TOWN OF GREENWICH DEMOCRAT PARTY CAUCUS

The Democrat Party of the Town of Greenwich is pleased to announce the following candidates were elected at the caucus held on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009.

Supervisor: Sara S. Idleman
Council: Richard W. Bittner
Council: Timothy F. Holmes
Highway Superintendant: Rick E. Sullivan

We sincerely thank all of the voters who turned out to support the candidates.

For further information contact:

Press Contact
Sharon Bozovsky
Tel. 692-9133

Greenwich Democratic Party Contact
Edward Dowling, Chairperson
Tel. 692-3394

2009 Platform for The Greenwich Democratic Committee

1. Fair Predictable Tax Assessments 
We should approach this from the standpoint that many people believe that taxes have gone up significantly, and there is some feeling that the apportionment of tax burden might be unevenly distributed.  We would like to work toward an era of transparency in the assessment and taxation process. In doing this, we want to be sure that the process and the formula are stated and assessment is based on a formula that all can understand.  

2. Consolidation of Government Service  
At this point  we should focus on the village/town intersection rather than the county.  Point should be to pool resources and save money -- reduce redundancy.  Absent a decision to consolidate town/village governments, we might look at services like the Highway Department that are multilevel and probably wasteful.

3. Proactive Town Board
We want to take a proactive position rather than reacting to situations as they arise.  This will involve learning more about how state government works, and how we can use this knowledge to our benefit.  How we can piggyback on State efforts.  How we can take advantage of opportunities offered at the State level. How we can become known to officials at the state level.

4. Rural Preservation
How do we balance growth with continuity?  How can we manage growth to our best advantage?  We want the town to grow - growth is inevitable, but how does it fit into our vision of Greenwich in a decade or two, or more?  What is our shared vision for Greenwich and what steps do we need to  take to ensure that we will get there?

5. Economic Development 
A plan that will benefit our town and our people.  Build from our current good models of new industry that works in our environment.  Be specific about what they are, how eclectic they are, and we should develop some ideas about how to go about attracting new firms to Greenwich.

The Greenwich Democratic Committee serves as a political resource and meeting ground for Democrats interested in local and national politics. The purpose of the GDC is to:

• inspire participation
• recruit and support Democratic Candidates
• evaluate and support issues
• promote high voter turnout for Democratic Candidates
• act as a conscience in our community
• participate in creating the best possible government for the Town of Greenwich

Our prime mission is to find and support the next generation of candidates for local office. To support this mission the committee serves as a fund raising organization and provides campaign management and leadership training.

The committee also serves as a conduit to explore and support solutions to local issues. We are dedicated to increasing awareness and participation in the local political process. We seek to be your partner in creating responsive, open, transparent and democratic local government.