Article 37 will steer us back in the direction of respecting everyone’s property rights (noise and pollution). The idea that it will increase the cost of landscape maintenance ignores the costs you
Article 10 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant is to assist the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission in its request for a full time director. The original warrant article, which asks for
In the Jim Crow South, many methods were used to disenfranchise voters. Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. served to preserve minority rule. Here in Concord we have an equally effective way to
Gas-powered leaf blowers (GPLB) are spectacularly bad for us, both locally and globally. Concord should phase them out. With their inefficient engines, GPLB generate an outsized amount of air pollution—greenhouse gasses, carcinogens,
The year 2025 will mark the 250th anniversary of the historic battles of Concord and Lexington. The Select Board established the Concord250 Executive Committee and several subcommittees to mark this. One of
The Public Ceremonies and Celebrations Committee has new criteria to determine what groups can march in the Patriots Day parade. Where did these criteria come from? They disallow suitable civic groups and
Article 37 seeks to ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in Concord. We appreciate our customers’ concerns about the noise that these machines make and look forward to servicing you with
Concord overwhelmingly passed a Ranked Choice Voting home rule petition at last year’s May 1 Town Meeting. Rep. Gouveia filed it and ours became the 4th RCV Bill in line for the