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For Immediate Release November 4, 2011
Westchester Fair Campaign Practices Committee Finds Tony Washington and the GOP Engaged in Unfair Campaign Practices by Making False Statements on Utility TaxDems: Tony’s Team Has Trouble With the Truth, Will They Finally The Westchester Fair Campaign Practices issued a finding today that Tony Washington and the Peekskill GOP engaged in unfair campaign practices by claiming Mayor Mary Foster instituted a City utility tax during her leadership of Peekskill. The Board found the charge inaccurate, THAT, IN FACT, MAYOR FOSTER DID NOT INSTITUTE A... |
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For Immediate Release October 22, 2011
Democrats Call On GOP To Issue Retraction Of Incorrect Information On Utility TaxCity Utility Tax Was in Place in Peekskill since 1998 When GOP Had Complete Control of City Hall Foster Administration Passed First-Ever Tax Cut in 2009, Cut Water Taxes by 58%, Cut Sewer Taxes by 15%, and Cut Discretionary Spending by 2.6% Peekskill Democratic Party Acting Chairwoman Marina Ciotti, called on Peekskill Republican Party Chairman Vincent Vesce today, to issue a retraction and apology for a Republican Party... |
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For Immediate Release October 11, 2011
Democrats Announce Plan To Target Businesses That Cater To Young Families And TeensDEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO TARGET BUSINESSES THAT CATER TO YOUNG FAMILIES AND TEENS TO EXPAND ON CITY’S GROWING REPUTATION AS REGIONAL DESTINATION Over 28% of All Households in Peekskill Have Children Under 18 Living in Them; Dems Cite Untapped Market and Strong Demand for Family-Friendly Recreation-Based Business and Retailers that Cater to Young Children and Teens Rigger: Growing Peekskill Means We Need to Continue Expanding What We Offer All of Peekskill’s... |
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For Immediate Release October 10, 2011
Statement From Acting Democratic Chairwoman Marina Ciotti On GOP'S Failure To Secure 3rd Party DesignationThe Westchester Board of Elections recently ruled on numerous objections to the Peekskill GOP’s petition bid for a new ballot line. Contrary to the statement provided by GOP Chairman, the BOE disqualified 118 of 293 signatures, leaving the Republicans 89 short of the 264 names required to secure a separate election line, "Progress for Peekskill." The disqualifications resulted from a collection of failures, including signatures from people who were not registered to... |
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For Immediate Release October 4, 2011
Letter from Mayor Foster of Peekskill to Mayor Valentine of NewburghOctober 4, 2011 Dear Mayor Valentine, I read with great surprise your comments in a recent New York Magazine article that profiled Newburgh and its difficulties in dealing with growing crime. In the article you characterized the City of Peekskill as a "dead town.” While troubled at first, I realized perhaps you haven’t visited our great City in the last several years and may be unaware of the progress we have made in Peekskill reclaiming our reputation as a... |
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