April 2019

Letter to School Committee re: accountability and transparency in proposed FY20 Budget

This was originally posted on the Manisha for Melrose website and on my social media on April 23, 2019. I was concerned that right after voters approved a significant property tax increase, the proposed budget for the School Department was lacking in detail and appropriate narrative. This letter outlined my concerns. Dear Superintendent Taymore and […]

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Proposed 40B: a call to action for environmental conservation *and* addressing local housing needs

This was originally posted on the Manisha for Melrose website, as well as in local media on April 22, 2019. It references a proposed housing development, whereby the developer was seeking approval through 40B, a Massachusetts “anti-snob” zoning law intended to allow higher density housing development in cities and towns that did not meet the

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