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...takes courage prior to an election to state where you stand on issues like public disclosure and this is a terrific statement...I am proud of this council," Councillor Edward N. Cyr said...
...Councillor William H. Walsh proposed an amendment, defeated six to two, that would make mandatory a public referendum of City Council salary changes. The public, under Walsh's proposal, would have the final approval on any council salary increase...
Duehay was the first councillor to take a hard look at Scheme Z, a gigantic highway interchange slated to be built in East Cambridge. Even before councillors from East Cambridge stepped in, Duehay raised important questions about the highway's aesthetic and environmental impact. Those questions eventually led to a decisive council statement against the project...
Kenneth E. Reeves '72 also merits consideration. Reeves is not a perfect councillor. He has a temper and a tendency to make long-winded speeches. More important, we question Reeve's decision to retain his rent controlled apartment. We do not know his salary, but as a private lawyer and a city councillor he clearly makes a good living. He does not need rent control...
Reeves says, however, that city councillor's home neighborhoods are unimportant to the people they represent. He says that he does not live in the same neighborhood as his constituency...