Bushey Running for Adams Board of Selectmen
ADAMS, Mass. — Political newcomer Elizabeth Bushey wants to bring balance to the Board of Selectmen and bring all voices to the table.
"I think Adams is great the way it is," she said. "This is the town, it is beautiful and I want to continue to make it strong … and the way to do that is to listen to everybody."
Bushey, who is originally from a Sunderland, Vt., and has a background in human services, said she decided to run because she wanted to make a difference.
One of her main concerns is funding education.
"A buck is a buck, a kid is a kid, and you don't mix them you don't bargain," she said.
She said it is also important to her to end the conflict between Cheshire and Adams and focus on regionalizing.
She added that she also wants to eliminate dishonesty within the town government.
"You can't cut corners one day and think that you are going to be OK the next," she said. "If you think you are going to cut corners in a small town it is see through ... you have to be truthful."
Bushey said she is also disheartened by the lack of business in town and wants to work to support the businesses that are already in Adams and make it easier for new ones to come in.
"We had business here and we should have kept it, we would have had a lot more money," she said. "We have to be at their beck and call."
Bushey said she would also be interested in bringing a medical marijuana facility to Adams but that it would be important to make sure the public is comfortable with it.
She will vie against Cassie Witek and Christine Hoyt for a three-year seat being vacated by current Chairman Jeffrey Snoonian in the town election on May 1.
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