Experience You Can Trust — John VanScoyoc For Select Board

Here’s what you need to know about me:

I’m not a newcomer to Brookline politics. I’ve been involved ever since my the days when my wife Barbara and I were first-time homeowners, putting our children through the Brookline Public Schools, while I toiled at my job as a local newspaper editor.

For decades, neighbors have re-elected me to Town Meeting. During that time, I also served as Advisory Committee Chair, president of the Brookline Historical Society, and a volunteer mental health advocate on the board of the Brookline Center for Community Mental Health
In the 1980’s I was a precinct captain in the successful fight to build a new Lincoln School.
In 2019, I had a hand in creating “Spend Smart.” We surprised the Town by making the case against the “Baldwin bundle” ballot question.
Last December, I joined with Driscoll parents in their campaign to win funding for a new school. Together, we broke the political stalemate and got the job done.

That’s the record I hope to continue if you honor me with your votes in Brookline’s first-ever election during a public health emergency.

In 2020, the Select Board faces unprecedented challenges:

Covid-19 has disrupted our community ties at every level, forcing us to find new ways of educating our children, sharing our resources (streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, libraries), supporting our local merchants, and meeting the emergency needs of our most impacted and vulnerable neighbors.

Recovering from Covid-19 is just the beginning. At the same time, we must stay focused on the goal of reversing climate change by ending our reliance on fossil fuels , and re-imagining our streets and regional networks to be models of sustainable transportation.
We need a new wave of initiatives to make housing affordable across a broad range of income levels, while also strengthening our commercial tax base as recommended by the Brookline Fiscal Advisory Committee.
“Town Hall” or “City Hall”? Would transition to City government help to meet the needs of a changing population? Is Town Meeting-style democracy essential to what makes Brookline a special place to live?
In all of the above, values of equity, diversity and inclusion must be honored not just with words, but with action.

With your help, I pledge to listen, learn, and voice your concerns as the Select Board faces the future.

Help me write the next chapter in my commitment to Brookline.

Please vote for VanScoyoc for Select Board..