STA. BARBARA — Watch out for our town, Sta. Barbara!

This was the gist of the inaugural speech delivered by Mayor Reynaldo Velasco last June 30 at the jampacked Daniel Maramba National High School as he reiterated his vow to pursue the 10-point agenda which he presented during the campaign period.

Velasco’s 10-point program cover “Reform in governance, Education for all, Youth and     Sports Development, Values formation and strengthening, Environmental Care and Protection, Livelihood programs and jobs creation, Agricultural Productivity, Social and health services, Community Partnership, and Peace and Order.”

He said he will turn Sta. Barbara into a model town through his 10-point agenda, particularly in terms of peace and order.

Velasco, a former three-star police general, proclaimed “we intend to make Sta. Barbara the safest town in Pangasinan, safe to its residents, safe to businessmen, safe to visitors – in their homes, in their place of work and on the streets. But it will be the most dangerous place to criminals. I advise any criminal, or would-be criminal to leave the town of Sta. Barbara soonest. It is dangerous to your health.”

He also listed flood mitigation, irrigation, and agricultural productivity as priority projects in the next three years.

The new mayor said benefits presented by Sta. Barbara’s proximity to the cities of Urdaneta, Dagupan and San Carlos will be maximized particularly in the supply of commercial crops and other products.

Housing development, he added, will be adopted as a business development for the fast growing suburb and services which need to be supported and encouraged.

“We will invite and encourage more real estate developers to make Sta. Barbara a primary housing development center in Pangasinan,” he said.

He also disclosed that he will push for the development of the airport project was earlier endorsed by five Pangasinan solons to be situated on a 500-hectare marginal land specifically in the corridors of Barangays Erfe and Leet.

Together with Governor Amado Espino Jr., Velasco said they met with Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza to put this airport project on track.

Mendoza committed to provide the initial funding for the engineering and technical studies for the airport project and to help source investors to implement it.

On his first week in office, Velasco began instilling the value of punctuality and work ethic by reporting to work before 7 a.m. as an example to all the municipal employees.

“We have to change if we want to give better service to the people. I expect them to be at their offices by 8 a.m. as I go to the mayor’s office 7 a.m.,” said Velasco.

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