VOTE NO ON ARTICLE 7
By Corinne Hogseth Many folks have asked me for a summary of what happened over the last couple months, which resulted in the passage of […]
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Inflation?
By Corinne Hogseth The pro-override contingent keeps insisting an override is necessary because municipal and school expenses cannot possibly grow at only 2.5% annually over […]
Responses to the PRO OVERRIDE Mailer
By Corinne Hogseth Keep Acton Affordable By now, you’ve probably seen the big mailer that The Other Side had sent to households throughout Acton. One […]
Point of Order! More Restrictions on Free Speech in Acton?
By Marty Benson The following statement was read at the Select Board Meeting on January 8, 2024. First, there seems to be a misunderstanding amongst […]
Coming Soon – Large Increase in Your Property Tax Bill – How Large Depends on FinCom Diligence and Your Vote
By Bob Hertz An average homeowner in Acton currently pays roughly 18% of their family income to real estate taxes (based on the average house […]
SELECT BOARD FRUSTRATES ALL: No Menorah, No Discussion on Leaf Blowers, Limited Response to Records Release, & No Respect for Open Meeting Process
By Scott Smyers At the November 20, 2023 Select Board meeting, a citizen requested placing a Menorah somewhere on Town Property. This preliminary discussion was […]
More Withheld Records Have Been Released Revealing the Real Story of the Zoombomber
By Marty Benson After almost three years of delay, the truth is finally being exposed. On Monday, November 6, 2023 the following statement was read […]
Supreme Judicial Court Decision Exposes Acton’s Repeated Violations of the Constitution of Massachusetts
By Marty Benson The statement below was read at the Acton Select Board Meeting from March 20, 2023. This past week, the Supreme Judicial Court […]
Acton Select Board Decision Establishes Dangerous Precedent
By Marty Benson The following statement is from the January 23, 2023 Select Board meeting. Tonight, I will address the Select Board’s December 19, 2023 […]
Democracy Or Tyranny
By Bob Hertz During the Acton Select Board meeting of December 5, 2022, a vote was taken to allow for reduction of citizen debate, a […]