LETTER: Katz Seeks To Identify Revenues

3-05-10

To the Editor:
We believe it is critical at this time to support the candidate with proven experience as a leader as well as round the clock availability.
Jeff Katz has served for five years as trustee and two of those as deputy mayor.
He understands the needs the village is facing for improving an aging infrastructure and is willing to consider options to gain a fairer share of resources made on the popularity of Cooperstown as a destination.
He supports the potential of the village to become a city to keep our taxes local. He has fought for 24/7 police coverage and brought additional funds to the fire department. 
He has worked with the Parks Board and Friends of the Parks to improve the community and financially support the future through the Parks Reserve. He has protected taxpayer interests in insuring fair reimbursement for village resources.
As chair of Doubleday, he encouraged higher use fees producing more dollars that otherwise would have been needed from taxes. Likewise he was an early proponent of paid parking to claim a fair share of tourism dollars. The 2009 receipts from Doubleday field parking produced the equivalent to a 6.7 percent tax increase.
We are very impressed with the support Jeff has garnered from both Democrats and Republicans. This is not politics as usual and speaks to Cooperstown being a village of involved and caring people.
SALLY GRAUMLICH
TIM CAMPBELL
Cooperstown