Dracut

Since being elected to the Senate, Barry has been tirelessly advocating for the citizens of Dracut. Recently, he sponsored and pushed for an amendment to the education collaborates oversight bill that will help Dracut's school committee ensure that the town's funds are being spent wisely. The amendment will require the executive director of each education collaborative to go before the school committee every year, present its budget, and answer questions. Barry is proud that the amendment was adopted and included in the final Senate bill. 

Even before Barry represented Dracut, he aided the town in many ways. For example, the contract between the NESWC (North East Solid Waste Committee) communities and Wheelabrator, the operating company, forced communities like Dracut to pay significantly more for trash disposal than the rest of the State. Barry was able to get funding for his district to offset these costs and save taxpayers from a considerable burden.

Barry has also fought to ensure that Community Preservation Act money is not diverted to a general fund and stays with the CPA, giving the town more control over that money.

Barry Finegold hopes to grow the economic base in Dracut through bringing new and cutting edge technologies to the area that will create jobs and a revived tax base for the town of Dracut.