The election is over and
we offer our congratulations
to Joe Booan, Alton Dunn
III, Lynne Mebust and Leslie
Friedman for their victories.
We also offer our congratulations
to the residents
of Cooperstown for turning
out to vote in numbers not
seen in recent years. A total
of 763 people votes Tuesday
_ well above the three-year
average of 515.
We would agree with
Mebust, who commented,
``I think the great election
turnout yesterday is a sign
that democracy is alive and
well in Cooperstown.’’
We also agree with her
when she said that the level
of negativity in the campaign
was ``discouraging.’’
We have witnessed many
village elections and this one
was the most partisan in our
recollection. The American
public must suffer through
all the partisan politics in
Washington and Albany
that often creates a gridlock
and serves as a roadblock to
accomplishing meaningful
legislation. It has no place
in a community the size of
Cooperstown.
What the village needs
now is a cohesive board that
will work collectively to address
the many issues facing
Cooperstown.
While we will admit that
the outcome of the election
is not what we had hoped
for, it is time for the new
mayor to work to reunite the
village and get to the business
at hand.
We saw signs of that in
Booan’s comment Wednesday
morning when he said
that he and his opponent
Jeff Katz had spoken during
the campaign and both
agreed that regardless of the
outcome, they would work
together to accomplish the
tasks that lay ahead.
Booan has been on the
board for one year and faces
a steep learning curve as
the new mayor, particularly
working with a relatively
inexperienced board of
trustees.
He will need the understanding
and expertise Katz
can offer.
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March 18, 2010
Time to work together
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- Littering a major problem The annual observation of Earth Day is April 22, and the Earth Festival that has been held in Milford for the past five years is this Saturday.
- Mayor, board deserve praise Hats off to the mayor and village board for their work on formulating a budget for the coming year that calls for a reasonable tax rate increase while maintaining services and planning for capital improvements.
- It’s time to be creative For the last few weeks, we’ve devoted a lot of space in the paper to the dire news coming out of Cooperstown Central School regarding their projected budget for next year. With state aid decreasing, teachers and programs may be eliminated next year to make up the shortfall.
- Time to work together The election is over and we offer our congratulations to Joe Booan, Alton Dunn III, Lynne Mebust and Leslie Friedman for their victories.
- Katz is our choice for mayor Next Tuesday’s annual village election has a full slate of candidates for mayor, trustee and justice. Our choice for mayor is Jeff Katz, the senior member of the village board and the current Deputy Mayor.
- We’re in this together This year’s village election offers an interesting look at a pervasive aspect of small town politics _ newcomers versus native sons or daughters.
- Jump is annual highlight Our hats go off to all jumpers who took the plunge into freezing-cold water during the 15th annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump held on Saturday.
- Classic changes should enhance fans’ experience After last year’s inaugural Hall of Fame Classic, we wrote an editorial outlining some changes that we felt would make the game more appealing to baseball fans. Coincidentally or not, we’re pleased to see museum officials have addressed most of those concerns for the second Classic, which is scheduled for Father’s Day, June 20.
- Every little bit helps The village’s attempt to capitalize on some of its unique baseball heritage is a step in the right direction. The plan to take advantage of the village’s iconic Doubleday Field by licensing the commercial use of images of the field and marketing a newly developed logo creates a welcome new revenue stream.
- Village should speak up Two weeks ago, Congressman Michael Arcuri said what should be obvious to everyone _ our water supply is our most valuable resource.
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