Meet Hugo

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Hugo J DeAscentis

Candidate – Newport City Council – Ward One

Lifelong Newport Resident

Attended Newport Public Schools K-12

Graduate University of Rhode Island 1976 – BA Biology

Career in the Sciences:

Laboratory Supervisor - Newport Water Department

Supervisor Water Plant Operations – Providence Water

Current – RI Level 2 Drinking Water System Assessor

Current – Water System Operations Instructor CCRI/Workforce partnerships 

Previous elected office -  Newport School Committee, serving 13 years ending 2010.

Personal – married to Sheila DeAscentis former Newport Public Schools

Elementary Special Education aid.

Raised 3 sons  all attending Newport Public School k-12.

Community - Former President Coggeshall Elementary School PTO

Former Newport Little league team manager (People’s Credit Union)

Former parent volunteer Newport recreation Department Youth Soccer Coach.

Parishioner St Joseph Church

The Newport Community - of the 39 cities and towns in the State of Rhode Island, Newport, I believe, is the most desirable.  It is a city. diverse, sophisticated, and complex, yet small and manageable.

However, Newport has many challenges.  

Newport needs a stronger program to help maintain rather than replace its building and infrastructure. (such as we are now seeing with the high school and Easton beach).

Housing, particularly work force housing, is needed to provide a local work force to allow workers to earn a living  wage and remain in the community in which they work.  Business will be attracted to a community with an available work force.

Elderly housing to provide affordable housing for our long term residents.

Traffic – always a problem but traffic issues must be minimized.

Continue to promote Newport’s pedestrian advantages with clean sidewalks as well as clean streets.

It is imperative that city operations respond to all residents.

Lean budgets ensure efficiency. 

Health and safety are always a top priority

I hope to bring some level of experience, talent, and certainly my persistence to elected office to address and resolve Newport’s many issues.

Please consider my candidacy.

All concerns are Important

All votes are important