Margaret was born in Georgia, just outside of Ft. Benning. Her family often struggled to make ends meet, and she dropped out of high school at the end of her junior year to help. While working full-time, she acquired her General Equivalency Diploma at age 17.
Vibrant businesses are a key component of successful cities and towns: For small towns, this has become a tenuous relationship as businesses struggle during the pandemic. Even the loss of one or two businesses can have a detrimental impact on a downtown’s appeal, the vitality of a commercial corridor, and people’s wallets.
As Pepperell Select Board Chair, I not only adopted Master Plan goals related to economic development, I rolled up my sleeves, reached out to other Boards, and worked collaboratively to secure grant funding targeted at revitalizing our Main Street Corridor. My work for many years in Pepperell has been firmly rooted in my personal philosophy of the power of collaboration, and this has never been more public than my time on the Select Board.
This District is ready for, and in need of, the kind of leadership I bring to the table, and I will foster collaborations between our towns in order to bring about successful economic partnerships. Just as importantly, I will aggressively represent this District – which has been noticeably left out of state funding, including earmarks, for years – at budget time.