"I am committed to preserving what makes Truro so unique, while also looking to actively address the changes and challenges we face as a community at present and for the future. "
Dear Truro:
Hello Truro Residents, my name is Kristen M. Reed, and I am running for re-election to the Truro Select Board. I have lived in the Commonwealth for 16 years and have owned a home in Truro since 2014. As a homeowner, COO of Chequessett Chocolate, and year-round resident of Truro, I am enamored by the genuinely unique charms and heritage of the Outer Cape. I am committed to preserving what makes Truro so special while also looking to actively address the changes and the challenges we face as a community at present and in the future.
Civic engagement is one of the distinguishing characteristics and traditions of Massachusett's life. I have and will continue to listen to Truro residents' concerns and goals so we may collectively improve the quality of life for everyone in the community. As a public servant, I regularly conduct listening sessions with residents to understand their community life perspectives in Truro. As a Select Board member, I have made meaningful changes that matter to the people who live and work in my town with my colleagues on the board. Great ideas are generated through open and broad communication that allows for different perspectives to be heard and represented. I encourage citizens to strengthen our local economy and build on our local sense of pride and community, which secures a better quality of life for Truro today and for the future.
I am dedicated to addressing the issues facing Truro including, but not limited to:
Promote sound business and entrepreneurial endeavors to increase our business and industrial tax base to lessen the burden of income inequality.
Utilize digital and mobile technologies to improve town services.
Enhance green growth policies for agriculture, fishing and aquaculture.
Improve relations with the National Seashore.
Increase transparency and use more inclusive governance structures to boost services and encourage collaborative public engagement, and support innovative solutions to the housing crisis that threatens our seniors, our working class residents, and our seasonal workforce.
Develop and strengthen programs to protect our beautiful beaches so that our town and its tourist economy can continue to flourish.
Invest in transportation and infrastructure, especially as it relates to waste water management.
Find ways to increase our revenue without placing additional burdens on residential taxpayers, especially families, the working class and seniors on a fixed income.
Improve programs and services to benefit the health and well being of Truro’s children and local senior citizens.
Promote environmental advocacy through water resource protection, land preservation and smart growth.
