The Boston city council has passed and recently upheld an ordinance that requires rental properties in the city to be inspected every few years whether or not a complaint has been made about the property. This seems to me like a gross invasion of privacy for tenants and an unwarranted increase in the size of …
Update on Plane Noise in Belmont and Watertown
Some Belmont and Watertown residents (mostly towards the eastern side) have been disturbed by new concentrated flight patterns from Logan — almost forgot to post this update, but a jet overhead reminded me. Working closely with me and with Representatives Hecht and Rogers, Congresswoman Clark has been very diligent and helpful in pursuing this issue. …
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Letter to MPO – Core Capacity Constraints Study FFY15 UPWP
Senator Brownsberger sent the following letter to the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization to advocate for the inclusion of the Core Capacity Constraints Study in the final FFY15 Unified Planning Work Program. Clinton Bench, Chair Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization State Transportation Building 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150 Boston, MA 02116-3968 June 4, 2014 Dear …
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2013 & 2014 Session Update
LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2013 & 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION (UPDATED 8/1/14) Special Election Provisions (Ch. 2 of Acts 2013) FY13 Supplemental Budget (Ch. 3 of Acts 2013) Chapter 90 Road and Bridge Repairs (Ch. 18 of Acts 2013) Capital Supplemental Budget (Ch. 27 of Acts 2013) Uniform Commercial Code (Ch. 30 of Acts 2013) Affordable …
Walden Pond and open water swimming
I was very pleased to learn that Will Brownsberger is on the side of open water swimming at Walden Pond. As a life long swimmer living in the city/suburbs, there are precious few fresh water lakes in the state available for a half mile swim with a parking lot or public transportation. I have been …
Letter to Governor Patrick – Mount Auburn Street and Fresh Pond Parkway
Senator Brownsberger and his colleagues representing Watertown, Belmont and Cambridge sent a letter to Governor Deval Patrick, urging him to release funds to study the intersection of Mount Auburn Street and the Fresh Pond Parkway. This is a major bottleneck for commuters trying to get from Belmont, Watertown and points west to Cambridge, Boston and …
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