FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 • PRIMARY GUIDE • THE QUEENS COURIER 27 Austin Shafran will protect what is most important to us: Our schools, our neighborhoods, and our seniors. STRENGTHEN EDUCATION BLOCK OverDevelopment & UNFAIR Taxes on the middle class DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH Paid for by Friends of Austin Shafran www.Austin4Council.com GIVE OUR SENIORS THE SUPPORTS THEY’VE EARNED • Reduce overcrowding • Improve college/career readiness • Increase parental input to give our children a world-class education • Enhance classroom resources • Respect teachers • Stop high-stakes testing • Crack down on shady developers • Enforce zoning regulations • End tax breaks for big developers • Reduce Co-Op and Condo property taxes by equalizing them with traditional homeowners • Cut water rates by ending the use of water fees for non-water purposes • Guarantee the ‘greatest generation’ the services and support they earned • Increase funding for senior services • Develop a senior transportation voucher program • Expand senior home repair assistance • Create a volunteer Adult Day Care Corps for senior assistance. ENDORSED BY CONGRESSMAN GARY ACKERMAN AND VOTE!
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