Info for Voters/Selectmen

Dear Family, Friends, and Neighbors,

 I am running for Selectman! My entrance into this extremely exciting, frustrating, rewarding, and worthwhile journey began 7 years ago when I was appointed to the town Planning Board where I became Chair. After leaving the Planning Board, I was appointed Chair of the Capital Improvement Committee, a position I still hold. A year ago, I was elected to the town Warrant and Finance Committee. Now, I am asking for your vote!

Having served on appointed and elected committees and boards, including my experience as a volunteer on Acton’s Volunteer Ambulance Association and as a Trustee of the Acton Public Library, I have acquired a wide range of experience and knowledge that can benefit the position of Selectman.

Before moving to Acton 23 years ago, I was an Overseer at the Massachusetts Horticulture Society where I functioned as Philanthropic Chairman. I was awarded the Horticultural Society Gold Medal for fund raising. I was on the Board of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts serving as Vice President, in charge of tax reports for a million-dollar nonprofit organization, as well as the personnel director for the New England Regional Garden Clubs Federation. Through all my experiences, I have learned the art of being a good listener, a team player and doing the right thing for the greater good of community!

Things I would like to work on when elected:

• Increase community participation in Town government
• Moving the date of the Annual Town Meeting to April, combine it with our School Budget Vote
• Focus on pending infrastructure improvements
  • The West Shore Bridge
  • Water quality at the Municipal Building
  • The Municipal and Rec field parking lots
• The Assessment of the Municipal Building
• Rowe Bridge repairs with Milton, NH
• The H Road was never built for today’s traffic. We need an engineered plan to decide what needs to be done, adding a lane at the transfer station, striping the roads, and turning lanes where necessary.
• Help town departments and committees fill vacancies and establish policies and procedures making interactions with citizens, committees, and Select Board as easy as possible
• Mandatory use of purchase orders
• Establish the use of civil engineers on any town project over $25,000.00.

Thank you for your consideration, your vote will ensure I will do my best for Acton. Please feel free to forward this email to your friends, neighbors, and family!

Looking forward to seeing you at the polls – vote June 14^th!

Joyce Bakshi, Candidate for Select Board                                   joycebakshi1947@gmail.com

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