Residents Must Support Mirchandani in Yorktown to End One-Party Rule
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Jann Mirchandani is a candidate with genuine experience and a comprehensive plan to address Yorktown’s pressing issues. Jann’s plan would leverage the excess fund balance for infrastructure repairs, promise to collaborate with developers on mindful development in town, address the climate crisis through renewable energy initiatives and fortify ethics laws for increased governmental transparency and accountability.
But most importantly, Jann would end one-party rule on the Town Board and give a voice to the unrepresented residents of Yorktown.
On Apr. 16, Yorktown will hold a special election to fill the supervisor’s seat vacated by the untimely passing of Tom Diana. I implore voters to focus on substance rather than superficial arguments.
Recent discussions about experience and attendance at Town Board meetings bring to mind my own campaign for councilman last November. Similar criticisms were leveled against me, emphasizing the misguided notion that holding office or meeting attendance alone qualifies someone for public service. This argument seeks to divert attention from real issues.
Despite lacking solutions for critical town issues such as crumbling infrastructure, weak ethics laws, misaligned development and a scarcity of renewable energy, this board persists in scrutinizing the type of experience people have as if they were all born elected officials. I can say with certainty that not one current board member has been an elected official their whole life.
Additionally, meeting attendance should not be a gauge of understanding, especially when sessions are accessible through various platforms and can be consumed regularly and often. I would also argue that the current Town Board’s meetings are devoid of any substance and attendance is futile. Resolutions are passed unanimously without explanation and public comments are manipulated to control narratives without allowing speakers the chance to respond or clarify.
As Albert Einstein once eloquently stated, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” I urge voters to join me in supporting Jann Mirchandani this Apr. 16 for real solutions, fresh ideas, an end to one-party rule and a brighter future for Yorktown.
Steve Shaw
Former Candidate for Town Council
Yorktown
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