[This page is in the initial stages of development. If you have any suggestions, comments, or contributions, please send them in. You pay taxes. The government is paid for by you and exists to represent and to serve you. Government of, by, and for the People - i.e., You! Let your government and your fellow citizens know what you want and how you feel. Communication and involvement are essential to a working ward and a working city. Similar Internet initiatives in this and other Wards are encouraged.]

Maps

• Ward 5 Map
• City Ward Map

Calendar of Ward Events

• Union Street Renovations - Planning Meeting - April 22, 1998

City Government and Civic Web Sites

• NEWBEDFORD.COM Government Page
• Official City of New Bedford Home Page
• Official City Council Page

Ward 5 City Councillor and Councillors-at-Large

• Ward 5 City Councillor - Jane Gonsalves
  • Email
  • Home Phone
  • Home Address
  • Council Phone - (508) 979-1448
  • Council Address - 133 William St., New Bedford, MA 02740
  • Official Biography (from the City Government's Web Site)

• At-Large City Councillors
  • Brian Gomes
  • Denis Lawrence, Jr.
  • George Rogers
  • John Saunders
  • Steven Sharek

Selected List of City Services

• Curbside Solid Waste Removal
• Sewer Cleanup
• Absentee Ballot

Major Ward Issues and Initiatives

[We need your help as a citizen of Ward 5 to help in the identification, definition and description of Ward 5 issues and initiatives. If you have a good grasp of any of the issues below, or other issues or initiatives in Ward 5, and can do a good write-up (or your own web-page) on it, your contribution would be most welcome.]

• Issues
  • Citizen Apathy
  • Voter Registration
  • Ward Development/Improvement Plan
  • Street and Sidewalk Repairs and Improvements
  • Tree Planting and Care
  • Recreational Facilities
  • Buttonwood Park and other Open Spaces
  • City Services
  • Traffic Enforcement
  • Abandoned and Neglected Property
  • Zoning and Zoning Violations

• Initiatives

1995 Ward 5 Report Card (C.I.V.I.C.)

Ward 5 Speaks (under development)