Treasure Town History and Service to Town
April 5, 2025
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Did you hear the story about the Belmont kid born at 2.5lbs who spent the first few weeks of his life in a shoebox? The
Why April 1 matters: A Better Blueprint for Belmont (and for your home and taxes)
March 29, 2025
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The Belmont Planning Board recently uploaded its plan for Belmont Overlay Zoning Districts – PLURAL – raising the specter that the cramming of Belmont Center
Serious Problems in New Belmont Center Overlay Zoning Bylaw
March 26, 2025
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The Belmont Planning Board has been saying one thing and doing another in its Form Based Zoning Code for the Center. It ignores both repeatedly
Why Your Taxes Will GO UP Under The Belmont Center Rezoning Plan
March 18, 2025
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The Select Board and Planning Board, working hand-in-glove, have promised us that “economic development” via a massive buildup in Belmont Center will gain revenue for
Why Up-Zoning in Belmont Center Won’t Reduce Taxes: These Numbers Don’t Lie
March 9, 2025
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For many months now, we Belmont residents have been told by the Planning Board and Select Board that building up Belmont Center with developer-friendly rezoning
Who’s Afraid of the MBTA Communities Act?
March 4, 2025
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Town Meeting Members, please DON”T GIVE THE TOWN TO THE MBTA!! Belmont Town Meeting is being “railroaded” by the MBTA, specifically the MBTA Communities Act. Here’s
Paul Joy for Select Board… April 2025 Town Election
March 4, 2025
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My second endorsement as the Millennials take charge of Belmont. Townie Talk endorses Paul Joy for Select Board This April you will have a choice
Belmont Center Businesses Worry About Survival Under New Zoning Plan [Video]
March 3, 2025
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Belmont Center businesses are very worried about the Planning Board’s overlay zoning project being rushed to completion by May. They think it’s delusional and dangerous.
Planning Board Zoning Proposal Kills Belmont Center Businesses by Removing Parking, and Violates Neighbors’ Rights by Overshadowing
February 26, 2025
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At 10pm at night on Tuesday Feb 25, having ensured most of the public interested in Belmont Center had left, by denying them the chance
Demand Safety for Belmont Housing; Fire Cambridge Housing Management
February 25, 2025
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February 25, 2024 An Open Letter to Belmont Housing Authority from Tomi Olson: Shortly after I left the Housing Authority Board, the then Chairs, Gloria