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I turned 23 yesterday, here are 23 policies that I believe will benefit Monmouth County Residents
Monmouth Resident, Eduardo Castillo on what policies he believes will be best for Monmouth County.

Yesterday I turned 23 years old, here are 23 policies that I think will benefit Monmouth County residents, from when I ran for County Commission. 1 Call upon the Governor to oppose the NESE pipeline 2.Put funding towards helping towns construct and repair sidewalks and ensure that sidewalks and crosswalks are ADA-complaint 3.Create an online form where residents can easily report a pothole on a county road without having to call 4.Invest more money towards repairing our roads and bridges
5.Develop and enact a Monmouth County Waste Reduction Plan including county-funded composting and food waste diversion efforts 6.Promote and host community cleanups 7.Provide dedicated county funds towards local community gardens 8.Pass a resolution in support of the Climate Superfund Act
9. Provide Brookdale Community College with the funding levels that it needs 10. Make investments into affordable childcare for families in need 11. Construct new public playgrounds and update existing ones to ensure accessibility and safety 12. Progress towards universal school air conditioning 13. Fund a Monmouth County mobile health clinic focused on reproductive health services, immunization, health education, and general health screenings
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14.Provide the Monmouth County Health Department with the resources it needs to combat the spread of public health disinformation 15.Mandate a $25 per hour minimum wage and 20 paid vacation days for all county employees and contractors
16.Fight to keep AI data centers out of Monmouth County and New Jersey as a whole 17.Remove any existing AI assistants on county sites and bar county funds from going towards AI 18.Introduce a resolution in support of a statewide utility rates freeze 19.Ramp up efforts to spread awareness about and help individuals and families navigate existing energy assistance programs such as LIHEAP, USF, and PAGE 20.Promote community solar programs to residents
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21. Perform energy audits of county buildings and upgrade where needed for energy efficiency 22. Expand SCAT to include free transportation for those 55 or older
And finally, 23. Provide free public transportation for those aged 12 and under.