Air Force Veteran Nominated To Framingham Traffic Commission

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FRAMINGHAM – An Air Force Veteran, who now works as an analyst for Liberty Mutual has been nominated to the 8-member Framingham Traffic Commission

Mayor Yvonne Spicer nominated Nicolas Hebert, a District 3 resident, to a 1-year term to end on June 30, 2022. He would replace at-large member Maryann Flaherty who resigned from the Commission.

Hebert would serve as one of two at-large members on the Commission, if approved by the 11-member City Council.

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Established by the City of Framingham Charter, the Traffic Commission has exclusive authority to adopt, amend, alter, and repeal rules and regulations, not in consistent with the general laws, relative to vehicular traffic in the municipality, and to the movement, stopping or standing of vehicles on, and their exclusion from, all or any streets, ways, highways, roads and parkways under the control of the municipality.

There are four residents on the Traffic Commission, all appointed by the Mayor. The other four members represent City departments, including, police, fire, DPW, and school department.

“I am a skilled data analyst, I could be of use helping to manage, organize, evaluate and present large data sets if necessary. I served 12 years in the Air Force Civil Engineering unit and have experience with civil engineering, construction, construction planning, budgeting construction and meeting deadlines,” wrote Hebert in his May 27 application.

“My wife and I have lived in Framingham for about five years now. We both grew up in different towns in Massachusetts and chose Framingham as the town we want to raise our family. We love the city and have enjoyed becoming a part of the community. I have been wanting to get more involved in the community for quite some time and recently, while filing a motion to have a crosswalk installed near our home on Maynard Road, I was able to attend a few of the Traffic Commission monthly meetings. This really stuck out to me as a place that I could start getting involved,” wrote Hebert to the Mayor.

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There are currently no women on the Commission.

District 1 resident Brinsley Fuller is the other at-large member. His term ends June 2024.

District 8 resident Steven Croci is the downtown resident and District 8 resident Mario Alvarez is the business community representative.

The current chair is William Sedewitz, who is the DPW appointee, and the city’s chief engineer.

Lincoln Lynch IV is the Framingham Public School appointee, Paul Gildea is the fire nominee, and Lt. Harry Wareham is the police nominee.

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