Candidate for
Mayor; City of Guadalupe

During Mayor Lupe Alvarez' first two years in office, the City of Guadalupe has had many positive changes for the betterment of its citizens; including the receipt over $5 million in grants!!!

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Three crossing guards along Highway 1
• Two full-time firefighters, in addition to a full-time fire chief (a first in Guadalupe history!)
• Four-way stop signs at Guadalupe St. and 11th St.
• Awarded $450,000 Safe Routes To School Grant
• Brand new police motorcycle
• Brand new emergency mobile command unit and truck

• Two brand new school buses for local children
• A brand new city transportation bus for public use with a second one on order

• Received $250,000 for improvements at O'Connell Park--including football and baseball fields, bleachers, scoreboards, sprinklers
• Mayor Alvarez has continued to provide financial support for the Boys and Girls' Club which allows the club to be open on Saturdays for children

• Built a 1.6 million gallon water storage tank
• Awarded $500,000 grant for new well
• Awarded $1.5 million grant for replacing old elevated water storage tank
• Awarded $1.5 million grant for replacing underground water main lines

• Hosted successful City's 60th Anniversary celebration and fireworks show
• Developed new city motto to promote tourism--"Guadalupe Gateway to the Dunes"
• Mayor Alvarez initiated and promoted the "Eat in Guadalupe" campaign