Commentary by Frank Schroth
The Warrant Committee did again this year what they had done last year and the year before that and the year before that . . . they requested a level dollar budget from town departments. A level dollar budget paves a one-way street for a department head and that one way is backwards.
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Let’s start with the good news. At least one member of the Planning Board believes that the board should be engaged in planning. When the topic of Milton’s Housing Production Plan came up at the most recent meeting of the Planning Board, it was Ms. Innes who said, “We need a plan to get this [the housing production plan] done. It’s just hanging out there.” One out of five is . . . frankly, a pretty poor statement on how the current board supports and advances the goals of the Planning Office. “The primary focus of the Planning Office is to concentrate on economic development, housing strategy, and open space issues” according to its web site. How can you tell?
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Any minute now the Board of Selectmen are going to take up a discussion of the Town Administrator’s goals and objectives . . . in Quincy . . . on a Saturday morning in a private office building.
Commentary by John Cronin
Why is the Town working on a new Master Plan?
There are four big reasons:
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Early last spring, members of the Warrant Committee made statements indicating that they felt there was a strong possibility that the town would need an override if it wants to maintain service levels (teachers, police, etc.) at their current levels. This is not a surprise. What might come as a surprise is Myles Connor’s appearance this evening at the Milton Art Center. We won’t be there.
Commentary by Senator Brian A. Joyce
An important but little known committee has been meeting lately discussing a serious issue facing the residents of the Commonwealth: the extraordinary amount of debt we are carrying.
At the end of last year, Massachusetts was $21.182 billion in debt. According to the 2010 Census data, this works out to $11,309 for every man, woman and child in the Commonwealth.
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.
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.
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.)