Adachi, Green Shift Focus From Election to Town Issues

With the long election season behind them, Selectmen Janet Adachi and Katie Green want Acton residents to know they are eager to tackle the town's biggest issues.

Both selectmen issued separate statements and answers to questions provided by Acton Patch prior to the start of Annual Town Election on April 1.

Janet Adachi

• With three other candidates, was there any worry about being re-elected?

For a few reasons, I did not worry about being re-elected. First, I believed that my first term spoke well for the skills that I had brought to the Board and how I had used those abilities to the benefit of the Board and the Town. Second, although I believed that I was a strong incumbent candidate, I did not take re-election for granted, and invested as much time and effort on my re-election as I did on my initial election in 2010. Third, I was prepared for the possibility of a different outcome.  I am, of course, thankful that the voters decided to give me a second term, but if the results had been different, I would have been able to accept them and move on.

• Who would you like to thank in regards to your re-election?

• What are you looking forward to in your next term?

To start, I am eager to have the new Board organize and start working together. We have a strong team and I believe that the coming year will be a very productive one. Looking further into the future, I am hoping that the Board will make progress on some longer term, larger-scale tasks that have been appearing on the Board’s long-range annual goals year after year. 

Katie Green

I'll just say that I'm touched and honored to have been elected Acton's next Selectman. I owe my deepest thanks to the many people who supported and helped me along the way. I would not have won this race without their hard work. I am also grateful to the voters for placing their faith in me and I am looking forward to putting in the hard work and addressing the challenges facing our community over the next three years.