Belmont used to be full of farms… and greenhouses heated by coal, with smokestacks belching out black smoke. Then it became a “streetcar suburb”… and then it started zoning for cars. Every town changes over time, and we can decide how to change. The evolution of Boston’s economy and housing market are changing Belmont: making it more expensive, less accessible, with rising property tax costs. Refusing to change zoning doesn’t stop change—instead, doing nothing simply allows outside changes to define us. We can respond to changes around us in a proactive positive way that makes our town an even better place to live.