Concord -
To the editor:
Cory Atkins, our state representative, is just as she says: “fiercely committed to working hard” for her constituents and the communities she represents.
Education funding is always at the top of her list, and this year she was successful in getting a 9.1 percent increase in state education aid for Concord. In addition she worked with the Concord School Committee and the state School Building Authority to secure state reimbursement for Concord’s two new schools.
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Concord -
To the editor:
Concord needs Cory Atkins. Rep. Atkins has served Concord with distinction and conviction since 1999. By working to strengthen our economy and increase hiring needs to bring more jobs to our area, Rep. Atkins is building the foundation required to work on all the critical issues we need to address: Education, health care, affordable housing, security, infrastructure and the environment. As Rep. Atkins puts it, “Too many hardworking, educated Massachusetts residents are underemployed or out of work altogether.”
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Concord -
To the editor:
I would like to endorse Cory Atkins for reelection to the General Court from Concord. I have known her as a caring parent, neighbor, hard-working P.T.A member throughout her children’s public school careers, and, of course, as an excellent state representative.
In particular, I am grateful that Cory has been able to secure reimbursement funds from the Massachusetts School Building Authority to pay for school construction of Thoreau Elementary School. This was a very wonderful feat, considering the economic climate of the last several years.
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Concord -
To the editor:
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Rep. Cory Atkins for her leadership in ending Boston Bark’s industrial mulching operation on Barretts Mill Road. Within three months of meeting with me and my neighbors to hear our concerns, Boston Bark has been forced to end operations at this site, thanks to Cory’s effective work with state and town officials. She has shown her strong commitment to preserving the integrity of Concord’s small farms, wetlands and quality of life.
Ruth Crocker
Barretts Mill Road
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Chelmsford -
To the Editor:
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has awarded the Town of Chelmsford a construction grant in the amount of $8,739,542 for the Chelmsford High School addition/renovation project. The town qualified for a 56.31 percent reimbursement rate on this project. The grant monies will be used to pay the debt service for the project.
In 2004, Chelmsford voters approved a $31 million borrowing to fund the renovation and expansion of portions of Chelmsford High School, McCarthy Middle School, and Parker Middle School. At the time of the Town Meeting vote and subsequent approval at the Town Election, Chelmsford officials and voters faced tremendous uncertainty as to the amount of reimbursement, if any, that the Town would receive from the State for these school building projects. The State had imposed a moratorium on financing new school construction projects as it restructured the MSBA program.
Thanks should be given today to former and current town officials, employees, and volunteers whose efforts over the past five years contributed to the successful school renovation project and subsequent state reimbursement. Reps. Cory Atkins, Thomas Golden, Geoff Hall, and Dave Nangle, along with Sen. Susan Fargo, contributed greatly to the effort to obtain state construction funding. MSBA Executive Director Katherine Craven and her staff have worked tirelessly with town officials to review the construction work and audit financial documents.
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