RIck smith for select board
Proven Leadership to Move Marshfield Forward!
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I’m a Marine veteran, business leader, and proud Marshfield dad. After serving in Iraq as a combat infantry advisor in Fallujah and Mosul, I returned home with a lifelong commitment to service - now focused on my community. Professionally, I’ve built a career leading large teams and managing multimillion-dollar budgets in the energy and environmental sectors. I’ve brought that same experience in leadership, accountability, and problem-solving while I was on Marshfield’s Advisory Board, where I’ve worked to strengthen transparency and fiscal responsibility.
My wife, Jenn, and I are raising our two children in Marshfield’s public schools, and I’m dedicated to ensuring our town remains a place families are proud to call home.
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Rick on the Issues!
value for every dollar
Marshfield faces a number of financial challenges including an aging infrastructure, funding for a new vocational tech high school, pension liabilities, all while the overall cost of services is increasing. It’s my opinion that the Select Board hasn’t spent the time necessary to scrutinize the town budget and make recommendations that will allow us to continue to grow and prosper.
The town of Marshfield is a big business with a $120 million budget and 1,500 employees. As an executive, I have been responsible for solving complex problems involving hundreds of millions of dollars. I’ve worked with large departments and across multiple departments to bring people together to deliver real results. I want to do the same for our town.
serving as your voice
What are the priorities of the Select Board? What is our strategy to build a fiscal plan with strong revenue and fiscal discipline, to deal with overdevelopment, to make our community more walkable and to update our aging infrastructure?
To be effective, our board needs more than good intentions. As a member of the board, I will work to establish a clear list of priorities and make those things that are important to you a priority of the Select board. I will also make sure that before decisions are made, people from all of our neighborhoods get a chance to be heard and weigh-in.
protecting THE TOWN’S character
Growth, when properly managed and planned for is a good thing. Unfortunately, constant development has brought with it hidden costs and consequences. Marshfield shouldn’t be a place just for commuters to hang their hat. It needs to be a community of families who love living here because of who we are and what we have to offer.
As a member of the board, I’ll work to improve walkability and improve community signage that celebrates our town’s history and spirit. I’ll fight to prioritize funds to purchase land which can be preserved for open space allowing our community to breathe. I’ll also work with other town boards to ensure that we have a strategy for limited development that doesn’t overwhelm city services.