Voice for East Haveners

Whether it’s lowering our tax burden,

fighting against backdoor political deals,

or investing in community resources;

Every decision I make will be based on how it will effect East Haveners quality of life

Join us, and let’s make East Haven livable again.

Protect Our Future

East Haven has limited, yet valuable resources that we must fight to protect for future generations.

Building a Stronger Community

It’s essential that we come together to create a more vibrant community.

To achieve this, we must consider our teens and young adults in our community planning efforts.

Currently, there are limited resources dedicated to them. Here’s how we can make a positive change:

Rebuilding the Skate Park: We will rebuild
the skate park, salvaging whatever we can
from the previous one that was torn down. We
must correct the wrongs and make them right
again,
Construct a Recreation Facility: Create
fundraisers and enlist volunteers to help build
a recreation facility with activities everyone
can enjoy.
Annual Town wide Events: Help bring the community together with positive engaging
events.

By focusing on these initiatives, we can ensure that our community is inclusive, engaging, and responsive to the needs of all its members, including our teens and young adults.

Together, we can make East Haven Livable Again!

Make East Haven Affordable Again

Families are being squeezed by inflation, rising utility bills, and by a town government that doesn’t seem to care.

The Mayor’s tax increases have taken money out of our pockets while department heads collect raises and his friends get town jobs.

I will cut the waste and protect our resources.

Taxes, Taxes, and some more Taxes

Connecticut Residents pay the
2nd highest taxes in America

Plus East Haveners pay a higher tax
rate than most other towns in Connecticut

Where is all the money?

We need transparency in the Town’s usage of funds. Lack of transparency leads to corruption.

How was the $8.4 million in ARPA funds allocated? Is there any money left? Where did it all go?

East Haveners can’t afford any more tax increases.

To address these issues, I propose the following:

Responsible Budgeting: Implementing vital cuts to maintain a responsible budget, and having department heads stay within their allocated budgets.
End Last-Minute Spending: Putting a stop to last-minute spending by department heads solely to deplete their budgets.

Town officials should prioritize their fiduciary responsibility to East Haven taxpayers.

Transparency in Government

Have you ever wondered where your hard-earned tax dollars are being spent?

Trust in responsible spending is vital.

Here’s what I propose to ensure transparency:

Anti-Corruption Measures: | will put forward policies to combat corruption, nepotism, and wasteful spending, ensuring your money is used wisely.
Revised Town Charter: We’ll revise our Town Charter to include an enforceable Code of Ethics, setting high standards for ethical conduct among our officials.
Open Financial Records: We’ll open our books, making the Town’s spending easily accessible for residents to review and understand.
Asset Disclosure: Town officials will be required to disclose their assets and conflicts of interests, promoting transparency and accountability.
Recorded Meetings: All Town meetings will be recorded and uploaded online, along with submitted documents, allowing the public to follow proceedings closely.
Public Engagement: We’ll include a provision in the charter that grants residents the right to speak during public meetings, enhancing public engagement and ensuring your voice is heard.

These steps will help build trust, accountability, and transparency in our Town’s financial dealings.

Tweed’s Plan: Relocate the Entire Airport onto East Haven’s Wetlands

Why hasn’t our Town Leaders held any meetings with the public to inform residents what the City of New Haven is trying to push onto East Haven?

Where are the flyers outlining the project details and how it will affect our quality of life?

New Haven/Goldman Sachs plan will turn our shoreline residential community into a traffic ridden industrial zone.

No Financial Benefits: East Haven will not
receive any tax revenue from the airport. NONE. East Haven gets no economic benefit, just the problems. Most people use the airport to leave Connecticut, not to visit East Haven.

Lack of Transparency: There has been no public meetings to inform residents about the City of New Haven’s plans for East Haven. We need clear communication and transparency about the project’s details and its potential impact on our quality of life.

Environmental Impact: They plan to dump 4,000 truckloads of fill onto our wetlands; into an area that is already burdened by flooding.

Traffic and Noise: The expansion will bring increased traffic and noise to our town, disrupting our daily lives. Tweed estimates 600,000 – 1 million passengers to travel through our roads . Do you think our roads can handle the added traffic?

Health and Pollution: The emissions from Boeing 737-800s release hundreds of pounds of pollutants over our town; affecting our air quality and the health of our residents, particularly children and seniors with respiratory conditions. The section of East Haven near the airport already has a 1300% higher rate of asthma hospitalizations.

The main objectives of our elected officials should simply be to protect and improve the lives of East Haveners, and be a fiduciary to the taxpayers.

I will advocate for our residents, create transparency and make East Haven Livable Again!!!

“Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government;

that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.”

-Thomas Jefferson