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...think this has been a really positive redevelopment,” says Susan Falkoff, a Watertown city councilor who played a leading role in the cleanup effort. “There was a real commitment at all levels to getting this job done right, and that’s certainly not something you have everywhere...
...unsolicited problem solving caused tension, says Kim Allard, a city councilor who helped the Meehan-Hoos settle in. Each day King would present his guests with a schedule of tasks. "He was controlling everything that was happening. And they were fully able to do for themselves," says Allard...
...potential closure of community centers. Citing difficulties imposed by existing state law, incumbent candidates pointed to their efforts at easing the blow of property taxes—a main source of city revenue—such as reexamining property assessment methods or working with the state legislature. Councilor Timothy Toomey, Jr. and Mayor Michael A. Sullivan, who is one of the nine council members, each suggested that additional funds from Harvard could help ease the burden on overtaxed residents.estion of whether taxes should be cut at the expense of social services. “There is no other community...
...purchasers in Boston may soon need to bring proof of address as well as an ID to the liquor store if a new ordinance regulating keg sales is passed, as expected, on Thursday. Boston City Councilor-At-Large and Chairman of Public Safety on the Boston City Council Stephen J. Murphy proposed the move in September in a bid to curb excessive drinking, particularly by students. The ordinance will require all liquor stores in the Boston area to report the names, addresses and birthdates of anyone buying a keg to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Right now, keg sales...
Nonetheless, Steve Iskovitz, Cambridgeport resident and a councilor candidate in 2001 called this year’s race “a pretty bland election...