He expects low voter turnout in September, given the special election falls one week after the state primary and the campaign season comes at a time when many are away on summer vacations.Īs the sole candidate, his pre-election messaging is focused less on his own candidacy - you likely won’t see any Sidney campaign signs adorning lawns around town - and more on getting out the vote. “I don’t see any current scenarios where I don’t, and I would welcome a campaign in the spring, actually,” he said. Too small a request could force the town to ask for more down the line too much could mean the town spends money it should be saving, he explained.Ĭome March, Sidney said he is likely to run again for the seat, one of two that will be up for grabs in 2023 (Select Board Vice Chair Michael Hickey will also be up for re-election). A 35-year Natick resident, Sidney has about two decades of public service under his belt, first with Natick’s Fourth of July parade and later with the Finance Committee and Town Meeting. “One of the big issues I anticipate facing in the fall is whether or not to put an override on the ballot, and if we’re going to put an override on the ballot, how big should it be?” “One of the big problems is that our revenues haven’t kept up with our expenses,” Sidney said. One of the biggest issues impacting Natick today is its municipal budget, he said. More Natick news: Harmful algae is detected at two Natick ponds. “I’d like to see some policies that help us with diversity.” “I think one of the problems we continually face is that we’re a white community, and that’s partly because it’s not as cheap to live here as we’d like, and we don’t have enough affordable housing,” Sidney said. While Natick has some diversity - Sidney cited the town’s Native American and Asian American populations as examples - he said the town could use some policies to help increase it.
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