To the editor:
Will Dowd reports, “Dan Albert … stood alone in his opposition to the MBTA zoning law,” at the League of Women Voters candidate night. Please correct the record. First, candidates were never asked whether they supported or opposed the MBTA zoning law. Second, nowhere in your supporting quote do I say that I oppose — or approve of — the MBTA zoning law. Third, you might simply have fact checked your reporting with what you’ve printed in the Current’s identical question in your guide to candidates.
The story here isn’t whether I oppose or support the MBTA zoning law. The story here is the abuse of power by hired staff and elected officials and their treatment of those “troublemakers” who would dare question their wisdom. John DiPiano and I have put reasonable questions on the table around the zoning plan. That’s your job. Ask the right questions, listen carefully to the answer, and this is key, ask a follow up question.
Dan Albert
Leicester Road
