Eric Buddington for City Council

Thanks to everyone for their support and all the interesting conversations. I received 990 votes, which is 19% of ballots cast and 11% of registered voters. Clearly, a campaign based on word of mouth has its limits.

However, with the election of Dick Alcombright as mayor, and Mike Boland as a new City Councilor, we can expect some useful changes in the coming weeks and months.

Mayoral race

	Total	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5
Alcombright	3046	636	650	487	699	574
Barrett	2166	438	468	304	578	378
Total	5212	1074	1118	791	1277	952

City Council race

	Total	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5
Blackmer	2749	564	604	393	688	500
Bloom	2796	581	630	395	683	507
Boland	2811	588	647	429	670	477
Bona	2443	523	556	361	517	486
Bond	2982	658	652	419	711	542
Boucher	2487	493	551	343	665	435
Buddington	990	198	215	198	202	177
Cariddi	3230	652	711	486	804	577
Flagg	1564	339	349	209	324	343
Harpin	2861	590	640	357	700	574
Lamarre	2446	537	501	349	628	431
Marden	2612	518	572	357	701	464
Moulton	2414	493	525	342	605	449
Roach	1294	280	276	214	290	234
Whitney	2017	420	444	285	470	398
Total	35712	7434	7873	5143	8668	6594

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Here are interviews with most of the non-incumbents for Mayor and Council.

Public Documents

Most local debates, such as the current discussion about the City's insurance fund, suffer from a lack of good information. North Adams needs to be much, much better about making public records accessible.

Specifically, the budget, ordinances, and assessments should be posted online. This is basic information that is necessary backgroud for any discussion of public policy.

Public space

North Adams has plenty of space downtown, but very little of it is designed to draw people downtown. Our lack of park space and places to sit keeps people away, but this can be improved quickly and affordably with benches and well-designed green space.

Planning

North Adams currently has no plan for development, and we need one. Having clear goals and rules for development serves many purposes: it allows new businesses to plan with confidence, it preserves open space, and it ensures that businesses are located in a way that works for customers, the city, and the businesses themselves.