Town Meeting is Brookline s Legislative arm of government. It consists of 255 elected Town Meeting Members plus the members of the Select Board, and any state representative or state senator who resides in Brookline. In addition, the Town Moderator, who presides over Town Meeting, and the elected Town Clerk, who acts as secretary, are voting members. The 255 membersare elected by precinct, with 15 members elected from each of the Town s seventeen precincts. The members are elected for staggered, 3-year terms so that 5 members are elected from each precinct each year in the May annual town election. Depending on vacancies some precincts will have more members to be elected.Town Meeting is responsible for passing a balanced annual town budget and enacts all town by-laws. An Annual Town Meeting is held in the spring to enact the following year s budget, plus whatever other matters are placed on the Town Meeting Warrant, either by the Select Board or by citizen petition. The Annual Town Meeting is usually held the last week in May or the first week in June. A Special Town Meeting is held each fall, usually in November, to deal with any budget changes, zoning by-law amendments or other matters placed on the warrant. (No salary; no health insurance.)‘*’ following a candidate name indicates an Incumbent.For Incumbent Town Meeting Candidates, Attendance Record for the last three years is shown.(NPE) is the party for all candidates. The Brookline Municipal Election is a Non-Partisan Election.
I have lived for over 35 years in Brookline Village. Our 3 children attended the old inadequate (even then) Pierce and graduated from Brookline High, and one grandson now attends BEEP and will go to the new, well-designed, geothermal Pierce School. After a midlife swerve from bookkeeping to graduate studies at Suffolk and Northeastern, I began work at the State House and for 16 years was part of a great team for State Senate Majority Leader Cindy Creem. I am Secretary of the Democratic Town Committee and I serve on the Brookline PAX Board.
The most important issue for my constituents is maintaining the level of services we have now, which means we need every Yes vote on the May 5 override question. We need our fire services, our excellent teachers, maintenance of our parks and open space, senior transportation. and so much else. Without increasing the local revenue we can only go backward. We also need to support new housing and commercial development to spread out the tax burden going forward.
Patricia (Patty) Correa retired in 2022 as a Town lawyer. Patty was also a Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General with the MA Attorney General’s Office, a litigation associate with a large global law firm and a litigation boutique, and a law clerk for a federal judge. She is a former Pierce and BHS parent, a 30-plus-year resident of Precinct 6, a P6 Town Meeting member, a member of the Town’s Zero Emissions Advisory Board (ZEAB), a board member and officer for Brookline Interactive Group (BIG), a board member for Climate Action Brookline, a leadership team member with Mothers Out Front Brookline, and a member of the Brookline.News Advisory Council and Brookline Community Foundation Professional Advisors Committee.
Helping the community meet 2050 State and local climate goals. Finding opportunities to permit more housing where appropriate to do so (particularly mid- and low-income housing). Supporting local media and news and government transparency. Supporting public education.
I moved to Brookline in 2009 to attend school. I've rented in several different Brookline neighborhoods since then; I’ve been in Emerson Garden/Brookline Village since 2019. Bicycling has been my primary mode of transportation for over 15 years. My perspective on Brookline is from the point of view of a cyclist, walker, and T rider.
Outside of work, I think about transportation policy as a member of the Shared Mobility Advisory Board (I think a lot about the 66 now!) and am part of an urban planning book club. I’ve attended Temple Sinai for over a decade. For work, I study science and innovation policy. I graduated from BU with an Economics PhD in 2016.
Brookline must endeavor to continue to be a safe place for people to be different and diverse
Brookline continuing to be a strong and vibrant community -- I worry about a “Palo Alto-ification”: a homogenization of the town, where only the wealthiest can afford to live and where the only businesses are banks and high-end restaurants. Supporting local communities and environmental goals means investing in dense, walkable places where more people can afford to live and more businesses can find locations to grow.
Creating a safe transportation environment. People's lives are shaped by transportation, so we must try to create an environment that encourages public transportation and is safe for pedestrians and cyclists.
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(she/her) I have lived in Brookline with my husband since 2014 and we have two kids at Pierce. Professionally, I am a researcher studying NASA mission data for the Planetary Science Institute. I have served in Town Meeting since 2020 & as a Library Trustee since 2023. I am a member of the Safe Routes to School Taskforce and Yes for Brookline supporting the override. As a TMM I have led past efforts to increase transparency, introduce financial ethics requirements for TMMs, & improve sidewalk accessibility. This year I am a sponsor on good governance articles & a bylaw restricting use of Town facilities for civil immigration enforcement (ICE).
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**Housing: we have an affordability crisis. We need to build housing for all income levels, including the "missing middle", & support new growth to broaden our tax base.
**Education: I have consistently advocated for robust school funding & worked to save K-5 World Language in 2024. We should provide free, universal Pre-K.
**Transportation: residents are concerned about pedestrian and bicycle safety & accessibility. I have strongly advocated for better policies & more funding.
**Climate: I will continue to support efforts to reduce our fossil fuel dependence.
**Civil rights: We need to protect our immigrant & LGBTQ+ neighbors from the current federal administration. All of our work should center on helping those who are most vulnerable.
