The Brookline Municipal Election is Non-Partisan.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.
Campaign Phone
617-818-7425
Attendance
29 of 30
Richard Fredkin, born on Beacon St, started professionally in the technology field at the age of twelve. Lives in Brookline with his wife Ingird, two children in Brookline Public Schools and two dogs.
Richard is a Town Meeting Member for Precinct 14 and a Brookline Public Library Trustee.
My responsibility as a Brookline Town Meeting Member is to be available to the constituents of my Precinct and Brookline residents. I have engaged through work with other TMM's in some of the important issues facing Brookline such as compliance the MBTA CA Act. As well, in my roll as TMM I have always been available to the residents of Brookline to listen on any issue and give my honest thoughts.
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Campaign Phone
617-232-0408
Attendance
38 of 38
Homeowner; Attorney (Retired); TMM, Pct.14 (2004-2024); Advisory Committee (1999-2007); Brookline Chamber of Commerce, President (2007-2009); Brookline Rotary Club, President (1997-1998); Brookline Improvement Coalition, President
(2013-2021), Volunteer Atty., Senior Center (1996-2016), Newbury Negotiating Committee; MA Army National Guard (1960-1963), U,S. Army Reserve (1963-1966); LL.M (tax law), B.U. Law School. Married, Wife, Alberta, Retired MIT Assoc.Dean of Students, Son, Andrew, retired Brookline Chief of Police.
To assure that the residents of our Precinct are kept informed of important Town issues that may affect them, such as upcoming Town Meeting Articles or a proposed real estate development that may affect their specific neighborhood. For example, TMM's often get calls from residents asking about proposed hearings before the Town. I served on the Negotiation Committee that reviewed the proposed plans of the developer who purchased Newbury College and who was seeking approval to build a large senior housing complex. That enabled the Committee to negotiate the location and size of the proposed development. It also enabled me to communicate back to the residents who lived in the general area and who shared their concerns with me.
Campaign Phone
617-566-5533
Attendance
37 of 38
School Committee 1988-1997, Chair 91-03. Advisory Committee since 1997. Town Meeting since 1989. Fisher Hill Neighborhood Association board member. Retired construction manager for projects large and small. Brookline resident almost years. Raised three children here – all attended Brookline schools. Husband, Harvey, MIT professor.
For 10 years I served on the committee to develop the abandoned underground reservoir property to create affordable housing that fit into the neighborhood. I also played an instrumental role in developing the State abandoned reservoir property into the Fisher Hill Park. I will continue to monitor the development of The Newbury of Brookline, a senior living community that plans to open at the end of 2024 as well as the impact of Pierce School students using the former Newbury College property on Fisher Avenue while a new Pierce School is constructed.
Campaign Phone
617-901-5908
Attendance
36 of 38
Registered Architect. Brookline resident since 2005. Town Meeting Member since 2020. Current Runkle School parent. Member of the Advisory Committee: member of the Capital Subcommittee and the Land Use, Zoning and Sustainability Subcommittee. Member of the Chestnut Hill Commercial Area Study Community Advisory Group. Former member of the Newbury Zoning Committee, Boylston Street Study Committee, Housing Production Plan. President of the Town Meeting Members Association. President of the Fisher Hill Association Board of Directors.
We need to work towards a more affordable Town of Brookline for all its residents. We need to balance all the competing priorities in order to achieve this goal of affordability. Transparency in our government is critical. Decisions made by elected officials need to support this transparency so that residents are fully aware of what is happening now and what to expect in the future. This is especially important for decisions that have financial implications. The more we all participate, the better it is for our town.
Campaign Phone
617-277-5953
Attendance
Not Incumbent TM Member
Born in Scranton, PA. Served as Captain in USAirForce. Currently semi-retired ophthalmologist. Brookline resident 51 years. Married with nine children now on their own paths. Have done charity surgery in thirteen underdeveloped countries in Central & South America, Asia, Africa & Pacific Island nations. Like to run, bike, play tennis, garden and read.
My responsibility to my precinct is to represent the residents concern for the effect of rising taxes for both renters & homeowners as well as town debt. It will also be my responsibility to insure that all precinct residents know that I'm available to hear their concerns about any issue related either to the Town in general or precinct 14 in particular. I plan to provide my phone & email contacts and prepare a precinct newsletter.
