by Phil Matthews / Milton View
As we enter the final days of the 2013 town election, the issue of water and sewer rates has become a key factor in the Selectman’s race. (You can read the full article here.)
from Paul Yovino, this letter was also submitted to the Boston Globe
Letter To The Editor:
Regarding the proposed flight changes at Logan Airport which would bring departure flights over Milton I have read that proposal’s defining document , The Boston Logan International Airport Runway 33L Area Navigation Standard Instrument Departure Environmental Assessment Draft , several times and it seems purposely vague as to the airplane noise impact on the variously affected cities and towns. Read more »
by Frank Schroth
There is an editorial in today’s Globe suggesting that residents take a wait and see approach to possibility that the 33L, the runway which will have more departures, will increase the noise effects over affected towns. They cite Dedham and Milton as two of the affected communities. Read more »
from The Canton Citizen
Editor’s note: The following guest column, written by Hemenway Drive resident Denny Swenson, addresses a proposed 40B development on the Milton/Canton town line. The developer, Texas-based Mill Creek Residential Trust, is seeking to build 276 apartments on a 22-acre parcel on Brush Hill Road—across the street from the Fuller Village senior independent living community. (The article is in 3 parts: Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3.)
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Can we please get a round of applause for the good guys? They show up at town hall in the evening and they meet and talk until 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 or later. They do this night after night, week after week. They don’t get paid and they rarely get thanked. They weren’t elected. They were just tapped on the shoulder and they answered a call. Read more »
from The Milton View / Phil Matthews
Twelve years ago the Massachusetts legislature passed the Community Preservation Act. Its purpose is to assist Massachusetts communities in preserving their history and open spaces, as well as to enhance the affordable housing stock for town residents. (Read the full story here.)
Commentary by Frank Schroth
At the end of July the superintendent recommended that a cap be placed on 1st enrollments in the French Immersion program. It is October and the School Committee has yet to vote on the recommendation. And, based on past comments, it is likely they will continue to kick that vote down the road when they meet this evening. Read more »
Commentary by Phil Mattnews / The Milton View
MWRA — four letters that engender anger and frustration in Massachusetts residents in the greater Boston area. There is even a staccato delivery and disgusted tone with which the letters are customarily uttered. Many people know no more about it than that it causes us to pay some of the highest water and sewer rates in the country. The Authority must be the cause of these rates, many assume. They are making a mess of a service that should cost less. (Read the full story here.)
Commentary by Frank Schroth
For the third time in two months, the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board have scheduled their meetings for the same night. Tonight the meetings start at the same time. Both will be taking up issues of significant and longstanding importance to the town, but there is no easy way for any resident to become informed on the deliberations that take place or comment at Citizen Speak. Read more »
from The Patriot Ledger
You have to start somewhere, and a half-dozen local towns are doing just that with wind power. There are still concerns – health questions and economic issues – with wind power, but we won’t know some of the answers until we try it ourselves and see if we like it, can live with it or find something about it too onerous to bear. Important steps with wind power are being taken now in our own backyard, and we should not be oblivious to it. (Read the full story here.)
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