Brookline Town Meeting - Pct 12 - One Year Choose 1
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.
Biographical Information
Campaign Phone
860-967-4357
Campaign Website
http://https://www.p12partners.com/about-us
Attendance
Not Incumbent Town Meeting Member
Biographical Data:
I am a middle school English teacher with 10+ years of experience in public education; I am passionate about public education, both in our schools and publicly funded institutions, like our libraries. I've lived in Brookline for 11 years. The MBTA Communities Act motivated me to become engaged in local politics, beyond simply voting each year. I moved to Brookline because I love living in a walkable, public transit friendly community, and saw the MBTA Communities Act as a way of bolstering that part of Brookline's character. I was caucused into Town Meeting in the Fall of 2024, and voted consistently in favor of housing abundance. Education: College of the Holy Cross, BA, 2011; Harvard Graduate School of Education, M.Ed., 2015.
What three issues are most important to your constituents, and how would you address and/or resolve them?
Top issues: fully funded public schools, housing affordability, and long term climate stability. All three could be addressed, in part, by an abundance of housing in Brookline. School enrollment is down, and we have difficulty sustainably funding our schools year to year. Creating more housing, close to transit, is a way to increase our tax base without raising taxes and increase the supply of housing to decrease demand. Furthermore, denser housing, close to public transit has a significantly lower carbon footprint than carbon intensive suburban sprawl. There are an abundance of small businesses in Brookline that thrive from local patrons who arrive on foot. A denser Brookline is a thriving Brookline, prepared for the a vibrant future.