Issue Position: Fighting For Flood Relief And Prevention

Issue Position

A lifelong resident of Lynn, Pete knows firsthand that crumbling infrastructure, rising sea levels and intensifying coastal erosion are causing a flooding crisis of serious frequency and severity.

As a Lynn City Councilmember, Pete advocated and fought for the combined-sewer separation project to prevent sewage from draining into the ocean, and to provide flood relief for residents in low-lying areas of West Lynn. He held numerous meetings with the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission, and Federal (FEMA) and Massachusetts (MEMA) Emergency Management Agencies at City Hall to make sure constituents had an opportunity to speak about their concerns over the price of mandatory flood insurance. The meetings aimed to highlight the importance of increased funding as means of alleviating burdensome flooding costs.

Pete knows this is a problem in communities up and down the coast and that we can't fix it all on our own. He will be a leader for Lynn and Nahant on this urgent issue at the State House and make sure our voices are heard when important decisions are being made.

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