stein and i'm running for belmont selectman in the election on tuesday april nd i'm glad to have this opportunity to explain who i am and why i'm running st let me tell you a little about myself i grew up in new jersey in a politically aware family i have a fond memory as a teenager when shirley maclaine came to our house during the one thousand nine hundred and seventy two presidential election my father paul served with the army air corps in the pacific during world war two i was proud to donate a brick in his memory to the new belmont veterans memorial and this is my parents with me and my brothers on the st street i lived on that's me on the left my dad died a few years ago but my mother is turning ninety this year and lives in pennsylvania my dad never went to college my parents were able to send me to was only in university i then received my ph d in economics from yale where i was honored as a national science foundation graduate fellow i met my wife joanna when we were both at yale that's joanna and me practicing at the fred astaire studio in cushing square we've lived at thirty four cushing avenue for twenty five years our two sons jacob and martin both attend belmont public schools from wellington through b h s i'm self employed as an economic consultant in complex court cases i'm also an adjunct professor of finance at the carroll school of management at boston college fortunately my work allows me to contribute a lot of time to the town i started in town meeting in two thousand and three and i've been on the warren committee since two thousand and seven the warrant committee advises town meeting on the financial aspects of any issue facing belmont i've been chair of the warrant committee since two thousand and sixteen and i've worked on many other town projects our discussion is not just numbers we get into lots of topics that really affect people and running the town in two thousand and eighteen for example we studied the debt exclusion for the new school i'm very committed to public education the new school is obviously expensive the warren committee studied the proposals carefully i supported the debt exclusion personally and i'm glad i led the warrant committee vote in favor of the high school project now that the school is approved we have to execute the plan and build it well the board of selectmen has a big responsibility to help the building committee to get the job done right i'm interested in all of our capital projects i've been key to solving problems that have been around for decades such as the d p w facility and the police station these solutions have saved to belmont tens of millions of dollars now we need to think about the library the hockey rink in our streets and sidewalks i'm also committed to environmental issues i drive an electric car i'm involved with the community path i helped develop the solar energy policy for belmont light that led to the most successful solar panel program in massachusetts what do the selectmen do they are the c e o s of the town they are responsible for our town budget which is more than one hundred and twenty million dollars they make critical appointments to over fifty citizen committees in one year though the winner of the selection will be chair of the board of selectmen the selection is important here are my priorities if you choose to elect me my vision for belmont includes outstanding schools and roads and sidewalks that are finally paved electric vehicles are everywhere we are proud of the condition of our parks town buildings library and hockey rink seniors will have new housing options we will always be a vibrant and welcoming community with creative committed in all walks of life my supporters are very diverse they may not agree with each other on every issue but they agree i am the best candidate to represent all of belmont i will be a selectman who listens to all residents and town employees whether you come to a public meeting or just watch on your phone my wonderful committee of treasurer elizabeth dionne and campaign chair lisa jubal aereo have made this campaign possible thanks to belmont media center for helping us record this video and greetings to all the new faces i've met door to door and all over town if you have any questions for me please reach out via email phone or facebook i'm roy up stein and i'm asking for your vote on tuesday april nd thank you and goodbye