Quaverly Rothenberg

nonpartisan

The path forward is for the city council to use its legislative power to make the mayor put forward a budget that accurately forecasts our revenues and expenses, showing the real revenue that we bring in each year from your tax dollars.

We need a city council that will fight for our schools, and I have a proven track record of doing just that.

“Picture Side Streets” partly means fixing potholes, maintaining and creating sidewalks – and making sure they’re accessible and usable to everyone, including people who use wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers. To do this we need to take a fresh approach to how we fund capital projects, and we need to fully fund our DPW, giving long-overdue raises to our city workers and attracting new employees to join us.

So I’d like to suggest that we “Picture Side Streets” and shift some of the city’s attention back to the streets, sidewalks, and schools that people rely on every day. We can do this and invest in our downtown businesses and meadow farms in ways that won't disrupt the economy or shortchange our city services.