Election 2021: Frank Alaimo For District 3 Enfield Town Council

ENFIELD, CT — Republican Frank Alaimo, 63, is running for the District 3 seat on the Enfield Town Council.

Occupation: Retired Fire Chief Of The Thompsonville Fire District

Family:
Married to Carmelina Bottaro Alaimo
Son Anthony Alaimo Age 35
Son Nicholas Alaimo Age30

Experience: CURRENT: ENFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISION FORMER Enfield revitalization committee. FORMER Enfield inland’s wetlands commission. FORMER Enfield zoning board of appeals commission.

Family in government: No

The single biggest issue in town is ______, and I plan to do this about it:

(Flooding) OUR shopping district and the neighborhoods to the west have been flooding for years. I know where the problems are and what needs to be done.

A reassessment of all wetland AREAS IN the Enfield industrial park.

Critical differences between me and my opponents:

I HAVE EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE PREPARING BUDGETS, BONDING INITITIVES, DEVELOPING BENEFIT PACKAGES, NEGOTIATING WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING GROUPS, ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, AND PRESIDING OVER EXECUTIVE SESSION, and AND EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.

Accomplishments:

A 40 YEAR CAREER OF MUNICIPALITY EXPERIENCE.

I HAVE PREPARED BUDGETS, NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS, PURCHASED CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, BONDING EXPERIENCE, SET MAIL RATES, and PREPARED POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUALS AND OVERSAW EMPLOYEES. PARTICIPATING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Other issues:

I WANT TO JOIN THE REPUBLICAN TEAM TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT: PUBLIC SAFETY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION. INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES, RECREATION, and AND KEEPING OUR TAXES STABLE. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE EFFORTS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR ELDERLY BY FUNDING THE SENIOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TAX PROGRAM AND SUPPORTED AND FUNDED THE MOVE FOR SENIOR ADULT DAY CARE RESIDENTS TO THE FELICIAN SISTER’S PROGRAM. GOT THE UPGRADES TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL FUNDED AND HAS MOVED FORWARD WITH THE LOCAL TRAIN STOP AND OPENING MORE PUBLIC ACESS TO THE RIVERFRONT.

What else would you like voters to know about you?

I AM VERY INVOLVED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HAVE BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE.

A MEMBER OF THE IN ENFIELD MT. CARAMEL SOCIETY

A MEMBER OF THE SPRINGFIELD UNICO SOCIETY.

FORMER MEMBER OF ENFIELD ROTARY CLUB AND NORTH CENTRAL CHAMBER.

WORKED IN A FAMILY-OWNED VARIETY STORE, IN THOMPSONVILLE PRE URBAN RENEWAL.

OWNER PARTNER OF MEMORIES CAFÉ ENFIELD, FROM 1985 THROUGH 1995.

I AM A FIRST-GENERATION ITALIAN AMERICAN

I CURRENTLY WORK PART TIME AT THE FORASTIERE SMITH FUNERAL HOME IN EAST LONGMEADOW MA. I HOLD AN ASSISTANT FUNERAL DIRECTORS LICENSED, ISSUED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF EMBALMING AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS

PRIOR TO THE FIRE SERVICE, I WAS EMPLOYED BY THE ENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER. AN ENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER’S RESPONSIBILITIES WERE TO PATROL ALL TOWN PROPERTY.

AS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ENFIELD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE

I AM A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE THOMPSONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNION IAFF LOCAL 3059.

PAST MEMBER OF THE ENFIELD FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION, and

PAST MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT CAREER FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION

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