Letter to the Editor: “Change is survival for Westport”

Letter to the Editor

Dear Citizens of Westport:

Change is survival for Westport.

Jonathan Steinberg and Candice Savin will make the important changes necessary for Westport to survive as a first-class community.

Republican governance has left Westport citizens feeling talked at - not included.  Presented with excuses not solutions.  Plans sit on the shelf while more taxpayer dollars are spent on more plans not action.

Climate change, flooding, affordability, economic development, gridlock – we face them today.

Steinberg & Savin will ACT to address Westport’s challenges.  Vote Steinberg & Savin.

Sincerely, 

Marla Cowden

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Letter to the Editor: “Jonathan and Candice share my values. This is the right team to lead Westport now.”

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

Jonathan Steinberg and Candice Savin have the experience, strength and integrity to lead our community and make Westport better than ever.

As the Chair of the Public Health Committee in the legislature, Jonathan helped guide our state through the pandemic and championed policies to protect the health of our students.

Candice Savin’s leadership of the Board of Education was steadfast throughout her term, restoring trust and stability amongst the entire community. She led the Board through the pandemic and kept our students and faculty safe while keeping the doors of learning open. I have personally worked with Candice on the TEAM Westport schools group and have seen first-hand her unwavering dedication to the success of every child.

Most importantly, Jonathan and Candice share my values. This is the right team to lead Westport now.

Brett Aronow

Former Westport Board of Education member

Former Member of TEAM Westport

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Letter to the Editor: “A vote for Jennifer Tooker and Andrea Moore is a vote for continuing Westport’s town governmental excellence.”

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

I would like to encourage Westport voters to elect Jennifer Tooker as First Selectperson and Andrea Moore as Second Selectperson on November 2.  I have had the pleasure of working closely with Jennifer for a number of years while I was a Board of Finance member and Chairman.  They are both highly intelligent, reasoned, competent leaders with extensive business administration and town government experience. Their main objective is to represent the residents of Westport and provide the services necessary and needed, while at the same time being mindful of the impact of the costs on taxes. 

As members of the Board of Finance, they have been successful in holding Westport’s tax rate relatively constant, a significant achievement considering the financial problems of other nearby communities and the State of Connecticut.  Jennifer Tooker also served on the Board of Education and both are supporters of keeping Westport’s school system as one of the best in the state and region.

A vote for Jennifer Tooker and Andrea Moore is a vote for continuing Westport’s town governmental excellence. Tammy and I urge you to elect these proven managers and leaders as First and Second Selectpersons.

Tammy and John Pincavage

Westport, CT 06880

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Darien First Selectman Pens a Letter to the Editor: “The leaders we choose....”

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

For 10 years I’ve served as First Selectman for the Town of Darien…a privilege of a lifetime…after my career at Standard & Poor’s Corporation, raising five children in Darien and spending decades as a community volunteer.  I’ve observed over my years in office that women are still very much in the minority as municipal CEO’s yet possess the leadership qualities of strategic thinking, empathy and collaboration so necessary at this time in our political history.

I’ve had the opportunity of working with Jennifer Tooker during my tenure and have seen first hand her warm engagement, strength of character and ability to lead with a calm and steady hand, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis. We are facing unprecedented pressures that are polarizing our communities. The leaders we choose can have a positive or negative impact on a community’s stability and well-being.  Westport will be very well served locally, regionally and statewide with Jennifer Tooker at the helm.  She is the right leader for this moment. 

I enthusiastically endorse Jennifer Tooker for Westport First Selectman and am extremely grateful women like Jenn are willing to step into the arena to serve our communities!  

Jayme J. Stevenson

First Selectman, Town of Darien 

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