The following was submitted by the candidate.
I am running for Selectman because I love Milton and want to give something back to the town in which I was raised and have been fortunate to spend most of my life. I also want to contribute my service in town government and my experience as an attorney to help make the Board of Selectmen more independent and effective and its decision making process more transparent.
Milton needs Selectmen who have a vision for its future and who will work together in the town’s best interests as consensus builders and problem solvers. If elected, I will work collaboratively with the other board members to ensure that our town government operates efficiently and that Milton remains one of the best communities in which to live.
My experience in town government includes five years as a member of the Warrant Committee and three years as its chairman. As chairman, I played a key role in developing the town’s operating budget and presented the committee’s recommendations on warrant articles at Town Meetings. I have served as a Town Meeting Member for 22 years and am a member of the Town Government Study Committee. As a result, I have a good understanding of Milton’s finances and operations and of the need to take a proactive approach to the challenges we face.
Additionally, I have the privilege of serving on the boards of directors of three great institutions that continuously work to improve the quality of life of Milton residents: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, Fuller Village and, more recently, the Cunningham Foundation. At Saint Mary of the Hills parish, I serve on the finance council and taught religious education to elementary school students for many years.
I graduated from Fontbonne Academy, Boston College and Suffolk University Law School and am employed by a law firm in Boston.
It would be an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of Milton as a member of the Board of Selectmen. I hope to meet as many people as possible between now and the election to discuss the issues that concern all of us.
I respectfully ask Milton’s voters for their trust and their vote on April 30 and will work hard to earn both.
For further information, please email votekatie4selectman@gmail.com.
Katie Conlon’s entry into the selectman’s race is a welcome addition.
Ms. Conlin is correct. We must demand of our elected officials that all decision making processes be more transparent.
We can no longer support those who say they are acting in the public interest while at the same time they withhold critical information from the public about their decision making process. We must judge our office holders by their actions and vote accordingly.
It all comes down to restoring a matter of trust in that office which has been seriously tarnished in the past year.
I trust Katie Conlon will put one hundred percent of her effort into restoring that trust if she is elected. If past is prologue her previous positions on town committees clearly indicate that is the direction she will follow.
If I remember correctly Ms. Conlon enthusiastically supported raising our property taxes under the Community Preservation Act. Please keep this in mind when you vote in April.
You should also keep in mind that, as a former Warrant Committee Chair, Katie has a stronger grasp than most, of the issues facing our town. In addition, I believe if you look at the recent decisions the current Board has made, it is clear that we would be well served to put a lawyer back into that crowd!
There is no finer person than Katie Conlon to serve this town as a member of the Board of Selectmen. Katie is devoted to Milton, has extensive experience in finance and the law, and has the intelligence and heart to be a superb representative of the community’s needs.