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RFH 2010, Cover Stories, Town of Hamilton

Letter: Rossi Runs for Town Board

Fri, Oct 07, 2011

As an active and involved member of the Hamilton community I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Hamilton Town Council.
 
Over the past twenty years I have been fortunate to call Hubbardsville my neighborhood and Hamilton my home. I raised my now college age daughter here, and still commute over the hills to work at the museums in Cooperstown. I have volunteered with the Hamilton Historical Commission, Chenango Valley Peace Alliance, and Hamilton Central School and continue to be involved with Hamilton Library, Rogers Environmental Center and Citizens for Safe Energy. These efforts enrich the community and give me an understanding of the rewards of working together for our town. 
 
This lesson was brought home while co-chairing STOP NYRI with Eve Ann Shwartz. Working together as a community we were able to defeat the 400,000-volt power line, protecting our town and others from its potentially devastating effects.
 
Valuable lessons learned from STOP NYRI should be applied to town government. We won the power line fight by doing our homework, clearly communicating what we learned and working with all members of our community toward a common goal. New challenges facing our town require the same level of dedication and resident involvement. We must invite citizen participation in local government through open and accessible meetings, easy access to information (including an official Town website posted with minutes, announcements, and reports), and user-friendly hours at the Town Office.
 
This community building – working together to create a better place for all of us – is for me the heart of what good government should be. I am enthusiastically running for Town Council to continue working together with fellow residents for the betterment of our town.
 
Chris Rossi
Hubbardsville
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