Yorktown Town Board’s Selection for Vacancy Must Rise Above Politics
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With Yorktown’s Matt Slater winning his Assembly election, Councilman Tom Diana is set on Jan. 1 to assume the role of supervisor. I wish him success. The vacancy on the Town Board will be filled by a consensus vote of the remaining members – not the most democratic method. I hope it doesn’t wind up being just a popularity contest among the same old revolving-door politicians and party partisans. A breath of fresh air would be welcomed.
Going forward, Diana’s tenure as supervisor will be judged as to whether he can rise above politics, and the pick for a replacement on the Town Board will speak volumes.
Stephen Brown
Yorktown
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