Randall Lapierre

Political platform statement

Why I am running for this office: This town needs leaders who are positive problem solvers. We stand at the junction of several major transportation routes, making Hooksett attractive to commercial and residential developers alike. While I chose Hooksett for my family because of its strong community and small-town feel, growth is inevitable. My approach as town councilor over the past four years has been to balance that growth with current residents’ desires and needs to ensure a future that is beneficial to all. In my time on the council, we have extended services through public-private agreements, created advantages for development in underused areas of town, generated competitive wage scales for town employees, and restored the town's fund balance to an appropriate level. My goals for this term include increasing engagement with developers to ensure a future vision for Hooksett with responsible and sustainable growth, stabilizing the town's employment agreements to reduce the annual increases in operating budget, and consolidating popular capital reserve funding requests into a single warrant article to make voting on the town's budget more accessible and understandable. In my last term, we achieved the goal of eliminating town districts to make every council seat competitive and accountable to the entire town. Due to this change, we are now electing seven councilors to serve for various term lengths. Whether you vote by mail or come to Cawley Middle School on March 11, I hope you all take this chance to make your voice heard.

Home town: Hooksett