Category Archives: Local Government
Save the Date – March 2, 2012 at the Billerica Irish American Club, 7 PM to 9PM
Please join me for a casual event to meet and discuss the Town Moderator role and connect with other voters. At this event, you’ll have the opportunity to hear my thoughts on how we can improve Town Meeting. But more importantly, I’d like to hear from you about how you’d like to see things improve. I look forward to seeing you on March 2nd!
Event Details:
- Friday, March 2, 2012 from 7 PM to 9 PM
- Billerica Irish American Club Lounge
- 616 Middlesex Tpke, Billerica, MA 01821
And if you’d like more details on why I’m running and what I hope to bring to the role of Town Moderator, you can read a short letter here.
Letter to the Editor – Campaign Announcement
Dear Billerica Residents,
It’s my pleasure to announce my candidacy for Billerica Town Moderator.
As Town Moderator, the person who leads Town Meeting, I will be focused on making Town Meeting more effective, more efficient, and more transparent. Our elected Town Meeting Representatives spend many hours considering important decisions that impact our daily lives, from the roads we drive on to the water we drink, the schools we send our children to, and the budget used to pay for those services.
In my present role as Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee, I’ve spent the last two years working with the Town Manager, the School Department, and petitioners to prepare for Town Meeting and helping them deliver quality presentations to Town Meeting. If you’ve seen Town Meeting recently, I’m the one with the computer next to the podium, often shifting on the fly between presentations, budget spreadsheets, and bylaws to help address questions on the floor.
I believe we need even more focus on the information brought to Town Meeting as Town Meeting Representatives consider their votes and as Town Moderator, I will continue to show leadership in this area. In my professional career, I’ve delivered thousands of hours of presentations and successfully run hundreds of meetings. I know this experience will benefit Town Meeting should you elect me Town Moderator.
My wife, Denise and I, have three beautiful children and a wonderful life with them here in Billerica. Through the kids, we’re busy with many activities like Girl Scouts for our daughters, Billerica Youth Soccer where I serve as an Assistant Coach for my son’s team, and numerous school activities at the Vining. We also co-chair the Billerica Spelling Bee, an annual event celebrating the academic achievement of Billerica’s children.
Please join me on Friday March 2, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for a casual, free meet and greet event at the Billerica Irish American club. You can learn more about the event and about me at www.MikeMooreBillerica.com.
To the voters of Billerica, I ask for your vote on Saturday April 14, 2012 by selecting Michael Moore for Town Moderator.
Sincerely,
Michael Moore
Peace Street
I’m Running for Town Moderator
I’ve decided to run for the position of Town Moderator in the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts. The election will be held on April 14, 2012.
The Town Moderator is the Presiding Officer at Town Meeting, the legislative session normally held twice annually to conduct the business of the Town as detailed in each meeting’s Warrant.
The Town Moderator also makes a number of committee appointments including the Finance Committee that advises Town Meeting on the financial implications associated with the articles presented in the Warrant including the annual budget.
With my professional experience, my experience over the last four years participating in local government, and the opportunity to combine many of my passions (government, technology, presenting, and people), I really feel this is the best role in which I can offer my time and talents to the people of Billerica.
I’ll be sharing more about why I’m running, what I think I can offer in the role, and what ideas I have for how we can make Town Meeting more effective, more efficient, and more transparent in the coming weeks.
Until then, you can learn more about me here.
Thank you and I look forward to a great campaign.
-Mike
Video: Conversation with Dave Gagliardi, Candidate for Billerica Selectman
It was my pleasure to record this video with Dave Gagliardi to help him share his thoughts on the issues facing Billerica and why he would be the right person to sit on the Board and help this Town.
Disclosure: Not only am I openly supporting Dave Gagliardi, I’m working on his campaign.
Conversation with the Candidate: Dave Gagliardi from John Gagliardi on Vimeo.
Letter to the Editor: Support for Dave Gagliardi, Candidate for Selectman
Disclosure: Not only am I openly supporting Dave Gagliardi, I’m working on his campaign.
The following letter was published in March issue of The Billerica Green. I’m confident that Dave will make an excellent Selectman and that he’ll help provide the leadership needed to help the Town prosper in the economic recovery and beyond.
Dear Voter,
For the last three years, I’ve served on the Finance Committee with Dave Gagliardi. I’ve developed a deep respect for Dave because of the way he approaches decision making.
Despite his long service on the Finance Committee, Dave is more than just a numbers guy. For example, Dave has led the Finance Committee on many visits to Town facilities and those visits have played a pivotal role in important decisions.
That’s because Dave understands that having meetings 
at Town Hall is only one piece of the process. Dave likes to see things first-hand and meet with the people involved. And then Dave forms an opinion about what’s right for the Town as a whole. Dave is an intelligent and thoughtful leader with experience and an optimistic vision for our community.
I hope you’ll join me in voting for Dave Gagliardi for Selectman on April 2, 2011.
Michael Moore
25 Peace Street
The pictures in this post are from a visit the Finance Committee conducted at the Central Fire Station in October of 2008. In the first picture, Dave (right) and I (left) are suiting up and in the second picture, we’re using the jaws of life to take the door off of a car (l to r – me, Dave, firefighter).
We talked with the firefighters that day about how important the tools and equipment they use every day make the difference between life and death for the residents and visitors in Billerica.
We’ve been on many other visits and tours thanks to Dave’s leadership in putting together these trips.
For more information on Dave and his position on key issues, visit www.DaveGagliardi.com.
Sandra Giroux for School Committee
A note from Sandra Giroux announcing her candidacy… good luck, Sandra! You’ve got my vote!
