How is it that a $400,000 maintenance investment by the MBTA in the Waverley station could trigger an obligation to spend tens of millions to make the station fully accessible, or in the alternative, to close the station? This post provides background on the Architectural Access Board, and how it has followed the law (and its own rules) in making this determination.
Belmont Street and Trapelo Road Construction Update
Here’s what to expect over the next few weeks on the Belmont Street/Trapelo Road project, including the latest about traffic signals.
Office Hours Live with Will Brownsberger October edition
Belmont Media Center? Office Hours Live for October with Senator Brownsberger and Monica Collins discusses Belmont railroad station repair/closing options, Trapelo Road repavement project, drug screening in schools, and mitigating fines and punishment for certain offenses.
Senate Passes FY15 Close Out Budget
We share this press release from the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on the passage of the supplemental budget to close out Fiscal Year 2015.
The technical fight about ambulance rates
For municipal government buffs and for the record, here is a discussion of a technical issue that we voted on as an amendment to the recent supplementary/deficiency budget. The issue is insurer reimbursements to municipalities for ambulance service.
Transgender Access to Public Accommodations
The legislature will consider this year legislation to complete the work we started a couple of years ago to provide full legal protection to transgender people. The main unfinished business is to prohibit discrimination in access to public accommodations. I view this legislation as simple and necessary and fully support it. I am a cosponsor and I have long been a supporter of this legislation.