Library Vote Should be Considered Certified
Dear Editor: As a resident of Cold Spring with two children who frequent the library and cherish the many programs the library provides, I am deeply concerned about this issue. I, along with many concerned residents who campaigned and voted for this referendum, cannot get an answer to why these fu...
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Elected Officials Must Uphold The Provisions Of the Library Referendum
Dear Editor: I have an 18-year-old daughter who recently registered to vote. How do I explain to her that something like this can happen after she votes in good faith: That a publicly elected official can overturn the results of an uncontested election, even though the Board of Elections upheld it...
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Conservative Party Wields More Power Than Their Numbers Merit
To The Editor, Surprise! Michael Long, perennial chairman of the state's Conservative Party, has found a face-saving way to make nice to Gov. Spitzer after backing his opponent in November. With Democrats in power, how else can the Conservative Party leader expect a piece of the action like that ...
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Town Board Needs to Get in Touch with Their Constituents or Resign
Dear Editor: The Philipstown Town Board's attempt to nullify the Butterfield Library referendum is not about some minor board of election notice infraction. It's about power. The power to control our budget even if it means ignoring an election result. Town Board Supervisor William Mazzuca said of...
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Dear Editor: Is there any penalty for "prevaricating" to the ZBA? Or how about "omitting the whole truth"? Naturally we're talking about the infamous developer who wants to shoehorn 4 houses into 3 lots, denude the slopes, create Mudslide Manor and then get out of Dodge.
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