Alan’s Plan to Put People Before Politics: » 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. » 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 Freetown
» 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. » 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. » Work to destigmatize and elevate the opioid and substance challenges of our community and country, prioritizing care over criminality.
Read Alan’s Plan for every city and town in the 4th District at
AlanKhazei.com/PLANS
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Freetown’s Assets and Initiatives » Waste-Saving Anaerobic Digestion Facility. Stop & Shop’s Freetown Distribution Center features an anaerobic digestion facility that processes unsold food that is unable to be donated. » Innovative Cannabis Production. AmeriCann’s Massachusetts Cannabis Center uses hybrid greenhouse technology that produces consistent high-quality cannabis for patients and consumers. » The Freetown Emergency Management Department has taken the lead in reviving the South Coast Regional Emergency Planning Committee. » Freetown is a member of the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), a planning agency that addresses economic development, transportation, and land use.
Freetown’s Challenges » Poor utility infrastructure, especially access to clean water and sewage management issues, have long been problems in Freetown. » Traffic congestion and resulting long commute times are pressing issues in Freetown, where many residents commute to other towns for work. » Extreme Weather Due to Climate Change. Despite mitigation work done after a major flood in 2010, flooding remains a great concern among Freetown residents. » Failure to Conserve and Protect Nature. Many residents are concerned about the conservation of local forests, especially the Freetown-Fall River State Forest.
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 Freetown was built by listening to the people of Freetown. In Congress, Alan will: Fight to make sure money is included in upcoming infrastructure bills to modernize Freetown’s wastewater treatment facilities to make sure they are environmentally compliant. Push to invest more in our bus systems to reduce last and first mile traffic by expanding routes and making bus cycles more frequent. 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. Create a Freetown Congressional Advisory Board to stay connected to local issues in Freetown and ensure stakeholder voices are heard in Washington.