Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The narrow “Yes” vote on Question 1 hasn't swayed selectmen away from supporting the project’s current design.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Monday to send a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation expressing its continued support for the Mass. Ave. Corridor Project, as it’s currently designed. At the request of Selectman Kevin Greeley, the board did so in response to the recent “Yes” vote on Question 1, which opponents of the current design viewed as an indictment on it. On Monday, Selectmen Steven Byrne and Joseph Curro Jr. called the non-binding ballot question “flawed,” and Greeley said there is “ample evidence” that the town wants the current project. “We’re ready,” Greeley said. “We need to do this, or we lose all of the money.” The project, which is expected to cost about $6.8 million, would be 80 percent …
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The main sticking point at Tuesday's hearing was the number of travel lanes.
The Mass. Ave. Corridor Project once again took center stage Tuesday night, as hundreds of residents packed an at times raucous Town Hall Auditorium to voice their support or opposition for the project’s current design. By a rough count, about 50 residents, including Town Meeting members, spoke in favor of having the current design move forward to construction, while 15 spoke against during the more than three-hour hearing. The main sticking point was the number of travel lanes. The current design proposes three lanes, two eastbound lanes toward Cambridge and one westbound lane toward Arlington Center, from Pond Lane to the Cambridge city line. Supporters, many of whom were East Arlington parents of young children, said they’re OK moving …
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tell us: do you think we need to increase taxes to strengthen education and transportation?
In his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday night, Gov. Deval Patrick proposed raising the state's income tax by 1 percentage point and lowering the sales tax to pay for $2 billion in transportation improvements and early childhood education programs. "There is no good time to raise taxes. I know how tough the times have been on the people and families of the Commonwealth. And though the worst of the recession is over, many, many families still face tough decisions and have deep anxiety about the future. I would not ask if I did not believe in my heart that investing meaningfully today in education and transportation will significantly improve our economic tomorrows," Patrick said. Patrick said he wanted a more fair and …
Harriet
5:49 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
@mark, Until either you or "tim" provide proof that Byrne doesn't live in Arlington, you are just going to come across as part of the "tin foil hat brigade". Man up, and provide that proof. more ›