Alan’s Plan to Put People Before Politics: » Create a Hopedale Congressional Advisory Board to stay connected to local issues in Hopedale and ensure stakeholder voices are heard in Washington. » Pass “Medicare for All Who Want It,” providing a strong public option for affordable healthcare without eliminating the ability to keep private insurance.
People Before Politics: Alan Khazei’s Plan for Hopedale
» Hire a dedicated congressional staff member located in Southeastern Massachusetts who is focused on economic development and job creation. » 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. » Work to pass his Restore the Dream Account proposal, paid for by the Estate Tax, providing every young person who serves our country for one year with an account worth $50,000 to achieve the American Dream.
Read Alan’s Plan for every city and town in the 4th District at
AlanKhazei.com/PLANS
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Hopedale’s Assets and Initiatives » Small-town feel. A population of only a few thousand lends Hopedale a safe, small-town feel. Residents praise its community spirit. » The Hopedale Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It includes the Draper mill, the mill pond, and much of northern Hopedale. The district is also part of Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. » Strong Public Schools. Hopedale’s highly rated public schools are a point of pride.
Hopedale’s Challenges » Education Funding. Hopedale’s school budget is under enormous stress due to falling tax revenues during the pandemic. » Small Business Development. Residents would like to see more small businesses locate and thrive in Hopedale. » Draper Mill Building Development. The future of this large, empty building remains unresolved, and residents hope to see it productively developed. » Unemployment Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Unemployment had risen to 16.4% by June, 2020.
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 Hopedale was built by listening to the people of Hopedale. In Congress, Alan will: Help restore education funding by passing the Heroes Act in Congress to secure $1,963,607 in funding for Hopedale. 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. Provide federal funds to the Town of Hopedale to allow for the purchase and conversion of the Draper Building into a mixed-use commercial property. 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.