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Mayor Picard is West Haven's 10th Mayor and as such he serves as the Executive Office for the City of West Haven and works jointly with all City departments. In an effort to better serve the citizens of West Haven, the Mayor, upon taking office in instituted "Mayor On the Road" as a way to meet with citizens each month in the 10 voting disctricts. These monthly sessions provide the Mayor with an opportunity to discuss concerns with each citizen who visits. On a municipal level, the Mayor conducts monthly meetings with Department Heads as well as serving as a non-voting member of City Council and Board of Education.
As a life long resident of West Haven, I’m very grateful for the privilege of serving as Mayor of this great City. I share your vision of making West Haven a better place to live and work. I am convinced, along with the city's Economic Development Task Force, that West Haven has the potential to be one of Connecticut’s premier coastline cities and is committed to continuous improvements to our economic future.
 Situated conveniently on Interstate I-95, in Connecticut, West Haven will attract more visitors and give commuters great access to places of employment and destinations. From New York to Boston, improved accessibility will attract new growth opportunities.
Greatness begins with innovative thinkers and leadership. We must be realistic; this community is too great to accept development projects merely for the sake of development. We need to strategize when it comes to economic development and ensure that city planning in the future is aimed at improving the lives of all citizens. As the Mayor of West Haven, I will work continuously with local business and community leaders to establish new growth opportunities that will improve our City and the future of its citizens.
With renewed energy and effective leadership, we will focus on economic development that reduces the tax burden on our residents, recruit companies that bring employment for residents that will enable them to support a family, and insist on development that is representative of our shoreline community’s charm and preserves our undeveloped shorefront.
Our future is limited only by the limitation we place upon ourselves. The road ahead will be exciting and challenging, and we will continue to work hard to be successful.
— Mayor John M. Picard
Congress
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has worked a lifetime for the people of Connecticut . She was first elected to Congress from Connecticut 's Third District in 1990, and is currently serving her tenth term. Congresswoman DeLauro sits on the influential House Appropriations and Budget Committees. She serves as chairwoman of the Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittees. In 1999, she was elected Assistant to the Democratic Leader by her colleagues, making her the second highest ranking Democratic woman in the House of Representatives. She was re-elected to this position in 2000. She has served as co-chair of the House Steering and Policy Committee since 2002.
Since coming to Congress, DeLauro has built a solid reputation for constituent service and hard work. In 1998, 2000 and 2002, she was recognized as one of the House of Representative's top "Workhorses" by Washingtonian magazine, and was called a "hero for working families" by nationally syndicated columnist Tom Oliphant .
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