| How I voted on key issues facing the Town (Spring 2022) | ||
| Article | My Vote | Why |
| Acceptance of legislation to increase certain property tax exemptions | Yes | Positively impacts surviving spouses, low-income elderly, the blind and disabled veterans |
| Authorize the acceptance and granting of easements in the areas of 19-21 Brington Road and 22 Tappan Street | Yes | Be fair to the residents impacted by the BHS building project abutting their properties |
| Expand budget by $147K for sidewalk repair | Yes | We need better sidewalks for all people in the Town |
| Refurbishment/replacement of Skyline Field with Plastic Turf | Yes (did not pass, majority voted No) | Not in favor of plastic fields from the PFAS, heat zone, and recyclability perspectives |
| Amend the Town’s General By-Laws to restrict the sale or distribution of products containing Fluorinated Hydrocarbons or PFAS | Yes | PFAS exposure is a known environmental issue. Volunteered to be a member of the Moderator’s PFAS Committee |
| Resolution to create an Athletic Field Surface Task Force | No (did not pass, majority voted Yes) | This task force may be focused on increasing the prevalence of plastic fields in Town. |
| Amend Article 4.8 of the Town’s General By-Laws to adjust calculation of Living Wage | Yes | Support our Town employees with fair wages |
| Transfer of funds to support developing of Comprehensive Plan for design in Brookline | Yes | Brookline Growth Planning Study (Promoted by Brookline by Design) |
| Authorize the acceptance and granting of easements in the areas of 19-21 Brington Road and 22 Tappan Street | Yes | Be fair to the residents impacted by the BHS building project abutting their properties |
| Home Rule Petition to expand local voting rights to sixteen and seventeen year-olds | No | Young adults are not uniformly vote-ready at this age. |
| Amend Article 4.07 – Table of Use Regulations of the Town’s Zoning By-Laws to provide a minimum depth to required ground floor non-residential space in multifamily buildings that are located in Local Business (L) and General Business (G) Zoning Districts. | Yes | Promote better use of the first floor’s of new buildings and support improved setbacks. |
| Amend Article 6 of the Town’s Zoning By-Laws to increase the requirements for electric vehicle-ready parking spaces | Yes | New development should promote more EV parking for residents, not to the exclusion of other vehicle parking needs |
| Amend Articles 2 and 6 of the Town’s Zoning By-Laws pertaining to Bicycle Parking and Design Regulations | Yes | New development should promote bicycle storage for residents, not to the exclusion of other vehicle parking needs |
| Amend the Town’s General By-Laws to ban single use plastics | Yes | We need to reduce our plastic waste footprint. |
| Amend Article 8.31 of the Town’s General By-Laws pertaining to leaf blowers | No | It is not time to ban all gas leaf blowers from Brookline, electric units are still not adequate for Town DPW or all residential users |
| Resolution regarding eliminating the parking requirement at the Kent/Station Street Senior Affordable Housing Development | No (did not pass, majority voted Yes) | The employees in the area will be displaced by the project, the developer reasons that the underground parking required is too expensive. |