Sunday, July 28, 2024

Keep Charlestown on track

CRU slate asks for your support

Deborah Carney, Candidate for Re-election to the Charlestown Town Council 


On behalf of the candidates endorsed by Charlestown Residents United (CRU) I respectfully ask for your vote. 

In November of 2022, our Town elected a majority of Town Councilors supported by CRU, a bi-partisan political action committee. 

Since that time this Town Council has acted to make our government more transparent, fiscally responsible and responsive for the benefit of all residents.

Some highlights include:

*   Hired a new Town Administrator following the resignation of the former Town Administrator (who had applied for a new position before the 2022 election).

*   Hired a new Town Treasurer who has been cleaning up issues with the Town’s books and records;

*  Revised and dramatically improved formatting of Town Council meeting minutes to include information that is useful to the reader, including content of discussions;

*  Adopted a minimum work schedule of two regularly scheduled Council meetings each month, rather than one;

*  Returned a voice to the people of Charlestown by re-establishing the Charter Revision Advisory Committee as a standing committee and by selecting eleven of the Committee’s recommendations for ballot consideration in this upcoming election;

*  Established an Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee for a twenty-year overdue top-to-bottom review of Charlestown’s local ordinances, some of which were outdated, unconstitutional, or in violation of state law;

*  Contracted with the Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service to guarantee 911 emergency medical response to all Charlestown residents;

*  Expanded video coverage/streaming of Town committee meetings;

*  Conducted a long-overdue review of the Ninigret Park Master Plan;

*  Guaranteed the right of all Councilors to place items on the meeting agenda by stopping the practice of freezing out a minority Councilor’s agenda items;

*  Supported the children of Charlestown by funding the purchase of portable lighting units which will be used for evening sports practices at Puchalski Field, and for safety at Trunk or Treat, and the New Year’s Eve Bonfire celebrations;

*  Permitted the South County Tourism Council to fund and locate the Thomas Dambo Troll exhibit in Ninigret Park- a huge tourism success;

*  Funded the Charlestown Elementary School playground equipment through use of Impact Fees; 

I respectfully ask for your vote for the current Town Councilors; Rippy Serra, Stephen Stokes, Peter Slom, Deb Carney and new Town Council candidate, Craig Marr.  For Planning Commission, Glenn Babcock and Laura Rom; and for Town Moderator, Ray Dreczko.

Please visit www.charlestownresidentsunited.org for information on our candidates and our platform.