Pinehurstâs proposed budget for the upcoming year forecasts a continued rebound from the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This time last year, village leaders budgeted cautiously as they waited the economic fallout to everything from sales tax collections to facility rentals. What happened as the pandemic has played out through 2020 and into 2021 has been a mixed bag as far as effects on Pinehurstâs revenues streams go.
Part of the 1.5-cent tax property increase proposed for the 2022 fiscal year is a holdover from last year, when the Village Council decided to delay a half-cent increase so as not to compound unforeseen effects the pandemic might have on Pinehurst residents. The other penny worth of increase, which will bring in an estimated $381,000 in revenue, will support the villageâs acquisition of Given Memorial Library and the Tufts Archives.
OPINION: April 29 letters to the editor of the Brookline TAB
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Remembering Frank Caro, walkers’ advocate
Brookline’s Frank Caro, who died suddenly six months ago, was a strong, dogged advocate for safe and pleasant city walking. After his retirement as a professor of gerontology, UMass-Boston, he turned his attention to making Brookline a better place for senior living; he was instrumental in making Brookline the first Age-Friendly City in New England and he co-founded the Brookline Community Aging Network.
He convinced the town to install benches along Beacon Street, and at other locations, to assist seniors in their desire to be walkers (These attractive benches are used by people of all ages.).
Two positions open on state’s bicycle-pedestrian advisory committee
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking a new at-large member and a member representing a recognized environmental group to advise the Oregon Department of Transportation on bicycle and pedestrian issues across the state.
All Oregon residents are eligible to apply. Appointments are non-binding, and appointees may serve a maximum of two 4-year terms. Appointees are eligible for a small stipend and/or travel reimbursements for their service on the committee.
The committee encourages individuals with an interest or background in active transportation, public health, disability rights and accessibility, racial equity and justice, and/or historically disadvantaged communities to apply.