Personal Narrative: Victory For Nancy Rossi

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Victory for Nancy Rossi Throughout the month of October and the beginning of November, I volunteered with the Nancy Rossi for Mayor campaign. I volunteered with the campaign for a total of 16 hours. Over the course of the few weeks I volunteered with the campaign, I performed tasks such as passing out literature throughout neighborhoods, completing fade sheets, tagging absentee ballots, making phone calls, and helping store items. My experience with the Nancy Rossi for Mayor campaign was very enjoyable. I was introduced to politics on a local level and learned the importance of the tasks at hand and the effort needed to go into running. The campaign managers and assistants were always very welcoming towards the volunteers. They would offer …show more content…

West Haven is $18 million dollars in debt and has faced long awaited desperation to resolve the matter. Rossi, who is a certified public accountant, promised to restore the debt of West Haven by having a responsible and balanced budget. In order to do this, Rossi plans to create a 5 year operating and capital budget for long term planning, eliminate duplication of services between the city and Board of Education, and institute a freeze on all non-essential spending. Another issue during the campaign was The Haven and regards in clearness of government. Ever since last year the development of The Haven has been underway with few citizens knowing of the plans and structure for the new mall. During the debate at the high school, Rossi said that her nor Dave Riccio were invited to closed meeting sessions about the plans for the infrastructure and that the role of local government should be transparent. Rossi plans to eliminate unclarity and confusion by using social media and other platforms to communicate with residents on current issues and meetings and appoint qualified individuals who will have West Haven’s best interest at heart. I whole-heartedly agree with Rossi’s stance on these two issues because this is the change that residents of West Haven have wanted the previous

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