Category: Issues
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Newtown Needs a Representative Who Knows What’s Driving Your Property Taxes—Michelle Will Treat Them Like the Urgent Issue They Are.
Michelle understands where the pressure on your tax bill comes from, because she’s spent more than a decade examining budgets line by line, year after year. Newtown deserves a representative…
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Fix the Commute. Take Back Our Roads.
Cut-through traffic, unpredictable commutes, and growing congestion are straining Newtown’s roads. Michelle Embree Ku has a plan to push for I‑84 improvements, secure federal funding, and strengthen coordination on key…
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Newtown is Ready to be Part of the Solution
Newtown is ready to be part of the solution, but we need a housing policy that actually makes sense for real life. Too often, the system asks towns to absorb…
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Mobile Home Communities Matter
Mobile home communities matter because they’re home to real people — working families, seniors, and longtime residents who already live here and already make Newtown their home. But too often,…
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The Question isn’t Whether Newtown Should Grow
The question isn’t whether Newtown should grow. It’s whether that growth is going to be planned, fair, and supported — or rushed onto towns without the resources to handle it.…
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Affordable Housing is a Real Need
Affordable housing is a real need, but so is making sure growth doesn’t overwhelm the place you call home. Newtown families know that good planning matters, because when housing, traffic,…