I am a candidate for a seat on the Portsmouth Town Council and seek your vote and support in that effort. My background in education and educational administration has prepared me for the arduous work needed to be done in our Town to preserve our way of life and maintain our beautiful community. I am a former superintendent of schools and have been responsible for managing multimillion dollar budgets and supervising hundreds of employees. I have what it takes to make the tough decisions that will need to be made.
I have served on the Portsmouth Town Council, the Tax Assessment Board of Review, and the Conservation Commission. I am a lifelong resident of the Town working as a teacher and administrator in the Portsmouth schools. I went on to be a superintendent of schools in Narragansett and interim superintendent in North Kingstown.
I believe in the future of Portsmouth and seek your support to allow me to be a leader in the effort to create honest and affordable budgets that will ensure public safety and reduce our reliance on local property taxes and to develop additional resources. I also will pursue the institution of a municipal court. I would propose to earmark any funds generated to reduce our warrant item debt.
The time has come to “SHAPE THE FUTURE OF PORTSMOUTH” by electing the Democratic team that will advocate for our schools and students, bring balanced leadership, preserve open space and promote open government. I/we seek your vote in November.