Council President Jim Letterie

Town Of Winthrop

20 + Significant accomplishments since January 2022

1. Hired a Town Manager (Anthony Marino).
2. Replaced 4.5 miles of water mains utilizing ARPA funds.
3. Hired a Deputy Assessor and successfully worked through three years of backlogged building permits. As a result, new growth increased to $500,000 over a two-year period, now stabilizing between $350,000 and $400,000 annually—compared to a prior average of $237,000.
4. Designed and launched a new municipal website in partnership with CivicPlus.
5. Implemented Brightly (formerly SchoolDude) asset management software and created a Facilities Needs Assessment to support long-term capital planning and anticipate major expenditures.
6. Advanced the Revere Street TIP project by securing all necessary easements and ensuring fair compensation to residents and businesses, keeping the project on schedule.
7. Successfully negotiated two full cycles of union contracts across five unions without arbitration or the need to allocate contingency funds.
8. Planted over 125 trees using Capital Improvement funds over the past three years.
9. Collaborated to expand the Regional Dispatch Center by including a third community (Chelsea), a move expected to reduce long-term costs.
10. Installed a new three-flag pole display and outdoor patio area at the EB Newton Building.
11. Secured $195,000 through the Green Communities Grant Program.
12. Completed restoration of the historic Clock Tower at the EB Newton Building.
13. Appointed a new Assistant Town Manager to succeed the former Planning Director.
14. Finalized and executed a new ten-year agreement with Comcast through the Town Manager’s office.
15. Renegotiated a five-year contract with Capital Waste, achieving reasonable cost increases over the term.
16. Negotiated a new ten-year contract with the MWRA to ensure stable and predictable funding for the future.
17. Established the Climate Commission to identify flood-prone areas, pursue state and federal grant opportunities, and support ongoing flood mitigation efforts.
18. Received and implemented a $250,000 Town-Wide Fiber Infrastructure Grant from the Commonwealth’s Community Compact Program, enabling significant upgrades to municipal fiber networks.
19. Created an Education Stabilization Fund and passed a School Override to prevent layoffs, preserve class sizes, maintain programmatic progress, support facilities maintenance, and enhance overall instructional capacity.
20. Secured citizen support and passage of a Debt Exclusion to address two long-standing issues: the construction of a new fire station and the demolition of the old middle school and auditorium.
21. Established an Advisory Design and Review Board tasked with developing architectural and aesthetic guidelines for future development projects to ensure compatibility and visual coherence within the community.