Alan’s Plan to Put People Before Politics: » Support a Green New Deal to combat Climate Change by accelerating a just transition away from fossil fuels and create millions of clean energy jobs. » Propose new funding for public arts and culture under the CARES Act to ensure community arts spaces are preserved. » Address the spike in unemployment through a Federal Jobs Guarantee including expanding AmeriCorps and providing Emergency Wage Support to save small businesses and keep people on the payroll.
People Before Politics: Alan Khazei’s Plan for Dover
» Support small businesses by proposing a small business hiring credit and accelerated depreciation of capital investment for small businesses that hire new workers. Dedicate funding streams to help further support women, minority, and veteran owned small businesses. » Pass “Medicare for All Who Want It,” providing a strong public option for affordable healthcare without eliminating the ability to keep private insurance.
Read Alan’s Plan for every city and town in the 4th District at
AlanKhazei.com/PLANS
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Dover’s Assets and Initiatives » The Caryl Community Center (CCC) is a key resource in Dover, hosting a variety of recreational and educational programs and activities, and a meeting place for non-profit organizations serving Dover’s residents. » The Dover Housing and Partnership Committee is actively working with nonprofits to increase the availability of affordable housing. » The Dover-Sherborn Regional School District is one of the highest-rated districts in the state, with a student/teacher ratio of 11:1 and a graduation rate over 95%. » Senior Citizen Tax Reduction. In the 2020 fiscal year, the town of Dover implemented senior tax relief to address the financial challenge posed by rising property taxes to seniors living on a fixed income.
Dover’s Challenges » Decreased Funding of Public Schools. Residents are worried about budget cuts and potential teacher layoffs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. » Water Quality. On June 11, the existence of E. coli in some of the town’s wells was announced. Since then, Dover’s Water Resource Committee has taken action to resolve the problem, but residents are still concerned about the quality of their water. » Lack of Affordable Housing. A lack of affordable housing, particularly for elderly residents, is an ongoing concern. » Climate Change. Dover residents are concerned about climate change and both its short-term and long-term consequences.
Alan Khazei is not a politician - he is a movement leader who co-founded City Year and led the national service movement to launch, protect and grow AmeriCorps. Alan is ready on Day One to lead the effort in Congress to protect our environment, ensure affordable healthcare for all, stop gun violence, address racial injustice and restore the American Dream for working families.
Alan’s Plan for Dover was built by listening to the people of Dover. In Congress, Alan will: Address teacher layoffs and retirements by passing the Heroes Act in Congress to secure $2,008,040 in funding for Dover, enough to restore lost positions. Support fundamental clean water laws, including the Clean Water Act, and work to secure federal funding for water system infrastructure upgrades for towns like Dover.
Explore new housing options for the elderly wishing to stay in their communities by giving grants to select local housing authorities to test new approaches. Create a Dover Congressional Advisory Board to stay connected to local issues in Dover and ensure stakeholder voices are heard in Washington.