While civility is important, Ward 3 of Northampton deserves a city councilor that aims to do more than get along. We need effective advocacy and improvement for residents, in addition to the basics of respectfully working with other members of municipal government. We need more housing, built in a way that improves the character of a neighborhood and provides stable homes for decades to come, as well as maintenance and improvements to existing housing. We need well-funded public infrastructure, including sidewalk repair, robust schools, and municipal internet. We need city services that are easy to access, ways to report issues like unshoveled bus stops or car-eating potholes, and the ability to track progress and see what’s been done. We need to mitigate harms from necessary actions, like providing grants to local businesses impacted by the construction fixing the sewers. We need councilors that actively reach out and ask, how can our government be flexible and creative in solving problems? How can we proactively make improvements? How can we support all who live, work, and learn here, especially those who have historically been un- or under-supported? With those goals, I ask for your support in my candidacy for Ward 3 City Council. Let’s make the ward, and the city, a better place for all.
Ace Reinhardt Tayloe
Northampton