Why I support a yes vote on Nov. 7 override
I plan to vote yes for the $7 million operating override on Nov. 7. As a 34-year town taxpayer, I am acting on principle.…
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Dear Select Board: Consider this override solution
Arlington’s annual budget season has begun, and the town’s Finance Committee faces two nights a week of scrutinizing town budget proposals until it issues…
Fincom prepares for its annual budget scrutiny
The following fact-based, explanatory opinion was written by Christine Deshler, chair, Town of Arlington Finance Committee. The town’s $197.4 million budget supports a wide…
Senior-citizen property-tax deferral: Good, bad, awful; deadline passes
This plea for senior citizen about the town’s senior-citizen propety-tax deferral is by Rick Fentin, CFP®, Ed.M. Cambridge Financial Associates, Arlington. Questions? Email him at rfentin…
Seniors: Tax-deferral option could boost your finances
This plea for senior citizen is by Rick Fentin, CFP®, Ed.M. Cambridge Financial Associates, Arlington. Questions? Email him at rfentin at cambfinan.com. I am…
Build Arlington’s Future kicks off yes-vote drive
UPDATED, April 28: Build Arlington’s Future, the group that supported the successful 2016 debt exclusion, is behind a drive for yes votes in June. “Build…
What can we learn from Brookline’s override votes?
Arlington is expected to face two crucial votes next spring — one to help pay for a new high school, another to support town…
Will $246 more in taxes choke you? What do you value?
Donate to Arlington Center for the Arts >> UPDATED, June 12: The $63 million total when you add up the three questions voters face…
Vote yes on three school questions June 14
Greg Christiana and Moriah Tyrrell have submitted the following appeal: As cochairs of the Build Arlington’s Future campaign, we ask that you join us in voting…
Raising the big ‘O’ word
‘Near historic funding’ The manager also proposes helping the school-enrollment challenges in ways that “holds the potential to provide a near historic funding increase…