Jack is BACK!

[dominic-santos.livejournal.com]

The Somerville News is reporting that Jack Connolly, former Ward 6 Alderman, is running for the vacant Alderman-at-Large seat!

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Re: Why is that his legacy?

[dent42.livejournal.com]

I think Jack did some good things for Somerville, but I also think he definitely lost touch with his constituents. He hosted meetings between the developer and the residents, and he was obviously there to support the developer. It was obvious talking to him that he didn't care this building is taller than anything in the area, fills nearly the entire lot, doesn't at all resemble the surrounding buildings (a 9 unit building in a neighborhood of 2 families?!!?), doesn't meet parking requirements, doesn't meet greenspace requirements. It will cast a shadow on neighbors, and damn near jut out onto the bikepath. Despite this, and the obvious resident opposition, he still worked with the developer to get them their permit, and it wasn't the first time he helped an out of town developer bowl over zoning laws and objections of residents...