 Hi, my name is Diane Mahon and I am a candidate for reelection for Allington Select Board on Saturday, April 1st and I respectfully request one of your two votes. I have had the privilege for working for you, the residents of the town of Allington as a Select Board member and also a town meeting member. I have been proud of my record and service and I am just as excited as I was when I was a first-time candidate. Allington is a great community due to the involvement of its citizens and our commitment to continue to grow and adapt with the issues before us. We are facing many challenges and I hope to continue to work towards solutions as a member of the Select Board. I have learned one of my best qualities as a Select Board member is to really take the time to listen to all of our residents and always keep an open mind in finding solutions and re-examining if there is something we can do better together. I grew up here in Allington, attending Allington Public Schools, the Hardy Junior High East, known now as the Gibbs, and AHS and was fortunate enough, along with my husband, to raise our three children here in Allington who also attended our public schools. I am seeking reelection to the Select Board as it has been a long-standing passion of mine to help all the residents in the town. My number one job has been and will continue to be constituent services in the wide umbrella that encompasses. I have always tried to make Allington's local government understandable and accessible to everyone. There is no issue too small or too complicated that I will not devote all of my energy to help resolve. Allington is a great community due to the involvement of its citizens and our commitment to continue to grow and adapt with the issues before us. We are facing many challenges and I hope to continue to work towards solutions as a member of the Select Board. Climate change and climate resiliency are two priority challenges we face as a community. Somerville, Cambridge, and the MWRA, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, continue to discharge raw sewage through combined sewer overflows into Alweifbrook. Increased rainfall due to climate change and the dangers posed by significant flooding into Allington neighborhoods make this an issue a high priority for the Select Board and the town. I will continue to work tirelessly to address this and other issues like the preservation of the MuGar wetland, protect the quality of life of Allington residents affected by flooding and climate change. Housing and affordability are forefront issues for everyone whether you own a home or hope to in Allington or you rent your home. I know my experience on the board as well as my own life experience will guide me to help find solutions to the very real hardships that are involved in this issue. Transportation and pedestrian safety are also very important challenges Allington is facing. Making all of our streets and roads safe for everyone is a constant and ever-changing challenge but one I am committed to working on to find the right solutions for everyone. The Select Board is also in the final stages of appointing a new town manager whose job is to facilitate and oversee the daily management of all town departments and employees. We work to establish the town's policies along with our fiduciary responsibilities for the town's physical, operating and capital improvement programs which the town manager then implements every year. I love Allington and I hope to continue working on these and many other issues as a member of the Select Board to keep Allington a vibrant and welcoming place to live in. I respect the importance of civic engagement in town government to strengthen our town as well as working together with my colleagues, our town employees and you the residents of Allington. I again respectfully request one of your two votes for Allington Select Board and the town's annual election on Saturday, April 1st and I sincerely thank you for your consideration. Take care.