To the editor:
My last three-year term on the Water Commission is up and I am planning to run again, this time for the two-year seat. I am running again because I think it’s important to provide some continuity to the commission. In the last two years we have changed two water commissioners, the superintendent, and all the staff. I believe my knowledge of past decisions over the nine-year period I have already served will be helpful as the new commission moves forward to tackle today’s issues around refurbishing or upgrading the Water Department’s aging infrastructure and also developing a long-term funding structure that will be both fair and fiscally responsible. Above all, I am committed to ensure the delivery of safe drinking water to all of our customers. It is my intention that this two-year term will be my last service on the Water Commission.
The life experience that I bring to the position of water commissioner includes a bachelor’s degree in physics, which helps me to understand the technical issues, and 20 years of experience in a high-tech manufacturing company where I helped to develop the marketing strategy and the company’s annual budget. I have also always been committed to living light on the earth, as evidenced by my early participation in the Recycling Committee, my active engagement on the School Building Committee to promote a net-zero school, and my continuous efforts on the Water Commission to offer water conservation programs.
I hope the voters will give me another opportunity to serve the town I love so well.
Sincerely,
Ruth Ann Hendrickson
253 Concord Rd.