for us; now we need to be there for them. I am committed to helping the nurses organize. We need their voice!
We need to work with the medical community to convince the current owners to either renew their commitment and investment in the hospital, or, alternatively, to sell it to someone that will make Framingham a priority. I am committed to working with our legislative delegation, Mayor, and local leaders to make such a transition a reality.
Many feel like they are getting priced out of Framingham. How can we keep Framingham affordable? We need to keep Framingham affordable!
First, we need to grow our economic base - we need to work to attract more businesses to our community. Economic development means money for our schools, open spaces, public works, an overall improvement in quality of life. (See answer above.)
Second, we need to better manage our expenses. That means we need to spend taxpayer funds as though they were our own. We need to control skyrocketing water & sewer rates. Our municipal budget process needs to mirror the transparency and participation in our School budgeting process. We need to commission a performance audit of all municipal functions. We need to create a Chief Technology Officer to facilitate bringing municipal services more efficiently to residents, consolidate municipal dispatch functions among police, fire and EMS, merge school and municipal finance, personnel and technology functions, and transfer responsibility for maintenance of the three municipal cemeteries from the parks department to the board of cemetery trustees.
Lastly, as we develop new housing units, we need to set aside within each new building units that are affordable. (See answer above.)
We have to be open and honest about our finances with our taxpayers - not only is it fair, but it is the right thing to do to control our costs.
Stefanini is challenged by Leslie White Harvey, who did not respond to my request, on November 7.
Community Events
Candidates Climate Forum
Where do Framingham’s City Councilor candidates stand on climate issues? What’s their vision for climate action in the city? Framingham voters will get answers at the City Council Candidates Climate Forum, which takes place Saturday, October 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event will be in-person at First Parish Unitarian Universalist’s Scott Hall, 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, with a concurrent live stream on YouTube.
The event’s co-sponsors are Energize Framingham, the First Parish Climate Action Team, the Plymouth Church Green Team, and Transition Framingham. Renewable energy, building codes, food waste composting, and heat islands are among the topics to be addressed.
The evening begins with informal socializing from 6:30-7 p.m. The panel forum will run from 7-8:30 p.m.
The public can sign up for the event on Energize Framingham’s website.
Energize Framingham is a climate action organization that provides education, outreach and environmental advocacy to promote a healthy, equitable and resilient community.
First Parish in Framingham is a Unitarian Universalist faith community that welcomes all who seek a religious home free of creeds and guided by love, reason and conscience.
Legends & Lore: Voices from the Old Burying Ground
Join the Framingham History Center and Framingham State University for a stroll to discover some of the luminaries buried at the oldest cemetery in the city.
Hear about the wrongly-accused witch Sarah Clayes, quick-thinking Jonathan Maynard, Revolutionary War hero Peter Salem, and more. For these three tours, exclusively for the FSU community, our guide will include additional FSU legends and lore!
Warm up afterward at a fall themed reception at Framingham State's Whittemore Library, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
$15.00 per person
Limit 4 Tickets per Order
Recommended for ages 8+
Limited tickets—BOOK NOW! https://www.alumni.framingham.edu/lore23
Saint Bridget School Sapphire Gala
For 65 years, Saint Bridget School has educated children in Framingham and MetroWest. The SBS community is celebrating this anniversary at our Sapphire Gala in November at the Charter Oak Country Club.
Saint Bridget School remains a vibrant, supportive, dedicated community. This year the Lynch Foundation invested $100,000 in SBS' Early Education Center. The school offers Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten for students starting as early as age 2.9 years and this investment enabled the school to make significant updates to its curriculum, classrooms and teacher support and development.
There are sponsorship opportunities and tickets still available: https://www.sbsframingham.org/gala.
The Civic Week Ahead
Monday, October 16
4:15pm: Dunning School Council Agenda
6:00pm: Fuller Middle School Council Agenda
7:00pm: Board of License Commissioners Agenda
7:00pm: Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda
7:00pm: Cultural Council Agenda
7:00pm: Board of Library Trustees Agenda
7:00pm: Community Preservation Committee Agenda
7:15pm: Strategic Initiatives and Finance Oversight Committee (SIFOC)Agenda
Tuesday, October 17
Wednesday, October 18
Thursday, October 19
7:00pm: Planning Board Agenda
Parting Thoughts
Election Day is Tuesday, November 7. The last day to register to vote is October 28, which you can do online. There is no in-person early voting this year, however you can apply to vote by mail/absentee ballot by mail until November 1, or in-person by November 6 in the City Clerk’s Office. For more information, please visit the Clerk’s website.
See you next week,
Mary Kate