To the Editor:

Prior to my retiring, I successfully owned my own business for over 30 years; prior to that, I was in management; and prior to that I was an active member of the military serving in Vietnam.  I hold one patent and worked on two others for a Fortune 500 company and worldwide company.

I mention these things because I'm no stranger to the importance of proper management.  The town of Knox has fallen into a rut and I believe it stems from poor managerial decisions from the top on down. 

There hasn't been a significant change in personnel at the planning board or town board since the Clinton Administration.  Business was shunned then and is still being shunned today.

In fact, when I first went into business, I considered building a 4,000-square-foot structure in the town of Knox and employing up to four locals but I wasn't willing to fight with the town board and the planning board for months on end in hopes that they would approve my business.  After all, time is money.

In the end, I built my business in Schenectady, spent 30 years there, and it was the Schenectady tax payers who benefited from my services, my property taxes, my business taxes, and my sales tax.  Knox cannot continue doing business as it has for years.  It's time for a new start. 

I support Vas Lefkaditis for Knox town supervisor.  He's honest, talks plain, and always gives you a straight answer whether or not you agree with his position.  He's an entrepreneur himself and also understands the importance of management and the value of a dollar.

If, as Knox residents, we want to stop our town from being more of a ghost town than it already is then we need to vote for change.  You don't have to be born and raised here just to see that the town is dying a death of a thousand cuts.

All you have to do is drive through it one afternoon and you'll see it for yourself.  Myself, I won't stand idly by.  Vote for Vas Lefkaditis on Nov. 3.

Ed Ackroyd

Knox