Brookline Town Meeting - Pct 04 - Two Years
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.
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Arslan Ahmad Aziz
(NPE)
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Kia Shahbazi
(NPE)
What three issues are most important to your constituents, and how would you address and/or resolve them?
Attendance
Not Incumbent Town Meeting Member
I’ve lived in the Boston area for four years and the past two in Brookline with my wife who has lived in Brookline for four years. I am a newcomer to the town but have quickly come to appreciate its unique qualities and our community. I am analytically minded (by day I work as a software engineer) and I plan to bring a critical eye to town governance. I also have some experience with town governance as I was caucused into the Fall 2024 Town Meeting, and hope to continue serving the town. Outside of Town Meeting, you’ll probably find me riding on my bike (for the purposes of commuting, pleasure, and Trader Joe’s runs), dining out in Brookline Village, or going for a walk.
Three issues in Brookline that are most apparent are housing affordability, financial health, and environmental preservation/protection. On the surface, these goals can seem at odds and that they would require tradeoffs with each other. But I believe housing supply through increased density is a solution for all three, and that there is a path for growth of our community without sacrificing the qualities that we cherish. By strategically increasing density in transit-rich corridors, we can tackle housing affordability through supply-side growth, preserve green spaces, reduce the use of personal vehicles (shifting existing trips from cars to transit), boost the growth of local businesses, and bolster town finances through new development.
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