Greenfield is at a turning point. The pandemic changed how we look at employment, recreation, friendships, and where we shop. The result is that people want things to be better … much better. And they have ideas about how that change happens.
Greenfield needs a leader who is ready and willing to confront these changes, not by herself, but in concert with the community. We need a leader who listens to people, weighs their concerns, and responds to them. We need a leader who disagrees respectfully, tells us why she disagrees and then tells us what she thinks is the answer. We need a leader who does not tell us what we want to hear but tells us what we need to know. And we need a leader who works tirelessly to get things done.
That is Virginia “Ginny” Desorgher.
Ginny and I do not always agree, but we always talk it out, so I have new directions to explore. I do not merely feel heard, I find new ideas or approaches that I must consider.
And Ginny gets the job done. During the City Council’s School Department budget debates, Ginny did not simply look at the 2024 budget and say “we will cut from here, here, and here” to find funds for the schools. She looked over years of budgets and actual expenditures to learn where the city consistently underspent the budget. She asked questions; she demanded answers. And all of this was for one goal, to make the best learning possible for Greenfield’s children.
Ginny keeps her eyes focused on the future of Greenfield … for all its residents and businesses. And Ginny’s goal is for all of us to arrive at the best ideas together. We may not all agree on the solutions, but we will all understand why they are important, who will benefit and how we will get from here to there.
Please join me on Nov. 7 in voting for Virginia “Ginny” Desorgher, the mayor for us all.
Susan Worgaftik
Greenfield