June 4th Southampton Press Political
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First Hampton Party Endorsement
The Village of Westhampton Beach has 2 seats open for Trustees. There are several important issues facing our residents this election, the two major ones being the Eruv and the renegotiation of the Police Chief's expired contract. In the past, the First Hampton Party had endorsed the Mayor and the current Board of Trustees. At a recent Trustee meeting when asked "Are you happy the way the board is working?" the Mayor told the public "YES", "The board has completed 99% of what we set out to do". Despite
that, the Mayor is backing another candidate, an ex- cop, close friend of the Police Chief and a member of the Architectural Review
Board where he has missed 20% of the public meetings he took an oath to attend. It is Disturbing he has never attended a Trustee meeting and worse, would make the 3rd ex-cop on the Board. The Mayor (an ex– Police Chief himself) has tried to block the Trustees in their efforts to clean up the Police Department, curb spending and has failed to be prudent on negotiations in handling the Police Chief's expired contract (of more than $200,000 in salary, benefits and perks he earned last year, more than the Governor of New York). At this time we have lost all confidence in the Mayor and no longer support him as a member of the First Hampton Party. The 2nd candidate has been the single biggest violator of our Village Code for many years, and has told the Board of Trustees they should allow an ERUV in Westhampton Beach. We couldn't disagree any stronger. This candidate has bragged about being a sign violator. That's not who we need making and upholding laws. The last 2 candidates are incumbents Joan Levan & Hank Tucker. They have shown their opposition to the Eruv, been extremely responsible in the handling of the Village budget and taxes, the Village looks better than it ever has, and these candidates do a lot for this community, taking care of the issues that have meaning to the residents. The choice is clear. The First Hampton Party strongly endorses a vote for Levan &Tucker. Vote Row C. The vote takes place Friday, June 19th between 12:00 &9:00.
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