Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Dear Westborough Patch Editor: This week, members of the House of Representatives will submit their recommendations for the FY'13 budget for legislative consideration. This will mark the beginning of a nearly three-month long process of establishing a budget for our Commonwealth for next year. I, for one, hope that the legislative process reflects the shared priorities of Massachusetts residents instead of its usual focus on the wants and aspirations of Beacon Hill politicians. For example, I hope legislators opt to hold the line on new taxes and that they work hard to reduce state spending in FY'13. This should always be the top priority for the budget. I also hope the state budget will place greater emphasis on economic development and…
Monday, April 2, 2012
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Dear Westborough Patch Editor, Right now, the average time to deliver a road or bridge project owned by the Commonwealth is taking 7-10+ years. Completely unacceptable when one considers how important a safe, reliable and cost effective transportation network is to Massachusetts and to our economy. Over 15 years ago, I started my political career calling for drastic reform at our transportation agencies, including the acceleration of all Route 2 reconstruction projects. My first job working for MassHighway was on a mega-project in Worcester whose total budget exceeded Rhode Island's annual appropriation for snow and ice. Bringing performance based management, improved roadway maintenance and on-time project delivery - while reforming the …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Dear Westborough Patch Editor, Our towns in the Middlesex and Worcester District have always been about excellence. Excellence in education, economic opportunity and number one for innovation. As a former teacher, coach and classroom aid, my choice for the MA State Senate is Dean Cavaretta. Dean will be the most effective advocate for high standards, professional development and performance based accountability to ensure ongoing excellence for our kids and schools. I urge all of your Patch readers to learn more about Dean and his 2012 campaign in the weeks and months ahead. Fmr. Governor Paul Cellucci Hudson
Dean Cavaretta
9:00 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The ABP pilot procedures are not the statewide road and bridge program. AASHTO and the 2006 MassDOT Design Guidebook published by the state note protracted timelines. We can do a lot better in a host of areas. The Wellesley job you referred to? Thanks, I worked on that innovative project and with stakeholders. more ›