I urge Westbrook citizens in Senate District 25, which includes Ward 5 plus parts of other wards, to join me on June 10 in voting for Cathy Breen. Cathy is a Clean Elections candidate who will bring valuable experience from her tenure on the Falmouth Town Council to the state Senate. In 2007, when Cathy chaired Falmouth’s council, Falmouth passed its Open Space referendum, which was the result of years of hard work where Cathy listened to competing needs and priorities of environmentalists, landowners, developers, and taxpayers. The passage of that referendum laid the foundation for Falmouth’s and Westbrook’s more recent establishment of the Suckfish Brook Conservation Area.

As a Falmouth councilor, Cathy was instrumental in securing a home for the Falmouth Food Pantry at Falmouth Town Hall. Today, the pantry serves more than 500 families from Falmouth, Portland, Cumberland, and Yarmouth and 50 Westbrook families.

Cathy understands that towns in the Greater Portland region need to work together (not compete against each other) to grow our economy and promote economic growth. She traveled with members of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce to Nova Scotia to better understand and promote regional economic development.

Cathy Breen will represent all of District 25. Join me in voting for Cathy Breen on June 10.

Mayor Colleen Hilton

Westbrook