State Rep. Mark Falzone who is campaigning for reelection to his state representative seat for Lynn, Lynnfield, Saugus and Wakefield, accommodated the crowd of his kick-off campaign at the Saugus Elks last Tuesday.
“At a time when it is difficult to get money from the state—who brought us the money for the track at the Middle School? Who got the money to keep open the Senior Center? Who secured $2.5 Million for the reconstruction of the Lynn Fells Parkway? Who brought to fruition the Shops at Saugus on Route 1 with its $1 million bonanza in new tax revenues? Who kept the Youth and Recreation Department functioning? Who saved us millions of dollars by getting our town workers in the GIC state health insurance?”
The crowd roared with each rhetorical question Saugus School Committee member Joe Malone asked to which the answer to all was ‘Mark Falzone.’
“The best social program is a job” Says Falzone who talked about prioritizing jobs and economic recovery for the next two years. He also talked about work full-time for education, cost control of prescription drugs, local aid, tax relief from property tax pressures, and meaningful real government reforms where the benefits exceed the cost to taxpayers.
After his introduction Falzone talked about his familiarity with the problems of thecommunity. Falzone talked about starting his own small business in information technology, and understanding the struggle to find jobs and it’s connection to being a homeowner and having mortgage to pay which Falzone says he is also familiar with. He also stated that because he knew that the library is a great help in finding jobs with the use of the internet there is the reason why he founded and chair the Legislature’s Library Caucus. “Libraries are the front line in job searches, helping people to prepare their resumes, search the Internet, improve their skills, find a place in higher education and research business ideas.”
Lastly, he talked about the importance of having steady local aid when State aid runs lean, making his revitalization of the School Building Assistance Program an example.
