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Medford City Council candidate Bill O'Keefe recently packed the room at the BPOE Elks on Washington St. in Medford this week.
You are the foundation of this special grassroots campaign and I need your continued advocacy and VOTE on November 3, 2015. O'Keefe told ...
Medford City Council Candidate Bill O’Keefe recently packed the room at the elks on Washington Street as supporters came out in strong support for Bill’s City Council Election bid. The committee to elect Bill O’Keefe would like to say Thank You to all our supporters, former and current elected officials, friends and family for the strong showing at our Campaign Kick-Off. You are the foundation of this special grassroots campaign and I need your continued advocacy and VOTE on November 3, 2015.
Together we can do it! Let’s move Medford in the right Direction… O’keefe shouted out to the enthusiastic group made up of family, friends, supporters (both old and new) along with a handful of current and past elected officials.
My #1 priority will be improved Constituent services – Community input. It all starts with the input of the residents and working together as a single unit. We need a cohesive City Council and new administration working as one.
“As a former Medford school committee member we got things done, ”said O’Keefe.
“ One of the most important items on Bill O’Keefe’s agenda during his two years as a member of the Medford School Committee was finding a way to include parents, teachers and other stakeholders in the district’s budgeting and spending.
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Not without a struggle, O’Keefe eventually succeeded in getting the district to post records and other financial information on its website.
It was transparent and online,” O’Keefe said. “Although there was a lot of resistance with regard to it, I think it’s been very successful, and I think it’s been a breath of fresh air.
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O’Keefe’s approach as he makes his first bid for the Medford City Council is not like a soft breeze, however; it’s more of a brisk charge against the status quo.
My goal is to have the word politician rest for a little while and get down to the people’s business,” O’Keefe said.
Credit for the last paragraph to Alex Ruppenthal
