There is only one way to have a sustainable tax base - grow the grand list. The best way to grow the Grand List is through economic development. Economic development is key to the success of a city’s ability to responsibly grow and thrive. It is about fortification and support for all existing businesses - large and small. It is about good leadership bringing together stakeholders, both public and private, in partnerships that make sense and foster growth. It is about utilizing all resources at the local, state, and federal levels. It is about attracting new residents and businesses by creating an environment open to business. It takes a strategic plan to do this.
I plan to hire a qualified and experienced Economic Development Director!
As a former auditor, I am very versed on the critical need for checks and balances, segregation of duties, effective and efficient operations and audit safeguards that protect your assets. Only an honest and transparent assessment allows gaps to be identified and addressed:
A top priority is improving the quality of life for our residents and visitors. One important aspect of that is for you to feel safe and be safe in your homes and throughout West Haven.
West Haven is fortunate to have dedicated highly trained public safety officials including our Police, Fire, EMS, ERS that all are vigilant in ensuring our community safety. I will actively partner with our public safety professionals and our community to ensure we provide the necessary funding and resources to recruit and retain our police, fire, and 911 professionals.
I will continue to leverage state and federal resources and grant funding opportunities to support our public safety services and will work together with our public safety leaders on crime prevention and reduction strategies as well as developing additional opportunities for public partnership, education, and community outreach.
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West Haven has the unique opportunity and responsibility of having the longest beach coastline in Connecticut. Our coastal ecology is a beautiful and unique natural resource that is part of what defines us as a city. It is part of our soul. We must find a balance through which we can foster recreational opportunities, open space as well as utilize and protect our natural resources in a responsible manner. By working with non-profit resources such as Save-The-Sound, we can become a shining example of sustainable growth for other northeastern coastal cities. By the same token, the nature of our geography poses unique challenges such as coastal storm surge, erosion, and increasing storm intensity.
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Our city should be actively engaged in bringing health and wellness to our residents for both physical and mental health support. Our city can save direct costs by working to support existing non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) that help to provide access to imperative services which also helps to decrease inequities in healthcare. We must continue the current good work of community volunteers toward the goal of eliminating food insecurity. We also need to promote a culture of awareness and acceptance of positive approaches to address mental health challenges. The pandemic posed both physical and mental challenges beyond the norm from which we are still recovering. We have an opportunity to bounce back stronger and healthier than ever before collectively and individually.
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I’m so proud to have received an award from our West Haven veterans for the work we have done together to support our veterans
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As a daughter of a teacher and a proud mom myself, I know how critical education and community youth programs and support is for our youth. That is why I have served as a PTA President, served on West Haven’s Board of Education for four years and most recently as a State Representative have been a leader in providing funding and resources for a quality education in an environment that is safe and healthy for our children.
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As an animal lover, I’m very proud to have passed the two largest animal welfare laws in decades, which addressed animal cruelty and created new regulations for animal shelters, including minimum/maximum temperatures and a process for addressing violations.
In addition, this past year I secured $300,000 for an upgrade to West Haven’s animal shelter.
I will continue to work in the City’s highest leadership role to ensure our furry friends in our City have protection and are treated humanely.
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