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Support DeLucia
Thursday, 22 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
I am writing in support of Peter DeLucia for re-election to our Town Board. Mr. DeLucia has a winning combination of energy, knowledge, and integrity with which he tirelessly gives to our town. He is available, understanding, and with his experience, proficient in tackling the work needed to shape our town’s future. Please take the time to vote on Nov. 3 and remember a vote for Mr. DeLucia is a vote for a sustainable Lewisboro.
FRANK FERRANTE
South Salem, Oct. 16
Democrat for GOP
Thursday, 22 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
I am a registered, life-long Democrat and next month I will vote for Peter DeLucia for Town Board and Charlie Duffy for town supervisor.
Treason? Rather than tar and feather me I suggest that my fellow Democrats engage in a reality check: It’s about talent and performance. Our finances have been badly mismanaged by our well-meaning but overmatched supervisor. Mr. DeLucia has been a tireless advocate for our residents and a voice of reason. We need him. Mr. Duffy is a certified public accountant, he holds a graduate degree in business administration, and has experience auditing municipalities. Democrats unite: Vote for Mr. DeLucia and Mr. Duffy.
PAUL STEVELMAN
South Salem, Oct. 13
Re-elect DeLucia
Thursday, 22 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
I would like to ask the voters of Lewisboro to think back a moment on the goals and accomplishments of Peter DeLucia’s previous years on the Town Board. Mr. DeLucia has consistently been on the right side of issues and has worked relentlessly to achieve them. He has demonstrated he can make the hard choices not always popular but necessary for this town to exist and operate properly. As a lifelong resident of Lewisboro, I have seen many Town Board members come and go. Mr. DeLucia is definitely one Town Board member that should stay. Please vote for him this coming Nov. 3.
ROBIN J. PRICE Jr.
Lewisboro Hamlet, Oct. 19
Vote for DeLucia
Thursday, 22 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
I write in support of Town Board member Peter DeLucia’s re-election to our board. Mr. DeLucia is a dedicated public servant who has the experience and professionalism we need now more than ever. He asks the tough questions and strives to get the facts out to the public. He has continuously worked for the betterment of our town, to foster open government, and to improve the workings of our Town Board. A vote for Mr. DeLucia is a vote to help put Lewisboro back on a sound financial footing and protect the quality of life we all enjoy.
MIKE MARICH
South Salem, Oct. 13
Elect Republicans
You’ve seen the headlines: Our town is in trouble. But there’s something you can do to get Lewisboro going in the right direction again. Please join me in electing Charles Duffy for town supervisor, Frank Kelly for Town Board member, and in re-electing Peter DeLucia, our hardest-working Town Board member, Joann Vasi, receiver of taxes, and Marc Seedorf, town justice. Together they will bring a unique combination of education and experience in the fields of finance, law, and governmental administration — just what our town needs right now.
With our help, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. DeLucia will work together on the Town Board to restore our town’s financial stability through realistic budget projections, improved cash management, careful investment, and innovative revenue streams.
KATHLEEN CORY
South Salem, Oct. 19
Yes to Republicans
This is a vote of confidence that we have and hope a great majority of citizens in this town of Lewisboro have also for the Republican team led by Charles Duffy and his very competent slate. They are hard working and articulate, responsible Americans.
We, the residents of Lewisboro, deserve such a qualified slate. Our tax dollars are too valuable to be squandered and misplaced.
The present administration was given the ball and they fumbled too many times and now they should be penalized. That would have been the words of “Coach Kurt Buckhout” if he wasn’t called up by the “head coach” for a tougher job. This new team that takes over will be able to handle any tough job that happens to occur.
Keith and Callie Bauer, you did a fantastic job Saturday — thank you.
CHUCK SEMENETZ
and JUNE SEMENETZ
Vista, Oct. 18
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
I write in support of Town Board member Peter DeLucia’s re-election to our board. I know Mr. DeLucia to be a tireless worker for Lewisboro, an experienced and competent official, and a man of integrity. He has been a cool and practical leader during a time of economic crisis, he (and sometimes he alone) has upheld our home-rule principles in the face of heavy-handed and partisan county encroachment, and he (again, sometimes alone) has challenged the frustrating status quo of limitless taxation and laissez-faire spending.
Equally important, I know Mr. DeLucia to be a man who goes to work every day, who is raising his family in this town, and who respects and cares about the people he represents. These are, unfortunately, qualities and attributes in scarce supply among many who hold elected office, and ones that we can ill afford to squander. Mr. DeLucia’s dedication ensures that Lewisboro continues to be a fine place to live, and for these reasons he deserves our recognition, our gratitude, and, in my view, our votes.
JASON M. KRELLENSTEIN
South Salem, Oct. 5
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
While I have chosen not to run for re-election, I remain very concerned about Lewisboro’s future. That is why I strongly endorse Town Board member Peter DeLucia for re-election. Before you immediately think this is an expected partisan endorsement, consider I have worked alongside Mr. DeLucia for four years. He is, by far, the hardest working Town Board member, with a remarkable ability to cut to the core of issues and get resolution. Is he outspoken? For sure. But don’t we need someone who is not afraid to speak his mind for the betterment of the community? Always being politically correct at best allows for indecision, delay, lost opportunity, waste, and sometimes misappropriation.
