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Westbrook Democrats June Newsletter What’s in this Newsletter?
  All these candidates will protect women’s health care and the right to vote in our state.The Democratic platform stressed equitable taxation, access to health care and education, fighting climate change, and keeping our democracy safe. Key points:
Westbrook DTC Nominations to the Retirement and Pension BoardAt the April 19th Retirement and Pension Board meeting Joseph Brucella (R Chairman) and Joel Maynard (R) announced that they intend to resign from the Board on June 30, 2022. The Westbrook Democratic Town Committee has nominated Tom Burns and Anne Stevenson-Yang to fill these vacancies. Tom Burns holds both a Bachelor's and Master's degrees, was a school counselor for 33 years, and is a former Adjunct Professor at SCSU. Anne Stevenson-Yang is the co-founder of J Capital Research. She writes research reports on publicly traded companies, has a regular column in Forbes magazine and was a guest lecturer in economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. They would both make tremendous additions to the Retirement and Pension Board. There has been an "unwritten rule" that board and commission members are replaced with people of the same party. I understand that many people in the U.S. vote for their party above all else and we obviously live in a very hyper-partisan world, but this "unwritten rule" only deepens the divide between parties and encourages hyper-partisan behavior. I strongly believe the Board of Selectmen should appoint the best qualified volunteers to our boards and commissions, regardless of party, and we hope First Selectman Hall and Selectmen Campbell agree. Vince Gentile WDTC Chair Your Town Government Read the minutes of the May 10 Board of Selectmen meeting here.  Dog Park The Planning Commission on May 9 approved a project to build a dog park at the intersection of McVeagh Road and Holbrooke Drive. Next, the Zoning Board must approve the plan. The plan envisions an enclosed area for small dogs and one for large dogs, as well as a parking lot. Public Works estimates the project will cost $12,000-$14,000 for the fences. There will be trash receptacles and signage but no water source. The Board of Selectmen approved up to $19,500 for the park and forwarded the proposal to the Board of Finance. Supporting Ukraine The Fire Department has provided used air packs to Ukraine. The Fire Department recently replaced out-of-date packs, but Chief Cusson said that they are still usable and proposed donating them to Ukraine. The Fire Department has identified someone who will ship the equipment, and the proposal was approved.  Better Boating The town is hoping that a previously approved project to dredge offshore will begin in June, if the ship is available. The project is being paid for with federal funds under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan $1 trillion act that President Biden signed into law last November. Dredging is designed to increase the depth of navigation channels and berthing areas to ensure the safe passage of boats and ships. The Long Island Sound has silted up considerably over the years. Thanks to IIJA funding Westbrook received $760,000 for the dredging of Westbrook’s Patchogue River. If you feel strongly about a State or local issues, let us know, we can only foster change if we work together! We are here to help Democrats get elected to State and local offices and we need volunteers to make calls, knock on doors and raise money. 2022 is a State and Federal election year and the Westbrook Democratic Town Committee will be actively campaigning with our representatives to get them elected. Please consider volunteering, donating or running for public office, we have a tough fight ahead of us and we need all the help we can get. If you are interested, you can reply to this email. Westbrook Democratic Town Committee
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