the right candidate with the right background and platform

Lower our Tax Growth While Maintaining our School Budget. We Can do Better.

Under current leadership, Amesbury has shattered our tax growth records. In addition, Amesbury has seen the most aggressive tax growth of any community in the entire Northeast of Massachusetts.

We must have a Mayor who is willing to fight much harder for additional funding from the state for our schools that Amesbury is rightly owed.

Schools and infrastructure

Focus on improving what we already have. Truly listen to the desires and needs of parents and teachers, as opposed to being overly guided by administrators and bureaucratic goals.

Improve infrastructure planning by dedicating more funds for roads and sidewalks and doing a better job of basic maintenance such as Woodsom Farm mowing and trimming of bushes for pedestrian safety.

Downtown and Economic Development

Better support our businesses community by having City Hall become a true partner with the Chamber of Commerce. Implement an aggressive small business development plan, focused on online shopping, marketing, downtown foot traffic, and parking.

At a wider level, implement a no-excuses and can-do spirit to attract growth and development of businesses of all sizes by getting everyone working collaboratively, such as the City Council, Planning Board, Chamber of Commerce, etc.

Leadership Principles

Will Fight Relentlessly for the People of Amesbury

With the wide variety of complex challenges facing communities and households, local governments need to step up their game and breadth of issues they are willing to tackle.

As Mayor, I will set up a series of aggressive Task Forces addressing a wide variety of critical issues such as mental health, government transparency and citizen involvement, environmental protection, and housing/cost of living.

I love working with and talking with a variety of people and points of view. I am a strong believer in the need for the next Mayor of Amesbury to be a true unifier who has the ability to bring people together to work as a real team and to finally bring real transparency and clear communication to the citizens, Boards, City Hall workers, and businesses of Amesbury.

Transparency and Clear Communication

Stop the mass exodus of city workers out of Amesbury by improving morale through better leadership, communication, and support of our hardworking police officers, firefighters. DPW workers, teachers, and other City Hall staff.

Everyone will be treated exactly the same. From the lonely homeowner, all the way up to the biggest traditional power players. No More Games.

ted semesnyei for Amesbury mayor