The following was submitted by the candidates
Nancy and I have been Town Meeting members for over 10 years. We began representing Precinct 9 before redistricting 10 years ago moved us to Precinct 10. Now we, and a good number of our Precinct 10 constituents, find ourselves in Precinct 3.
About Joyce, Phil Matthews of Milton View says, “Mike Joyce represents exactly what we need at Town Hall and in that office. He’s a break from the past. His comment at the debate about ‘institutional ossification’ captures exactly what happens after 36 years under the same leadership.” About Tougias he notes, ” [Tougias] professional skills are obvious benefits to the function the Board undertakes. I particularly hope she can lend her thoughts to the establishment of a more rigorous, standardized process for site plan review. (Read the full story here.)
Good thing they closed the deck
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From Milton View
With a town election and Annual Town Meeting imminent, it seems like a good time to re-start my blog after a hiatus of too long a time.
Today, an endorsement and a comment about the Milton Times. (Read the full story here.)
According to the sample ballot posted on the Town Clerk’s web site there are 259 town meeting candidates running for 279 open town meeting seats. With that many candidates it is not surprising that there might be a snafu. And there appears there might be one in Precinct 2.
The following was submitted by the candidate
Mike Zullas
Citing the “critical economic challenges facing Milton in the coming months and years” and the need for “an independent and effective voice for our neighborhoods,” Mike Zullas has announced his bid for re-election as a Town Meeting Member from Precinct 3.
by Frank Schroth
James Mullen who served as Milton Town Clerk for over 30 years has endorsed Susan Galvin, currently assistant town clerk and someone with whom he worked, to be the next Town Clerk.
Galvin has cited her experience to date in the Clerk’s office as an asset and that it uniquely qualifies her for the job as she has overseen elections, recorded votes at town meeting and attended to other clerk functions. Her opponents, Mike Joyce and Marion McEttrick have different points of view regarding experience.
At the Milton Matters Candidates Forum last Saturday, Mike Joyce announced that if elected he would seek to reduce his salary, returning a portion back to the town. The Town Clerk position currently pays over $80,000 a year. In making the statement Mr. Joyce seemed to address head on a concern raised at the Council on Aging forum regarding his relative experience.
The Boston Herald recently ran an article regarding a challenge from local GOP officials. They questioned why Mike Joyce had different addresses on different ballots. The Herald reports, “The local board of registrars ruled that the address is valid and that the confusion was caused when he collected signatures for one office, moved, then collected signatures for the second office.”
Note: We have removed a direct link to the source due to the Herald’s policy on user comments.