★★★ ELECT ★★★
BOYD JACKSON
FOR SELECTMAN

We need to work

  • ...to re-establish the “Topsfield Working Together” culture.
  • ...to strengthen and expand the authority of the Topsfield Town Administrator position.
  • ...to take care of Topsfield’s infrastructure.
  • ...to develop the Board of Selectmen into a leadership organization rather than a reactionary organization.
  • ...with state officials to minimize state unfunded mandates on small towns to reduce financial burdens on Topsfield.
  • ...to revitalize downtown Topsfield.
  • ...to continue support of our school system.

Background

  • Topsfield Board of Selectmen: three terms 2000-2009, Chairman multiple times.
  • Topsfield Board of Road Commissioners: two terms 1994-2000, currently serving since 2014.
  • Essex County Selectman’s Association.
  • Topsfield Capital Program Committee.
  • Topsfield DPW Building Committee.
  • Topsfield Town Hall Building Committee.
  • Topsfield Town Government Review Committee.
  • Boy Scout Troop 81: committee chairman, 12 years.
  • Topsfield Athletic Association: soccer and baseball coach.
  • Topsfield resident since 1976.
  • Married for 52 years to wife Abby with two children, Stephen and Charles Jackson, both of whom are graduates from Masconomet Regional Highschool.
  • Operated own business in Topsfield for 30 years.
  • B.S. from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
  • M.S. from the University of Michigan.