David Atkins

More Civic Engagement and Transparency in the Municipal Budget Process

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Our town administration makes a sincere effort to educate residents about how their tax dollars are spent. The town budget book has been enhanced each year to address common questions and detailed answers, and our Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director Pam Dukeman does an incredible job both in terms of communicating and in managing our finances so …

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Increased Transparency and Civic Engagement

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When elected to the Select Board, David Atkins will increase transparency and promote civic engagement. Westwood enjoys an outstanding reputation for our schools and solid fiscal management. We are a community where neighbors help each other. As we confront an uncertain future due to the lingering impacts of covid-19, it is even more important that …

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Inclusion

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Several years ago, I wrote a very personal article about my family and what we learned about gender identity. It’s an important perspective and life story that people have told me helped them. We learned that the most important thing to us was that we support my child unconditionally and that every decision we made …

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A Listening Campaign

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During this campaign, I will listen to questions and suggestions from residents and update this website regularly to share my vision for Westwood as it relates to the issues you care about.