Erik J. Heels read the following prepared statement at the 2024-12-12 Acton Department of Public Works (DPW) Building Committee meeting. Emphasis added.
Hello, Erik, E-R-I-K, Heels, H-E-E-L-S, 17 Forest Road.
I have a short prepared statement to read. I have two points to make.
First, I ask that these DPW meetings be scheduled on a rotating weekday basis rather than always on Thursday nights. (I will be making this same request to the Acton Select Board, to the Transportation Advisory Committee, and to other relevant committees.) Thursday night is choir practice for me, and I should NOT have to choose between being an active member of the Town of Acton and an active member of Acton Congregational Church. Any Town of Acton committee that meets on a fixed day necessarily excludes anyone with a conflict on that day.
Second, as an FYI, I sent a direct mail piece (at my own personal expense) on December 1, 2024, to 1,506 addresses, in and around Acton’s Robbins Park neighborhood, advocating for the construction of sidewalks on Forest Road (for the SAFETY of people and pets) in conjunction with the proposed DPW building project. I am glad to provide a copy of this mailer to this committee, if you have not already received one.
Thank you.
Erik, E-R-I-K, Heels, H-E-E-L-S, 17 Forest Road, Actonian since 1995.
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LEGAL DISCLAIMER & NOTICE: The “Sidewalks For Acton” campaign was started by and is funded by GiantPeople LLC, a single-person LLC founded in 1999 by Erik J. Heels (heels@alum.mit.edu). Erik has been an Actonian since 1995, an independent voter for 40 years, and a recent member of the MA Democratic party (joining 2024-09-11). Erik claims to publish the #1 blog about technology, law, baseball, and rock ‘n’ roll at giantpeople.com.