Mr. DeLucia was instrumental in rescuing the pool project and getting the town park press box/snack bar completed. He also led the private effort that saved the town fireworks. His extensive knowledge of governmental regulations has led to improvements in new ordinances, including stormwater control and private nature preserves. And, Mr. DeLucia has been steadfast insisting proposed changes to our wetlands law be true reform fair to homeowners. His diligence made apparent the county’s Legacy funds came with mandated HUD housing as a “string-attached.” Mr. DeLucia and I voted against the proposed 2009 town budget, but it was adopted.
While change is sorely needed, so is continuity, experience and decisiveness. Lewisboro needs Mr. DeLucia on the Town Board if we are to climb out of the financial hole we are currently in and move forward on pressing issues.
AL PERRUZZA
South Salem, Oct. 5
With employee morale at an all-time low and tax increases at an all-time high, I will not make the same mistake I made two years ago when I worked to get our current supervisor elected.
The bungled town attorney dismissal led to wasteful legal fees and undeserved lifetime benefits. Inattention lost the town $180,000 in interest payments. Even as he was about to tell the board that the surplus was gone, he was pushing to hire a buddy for a town job.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
LINDA GREEN
Goldens Bridge, Oct. 12
Lewisboro voters should regard themselves employers interviewing job candidates. I have, and endorse Charlie Duffy for town supervisor and Frank Kelly for Town Board, along with Peter DeLucia. Mr. Duffy is a certified public accountant and has a master’s in business administration, which makes him best suited as the town’s “chief financial officer.” Rather than cutting staff/services, he’s for maximizing revenues and improving cash management.
Mr. Kelly, invaluable as the only attorney on the board, is a proven leader (private practice and military) managing significant budgets, priorities, litigation; he will curb the town’s run-up legal fees.
Elected as a majority, they’ll make the difference to reverse Lewisboro’s financial woes given their credentials/experience.
AL PERRUZZA
South Salem, Oct. 12
Not running again in 2007 was a difficult choice. Our board obtained Lewisboro’s AA+ bond rating, implemented a long-range infrastructure plan, put the library and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance on track, and left an audited $2.4-million surplus.
Hoping for a smooth transition, I involved then Town Board member Edward Brancati in every step of preparations for the 2008 budget, which he voted in favor of.
Unfortunately, it is a measure of character that he now blames the town’s current mess on my administration rather than obvious factors like his secretive and unresponsive management style, or the irresponsible revenue projections used in his 2009 budget.
EDWARD MAHONEY
Goldens Bridge, Oct. 12
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
The Democrats want your vote in the upcoming local election, but do they deserve it? Ask yourself if recent events have instilled any confidence in their ability to lead and manage the finances and workings of our town.
The town supervisor, a Democrat, has disregarded deadlines and may have lost the town more than $100,000.
In the past few months, the Lewisboro Democratic Committee has repeatedly failed to follow the long-established deadlines set forth in state election law for placing candidates on the ballot. They claim they were unaware of these requirements.
Simply stated, ignorance of the law is no excuse and is often an expensive oversight. If the Democrats cannot even follow the simple deadlines detailed on the Board of Elections’ Web site and handouts, how well can a voter expect their candidates to fare in the sea of laws, regulations, and deadlines they would encounter in office?
The Democrats are talking about appealing the most recent Board of Elections decision. If they or their candidates took the election and the position they seek to hold in our town seriously, they would have apprised themselves on how to insure their place on the ballot in the first place. Currently, their oversight impacts their election and, if they appeal, their campaign budget. But, what if they were in office and acting with our tax dollars?
Why are we supposed to vote for them? It surely can’t be their impeccable level of professional competence or attention to detail.
ROBERT SULLIVAN
Cross River, Oct. 5
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 Lewisboro Ledger
Last week, Ledger “columnist” Jeff Morris accused Town Board member Peter DeLucia of lifting “nearly word-for-word” his op-ed on wetlands from an old New York Times article, which Mr. Morris suggested had itself been “planted” as part of a conspiracy against the town.
The allegations are absurd. About the only thing Mr. DeLucia’s piece has in common with the Times article are the words “Lewisboro” and “wetlands.” And I doubt the Times cared enough about Lewisboro to launch a conspiracy.
Mr. DeLucia’s article shows how changes recommended by the town supervisor’s hand-picked task-force, which includes his running mate, a Planning Board member, actually make the law worse. Mr. Morris, a leading member of the Lewisboro Democratic Committee, was using his pulpit in an obvious attempt to draw attention away from the facts.
For example:
• The changes would eliminate the longstanding requirement of an official wetlands map, which is the only way for homeowners’ to have reasonable notice that their activities are near wetlands.
• In Pound Ridge, an environmentally conscientious town with a 150-foot buffer like ours, wetlands under a quarter-acre in size are exempt from regulation. In Lewisboro, even under the revised law, wetlands of any size remain regulated, often leading to absurd results.
• In Bedford, fines are capped at $250 and assessed in court. In Lewisboro they go up to $7,500 per day, and are assessed by the Planning Board.
Mr. Morris should know that I plagiarized. I “lifted” all of these facts from the code books.
GREA J. KULHANEK
South Salem, Oct. 3