I am writing to support Dan Dunn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bid for re-election to the Board of Selectman. I believe he is an\u00c2\u00a0exceptionally thoughtful and knowledgeable Selectman with a strong, independent voice.<\/p>\n
I first met Dan when we were both Town Meeting members. He stood out because of his unusual\u00c2\u00a0command of the budget and the by-laws. He was willing and able to ask questions and question decisions\u00c2\u00a0without rancor. Even when I disagreed with Dan, I always felt his concerns were well-informed and that he\u00c2\u00a0was truly pursuing the best long-term interests of the town. He was pragmatic and not dogmatic. I\u00c2\u00a0subsequently had the pleasure of knocking doors with Dan as he campaigned for the Board of Selectman. I\u00c2\u00a0liked the way he asked and answered questions. He was patient and open.<\/p>\n
As I have watched Dan in his role as Selectman, he has proven to pursue his ideas in a collaborative,\u00c2\u00a0rather than combative, manner. He has actively sought strategies for maintaining services and funding for\u00c2\u00a0education within the financial constraints of the Town. He has pursued proactive cost-saving measures such\u00c2\u00a0as improved technology and has negotiated contracts which protected employees without compromising\u00c2\u00a0school services.<\/p>\n
To the extent that a candidate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s budget ideas (and efforts) reflect his values, I wholly endorse Dan as\u00c2\u00a0a candidate for re-election to the Board of Selectman.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
Joan Axelrod Lehrich<\/strong> published in the Arlington Advocate 3\/13\/14<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Joan Axelrod Lehrich<\/strong>: “Dan….has proven to pursue his ideas in a collaborative, rather than combative, manner. He has actively sought strategies for maintaining services and funding for education within the financial constraints of the Town. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1798"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798\/revisions\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dandunn.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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