Former Somersworth City Councilor Crystal Paradis
Thank you for electing me as your at-large representative on Somersworth City Council. I look forward to serving you as your Councilor!
Send me an email anytime at cparadis@somersworth.com
Progress on Priorities
At the beginning of my term, I posted the priority issues that I ran on as a City Council Candidate.
I’ve updated progress on all of these goals, which you can review on my Priorities Page.
Two proposals for 1 Winter Street: Vision of “Turnstile” or Domino’s?
These plans are not publicly posted on the City website (for reasons unknown), but you can read the relevant parts of meeting minutes here to learn more about the progression of the drafted resolution to support Domino's over the mixed-use housing/commercial community...
Resolution 19-22: CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO OPPOSE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) ORDER #20-092
The following Resolution was passed unanimously at the Monday, December 13, 2021 meeting of the Somersworth City Council. All 9 councilors were present and voted in favor of its passage. To view the discussion, start at 42:50 here:...
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I wish the Mayor, the new City Council and the new School Board a healthy, safe and successful term as they serve the people of Somersworth.
https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2022/01/05/somersworth-nh-mayor-dana-hilliard-promotes-plan-future-2022-inauguration/9082364002/
Despite a record number of unsheltered people seeking a place to stay, Dover, Rochester and Somersworth have dissolved the committee in charge of addressing homelessness in the Tri-Cities. https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2022/01/05/dover-rochester-somersworth-homelessness-committee-dissolved/9076494002/
The Tri-Cities dissolved the committee in charge of addressing homelessness, with plans to organize a new group of city professionals. As the warming center sees record numbers of unsheltered clients, some question if now is the right time to change course
https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2022/01/05/dover-rochester-somersworth-homelessness-committee-dissolved/9076494002/
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https://www.wmur.com/article/registration-opens-monday-for-new-hampshires-second-booster-blitz/38654531
Glad that my final piece of legislation unanimously passed Somersworth City Council this week. I hope that efforts to reverse the PUC's terrible gutting of the Energy Efficiency program are successful. These programs save taxpayer $, reduce rates & protect the environment. https://twitter.com/CP4Somersworth/status/1471919366828605443
ICYMI, this Monday evening, the Somersworth City Council unanimously passed Resolution 19-22, opposing Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Order 20-092—which drastically reduces the NH Energy Efficiency/NHSaves program.
Full resolution here:
https://councilorparadis.com/resolution-19-22-city-council-vote-to-oppose-public-utilities-commission-puc-order-20-092/ #NHPolitics