Siegel’s Dedication to Yorktown Has Remained Strong Throughout the Years
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In December 2015 you published an open letter I wrote to Susan Siegel who was ending her term as councilwoman on the Town Board. Little did I know then that Susan would continue her involvement in town affairs as a fierce advocate for our community and run again to be on the Yorktown Town Board. I have never witnessed past supervisors coming to all the various board meetings like Susan has.
The words I wrote then are as appropriate today as they were in 2015, so here’s that letter again.
Dear Susan: I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your many years of service to our town while you were supervisor, councilwoman and a concerned citizen.
I have admired your tenacity, excellent research skills and your dedication to the residents of Yorktown. I do not remember any one person who has given hours of their personal time in attending the various department board meetings than you.
You were the voice of many residents who were too timid to come before the various boards to express their disagreement with issues that affected our town and its residents. It would be selfish to ask you to continue your attendance at these meetings. However, I hope you will show up occasionally to state your concerns.
It is now time for the residents of Yorktown to step up to the podium, write a letter, e-mail or phone call our various board members to question, disagree and challenge their decisions they make on our behalf.
Grace Siciliano
Yorktown
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