Precinct: 6
Tell us a little about yourself. You can include your personal background, family, outside interests that are important to who you are as a person and a candidate.
I’m a Lexington resident at 27 Grove Street for 42 years, married to Linda with two daughters, Caitlin and Julianna who attended our schools. I received an A.B. from the University of Rochester and J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. I am a U.S Army Viet Nam veteran.
I started my law practice in Lexington in 1991 focusing on real estate and municipal law, business and estates; and now also Of Counsel to Nicholson, Sreter and Gilgun in Lexington. Im a past President of the Lexington Historical Society, Rotary Club and former Director of the Lexington Golf Club and Chamber of Commerce.
How has your past experience — whether in your professional life, elected office, or as a community leader — prepared you for a role in Town Meeting?
I am a Town Meeting Member since 1985; a Member of the Selectmen’s Fund For Lexington, 2011-present; Member of the Board of Assessors, 2004-present; Planning Board Member 1990-95; Council on Aging Member 1985-1997.
I was a columnist for the Lexington Minuteman newspaper from 1997-2022. My column was captioned “Lexington At Large.”
What is the most important issue in this election to you personally, and what ideas do you have about how to address this issue?
I think the most important issue for our Town will be the funding, revenue and process for the construction of the new High School. I also think it is important that we work together for the provision of affordable housing in connection with Town Meeting’s adoption last year of the State’s mandatory MBTA Communities Act.
I was local counsel for Avalon Bay in the rezoning of the Middlesex State Hospital property in 2004 which was closely contested but we were able to collaborate and obtain Town Meeting’s support for the 2/3 majority by just seven votes. In approving 387 units, 20% of which were affordable housing, Lexington [as one of a few communities] achieved for the first time the 10% affordable for subsidized housing required to preclude any more 40 B developments, which the Town has sustained since that time.
I have enjoyed and look forward to representing the residents of Precinct 6 as a Town Meeting Member. Thank you for your past support and for your consideration of my reelection. Respectfully and with kind regards, Ed.