Town of Poughkeepsie Democrats

Matt Alexander

Shaun Chesley — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:06:38 +0000

The Petitions for Matt Alexander for Congress have been handed in and Mayor Matt from the Village of Wappinger will be in the Democratic Primary on June 26th. Matt Alexander has been endorsed by the Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee as well as the Dutchess County Democratic Committee to run for the 19th Congressional Seat, which
covers the majority of the Town.
Many Town Democrats attended the Opening of the Matt Alexander for Congress, Campaign Headquarters last evening, April 25th at, 2686 West Main St. Wappingers Falls. The office will be open daily and volunteers will be hard at work contacting voters to
tell about Matt Alexander and the June 26th primary. Find out more about
Matt Alexander for Congress by visiting his website: www.friendsofmattalexander.com Sign up to help the Matt Alexander for Congress campaign, also on his website at: www.friendsofmattalexander.com /volunteer-for-Matt-Alexander.html or you can join the phone banking at the Dutchess County Democratic Committee Headquarters : Phone Bank for Matt Alexander for Congress Thursday, May
3, 5:00-9:00pm Location: Dutchess County Democratic Committee 488 Freedom Plains Rd, Suite 127, Poughkeepsie RSVP: amymiller3@gmail.com 413-990-2770

It’s Petition Time Again…

Shaun Chesley — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:47:33 +0000

and it looks like we will be at it for the next couple of months! So many positions and so many good Democrats wanting to win; Presidential, Congress, State Senate, State Assembly, there will be Primaries for some and we need every Democrat to be informed and to Vote.
Please keep checking back here or on Face Book for the links to all of the Democratic Candidates we will post them soon.
If you haven’t signed up for our NEWS Blast that will be starting in May please send your email to topdems@hotmail.com and stay up to date on the happenings in our Town and the Candidates that are running. Also please feel free to Join Us the Last Tuesday of the Month at Uno’s on Main Street for lively discussions and the latest happenings from other Town of Poughkeepsie Democrats.

Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee to hold Congressional candidate debate

garylevine — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:06:38 +0000

The Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee will hold a conversation with the only 2 announced candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to run for the NY 19th Congressional seat, Matt Alexander, Mayor of the Village of Wappingers Falls and Richard Becker, Cortlandt Town Board member. The event will take place on January 10 at Uno Restaurant on Main Street in Poughkeepsie NY at 8:00 PM. There is a post-holiday party at 7:00 PM. All interested Democrats are welcome; the suggested donation for the party is $20.00 per person.

“We currently have a doctor in the House of Representatives who is committing malpractice on our Country and one of these gentlemen may be the cure,” said Gary Levine chair of the Town committee. Space is limited so please RSVP to Gary Levine, ToPDemsChair@aol.com.

For more information on the candidates please visit www.FriendsofMattAlexander.com or www.RichBecker2012.com.

Lack of Candidates is a Town Problem

garylevine — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:23:38 +0000

The Town of Poughkeepsie Republican council members have created numerous issues for candidates to run against. Residential property taxes have increased 28% over the past 3 years; commercial taxes increase almost 17% last year alone; Republicans accepted $200,000 from a Developer for a Senior center and then gave the same Developer a 20 year tax exemption beginning at 90% on a Rt. 9 property valued at $1.5 million; months after leaving the force a retired police officer is arrested for disclosing confidential information to drug dealers; the IBM country club is sold to a not for profit thereby further reducing the tax rolls; and now they voted to privatize the sewer department for what I can only presume to be political purposes.

Despite these lowlights, Town Democrats have only 2 well qualified candidates slated to run for the Town Board in November; Ann Shershin in Ward 6 and Rob Rubin in Ward 2. They deserve your consideration and your vote.

The lack of interested and qualified candidates however is not just a problem for the Democrats, it is a Town problem. In order to change the culture and the policies in the Town, good people of all political parties must get involved and provide real alternatives to the current Republican agenda.

Gary Levine, Chair

GOP Sells Out Seniors and Taxpayers

garylevine — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:52:02 +0000

As part of a trade with the developers of Oakwood Commons, a town road was to be exchanged for $100,000 and a 4000 square foot Seniors Center on Route 9 and Neptune Road. The Developers estimated the “target” rentals would be about $18 per square foot but the rate for the Seniors Center was to be $1 per square foot for a period of 10 years.

Instead the Town Republican Councilmen accepted a “donation” of $200,000 from the Developers to facilitate the construction of a 1000 square foot addition and renovations to the White House situated next to Town Hall. The Town must now use at least $300,000 of its Recreation Fund to finance the balance of the construction costs that will be negotiated with and by the Developers.

Coincidentally, the Town Republicans granted these same Developers, contributors to the Town Republican Party, a 20 year property tax exemption starting at 90%. Plus the Developers will have increased revenues of approximately $700,000 on the space not occupied by the Seniors Center.

Given these considerations and the increasingly difficult tax burdens placed on residents, the Town Board should have held the Developers accountable for the total cost of construction.

Seniors had been promised a center for many years and it appears the Town of Poughkeepsie Republican Councilmen sold out taxpayers and the Town coffers to get it.

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garylevine — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:13:30 +0000

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