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If You Want My Vote, Get Tough on Taxes       To the Editor: It's that time of year again - cool evening breezes, sweaters, football rallies, the colorful palettes of the fall leaves, and…yes, Politics! Elections are on us once again, and it always amazes me that no candidate from any party wants to face the hardball issue of runaway... More ... Choose Very Carefully and Vote       Dear Editor: Last year at this time of the year (election time) I wrote a Letter to the Editor and stated that it makes no difference which party you vote for, because once in office they will raise our taxes and create not needed positions for their friends and give them fat salaries. More ... It is Tamagna Who Has a Problem with Over-Taxation       To the Editor: Legislator Vincent Tamagna and his running mates and supporters seem confused about taxes and fiscal management. In this paper three weeks ago, Tamagna running mate Barbara Scuccimara went on record saying the Town Council has a problem with "over-taxation. More ... Legislator Recommends Tamagna as Dedicated Public Servant       To The Editor: After reading several letters to the Editor regarding the Supervisor's race in Philipstown, I am compelled to write about my colleague, Vinny Tamagna. I have had the privilege to serve with him on the Putnam County Legislature since I was elected in 1997. More ... Republicans Silence the Voices of Working Families       To the Editor: On August 2, 2007, the State Republican Committee and Republican candidates in Putnam Valley Robert Tendy, and Robert Cinque sued Democratic candidates Wendy Whetsel and David Spittal for receiving the endorsement of the Working Families Party. In Rockland, Dutehess, and Putnam Cou... More ... Putnam's Crisis       Dear Editor: We as citizens simply do not know where the county stands fiscally and managerially. The pending Putnam County Tax increase of 23% suggests that our county may be insolvent and chronically mismanaged. Mr. Bondi must veto the tax increase and thereafter we must find fact regarding th... More ... Lilburne's School Board Tenure an Unpleasant Time       Dear Editor: I cannot believe that anyone would find Cathy Lilburne's time on the Garrison School Board as a positive. During her tenure, the community was the most divided in recent memory. Let's refresh the memory of that unpleasant time. More ... Tamagna has Demonstrated Willingness to Have his Work Subjected to Independent Review       Dear Editor: On the one hand, I'm put off by the rhetoric of our upcoming election for town supervisor. I keep reading contradictory accounts of who has done what, and what the different candidates believe. It's hard to figure out what the truth really is. More ... Tamagna's Audit a Waste of Taxpayer Money       To the Editor: Legislator Vincent Tamagna wants to spend $60,000 on a "forensic audit" to figure out what is wrong with the county finances. If he can't understand what's wrong now, spending another $60,000 isn't going to help him figure it out. More ... Offshore Putnam County       Dear Editor: When the Putnam County Executive, a Republican no less, proposes a 40% hike in our taxes, I take this as more evidence that a certain weirdness has descended on political life in our country. Our County Legislature, more Republicans, just reduced this proposal to an unholy 23.43%, wh... More ... Summing up Tamagna's Dismal Record as County Legislator       Dear Editor: Two things in last weeks paper regarding Vinny Tamagna help to sum up his dismal record as our county legislator. First is his vote for the county budget, stating a 26% increase is better than 40% one. How about a "No" vote and protect all the taxpayers? This is not a surprise. More ... The Community Pool       Dear Editor: I'm curious and concerned as to why the Democratic Team ads, Bill Mazzuca's election platform, and Nancy Montgomery's election platform all have referred to a feasibility and cost study being done for a community pool after the Recreation Master Plan is adopted in just a few months. More ... Tamagna is Not a Photo-Op Politician       Dear Editor: Speaking from personal experience, I write to counter Ms. Tuttle's pronouncement two weeks ago that Vinny Tamagna is a "photo-op politician". I once contacted Legislator Tamagna about a nightmare of a bureaucratic tie-up. Even though he had never heard of me before, he immediately t... More ... Is The Town Turning A Blind Eye?       Dear Editor: Why has Tim Miller, the town planner who we pay more than $100,000 per year as a consultant, been hired by the developers of Quarry Pond? Doesn't Quarry Pond have a huge project on Route 9 up before the very planning board he also works for? More ... Scare Tactics About Recycling are Politically Motivated       To the Editor: I am quite concerned about the panic brought on with emails, letters to the editor and general gossip by Seth Gallagher and John Plummer regarding the county recycling program and how the "evil" Vinny Tamagna was about to drown our children in a heap of used plastic water bottles (... More ... How Many of Tamagna's Listed Achievements Were Actually the Work of Others?       Dear Editor and Philipstown Residents: I must admit how surprised I was when I read an ad on page 15 of the Putnam County News and Recorder in the Wednesday October 17, 2007 edition under the heading What Has Vinny Tamagna Done? More ... Tamagna's Cut of Health Commisioner Bad for Controlling Development       To the Editor: Just two weeks ago Legislator Tamagna voted to get rid of the County Health Commissioner, citing the Commissioner's environmentally stringent process on septic approvals as rationale for doing so. More ... Get Real       Dear Editor: After reading Jim Lovell's letter to the editor two weeks ago in which he praised the Town Board for their work on the Foundry Pond Road- DeVido debacle, I actually laughed. Jim, are you kidding? More ... Incredible What Community Can Accomplish When Members Work Together       Dear Editor: It is truly incredible what a community can accomplish when its members work together. The Haldane School Foundation's recent benefit for the school playground was a perfect example of this. On Sunday, October 14, this community pulled together for an event that surpassed the Founda... More ... Things Pushed Under the Rug with Mazzuca       Dear Editor: I have lived in Philipstown now for over 7 years, and since I moved here I have been trying to get a skatepark built for these kids. I went to the Village, in front of the School Board, and the Philipstown Board, headed by Bill Mazzuca, I even had funding to have the skatepark built,... More ... Tamagna is a Mainstream Ideological Republican       Dear Editor: Some of the misperceptions surrounding the current election campaign for the town board compel me to write this letter. A few members of the community seem to have the view that the Republican candidate for supervisor, County Legislator Vinnie Tamagna, is a liberal environmentalist. ... More ... Nat Prentice: a Positive Voice for Town Board       Dear Editor: Over the course of the past month or so, I have read the Letters To the Editor pages, the campaign flyers, the political ads, and the lawn signs all prompting me to consider the candidates for the upcoming election of Town Board members. More ... Do the Math on Tamagna's Fine Accomplishments       Dear Editor: If it wasn't for the Honorable Vincent Michael Tamagna, Philipstown would not be what it is today. He has achieved many fine accomplishments on our behalf. The years Mr. Tamagna has held office have been busy ones. More ... Mazzuca Evenhanded and Willing to Listen       To the Editor: The upcoming election is generating a great deal of emotional and often incendiary commentary in these pages. Recent controversies have resulted in a contest with more than its usual share of volatility and polarization in the electorate. More ...

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