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The townwide election is Tuesday, April 4, and the vacancies include one
seat on the Board of Selectmen, four seats at Town Meeting,
two seats on the Planning Board, two seats on the School
Board, and the seat for Moderator.
Many people have asked for help in choosing among the candidates, and we
have put together this guide for you. These represent the consensus picks
of a variety of STEPPS members, not the picks of any individuals or STEPPS
as a whole. We believe STEPPS members would do best by voting for the following.
If you agree, please let your neighbors know how important this election
is.
Board
of Selectmen: Jason Smith
Jason has always been up front with his support of the Framingham Police
Department including the need to hire more police officers and support
any recommendation that Police Chief Carl makes. He has a lot to learn,
but is clearly the candidate with the will to do something about the
explosion of social services in Framingham. Katie forced through a vote
supporting the health clinic while preventing Ginger Esty from requesting
important documents on it, she has tried to stymie Town Meeting on a
bill giving the Planning Board more say in Framingham’s housing
policy, and has done little if anything to stem the flood of social services
coming to Framingham. Katie Murphy has served Framingham well over the
years and we hope she continues to do so in some capacity. Her passion
cannot be questioned. However, Jason Smith will bring Framingham
exactly what we need at this point: a fresh start. Please vote for
Jason Smith.
Town
Meeting Members: Doug Freeman, Ted Cosgrove, Cynthia Laurora
This one is for those of you in Precinct 11 only, and the choice is easy:
Doug, Ted, and Cynthia are all STEPPS members and they’re all on
your side. Please vote for Doug Freeman and Ted Cosgrove and write
in the name
CYNTHIA LAURORA
as
your third vote. (You have one other vote for a fourth Town Meeting member, but
we have no recommendation for it.)
Moderator:
Ed Noonan
The Moderator race is between incumbent Ed Noonan and Town Meeting Member Joel
Winett. For the position of Moderator, we urge you to vote for Ed Noonan. Ed
has done a terrific job and has a firm grasp of the parliamentary complexities
the Moderator has to deal with. While Joel Winett might be a good moderator,
we already know Ed Noonan is, and there’s simply no reason to take a chance
on a newcomer when the incumbent is so good.
Planning
Board: Carol Spack and Tom Mahoney
Carol and Tom are the incumbents and while they don’t always vote as we’d
like, there is no question about their competence and dedication to the town.
We see no reason to vote against them. Please vote for Carol Spack and Tom
Mahoney.
School
Committee: Andy Limeri, Pam Richardson
There are two seats open for the School Committee and four candidates. We urge
you to vote for Pam Richardson and Andy Limeri. Pam Richardson, the incumbent, is
on the Standing Committee for Education (Chair, 1 year), the Stapleton PTO, the
Massachusetts Association of School Committees, and many, many more. Andy Limeri
has been Chairman of the Standing Committee for Education for 2 years. He has
has done a lot of work volunteering in the schools, working with children, is
very active in the Stapleton PTO, and is a member of the school council at the
Stapleton School. We have nothing against the other candidates, but no one else
even comes close to the experience and expertise of Richardson and Limeri.
Please remember to vote on Tuesday!
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