FLYNN TO RUN AGAIN THIRD Edition

• Published in: The Boston globe
• Main Author: Christine Wallgren, Emily Sweeney, Elaine Cushman Carroll, Robert Knox, Peter Schworm, Megan McKee, Joan Wilder, Matt Carroll, Paul E. Kandarian, Franci Richardson Ellement, Sandy Coleman
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, Mass Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC 16.04.2006
• ISSN: 0743-1791

State Representative David L. Flynn, a Democrat from Bridgewater, has announced his candidacy for reelection to the Eighth Plymouth House District. That district includes Bridgewater, Raynham, and Precinct 6 in Easton. Flynn is House Chairman of the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets. His committee oversees the management of all state property and assets, and bonding for future capital projects. Flynn has cited as top priorities increasing local aid to communities, lowering the personal income tax to 5 percent, making the local school aid formula more equitable, and helping the financially troubled Taunton- Raynham Greyhound Park. PAINTING RESTORED The visage of George Washington once again graces Town Hall after a two-year, $50,000 restoration of the massive replica of a famous Gilbert Stuart painting, "Washington at Dorchester Heights." The painting was done by Dedham resident Alvan Fisher in the 1840s and was displayed in Faneuil Hall in Boston before Fisher's widow donated it to the town in 1863. The restoration, which repaired sun and water damage, was funded privately and was conducted at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center. A rededication ceremony has been scheduled for later this spring. PLANNING BOARD UPDATE About 100 residents turned out for the Planning Board's recent hearing on proposed bylaw amendments for the May 8 annual Town Meeting. Several residents expressed concern over a proposal to rezone from industrial to residential 54 acres off Fuller Street that belong to the Haseotos family. The family has promised to build no more than 15 homes on the property and to eventually turn over about half of the acreage to the town as open space. But residents and Planning Board members remained skeptical. Residents also voiced concern over a citizens petition to rescind a bylaw that requires any developer planning a building over 5,000 square feet to first obtain a special permit from the Planning Board. [Christine Wallgren]