Revenue Crunch For Towns That Adopted Specialize Code
Massachusetts Municipalities Face Constrained Revenue Forecasts in FY2027: A Town-by-Town Review
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Articles About Canton, MA
Canton, MA Town Meeting Moderator - Article 24
❌ I’m suggesting Town Meeting attendees vote NO on this article.
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Canton MA Electric Rates
While going door to door over the past few months, one issue came up repeatedly: rising electricity costs. Canton offers three pricing options, but many residents don’t realize they were automatically enrolled in the mid...
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Zoning Board Chair Reappointment
Did a Select Board member choose not to reappoint the current Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals for political retribution?
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Canton Ma Water and Sewer Rates
On the April 14th Select Board agenda is a Public Hearing to set the town's water and sewer rates. While campaigning during the last election cycle, I heard from many residents on how the water bills continue to escalat...
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Canton's Tax Policy
The Canton, Massachusetts Assessor’s Tax Classification Hearing is the annual public hearing where the town decides how the total property tax levy is split among different property classes for the upcoming fiscal year. ...
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Specialized Energy Code Article 33 - Canton MA
I believe warrant article 33 for the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting deserves careful and comprehensive review before adoption.
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Energy & Resilience Questions for Canton Select Board Candidates
On February 6th I was sent this email:
Continue ReadingUpcoming Select Board Agenda Comments 2/17/2026
• Congratulations To Chief Daniels, we look forward to your leadership!
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Unfair Commercial Property Valuations In Canton
Why are the Board of Assessors valuing non-profits unfairly comparted to commercial and industrial business?5. I've outlined some of the unfair valuations and listed them below.
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Canton Massachusetts Town Charter 1797
Here's the original 1797 Town of Canton Charter transcribed.
Continue ReadingFinance Committee Recommendations To Town Meeting
During the David's time on the Finance Committee he has opposed several wasteful projects, advocated for equitable wages, advocated to improve our infrastructure, and prevented large tax breaks to wall street. On this p...
Continue ReadingWho Is Responsible for Economic Development in Canton?
In the Town of Canton, economic development is a policy and leadership function, which places it squarely under the Select Board, not the Board of Assessors. In Canton the Chair of the Board of Assessors is the serves a...
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Canton’s Administrative Code
When people think about local government, they usually think about bylaws, zoning rules, or Town Meeting votes. But behind the scenes, there’s another document that quietly shapes how decisions are made every day: the Ad...
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Canton Climate Action Plan Review
Canton has released an Executive Summary of its Climate Action Plan built around eight key focus areas. Let’s walk through several of these and examine how they translate into practical, affordable implementation.
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Introducing Artificial Intelligence to Municipal Government
The Canton Public Schools (CPS) have taken an important first step by creating a working group to study the impact of artificial intelligence on the school system. By comparison, Canton’s municipal government is behind t...
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Finance Committee Appointment
On June 19th the Town Moderator formally reappointed me to the Finance Committee after the town hall was closed. Before town hall opened the following day on June 23rd the Finance Director emailed the Town Moderator to u...
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