Dear Voters,
I am writing to inform the voters of Billerica that I am a candidate for the Billerica School Committee in the upcoming Town elections. I have lived in Billerica for more than 35 years and attended Billerica Public Schools. My daughter Rebecca is in the eighth grade at the Marshall School, the same middle school I attended.
I believe that being involved and giving back to our community is extremely important. I am involved in several civic organizations such as the Yankee Doodle Homecoming Committee and the Billerica Twinning Group, which is the group that promotes the relationship with our friends from Billericay England. I’m involved in town government as a Town Meeting representative and as a member of the Board of Health. I am currently a parent representative on the Marshall School Council. I have served on School Councils, starting at the Hajjar when my daughter enrolled in kindergarten. I have attended many School Committee meetings over the last several years. I’ve been the driving force to get the meetings on television by volunteering to record the meetings and edit them for broadcast on Billerica Access Television (BATV).
You may have seen me at the Pop Warner Football Games, or at the ice rink known as Rebecca’s mom, or as the News Editor of Billerica.Org. These are roles I take very seriously. I also take my role as a taxpayer of Billerica seriously and will safeguard the spending of your money as well while on the School Committee.
This is a very important time for our school system. Mr. Antonelli has announced his retirement. And long term School Committee member, Maureen Collins Rea has decided not to run this year. I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank them for their years of quality service to the town.
Our schools are changing, our children are changing and more importantly our spending needs to change. As a school system, Billerica needs to move forward by adjusting our priorities from time to time. We need to prepare our children for what ever path they choose.
I am mindful that costs continue to rise both in the households of Billerica and in the school system. I will work to ensure that the administration is held accountable for responsible spending of our tax dollars, while maintaining the quality education for ALL our children.
Our schools inside and out, as well as the equipment the students are using, are aging. I will work to ensure that the administration develops and maintains a plan for the maintenance of our school buildings as well as a replacement schedule for books, technology and other “disposable” supplies.
For more information about my candidacy please visit website at www.SandraGiroux.com or send me an e-mail at Sandra@SandraGiroux.com. I look forward to hearing from you; your support is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to forward this message to other, again I would love to hear from each and every one of you.
Election Day is Saturday April 10, 2010 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. I respectfully ask for one of your two votes and I would be honored to serve the interests of ALL of Billerica’s public school students.
Sincerely,
Sandra
Sandra Giroux
Candidate for Billerica School Committee
Personal Note: Thank You!
To the people of Billerica,
I’d like to thank you for the opportunity I had to participate in the spring election for Planning Board. While I lost by only eight votes, I cannot help but reflect on all of the good things that have come from this experience. I met so many great people that I might not have met if not for this campaign. I grew closer with many acquaintances that I had met during my first year of town government that I’m now proud to call friends. And I saw that the hope and optimism I tried to represent in my campaign is not unique to me but is shared by many in this Town.
If I had to do it all over again, there is little that I would change. The dialogue that was brought about because of the campaign was good for the town. We need to speak more often about what’s important for our families and this Town and how we come together to make it happen.
With more than 1,650 votes, I must offer a sincere thank you to all of my supporters. I’m humbled by the support you gave me and the votes you contributed to this election. Thank you! Thank you!
And most of all, I’d like to acknowledge and thank my wife Denise and our children Alyssa, Megan and Daniel for being so supportive and patient during the campaign.
Thank you and see you around town, friends…
Mike
Letter: Moore announces candidacy – Billerica, MA – Billerica Minuteman
Letter: Moore announces candidacy – Billerica, MA – Billerica Minuteman
To the citizens of Billerica:
It’s my distinct pleasure to announce my candidacy for a three-year term on the Billerica Planning Board. For the last eight months, I’ve had the honor of serving as Town Meeting Member representing Precinct 4. Additionally, I was appointed to the Finance Committee last June.
I came to Billerica eight years ago when my wife Denise and I bought our first home. We chose Billerica then for the same reasons we would now. Billerica has retained the small town charm lost by many New England towns of its size. The schools are good. The people are friendly. And there’s a true sense of community we’ve enjoyed since we came here. Our family has changed since we first moved here with just one baby. Our daughter Alyssa is now nine years old, Megan is almost seven, and Daniel is two. The girls both attend the Vining Elementary School.
I first became involved in Billerica government because of my children. Like many, I care deeply about the future we’re creating for our children. To me, their future is not just about the schools they attend. It’s about the jobs we create, the housing we provide – the choices they have for their future. The Planning Board represents an incredibly important opportunity to contribute not just to the future of my family and yours but also to the future of other families that will choose to make our community their home. We have a responsibility to ourselves and each other to create the best future for Billerica that we can, one that will offer a wealth of opportunity within the town.
Should I be fortunate enough to be elected, my tenure on the Planning Board will be based on an open, objective, and optimistic view of our communities, our opportunities, and the business presented to the Board. I will approach each matter with a business-oriented perspective interested in the economic development of Billerica’s commercial, retail, industrial, and residential opportunities.
I was born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts graduating from Brockton High School before embarking on the start of my college degree at U Mass Boston. While attending U Mass, I enlisted in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and proudly served for six years in the 772d Military Police Company as a Military Policeman. I was honorably discharged in 1998 at the rank of Corporal.
Like many, I supported myself while in college by working full time, eventually turning my love of technology into a career in sales and marketing in the Information Technology field. After a few years of work, I completed my degree at Lesley University earning a Bachelor of Science in Management. I’m presently employed by a computer software company working on national incentive programs.
To the voters of Billerica, I ask for your support on Saturday April 4, 2009 by selecting Michael Moore for the Planning Board.
Michael Moore
Peace Street
Billerica Town Meeting Member, Precinct 4
Billerica Finance Committee, Associate Member
Candidate for Planning Board and Town Meeting on Saturday, April 4, 2009
www.mikemoorebillerica.com
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