View or download the March/April 2019 issue as a color PDF here, or read single articles below.

 

Articles in this issue:

Selectman Candidates Answer BCF Questions

Belmont Annual Town Election to be Held Tuesday, April 2

Compiled by Mary Bradley 

Each year the Belmont Citizens Forum asks candidates for selectman about issues the town will likely face in the next three years. Below are candidates Jessie Bennett, Roy Epstein, and Timothy Flood’s unedited replies to our questions about traffic, the environment, development, and other topics. Read more.

 

Eight Projects Recommended for Community Preservation Funds

By David Kane, Stephen Pinkerton, and Margaret Velie

Rock Meadow, Clay Pit Pond, Community Path, Payson Park Bandstand, Town Field Playground, Police Station, Town Hall, and Tower Clock. Read more.

 

Strategic Direction Needed for CPA Guidance

By Roger Colton

Some Town Meeting members have expressed concern regarding the overall approach taken to CPA planning in Belmont.

Read more.

 

Inside Wheelworks with Peter Mooney

Bicycles and Bicycling in Belmont

By Sumner Brown

A conversation with Peter Mooney, one of three owners of the Wheelworks bicycle store in Waverley Square, about bikes and biking. Read more.

 

Letter to the Editor

 

Lone Tree Hill Volunteer Day – Saturday, April 27, 2019

Join us in stewarding Lone Tree Hill! The Belmont Citizens Forum, in conjunction with the Judy Record Conservation Fund, is holding its seventh annual cleanup and trail maintenance day on April 27, from 9 AM until noon. Help complete the planting of trees along the Pine Allee, as well as cleaning up and removing invasive species at the Coal Road area. Students can earn community service credits. Read more.

 

Belmont Roots, March/April 2019

Environmental news, notes, and events. Read more.

 

March/April 2019 Full Newsletter
Read or download the entire 20-page color PDF here.