LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

1-29-11

To the Editor:
The residents of Cooperstown will have to make a choice when they vote for mayor for the first time in over a decade and a half.  After years of a Union Ticket followed by unopposed mayoral candidates, Trustees Jeff Katz and Joe Booan are facing off this March. 
Jeff Katz and I have been friends for eight years.  I know he has all the fine qualities one has a right to expect from any public servant:  smart, sincere, honest, hard working, fair, considerate, dependable and loyal.
Jeff is a solid family man, devoted husband and father, with great moral conviction.  While I have not known Joe as long, he clearly has outstanding talent. I supported Joe for trustee and believe over the last nine months he has worked hard for Cooperstown, a place he deeply loves.
And for me, the deciding difference between the two men is length of experience in office.  Jeff Katz has worked hard for the village over the last five years, bringing in desperately needed new revenue through concerts, pay and display machines, and fees at Doubleday Field.  Jeff has increased the reserves for both our volunteer fire department and our beautiful village parks. 
I am convinced that as mayor, Jeff Katz will work tirelessly on behalf of all of us and deserves your vote as well as mine.
PAUL T. KUHN
Cooperstown

To the Editor:
Annual reports by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Friends of Music and Art (FOMA) Sports Boosters and Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education (CFEE) were presented to the school board at our Jan. 13 meeting.
These should not go unrecognized.  Cooperstown schools are very fortunate to have so many dedicated volunteers and generous residents who keep their respective school-related organizations active and productive. A full array of activities and events they sponsored over the past year for students and residents was truly impressive.
New audio equipment, summer music camp scholarships, after school tutoring, guest writers and performers, sponsorship of clubs and the CCS Quiz Team, Kid Garden, a new Entrepreneur Club, concession stands for sports event, the annual All Sports Banquet, and Cabaret Night are examples from a list too long to include here. These
groups bring enrichment to students through enhancements for basic academics, support of art and music activities, and extra curricular opportunities. And all are done through the spark of volunteerism and donations from people and businesses in our community.
TONY SCALICI
President
& CCS School Board


To the Editor:
While the 22 Main St. Committee appreciates the interest of The Freeman’s Journal in this important community project, it is possible readers may receive the impression from the Jan. 22 editorial that little progress was made at the meeting held at the village hall recently. 
In fact, members of the committee were gratified at the level of participation, the support of the village trustees and the mayor, the interest of numerous members of the community and, in particular, the prospect of collaboration with The Friends of the Library. 
The 22 Main project will require broad-based community support and the committee welcomes participation and input from one and all.
AMANDA MAY
22 Main Restoration
 Committee Member
Cooperstown