Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Don Kerr Candidate Statement


Several issues have led to my decision to run for Village Trustee in the May 7th election. Among them:

a) the best decisions benefit from the broadest input, and I have been a small business owner in the Village for more than a decade. When I see Village Board and joint Town/Village meetings it seems that these discussions would benefit from a perspective that I will bring - one that understands the tightrope that our local small business owners walk, and

b) I have a demonstrated track record of working collaboratively with all sorts of people to get important work done. That sort of collaborative presence has been sorely lacking at Village Board meetings of late. As one trustee recently observed, the Village Board could do better job of presenting themselves to the public at meetings.

c) regarding consolidation, it is vital that trustees serve us as honest brokers. The current majorities on the Village and Town boards have chosen to sell us on savings, in contrast to the experience of other NY consolidated municipalities, and the results of the yearlong Fairweather study that the boards commissioned. We need clarity where it is sorely lacking.  

As we move forward with this investigation, I will continue to advocate for hard data and arithmetic, and I will insist upon the same as your Trustee.

Please vote Don Kerr for Village Trustee, May 7th, noon to 9 p.m. at the Village Firehouse.

Donald Kerr

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