To: Board of Aldermen, Kelly Murphy, Nicole Jefferson

Construction Job Placement

Support construction Jobs for new haven residents and minority contractors.

Why is this important?

This petition addresses Local hiring for all construction projects for new haven residents who have completed the EEOC program and New Haven Base Minority Contractors who have completed the SCD program. look at all of the black and brown contractors in the city that pay for licenses and permits that can’t even find work in the city in which they live. The 1.4 billion dollar school construction program, Rt 34, science park, 360 state street, and the list of development throughout new haven will continue for years, why are our policy makers talking about creating jobs, the jobs are here, we should be talking Job placement for new haven residents and new haven base minority contractors.