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RFH 2010, Cover Stories, To the Editor

Letter: Shwartz, Rossi & Pangallo Backed

Fri, Oct 14, 2011

On November 8 the Town of Hamilton will have the opportunity to elect a Supervisor and two Town Councilors who would bring fresh perspectives and expertise to a Town that has struggled for two years to recover from an earlier period of inadequate reporting and misguided financial management.

Eve Ann Shwartz would bring to the position of Supervisor her love of her home town, her expertise in the law, her passionate commitment to protecting the land and its value, and her entrepreneurial and managerial skills. She has demonstrated strong abilities as a leader, not only in the Town, but in the County and region.  Her proactive orientation has been shown repeatedly; she has been an initiator as well as a leader of Stop NYRI, the Partnership for Community Development, the Southern Madison County Gas Coalition, and the county’s Agricultural and Economic Development Committee. As Supervisor, she would bring intelligent energy, dedication to the well-being of all citizens, and practical knowledge to both Hamilton and Wampsville.

Chris Rossi’s energetic dedication to the well-being of the Town again is being shown in her willingness to run for Town Council. She has repeatedly shown that she knows how to organize citizens toward constructive action when their rights are threatened, whether by a power line, careless natural gas development, or apparently unfair property assessment. Chris took the lead last Spring to organize citizens to help other citizens who wanted advice about the grievance process about property assessments.

 Dominick Pangallo would bring to the Town Council knowledge about state and local tax policy, public finance, budgeting, as well as organizational effectiveness. The mistakes made in Hamilton’s financial reporting between 2003 and 2008 and identified in 2009 by the NY Comptroller might well have been avoided if such knowledge had been represented on the Town Council. Dominick offers what sometimes admittedly has been missing:  he has time for regular attendance at meetings. He also has knowledge about public administration that would enable him to recognize problems when they emerge.

Votes for Shwartz, Rossi, and Pangallo are votes for good government!

 

Donald L. Berry and Wanda Warren Berry

49 University Ave.

Hamilton

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