LETTER: Candidate Anderson: 'I Have Worked for Decades to Improve This Town'

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Lea Anderson is a candidate for Board of Selectmen in the Wayland Town Election on Tuesday, March 31. Anderson looks to claim one of two seats open, battling George Harris and Mary Antes in the election.

Anderson shared the following letter with Wayland Patch and Wayland voters.

Dear Wayland Voter,

You have a choice this coming Election Day. I respectfully ask for your vote for Wayland’s Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, March 31.

I have worked for decades to improve this town that I love. I have worked collaboratively with hundreds of Wayland residents to move our community forward. I was elected to the School Committee for three terms (9 years) and then served for 10 years as chair of the High School Building Committee, guiding the $68 million project from feasibility to completion, under budget and ahead of schedule.

I am concerned about balancing our wide range of needs and wants with taxpayers’ ability and willingness to pay for them.

I think that the town is on the right track in several areas and support efforts to:

• Bring the community into the Town Center with a Council on Aging/Community Center, Rail Trail, and river-front passive recreation

• Increase and diversify housing stock with projects like River’s Edge that add to affordable housing and provide a downsizing option for seniors

• Continue to find ways to relieve the residential tax burden by increasing the commercial tax base consistent with the character of the town

• Find energy cost savings through projects like the solar arrays proposed by the Energy Committee

If elected, I will work hard for all the people in Wayland: young and old, taxpayers and school children, everyone. I would be honored to be your Selectman.

Please visit my website at leaanderson.info for more information.

In appreciation,
Lea Anderson, Candidate for Board of Selectmen

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