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VALUES & VISION

We can live in a city that
we design.

Councilor Perlman is running for Mayor to be a voice for our future

As our Councilor and a Mayoral candidate, Sam prioritizes the input and ideas of Marlborough residents to ensure our community thrives. Below are some of Sam’s key policy areas. We welcome you to contact her directly
via our contact form to share additional ideas you have for our city. 


For Councilor Perlman's most up-to-date work, be sure to follow her social media pages: @SamforMarlboro for campaign info and @CouncilorPerlman for city updates.

PRIORITIZING INFRASTRUCTURE & WEST SIDE FIRE STATION

INVESTING IN SMALL BUSINESSES & REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN

FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & OPEN GOVERNMENT

INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & OPEN SPACE

EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH & SCHOOLS

PRIORITIZING LONG-TERM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

PRIORITIZING INFRASTRUCTURE & WEST SIDE FIRE STATION

Sam will be a Mayor that delivers essential government services as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The bedrock of her administration will be a government that works and keeps the promises the City has made to its citizens. Importantly, the Mayor sets the budget priorities for the community which is a representation of what we as a City value.

Image description: Pleasant Street Fire Station.

FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & OPEN GOVERNMENT

Sam knows that Marlborough is strongest when everyone can participate. Utilizing her professional background in civic engagement and education, Sam will ensure open government and transparency are at the heart of serving as our next Mayor.

Image description: Sam with several high school students at a March 2023 local Women’s Day Conference where she served on the panel.

EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH & SCHOOLS

Sam is a proud graduate of Marlborough Public Schools and knows that the vibrancy of our community directly connects to our investment in educating our youngest residents. Sam’s background in nonprofit civic education and helping pass the state civics education bill, which requires school systems teach students how our government works, will apply well to charting a positive path for our young people.

Image description: Goodnow Brothers Elementary School.

INVESTING IN SMALL BUSINESSES & REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN

A robust and active downtown is the beating heart of our city. Sam will make downtown more walkable and support the influx of small businesses to anchor the entire length of downtown. Sam is the lead advocate for public art in our city and will develop a citywide public art and downtown plan to make the location pedestrian-friendly, highlight our local history and Museum in the Streets as well as becoming a destination for visitors and locals alike.

Image description: Welcome to Historic Downtown Marlborough sign.

INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & OPEN SPACE

The future for our city and our world depends on a liveable planet. Just as our budget represents our values, so too must our city lead on environmental sustainability. Sound stewardship of our natural resources must be integrated into all our work, including how we operate internally to reduce our carbon footprint. Our parks are also a priority and we are fortunate to have a lot of recreational facilities in our community.

Image description: Sign along the Assabet River Rail Trail in Marlborough.

PRIORITIZING LONG-TERM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Housing and the high rate of development in our city is a topic Sam hears most from residents. As Mayor, Sam will work to ensure that residents who grew up here, work here and choose to live here can afford to do so.

Image description: View of the Walker Building and World War I veterans memorial known as the “The Doughboy” in downtown Marlborough.
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