Leadership
It is the times of difficulty and crisis that define a leader, and Mayor Koch has more than met that definition by shepherding our community through emergencies ranging such as historic flooding to challenges like tackling head-on the substance abuse epidemic afflicting communities across the country
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Created an emergency housing fund for our residents impacted by the March 2018 coastal storm by using fees paid for by developers of major project
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Created a similar home repair program using the same funding source
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No other community in Massachusetts created similar programs
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Major emergency repairs to coastal infrastructure were completed within a few months of the damage, again using millions of dollars in fees paid for by development projects
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Activated resources from across the Northeast to assist the City during the record-breaking 2015 snow season, creating safe and functional roadways before many surrounding communities
Substance Abuse Crisis
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Directed the Quincy Police Department to become the first Department in the nation to have its officers carry anti-overdose medication
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Created a community-based task force used as model across the state
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Dramatically expanded educational programs and launched major after-school initiative for our young people
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One of the few communities in Massachusetts to use local resources to open and sustain an addiction recovery center.
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Efforts earn recognition from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy