2024 Accomplishments
I am honored to represent Needham residents as a member of the Select Board and to help make our town a fantastic place for all of us to live. Below are many of the ways I have served Needham residents since being elected on April 9, 2024.
Constituent Services
Responded to over 100 emails from residents, answering questions and addressing concerns
In addition to being accessible by email:
Held three in-person office hours throughout the year at Town Hall, PSAB, and CATH
Served as Community Advisor for the League of Women Voters Civic Showcase
Participated in two neighborhood meetings for residents near Mills Field and near Marked Tree Road
Participated in nine community events, including Juneteenth, India Day, Overdose Awareness Day, and Veterans Day
Policy
Made significant revisions to the Statement on Incidents of Intolerance, unanimously adopted by both the Select Board
and Human Rights Committee
and Human Rights Committee
Delayed the effective date for increases in water and sewer rates from July 1, 2024 to October 1, 2024 in light of difficulties and confusion during the summer related to the implementation of a new billing and collection software (unanimously approved by Select Board)
Initiated update to Select Board policy on the timely release of Executive Session minutes
Boards & Committees
Actively participated in 18 Select Board meetings
Actively participated in 10 Stormwater By-Law Working Group meetings. The committee is on-track to propose a revised stormwater by-law at the fall 2025 Special Town Meeting.
© 2024 Joshua Levy