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Read some of Maggie’s thoughts on local issues; many were written as letters to The Quincy Sun
Snowmaggedon 2.0, plus no school, council on Monday
No school or city council on Monday, but resident council on Wednesday
More snow, next resident council meeting on the way
A few more inches of snow are on the way, plus council and event updates
City and resident council meetings, plus storm update
This week saw the first meetings of the city council and resident council
Events: Resident councils, MLK Day, and more
Please come to the main library on Sunday, January 18, at 2 pm to discuss ways to advise the City Council
Join a resident council!
Sign up to serve on a “resident council” – a group of folks who can weigh in on a particular neighborhood or topic, like transit or housing
Proposed Wollaston retail space gets community support
A one-story, five-shop building is proposed for the lot housed by the “I Fix Cell” building and its surroundings
A new day dawns in Quincy
What makes Tuesday’s results so sweet is that they did not seem possible right up until they happened
My answers to climate questions
Watch my takes on low-carbon transportation, food waste, rising seas, and reducing my own carbon footprint — and read what I would have said about greening our building code
Where do at-large and school committee candidates stand?
Figuring out where candidates stand on issues can be tricky and time-consuming, so I made cheat sheets for the at-large and school committee races
Here’s who I voted for in Quincy’s at-large preliminary
Preliminary elections are rare because it means there are more than two candidates per open seat. This year we have an abundance of choices — here’s how I made mine
Vote in the preliminary election!
Enough candidates are running for at-large council and ward 6 council this year that there will be a knock-out preliminary election on Sept. 2 — and you can vote early at City Hall through Thursday, August 28
Read candidates’ answers to questionnaires
Read Maggie’s — and other candidates’ — answers to questionnaires from Quincy Votes! and A Just Quincy
An appeal for state oversight of golf course deal
State legislators are weighing whether to support the City of Quincy’s request to waive state rules on leases and open bidding processes so that the Granite Links Golf Club can operate on public land for another 80 years. Residents can submit written comments on the question through July 1.
City deals favor developers over residents
Other Massachusetts cities want to charge minor fees for high-end real estate sales to help fund affordable housing. Quincy is going in the opposite direction
New elderly affordable housing units planned for Wollaston
A 94-unit building for low-income elderly residents is planned for an empty lot behind 80 Clay Street
Fact-checking city’s explanation of negative debt rating outlook
Is the S&P lowing the debt outlook rating of "virtually every municipality" in the US "due to the uncertainty of federal aid”?
The Quincy City Council is not following its own rules for hearings and debate
The Quincy City Council should follow its own rules to hold monthly public hearings and to rigorously debate issues on behalf of residents
Is the city council fulfilling its duties?
With inflation high and recession looming, it’s more critical than ever to make sure that every line item in the city’s budget is worth its cost – especially when that cost is about to balloon by 50%, like the councilors’ salaries
Saint statues do not represent taxpayer interests
A letter to city councilors and the mayor about the saint statues commissioned for the new police headquarters
Let’s greet Eastern Nazarene families with hope, not fear
Releasing fear’s hold on us opens up possibilities: for connection, creativity, grace