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Guiding Our Great Little Town
By Mark Stoffer, New Hartford
As you know, I am running for Treasurer on the Baxter-Jones ticket in the upcoming town election. This may have surprised you, as I have not run for political office before. One reason I decided to accept the challenge was because I felt it was time to give something back to New Hartford after 23 years of living in this wonderful place. When Bill and Chris explained their "New Hartford Comes First" vision to me, they assured me that their coalition campaign is not politics as usual. It's not about Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters, but rather, it's about guiding our great little town through the significant challenges that it is facing. It's time that we start running New Hartford like a business, and I think we have assembled the team to do that.
I had hoped to get to each and every one of you before the election to discuss our ideas, but unfortunately my work brought me to China for a long-planned series of meetings over a two-week period. Obviously, the weeks just prior to Election Day are critical for candidates and their campaigning efforts. Talk about bad timing! But perhaps you can help me. Can I ask you to do two things? First, talk to five friends or neighbors about voting for me as Town Treasurer. Second, be sure to vote (for me and the entire Baxter-Jones ticket, of course!) on November 6.
Thanks for your help. I hope to see you before the election to thank you in person.
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