Ballston
Republican Committee members speak out against GOP mudslinging by
Szczpaniak and Goslin and endorse their challengers Connolly, Curtiss and
Solberg in the June 25th Republican Primary.
A
schism is taking hold of the Republican committee in Ballston as some members
openly criticized the current smear campaign targeting Republican challengers.
Breaking away from the committee chair, Sarah Wood, a growing number of
committee members are coming forward to complain about the lack of focus on
relevant issues, lawbreaking and lost lawsuits against Town Supervisor Tim
Szczepaniak and Council Member Bill Goslin. It is rumored more members
have spoken out behind the scenes threatening to make their stories public as
well.
Below
are two recent letters to residents from Ballston Republican Committee members.
The
mud-slinging by the Ballston Republican Committee in the primary campaign for
town supervisor and council so disappointing. We see this kind of
behavior at the national level – it is appalling that it would occur in our own
town. It is demonstrative of why so many people stay out of
politics. The primary challenge by Eric Connolly, Peter Solsburg, and
Chuck Curtiss is the result of the town board’s recent actions that violated
state law in agricultural district #2. Chuck was on the board at the time
and he, along with Republican John Antoski, voted against the measure, but was
overruled by the Republican incumbents. Note that the state sued and won
in an appeal. The challengers and their supporters know that in 2022,
district 2 could be recast and valuable farmland could be pulled out for
development. The primary campaign should have centered on a dialogue around
this issue – whether Ballston wants to develop farmland – but instead, the
establishment has engaged in smearing the challengers, who are well-respected
members of our town and community. What is frustrating is that the
incumbents are respectable people who are better than this – and even more
frustrating is the fact that there has been no meaningful discussion of the
issues. The incumbents turned down an invitation to debate the issues, to
the detriment of the voters.
-Lisa Donovan
Town of Ballston Republican Committee Member
It’s
time for a change in Ballston.
My
wife Katie and I have been residents of the Town for 23 years, and I’ve been a
member of the Town Republican committee for the last three. I’m
supporting Connolly, Curtiss and Solberg because I believe it’s time for fresh
leadership in our town, and I know these gentlemen will bring conservative
principles, integrity, energy, a fresh perspective and inclusiveness in their
respective roles.
Ballston
has been a divided town for too long. I think these three offer us an
opportunity to come together and work toward a future with sustainable growth
while maintaining our rural character as much as possible.
Peter
Solberg was endorsed by our committee this year and Chuck Curtiss had been
endorsed in 2015. I find it disappointing to see them being attacked now
by the party leadership, along with the negative tone of the overall campaign
against them. I believe that incumbent candidates should run on
their record rather than try to tear down their opponents. And I am
disappointed that our leadership chose to decline an invitation to debate the
issues.
Tim
Szczepaniak and Bill Goslin are nice guys, but our town has had too many
lawsuits against it, and too many residents who feel that their voices are not
being listened to, during their time in office. As a conservative
Republican, and as a committeeman, I don’t advocate for turning out incumbents
without a good reason, and without strong alternatives. It’s my opinion that Ballston Republicans are
justified in making a change this year.
-Jim
Fischer
Town
of Ballston Republican Committee Member
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