Of the two candidates running, only Adam stood up for honesty, transparency and accountability during the Town Center debate in 2015. All these months later, he is the only candidate who has absorbed the lessons of that confrontation, who is committed to honoring the will of Town Meeting in the future and who will make transparency and accountability cornerstones of his tenure. Adam’s opponent, Guy Carbone, has admitted to not knowing the details of the Town Center dispute and appears to have missed the lesson about respect for process and for the institution of Town Meeting that the Town Green controversy threw into stark relief. Electing Mr. Carbone would, I fear, be a step in the wrong direction for Belmont and set the stage for more Town Green-style confrontations in the years ahead.