SHEEHAN CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL DEBATES IN SUPERVISOR RACE

October 17, 2011

SHEEHAN CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL DEBATES IN SUPERVISOR RACE

Increased Number of Debates Gives Colonie Voters More Information Before Nov. 8 Election

 

COLONIE – Denise Sheehan, candidate for Colonie Town Supervisor, has invited her opponent to expand the number of debates to be held for residents prior to Election Day.  To date, only one debate, on November 2nd, has been scheduled and agreed upon by the candidates.  Ms. Sheehan has called upon incumbent candidate Paula Mahan to participate in at least one October debate, and has expressed her willingness to add additional debates and a dates and times selected by Mahan.

 

In a letter to her opponent, Sheehan proposed to add at least one debate to the candidates’ calendars.  The debate would be scheduled for the second week of October and held at The Crossings.  The format would be mutually agreed upon by both candidates.  Sheehan also suggested that additional debates be scheduled at various locations throughout the Town, allowing for greater participation from the community.

 

“Residents have serious questions about the financial mismanagement that has occurred under the Mahan Administration,” Sheehan said.  “We were hit with a one-time tax but still saw the Town’s financial condition worsen over the past four years.  To cover up poor decisions, this Administration took pennies on the dollar for the Town’s top revenue generator – the landfill.  Additional debates provide voters with information on these issues and they deserve more than only one chance to attend and participate in this critical dialogue.”

The two candidates are scheduled to meet in a debate on November 2 at 7 p.m. The debate will be held at the Albany Holiday Inn Albany, 205 Wolf Road, Colonie, and is sponsored by Colonie Chamber of Commerce, League of Woman Voters of Albany County, Spotlight Newspapers, and the Capital Area Council of Churches.

Increasing the number of debates would give residents more opportunities to hear directly from the candidates, provide additional information to voters, and allow for more discussion of Town issues before voters take to the polls on November 8.

“As candidates, we have a responsibility to provide voters as much information as possible before they make their decisions on Election Day,” Sheehan said.  “There are several issues Colonie residents are facing right now that will shape the future prosperity of our community, and those issues deserve more than an abbreviated, one-time discussion.  I’m committed to providing sound leadership, responsive government, and real plan for the future for the people of Colonie – holding multiple debates on the issues affecting residents is a first step in that direction.”

MOLINARO RESPONDS TO MAHAN’S PERSONAL ATTACK

September 25, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Becky Miller
518.727.1841

MOLINARO RESPONDS TO  MAHAN’S PERSONAL ATTACK
Statement from Peter Molinaro, Candidate for Colonie Town Board

September 23, 2011 - The comments by Colonie Supervisor Paula Mahan at last evening’s Town Board meeting, in a public forum and on record, questioning my fitness as a role model for my children based solely on my opposition to the landfill deal, is deeply disappointing and demeaning of the office she holds on behalf of all Colonie residents. For Ms. Mahan to equate democratic discourse—and disagreement—on substantive issues affecting all taxpayers, my capacity as a citizen and parent leads me to the conclusion that she has neither the temperament nor the perspective to serve as supervisor.

Ms. Mahan believes that disagreement in the public debate on the landfill deal, economic development and other critical issues is akin to bad parenting; if you don’t agree with her simply for whom she is and not for the merits of her proposals or actions, she scolds. Well, I can think of no better role model for my sons and for all the children of the town than being a responsible participant in the democratic process, as a citizen or candidate, passionately advocating for what one believes within the system of government — that is the foundation of our free society.  If the pressure of our democracy is too much for her to maintain her composure, discipline and objectivity, then the town has far deeper troubles than those we have been discussing in this campaign.
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SHEEHAN CONDEMNS MAHAN’S COLONIE LANDFILL DEAL

September 21, 2011

On the eve of the transfer of control of the Colonie landfill to a private contractor, Denise Sheehan, candidate for Colonie Supervisor, condemned incumbent Supervisor Mahan’s landfill deal as a “sellout of all of the citizens of the Town of Colonie and a deal designed to mask Supervisor Mahan’s mismanagement of Colonie’s finances by bringing in an initially large sum of cash while giving away the landfill for a fraction of its actual value.” Read the press release on her website to find out more.


 

SHEEHAN AND MOLINARO RECEIVE ACCESS TO COLONIE LANDFILL DOCUMENTS: SAY TAXPAYERS AT RISK

August 23, 2011

Denise Sheehan, candidate for Colonie Town Supervisor, and Peter Molinaro, candidate for Colonie Town Board today announced that they recently were given access to documents related to the Town of Colonie’s 25-year landfill deal, and are even more concerned than they were previously. Click here to read this press release.

SHEEHAN SAYS FLAWED PROCESS LED TO BAD DEAL

August 3, 2011

A Guest Editorial from Denise Sheehan, Candidate for Colonie Town Supervisor regarding the land fill deal with Waste Connections. Click here to continue reading.

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