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Duehay subtly criticized Councillors Kenneth E. Reeves '72, Timothy J. Toomey Jr. and Katherine Triantafillou for voting not to extend Healy's contract earlier this year...
...never happened last week. Neither the renegade Republican nor the precocious student won a place on the council, meaning that it is likely to be business as usual in Central Square. The two open spaces were filled by political veterans Marjorie Decker and Jim Braude while incumbent Katherine Triantafillou was bumped out in a narrow race with School Committee member David P. Maher...
...council lost a progressive voice in Triantafillou, but her challengers were hardly right-wing. The lack of excitement or initiative for change was most poignantly illustrated by the fact that the voting was done by less than half of the city's registered voters. Few students showed up at the polling booths even for one of their own, at least if you take it from the lack of support for MIT student Erik Snowberg's candidacy. Snowberg finished 14th in the pool of 24 candidates, a sign that students still have little interest in Cambridge politics. However, Snowberg's campaign...
...issue of the City Manager is probably the most important one the new council will face. The City Manager Robert W. Healy's contract is up for extension next year and Triantafillou was one of his major opponents. Under the current weak mayor system, the manager is more powerful than the council. He writes regulations and controls public works, public safety and city financing. Healy has successfully navigated the turbulent waters of city politics for 18 years, but he has fallen out of favor with several city councillors because of his lack of action to secure low-cost housing...
...Triantafillou could not be reached for comment yesterday...