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Brookline’s Fall Town Meeting adjourned late Thursday evening. We're thrilled that Warrant Articles 8 and 15 passed, which will create much-needed homes. However, we are disappointed that Article 9 narrowly failed, as it would have created modest homes while helping current residents age in place. Read on for a recap, and then RSVP for our holiday party! What happened on…

Greetings, everyone. After all the buildup, Brookline’s Fall Town Meeting begins this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights at 7:00 each night (and normally ending around 10:00 or 10:30) at the Brookline High School Auditorium. If all the work isn’t completed, it will resume on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving for up to two more nights. All Brookline residents are welcome to…

This week's newsletter is a special edition written by Board Member Katherine Haenschen Like many of you in Brookline—where 84% of voters chose Vice President Harris on Tuesday—we are feeling shock, dismay, anger, and fear. We are scared for the people who will be in the malicious crosshairs of the next administration. We are angry at our fellow Americans who…

As we all nervously look toward Tuesday’s election, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has put the work in this election season - folks who traveled to swing states to knock on doors, called and texted voters, sent tons of postcards, volunteered for races big and small, and otherwise engaged in so many important ways. Sign…

This week we are once again asking you to TAKE ACTION to speak up in favor of creating more homes here in Brookline. These are the two most important things you can do this week to help promote pro-housing outcomes in Brookline. ACTION ITEM #1: Sign up to speak, attend, and email the Select Board Public Hearing in support of Warrant Article 9 this Tuesday, October 29,…

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…

Again this week we are focusing on TAKING ACTION. We need your voice to help pass pro-housing legislation, now and during this Fall's Town Meeting. ACTION ITEM: Sign up to speak at the Joint Public Hearing on Warrant Article 9 held by the Planning Board and Housing Advisory Board, Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM. B4E is supporting Warrant Article 9, which would allow a…

This week we are focusing on TAKING ACTION. We need your help to move our pro-housing agenda forward. ACTION ITEM NO. 1: Raise your Pro-Housing Voice for Brookline’s Comprehensive Plan After years of “planning to plan,” the Comprehensive Planning process is finally, fully underway. Public engagement is a crucial element of the process, and public participation will significantly influence the outcome. A vibrant, diverse…

Meetings of Interest This Week  It appears to be a light week, with both meetings of interest on Monday: The Affordable Housing Overlay District (AHOD) Study Subcommittee will be on Monday, September 30, via Zoom, at 7:30-9:00 pm (Zoom link here, no registration required). The meeting will include review of the Affordable Housing Overlay District Final Report by RKG Associates,…

Many participants were pleased with the housing forum sponsored by our friends at Yes! in Brookline last Wednesday, at which Brookline residents Zeina Talje and Amy Schechtman explained the procedural and personal hurdles they face in order to provide us with new housing. If you were unable to join us, or you would like to review the discussion or invite others to hear it, you…