To the Editor:

I cannot believe that “No Show” David Bosworth Jr., chairman of the Guilderland Democratic Committee, was reappointed to another year on the Environmental Conservation Advisory Council.  I served on the ECAC committee with Bosworth in 2015. He made very few meetings that year as well, and he was physically able to do so at that time.

I remember that, at every meeting, someone at the table would ask, “Where’s Bosworth?” The committee follows up with site visits on the weekend following a committee meeting, and Bosworth made very few of them as well.

I know that Bosworth has faced some health issues over the past year, but the town supervisor needs to hold Bosworth to the same standards as every other paid committee member that serves on various town committees. All town committee members sign and agree to the terms of serving the residents of Guilderland while being paid by our tax paying dollars. Attendance is taken at every meeting, and you are normally not asked to serve on the committee the following year if you miss too many meetings.

Supervisor Barber’s decision to reappoint Bosworth tells us nothing more than the political favors still exist and it’s a shame. Supervisor Barber should replace Bosworth with another hard-working resident who will earn his or her pay and participate. You owe Bosworth nothing, Supervisor Barber.  We all know that Bosworth is passionate about one thing, and one thing only, and that’s himself!

Steve Wacksman

Guilderland Resident

Editor’s note: Steven Wacksman is married to Kathy Burbank, who had said in 2015 that she was being considered as a Democratic candidate for supervisor when the Guilderland Democratic Committee met earlier than scheduled without informing her in order to accommodate the party’s chairman, David Bosworth. He was hospitalized at the time.