Frank Duehay
During the next council term, 1996-97, actions of Congress will greatly change the powers and responsibilities of government at all levels. Already besieged locally by property tax caps and by increasing demands to cut taxes, cities and states will receive far fewer federal resources and will be pressured to assume tasks the federal government has shed. The crunch will be felt locally, not nationally.
These fundamental changes will have far-reaching consequences for everyone living in Cambridge. In this climate it is essential for Cambridge to have as leaders persons of experience, maturity, judgment and courage.
Frank Duehay provides such leadership. He merits your number 1 vote.
Frank's Elected Offices
- Mayor of Cambridge
- Ten terms on the Cambridge City Council
- Four terms on the Cambridge School Committee
- Over 28 years of public service
Frank's Involvement
- Board of Directors, Environmental Lobby of Massachusetts
- Founding Member, Local Elected Officials for Social Responsibility
- Cambridge Hospice Advisory Committee
- Board of Directors, Tutoring Plus
- Board of Directors, The Cambridge Homes (retirement community)
- Executive Committee, Lincoln Filene Center, Tufts University
- Board of Directors, Cambridge-Yerevan (Armenia) Sister City Association
- Phillips Brooks House Advisory Committee, Harvard College
- Committee on University-City Relations, National League of Cities
- Board of Overseers' Visiting Committee on Continuing Education, Harvard Univ.
- Dean's Committee on Public Service, Harvard College.
- Committee on Economic and Community Development, National League of Cities.
Frank's Jobs
- Assistant Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Executive Director, Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs, Tufts University
- Fellow, Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Frank's Schools
- Cambridge Public Schools
- Harvard University, bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees
Sustainable Environment
- Frank fights to protect Cambridge reservoirs.
- He supports public transportation to reduce the use of cars.
- He opposed Scheme Z.
- He mapped the city's hazardous and toxic waste sites.
- He fights for pedestrian-friendly streets and bike paths.
Affordable Housing
- Frank established the Affordable Housing Trust to streamline the building process.
- He created a public / private affordable housing partnership.
- He helped secure millions in local, state, and federal funding for affordable housing.
- He fought for rent control.
Neighborhood Livability
- Frank fights for integrity and character of neighborhoods.
- He demands satisfactory city responses to neighborhood concerns.
- He organizes citizen task forces to deal with neighborhood issues.
- He fights to prevent overdevelopment.
- He demands a regional approach to reduce truck traffic.
Accessible Health Care
- Frank is fighting to maintain The Cambridge Hospital's mission and city-wide health network during mergers.
- He initiated the AIDS task force and substance abuse and anti-smoking programs.
- He leads the Health of the City Project to focus resources on children and men of color.
Quality Schools
- Frank believes in an open search for Superintendent of Schools when the position becomes vacant.
- He urges greater responsiveness to parent choice.
- He advocates affordable daycare.
- He insists on high expectations and achievement for all.
- He supports quality professional development programs.
- He demands fiscal responsibility in the school department.
Improved Public Safety
- Frank fought for a quality police commissioner.
- He gave the commissioner the right to appoint his own top command.
- He supports community policing.
Effective Management
- Frank strongly advocates public / private cooperation to improve Cambridge.
- He demands fiscal accountability and total quality management.
- He fights for competence and continuity of top management.
- He opposes Cambridge-only hiring and supports appropriate privatization of services.
Economic Development
- Frank focused city government on attracting and retaining businesses.
- He helped biotech companies stay and grow in Cambridge.
- He advocates school-to-work programs.
- He underlines the importance of nurturing emerging technology companies.
- He initiated the city's first comprehensive growth policy document.
- He spearheaded the study to declare Harvard Square an historic district.
Over several terms, Frank has led the City Council in defining and confronting environmental issues with the following results:
Clean Water
- Focused City Council attention and spearheaded actions to replace old water mains, build a water treatment plant, and protect Cambridge's suburban reservoirs.
- Board member of the National Water Action Funding Council.
Clean Air
- Outspoken opponent of Scheme Z, the bridge crossing related to the Central Artery Project -- led the fight in City Council and helped design the City's legal strategy.
- Long time supporter of increased pedestrian and bicycle travel; helped establish a pedestrian committee and a bicycle coordinator's position.
- Initiated the ordinance to protect the stratospheric ozone layer.
Waste Management
- Initiated the successful citywide Recycling Program.
- Started the current inventory of hazardous waste sites in Cambridge.
- Initiated an ordinance to require the recycling of motor oil.
- Initiated the ordinance to encourage waste reduction programs by local businesses and non-profit organizations.
Livable Neighborhoods
- Helped create and serves as chair of the "Health of the City" Program.
- Guided revision of the City's growth plan -- refocused the orientation from growth to sustainable development; linked policy implementation to neighborhood planning activities.
- Supported neighborhood based services, including local food stores.
- Led the successful effort to create a new affordable housing program with additional commitment of city resources after the loss of rent control.
- Initiated successful rezoning of Central Square to retain its scale and encourage appropriate development.
- Led several aggressive efforts to rezone parts of Harvard Square and many neighborhoods citywide.
- Initiated successful effort to rezone Massachusetts Avenue between Cambridge Common and the Arlington line to preserve height and scale.
- Introduced and led to passage the City's first noise ordinance and two subsequent revisions.
- Led the effort which resulted in the City's first sign ordinance to deal with visual pollution and billboards.
- Initiated the policy to beautify the western entrance to Cambridge (Alewife Brook Parkway area) through planting and sign controls.
- Committed to review and coordinate open space, development, and transportation issues in the Alewife area.
Effective Government
- Initiated and guided the reorganization of the City government which led to the creation of the Environmental Program (provides greater coordination and coherence across many city departments and offices).
- Board member of the Environmental Lobby of Massachusetts.
Endorsements
- Cambridge Civic Association
- NOW: National Organization for Women, Greater Boston Chapter
- Carpenters' Union, Local 40
- Boston Carmen's Union, Local 589
- The Lavender Alliance
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- Cambridge, MA 02138
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