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It’s Time...Pawtucket Don

GrebienDemocrat Mayor

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Why I am running for Mayor? 

These are tough times and Pawtucket needs to move in a new direction.Pawtucket deserves a Mayor with the

24/7 energy, passion and the commitment needed to get things done.I believe I am that person.

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Who Is Don Grebien? 

• A lifelong resident of Pawtucket • Employed 14 years by American

Insulated Wire Corporation- Supply Chain Manager

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Who Is Don Grebien? 

• Member of the Delany/St. Teresa’sCouncil #57, Knights of Columbus

• Parishioner/lector

of St. Teresa’s Church

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My Family 

Live at 101 Vine Street 

Grew Up In Fairlawn& Woodlawn

 Wife, Laureen (LeBlanc)

Children Connor & Alexa enrolled in Pawtucket 

School System

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Committed to Community Service 

• Preservation Society of Pawtucket • Winter Wonderland Committee

• Lefoyer Club

• Pawtucket Fireworks Committee

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What I’ve Done? 

• 11 years on City Council,- 2 years as president 

• Made government more user friendly 

• Revived stalled hotel project 

• Established Business Advisory Committee

• Created site-specific alcohol licenses

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What Will I Do As Your Mayor? 

• Cut 10% off the tax levy ($7.9 Million)

- Levy is amount out of your pockets

- Maintain all essential services

• You can find$8 Million in a 

$203 Million total budget 

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Cost Cutting Measures 

• Cut excessive outside legal services• Stop using city cars for private use

• Utilize joint-purchasing efforts

• Hiring freeze

• 25% health insurance

co-pay for bosses

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MAYOR DOYLE’S TAX INCREASES

RIGHT FROM YOUR POCKET

$18.5 MILLION IN

DOYLETAX INCREASESSource: State of Rhode Island Municipal Affairs Office - Municipal Property Tax Levies

$79,066,846

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

$60,549,411 $62,487,208 $64,704,274 $64,624,231 $66,569,647$67,609,977 $69,570,402

$73,296,650

$77,608,924

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Bring Ideas To Reality 

• Hotel on Riverfront 

• Develop Depot Site

• New Train Station• Establish Cultural Liasion Committee

• Revive the Downtown

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Improve Education 

• Fight for fair funding from the state

• Invest in our kids early 

- Increased Head-Start funding - All day Kindergarten

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Good Ideas - How do we pay for them? 

• Create Municipal EconomicDevelopment Zone (MED Zone)

- Bring in new businesses withsales tax incentives

- Share 7% sales tax between

city and consumers

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What I Stand For 

• Responsive, honest, and opengovernment 

• Listen to and work with:

 All groups - all the time

• Get excessive spending under control

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What I Stand For 

• My goal is to hold the lineon property taxes

• Maintain all Senior services,

including bus service

• Give our kids the best possibleeducation

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What I Stand For 

• Be the Mayor Pawtucket deserves

• A Mayor with the 24/7 energy,

passion and commitment needed to get things done

• Thank You