This information was submitted to the LongmeadowBuzz blog by Maury Garrett who is a candidate for one of two seats on the Longmeadow Select Board.
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| Maury Garrett Candidate for Select Board |
I’m motivated to run for Select Board because of my ongoing commitment to the betterment of our community. Since I first moved to the Town, I have always dedicated my time to service of Longmeadow and I intend to continue this record of Service as a member of the Select Board. I'm focused on repairing our roads and facilities, improving our athletic fields and parks, retaining our seniors, and supporting our schools.
I bring my many years of experience serving our Town on the Finance Committee to the Select Board to further benefit the people of Longmeadow, and see Longmeadow through this fiscal crossroads.
As Chair of the Finance Committee, I cast votes for the Finance Committee to recommend funding the construction of the Longmeadow Adult Center at Town Meeting and I have been a proud supporter of the Adult Center in Longmeadow.
I have a track record of dedication in my years of service with particular focus on our seniors, our youth and our families with school children. I have worked in-depth on matters involving tax and fiscal policy in Longmeadow, roads, facilities and infrastructure maintenance, Community preservation and athletic field improvements.
On the Finance Committee, I led the effort to establish a new practice of regular joint meetings between the Finance Committee, Select Board and School Committee, which persists to this day. I also championed the establishment of the Finance Committee policy to avoid the "fiscal cliff" by advocating limits on the annual tax increases in Longmeadow.
Currently, on the Finance Committee, I am supporting systematic efforts to increase funding to the DPW and capital funding, in order to perform deferred maintenance on our roads and facilities in Longmeadow.
I have been a Longmeadow resident since 2013, an Attorney with a JD from Rutgers University School of Law, practicing Insurance and criminal Defense. I have an Undergraduate degree from Princeton University, where I met my wife, Jackie, a local Physician and Allergist at her own practice, Agape Allergy in West Springfield. We have 3 children, Maury III, a freshman attending Longmeadow High School, playing varsity Lacrosse and Football, Grant, attending Williams Middle School and playing Longmeadow Intermediates Baseball, and Longmeadow Knights Youth Football, and Gillian, attending Williams Middle School and playing Longmeadow Youth Lacrosse and Longmeadow Youth Field Hockey.
I am a member of the Longmeadow Finance Committee for the past 10 years and served as Chairman for 6 years. I am President of Longmeadow Youth Football and a Longmeadow Football Inc., Board Member as well as a Coach of Longmeadow Youth Football for the past 8 years. I am also a Longmeadow Little League and Longmeadow Baseball Association Coach for the past 10 years, currently coaching our Longmeadow Intermediates baseball team. I have also Coached Longmeadow Youth Basketball.
Thank you for reading my election profile.
I'm asking for your support and your vote at the upcoming Longmeadow Town Elections on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
Voting will take place at Community House at the corner of Longmeadow Street and Williams Street. I would appreciate you taking the time to come out and vote for me. Polls are open from 7AM to 8PM.
Thank you for your support,
Maury Garrett
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