Advancing the Belmont Compact
Citizens for a Fiscally Responsible Belmont is focusing on three initiatives to further our goal of working to increase accountability, responsibility and transparency in all aspects of town government. The first of these is Advancing the Town Compact.
Voices Amplified
On Monday, July 22, the Select Board Vice Chair launched a verbal attack on Citizens for a Fiscally Responsible Belmont, (CFRB) and on CFRB Vice President, Marie Warner.
Marie’s reappointment to the Economic Development Committee (EDC) was to be voted by the Select Board. The Vice Chair opposed this reappointment due to her affiliation with CFRB.
MBTA Communities Act - Impact on Belmont
On Monday, January 29 at 7:00pm there is an important Public Forum presented by the MBTA Communities Advisory Committee. Under discussion is a change to zoning in Belmont - a change which could dramatically alter the character of our town and increase both municipal and school operating expenses.
Urgent Need in Belmont -- Strategy to Reduce Expenses
This newsletter is the second in our Better Budgeting, Smarter Spending series, returning to the Collins Center Report to highlight the recommended changes Belmont Town Officials have chosen to prioritize. Their direction is clear: Greater power to Town Officials, taking choice and power away from you, the citizens and voters. Notable examples follow.
Belmont Needs Better Budgeting & Smarter Spending
The Collins Center Report is often quoted by Town Officials as justification for recommended changes and actions – for example, an appointed not elected treasurer or using Belmont’s Free Cash for only one-time expenses.
Other recommendations made in the Collins Center Report are seemingly ignored. This newsletter is the first in a series highlighting Belmont’s dismal record of poor budgeting and misguided spending. In this initial article we set the stage by highlighting the Collins Center Report’s observations on the overall tax burden on Belmont homeowners.