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Town and state Contacts, and OTHER LOCAL GROUPS 

TOWN CONTACTS

Town Meeting Members (the Town's legislative body, elected from their home precincts):

https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/64717/638264764151400000 (as of Jan 29 24)


Select Board (elected to 3-year terms, they appoint the Town Manager, and administer the daily operations of the Town):


(781) 643-7291 

SDeCourcey@town.arlington.ma.us


(508) 364-2382

LDiggins@town.arlington.ma.us


(781) 205-9295

EHelmuth@town.arlington.ma.us 


JHurd@town.arlington.ma.us


(781) 646-9038 

DMahon@town.arlington.ma.us


Link to Select Board page:

www.arlingtonma.gov/town-governance/boards-and-committees/select-board 


MBTA Communities Act Working Group (2 Redevelopment Board representatives and 7 Town-appointed volunteers who are conducting outreach for the mandated MBTA Communities Act re-zoning):

mbtacommunities@town.arlington.ma.us 

Link to MBTACA-WG page:

https://www.arlingtonma.gov/Home/Components/News/News/12760/16 


Arlington Redevelopment Board (4 Town-appointed volunteers and 1 state-appointed volunteer who act as the Town's Planning Board, and serve as the Town's special permit granting authority for certain projects):


EBenson@town.arlington.ma.us


KLau@town.arlington.ma.us


srevilak@town.arlington.ma.us 


rzsembery@town.arlington.ma.us


SKorman-Houston@town.arlington.ma.us 


Link to ARB page: 

www.arlingtonma.gov/town-governance/boards-and-committees/redevelopment-board 


Zoning Board of Appeals (hears and decides applications for special permits, petitions for variances, site plan approvals, and appeals from decisions of the Zoning Enforcement Officer):


zba@town.arlington.ma.us 


Link to ZBA page:


www.arlingtonma.gov/town-governance/boards-and-committees/zoning-board-of-appeals 


Town Manager (responsible for the adminstration and operation of the Town and its departments, including hiring department heads, and for preparing the Annual Report, Financial Plan, and Budget): 


Jim Feeney

Town Hall Annex 

730 Mass. Ave. 

Arlington, MA 02476

(781) 316-3010 

jfeeney@town.arlington.ma.us 


Link to Town Manager page: 

www.arlingtonma.gov/departments/town-manager 


Department of Planning and Community Development (charged with developing and implementing Town planning):


Claire Ricker, director 

Town Hall Annex 

730 Mass Ave. 

Arlington, MA 02476

(781) 316-3092


cricker@town.arlington.ma.us


Link to DPCD page: 

www.arlingtonma.gov/departments/planning-community-development 

state CONTACTS

State Senator, Fourth Middlesex District

Cindy Friedman

State House

24 Beacon St.

Room 313

Boston, MA  02133

(617) 722-1432

Cindy.Freidman@masenate.gov


State Representative 23rd Middlesex

Sean Garballey

State House

24 Beacon St. 

Room 540

Boston, MA. 02133

(617) 722-2090

Sean.garballey@mahouse.gov 


State Representative 24th Middlesex

Dave Rogers

State House

24 Beacon St.

Room 544

Boston, MA  02133

(617) 722-2637

Dave.rogers@mahouse.gov

LOCAL GROUPS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS

ARLINGTON

savethealewifebrook.org 


BOSTON

https://www.affordableboston.org


www.fenwaycdc.org 


CAMBRIDGE

https://www.cccoalition.org


http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/


https://freshpondresidents.org/


https://www.facebook.com/Livable-Cambridge-1013348082194282/


JAMAICA PLAIN

http://www.clvu.org


MEDFORD

https://www.facebook.com/events/medford-city-hall-room-201-85-george-p-hassett-drive-medford-ma-02155/housing-in-medford-coalition-meeting/609231486210562/

Here’s an article about some of their recent work:

https://medford.wickedlocal.com/news/20190222/medford-city-council-moves-forward-on-new-affordable-housing-rules

 

NEEDHAM

https://www.needhamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13486

 

NEWTON

http://www.newtonvillagesalliance.org


https://rightsizenewton.org


SOMERVILLE

www.davisnow.org


https://unionunitedsomerville.com

 

WELLESLEY

https://ourwellesley.org


WOBURN

https://woburnneighborhoodassociation.com