carbone and i seek the office of selectmen my wife bimini and i have lived at sixty five would fault road for over thirty years sonny anthony attended the public schools in belmont through middle school practice my offices in boston's government center a few steps from the state house at six beacon street to me public service is a privilege when i lived in watertown i was elected to four consecutive three year terms as a school committee man and two consecutive three year terms as a selectman been there done that i also served as belmont's representative to the m w r a advisory board for ten years after thirty years of military service as a reservist i retired as a full colonel in the united states army corps of engineers i believe strongly in fiscal and social responsibility rightly us what do i mean by that well together let us look at the facts fiscal responsibility though more needs to balance a spending needs against the ability of our residents to pay for them as many of you know belmont faces a host of critical spending needs we need to appropriate adequate operating budgets each year that war was to provide the high quality municipal services and to maintain the public schools which have become so prominent for belmont at the same time we must find a way to fund a major capital projects which that our residents are not asked to provide more than they are able to i am concerned that many of our residents both homeowners and renters especially senior citizens are having a difficult time financially their taxes been increasing and they worry us to whether or not they may be able to continue to live in belmont it pains me to see so many of our neighbors and our friends struggling in this manner and i believe that as a community there's a responsibility to recognize their struggles and to formulate our financial plans accordingly we must achieve balance in our fiscal management now social responsibility i feel lucky to have called belmont my home for thirty years to me being a socially responsible leader means working to maintain the special quality that has made belmont such a special and unique place to live my family and i have greatly enjoyed the quality of life that belmont  provided for us and i just selectman i will work tirelessly to ensure that the quality of life is preserved for all of us one i will preserve our open spaces meaning our packs our natural preserves and a neighborhood landscape which is so very special in belmont to i agree the commercial development is important especially to enhance our tax base but bill man is a small place it's only four square miles nearly every commercial area but a residential neighborhood i will not support commercial development that destroys the quality of life that those neighborhoods provide finally i am dedicated to ensuring the health of our natural environment i will provide support and leadership in keeping belmont a green community much of my professional life has been dedicated to ensuring our access them safe and sufficient drinking water and arresting combined so overflows i am a champion of solar energy i encourage the use of electric cars again balance is key between fiscal and social responsibility some of it asked me about my age and why am i running for selectman and what do i bring to the office well for sure i bring an extensive and relative experience if there's one thing i've learned i do not have all the answers  all the problems however i know when to ask questions and what those questions should be humility and wisdom comes from maturity and i can assure you i will listen to you and i will hear your vote so that i may have the privilege of being your next selectman thank you for your time