Newburyport
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We Need to Prevent Large Luxury Homes From Dominating Our Real Estate
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A new zoning amendment seeks to ensure new construction matches the scale of the surrounding neighborhood, with the goal of preserving entry-level homes and restricting “mansionization.”
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Japan Removed Public Trash Cans, and Its Streets Are Spotless. Would That Work Here?
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The lack of public trash cans in Japan means people carry their trash home with them, and streets are cleaner. That requires a sense of personal responsibility and respect for public space. Would that work here?
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The School District (and Budget) Should Treat Special Needs Kids as Students, Not Burdens
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The Newburyport school district should take more responsibility for special needs students in the community, and ensure their education.
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Rebuttal: To Protest Trump or…Sell Your House?
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While holding a sign isn’t a solution to the country’s problems, it’s a way to challenge the status quo and a first step toward effecting change.
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Frog Pond or Drinking Water: What’s a Bigger Priority?
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We have more pressing city needs than an expensive Bartlet Mall renovation, and funding it will ultimately fall on taxpayers.
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If We Keep Tearing Down History, Newburyport Will Lose What Makes it Valuable
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You can build bigger houses, but you can’t rebuild Newburyport’s character and history once it’s torn down. We need to prioritize our city’s history and impose longer demolition delays on historic homes.
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A Casino Should Replace Agave on State Street
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A casino on State St. would facilitate economic growth, while staying true to the city’s natural aesthetic evolution.
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Rebuttal: A Real Protest is More Than Just Sign Holding
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Holding signs in an ideologically homogenous town is an ineffective way to bring about real change, and serves only to divide further.
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Beyond Taste and Odor, Our Water Infrastructure Itself is at Risk
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The mayor and city council need to take our water infrastructure issues more seriously, and appoint a committee to examine the issues.
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Newburyport Arts Organizations Need Direct City Funding
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Newburyport claims to be a city for arts and culture, yet provides little financial support for arts organizations. This needs to change.