Marissa Vogt

#BrooklineTownMeeting is finally getting started after some technical delays.

Here’s a guide to the warrant articles we’re discussing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fuSH7ekOHo_PsAGsdHK0-hUe4f4KcRkv0ix1NKVMGrE/edit?usp=sharing

We’re starting with WA 3, which appropriates $160k in funding that we get from Uber/Lyft rides.

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Warrant Article (WA) Guide November 2024 Annual Town Meeting Compiled by Bonnie Bastien Town Meeting Member in Precinct 5 Clickable Table of Contents: Useful Definitions 1 November 2024 - Warrant Articles 4 Useful Definitions Town Meeting (TM) - Brookline is a town, not a city. We h...

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Show threadMarissa VogtNov 20, 2024
WA 5, which will create a Youth Council, was the first controversial item tonight. It passed 126-109-11 🎉 (despite opposition from the Select Board & town finance committee). I'm delighted we will create a space for young people to participate in our town government.
Show threadMarissa VogtNov 20, 2024
The first zoning article of the night, WA 7, was narrowly referred to the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee (124-122-5). I voted against referral because this article stops us from addressing our urgent housing affordability crisis. Setting a 2.5 story limit also makes it illegal to build more buildings like this, which faced a partial demolition & was deemed "historically or architecturally significant":