“I am the sole Holocaust survivor of a large, loving family,” Ms. Soumerai once said while advocating that education about genocide be mandatory for high school students.
Chair: 2014/2015, 2016/2017, 2019/2020 Licensing Chair: 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2017/2018
2018 - Current: Affordable Housing Trust
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Why are you seeking elective office? I have been on the Select Board for nine years. In that time we have had some amazing accomplishments in North Andover including
Completion of the first Facilities Master Plan, which included: Total renovation of Town Hall, New Fire Station, New School administration building, Kittredge School Gym, Addition to the DPW building, construction of the Anne Bradstreet Early Childhood Center
Eight years of consensus budgets brought to the floor of town meeting
Sustained AAA bond rating
Currently, we are on the verge of some major initiatives in North Andover. The Amazon project is going to be transformative for North Andover. I was part of the negotiating team that worked on the TIF and Community Agreement.