I hadn’t cried like that since I lost a pet
To the Editor:
Your Aug. 4, 2022, editorial, “Democracy matters at every level of government,” regarding Laurel Bohl’s resignation from the Guilderland Town Board, I hadn’t cried like that since I lost a pet. I couldn’t quite describe to people how I felt about watching Laurel Bohl, the best people’s advocate I have seen in my lifetime, resign from the town board.
The Altamont Enterprise summoned up how I felt: “In the end though, we were disappointed that Bohl would resign mid-term — and with no explanation.” “Being elected to a position is a public trust.” “If there is a compelling reason for resignation, it should be shared with the public.” “One cannot be a voice of the people, if the post to represent them is abandoned.”
I have not spoken to Laurel Bohl, esq. about her resignation. I think about a comment made by Supervisor Peter Barber at the prior town board meeting, before Laurel Bohl’s resignation; if I had a stellar career such as Laurel Bohl, esq. and Peter Barber spoke to me on official record as he had done to Laurel Bohl, esq. implying about having conversations with town board members outside of a town board meeting, I would have had to quit the town board to protect my career from even the scent of a scandal.
Mr. Barber, esq., as lawyers are known to do, created a whiff that was shocking ….
For those readers who are new to the town of Guilderland or perhaps this editorial will show up 100 years from now in the Altamont Enterprise Back In Time series, Peter Barber, esq. ran our town for 20-plus years on the zoning board of appeals and now as town supervisor; his cousin chairs our planning board, Stephen Feeney; and Peter Barber’s cousin, Dennis Feeney, represents Guilderland at the county level, joining Jacob Crawford who runs the Guilderland Democratic Committee and the Albany County Democratic Committee, [and he] sat on the town’s zoning board and tax grievance committee — all remain in power.
To quote your editorial, “Where does this leave voters?” We have no choice.
Christine Duffy
Guilderland
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I hadn’t cried like that since I lost a pet
To the Editor:
Your Aug. 4, 2022, editorial, “Democracy matters at every level of government,” regarding Laurel Bohl’s resignation from the Guilderland Town Board, I hadn’t cried like that since I lost a pet. I couldn’t quite describe to people how I felt about watching Laurel Bohl, the best people’s advocate I have ever seen in my lifetime, resign from the town board.
The Altamont Enterprise summoned up how I felt: “In the end though, we were disappointed that Bohl would resign mid-term — and with no explanation.” “Being elected to a position is a public trust.” “If there is a compelling reason for resignation, it should be shared with the public.” “One cannot be a voice of the people, if the post to represent them is abandoned.”
I have not spoken to Laurel Bohl, esq. about her resignation. I think about a comment made by Supervisor Peter Barber at the prior town board meeting, before Laurel Bohl’s resignation; if I had a stellar career such as Laurel Bohl, esq. and Peter Barber spoke to me on official record as he had done to Laurel Bohl, esq. about having conversations with town board members outside of a town board meeting, I would have had to quit the town board to protect my career from even the scent of a scandal.
Mr. Barber, esq., as lawyers are known to do, created a whiff that was shocking ….
For those readers who are new to the town of Guilderland or perhaps this editorial will show up 100 years from now in The Altamont Enterprise Back In Time series, Peter Barber, esq. ran our town for 20-plus years on the zoning board of appeals and now as town supervisor; his cousin chairs our planning board, Stephen Feeney; and Peter Barber’s cousin, Dennis Feeney, represents Guilderland at the county level, joining Jacob Crawford running the Guilderland Democratic Committee and the Albany County Democratic Committee, [and he] sat on the town’s zoning board and tax grievance committee — all remain in power.
To quote your editorial, “Where does this leave voters?” We have no choice.
Christine Duffy
Guilderland