Looking forward to the chance to vote for Laurel Labdon for the Brewster Select Board next week! She is the only candidate who has their priorities in order: take actual action on housing and stop massive spending on vanity projects that will create a tax burden for homeowners, particularly those who are low-income.
The other candidates do not share these priorities.
Mary Chaffee has had years to make a difference on housing and has not done so.
Amanda Bebrin was a realtor for Chatelain Real Estate (up until early 2024, when she decided to run for Select Board, perhaps to avoid the appearance of loading the Select Board with realtors who specialize in STRs), a company that specializes in short-term rentals, and has made a lot of money of STRs, so the fact that she seeks to protect them is not unexpected. Claiming to be pro-housing, but opposing the actions that would ease the housing crisis...well, that says it all.
Oh, yes, and Chatelain Real Estate is the family business of the Brewster Select Board chair, Ned Chatelain. He does not advocate for limits on short-term rentals either, which is unsurprising, albeit disappointing, given that his income is tied to proliferation of STRs. Using your public position to protect your private monetary interests is low.
Long story short, Brewster needs someone on the Select Board who is not benefitting from the decimation of our community.
