Carlton Levine seeks re-election

For the past four years I have had the honor and privilege of representing the residents of Woodbury on our Town Board. I am writing to ask you to re-elect me for another term on the Town Board, along with my running mates John Burke (Town Supervisor) and Amidee Haviland III (Town Board) to allow us to continue the work we have begun. I am proud of many of our achievements especially having re-invested in our town’s long neglected infrastructure. This is highlighted by the re-construction of the Central Valley Pond that now is assured to remain a town treasure for years to come. We have achieved this with minimal increases to town taxes despite dwindling revenues from non-property tax sources due to the economic times. Most importantly, as a Town Board we have been extremely pro-active in protecting our community’s way of life. As we all know, our wonderful community faces encroachment from neighboring communities. When we were told that we had no legal options, we did not accept that answer. Under the leadership of John Burke, we located an attorney that specializes in these types of inter-municipal disputes and have launched four separate legal challenges to protect our community and our property values. We have launched legal challenges against the water pipeline, against the County’s promise to expand the Harriman Treatment plant without limit (thus bringing more air quality problems to our Town), against expanding the sewer district to areas beyond its existing boundaries and against attempts to transport the limited water resources we have to outside developments. Where other political entities have backed away from this fight, we have not, and will not, shy-away from it. I ask my neighbors and friends to re-elect our team for another term on Nov. 8. We have accomplished a lot, and with that record, I promise that our team including John Burke (Democratic, Independence, Conservative lines), Amidee Haviland (Democratic, Independence lines), and myself, Carlton Levine (Democratic, Independence, Working Families lines), will continue to work tirelessly for the betterment of Woodbury. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Carlton Levine Woodbury Town Council member