Letter to the Editor: Candidate’s Mailer Was Misleading and Contained Multiple Falsehoods
I refer to a recent mailer by Sean Murray, who is running for a trustee’s seat in this week’s Village of Buchanan election. It is full of lies, mistruths and misleading statements.
Mr. Murray falsely claims the present board lost $150,000 on “some false intervention” that never happened. Yes, the board did borrow money to repair a pumping station to keep the system viable and safe.
Mr. Murray lied about an unofficial policy prohibiting village residents from becoming permanent village employees. The board picks the most qualified applicants available.
Yes, there was a small utility tax to gain revenue, as the rest of the communities in Westchester do. Yes, we created a sewer usage fee, which was offset by reduced tax charges. The board did NOT authorize $640,000 for an energy performance contract. The board did not fail to prosecute code violations. Our current judge failed to prosecute code offenders.
Now let’s turn to Mr. Murray. This is someone who can change allegiances to suit his own endeavors. He left the Democratic Committee in Buchanan having done little as chairman. Instead, he changed allegiances. Mr. Murray is an employee of Entergy/Holtec. When it comes time to negotiate property taxes, fees and a PILOT, who will he give allegiance to, the village or his employer who pays his wages and benefits?
On the other hand, this board spent hundreds of hours working and passing legislation that will give Buchanan the right to tax the spent fuel rods.
It should be noted that Mr. Murray has failed to state any accomplishments he had in six years on the Board, including four years as mayor.
Richard Funchion
Deputy Mayor Buchanan
Buchanan
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