Woodbury needs help

To the editor: The focus of the Orange County legislative election here in the Town of Woodbury this November should be on our residents obtaining a county legislator who represents us so we have representation in Goshen. As absurd as this sounds - it’s truly that simple. Look at the traffic mess on Route 32. We in Woodbury put up with this mess, but the sales tax collected in Woodbury Common gets distributed across the county. Woodbury gets approximately 1-1/2 percent of the $64 million in sales tax raised while we put up with 100 percent of the traffic, air and noise pollution. In addition, the criminal cases for shoplifting, stolen autos, etc., have put a tremendous strain on our local courts and our police department and all this is getting worse. It’s clear for that past eight years there has been no one at the county level in Goshen looking out for us here in Woodbury, and we haven’t seen any significant accomplishments on local matters. The Woodbury voters have a clear choice in this election: More of the same or true representation. Ralph Caruso, a 35-year resident of Woodbury, is the only candidate who will give us meaningful, effective leadership and the action needed to make sure we are truly represented in Goshen. I believe a vote cast for Mr. Caruso is a wise investment in Woodbury’s future. Anything else would just be more of the same. Donald Siebold Highland Mills