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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 Races, Attendance Record for last three years is shown.(NP) shows for all candidates and races. The Brookline Municipal Election is Non-Partisan.

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    Michael Berger*
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    Deborah Hatzieleftheriadis*
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    Kristine L. Knauf*
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    Ira P. Krepchin*
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    Jean Senat-Fleury*
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What should your responsibility be to your precinct and how will you communicate and engage with your constituents?

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Campaign Mailing Address 112 Wolcott Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Campaign Phone 617-734-6139
Attendance 33 of 38
Brookline resident since 1977. Former Baker and High School Parent. TMM Pcts 15/16 for 32 years. Founder of the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance, Park and Recreation Commissioner 1992 to 1998, Advisory Committee 1998 – 2008, and current member. Redistricting Committee 2021, Climate Action Brookline Board Member, Professor of Chemistry at Simmons University.
I am committed to the preservation of open space and increasing its accessibility to all. It is important to have an active land-use plan to retain land for open space and for affordable housing. I would be very careful of changing the requirements for single family housing. Brookline has been a town of contrasts – our citizens range from young students to older adults, our housing ranges from rental, to coop, to condo, to single family, our surroundings range from city to suburban, from ample to insufficient open space. It is important to find a way to preserve this diversity that gives Brookline its strength (and also its challenges.) I support strong schools and expanding our tax base to relieve the homeowner from excessive taxes.
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Campaign Mailing Address 630 Hammond Street
Unit 106
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Campaign Phone 617-308-3870
Attendance 38 of 38
30 year resident of Brookline. RN semi-retired, numerous experiences research, ICU, ED, 15 years visiting nurse and case management. BS Political Science Suffolk U. TMM 8 years 3 years Town Constable. Member Chair Friends of Baldwin Park, Friends of Soule Park, Putterham Woods,. and Dane Park.
Responsibility is to maintain and protect our green space in P15. Fiscal responsibility to vet and understand all over rides. Have approx. 18 constituents in my building. I have my email and phone number listed for anyone to reach out to me.
Campaign Mailing Address 63 Craftsland Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Campaign Phone 617-935-1285
Attendance 38 of 38
I have been a Brookline resident for 20 years and a Town Meeting Member for the last 10 years. I have an MS degree in mechanical engineering from MIT; and have spent several decades working on energy efficiency issues. I have grown children and a granddaughter.
As a Town Meeting Member my goals are to stay informed about town issues so that I can keep my constituents informed; get their feedback on those issues; and check in with them on issues they would like me to bring to Town Meeting. I will also be available to help them identify the appropriate Town officials to contact for specific questions; and I will work with fellow precinct TMMs to gather precinct-wide information. Neighborhood list-serves have been a good tool for communications with constituents.
Campaign Mailing Address 72 Rangeley Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Campaign Phone 617-487-5432
Attendance 34 of 38
Former Judge for 20 years in Haiti after graduating from the School of Magistrates in Paris and Bordeaux (France).

- Master degree in Political Science ( Suffolk University).

- Master degree in Public Administration (Suffolk University)

- Professional writer
By participating and voting as a Town Meeting in issues important to the voters in Brookline, particularly to voters in my precinct, i earn their trust and love. This is my primary responsibility to my precinct. Volunteering, present in meetings community is the way i communicate and engage with my constituents.
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