Newton Board of Aldermen
Verne Vance

Ward 7 Alderman at Large
President Emeritus
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See Alderman Verne Vance's short introductory video clip

 

101 Old Orchard Road
Newton, MA 02467

How Constituents May Contact:
By mail, by phone, or by E- Mail

Phone:
617-232-5494

E-Mail
vvance@newtonma.gov
First Elected:
1981 (served from 1982 through 1991); 2003
Occupational / Professional Experience: 
Lawyer partner in Foley Hoag LLP,Boston,
1967 through 2000; now retired.

Current Board Committee Assignments:
Vice Chair Special Committee on Long Range Planning; Land Use,
Public Safety & Transportation, Committee on Community Preservation
City Based Issues of Particular Interest:
Adequate funding for public-school buildings and programs; fiscal issues, including ways to use city funds more effectively and ways to reduce the property tax burdens on needy seniors and other needy citizens; land-use regulation so as to preserve the quality of Newton and to meet other city needs, such as open space, historic preservation, affordable housing, and appropriate commercial and residential development to expand the tax base.