Children & Families
- Funded the Youth Center at Kelley School
- Safe & Drug Free Schools Grants for Salisbury
- A leading supporter of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
- $300,000 for the Newburyport YWCA pool and workout space
- $180,000 for after-school programs at the Salisbury Boys & Girls Club
The Environment
- 200 acres preserved at Common Pasture
- Harborwalk; and the Salisbury Eastern Marsh Trail
- Renovations to Cashman Park boat launch and pilings
- Enhanced Maudslay State Park by adding the Mulligan property
- Design completed for flood relief on the Blackwater River Estuary
- Secured access and funding for the Clipper City Rail Trail and Newburyport
- The Wheeler and National Grid properties added to the Salisbury Great Marsh
Economic Development
- $1.1 million for Anna Jaques Hospital
- Reopened the Maria Miles Visitor Center
- $75,000 for the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
- $2.8 million MORE grant for the Salisbury Industrial Park
- $120,000 for an economic development projects in Newburyport
- The Merrimack Valley Transportation Center and Senior Center, to open March 2012
- Improved downtown Amesbury and Salisbury neighborhoods with community block grants
Beaches
- Sand nourishment from dredging
- Plum Island Boardwalk and restrooms
- The creation of the Salisbury Beach Preservation Fund
- Championed beach management plan after Patriot’s Day storm of 2007
- National Guard to Plum Island Beach after Mother’s Day Flood of 2006
- New boardwalks, life guard stations and access ramps at Salisbury Beach
Alternative Energy
- Solar panels at the Nock Middle School
- Legislation to encourage Green Communities
- Cost saving green initiatives at Cider Hill Farm
- Clean energy technology for Mark Richey Woodworking
- Legislation to allow viable solar project in Salisbury for Vaughn Enterprises and The Thompson Group
Veterans
- Ed Connonlly Bill to increase veterans benefits
- Commemorated the First Lieutenant Derek S. Hines Memorial Bridge
- Co-wrote the pay differential bill to help veterans serving overseas
- Commemorated the Sergeant Jordan Michael Shay Memorial Drive at Salisbury State Reservation
Historic Preservation
- PARC grant for Brown Square renovation
- Grant to Old South Church for steeple renovation
- Grant to Amesbury Carriage Museum for weather proofing
- Secured 99-year lease for Newburyport Powderhouse restoration
- Grant to allow Salisbury Historical Society to open new facility
