This week we are once again asking you to TAKE ACTION to register voters and speak up in favor of pro-housing legislation.
These are the two most important things you can do this week to help promote pro-housing outcomes in Brookline.
ACTION ITEM #1: Volunteer with us to help register Brookline voters!
This is important: we need to remind apartment dwellers and young people to check their registration and register at their current address here in Brookline so they can vote this fall AND next May in Town Elections. The deadline to register is Saturday, October 26th.
We have shifts Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week. Sign up for a shift here.
To make sure you and your friends are registered correctly, go here.
ACTION ITEM #2: Sign up to speak, attend, and email the Public Hearing on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM.
This week, Warrant Article 9 will be presented to the Advisory Committee Land Use Subcommittee. This is the second of three important Public Hearings on Warrant Article 9, which would allow a third unit in all “T” (two-family) districts while retaining all other applicable zoning regulations (height, lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, and parking requirements). This simple step would permit new, much-needed housing by allowing existing or new homeowners to add a third unit when renovating basements, attics, or entire houses. The full text and explanation of the Article is here.
Your voice will make a difference: At the first Public Hearing on WA9, held last Wednesday evening, a number of people sent emails and spoke to the Planning Board. The Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of passing Warrant Article 9. The third Public Hearing will be in front of the Select Board on Tuesday, 10/29.
Please sign up here and let us know how you want to help us pass our pro-housing legislation this fall.