Last night's Cortland Standard has an article, "Dem seeks Dryden seat", on page 3. Sure enough, the "Dem" is me.
I was hoping Paul Lutwak, an independent who ran as a Democrat in November, would apply, but then John Curatolo resigned from the Dryden School Board, and Paul decided to apply for that. Too many simultaneous vacancies!
In any case, since I'm never really sure how to report on myself, here's the letter I sent Steve Trumbull (9KB PDF) applying for the position.
WHCU 870 news also reports on the opening, saying:
MEANWHILE, A VACANCY ON THE DRYDEN TOWN BOARD WILL BE FILLED IN JANUARY. THREE PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE SEAT THAT WILL BE LEFT VACANT BY MICHAEL HATTERY'S ELECTION TO THE TOMPKINS COUNTY LEGISLATURE. TOWN SUPERVISOR STEVE TRUMBULL SAYS INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE TOWN BOARD WITHIN THE WEEK.
At last night's Town Board meeting, Town Attorney Mahlon Perkins advised the board that this will be a board appointment, and the state has no requirements for how they fill it, so it seems the board can do what they like. It's good to hear that three people are interested, and maybe more will apply.
Posted by simon at December 9, 2005 12:54 PM in Cortland Standard , WHCU , politics (local)