To the Editor:

I am sending this letter as a direct response to June Springer’s letter in last week’s paper. She implies that I am an angry, vocal loser. I have lost nothing, nor does the letter writer know who I voted for or what I stand for. Last I knew, the vote I cast in an election was anonymous.

I am not angry due to losing anything, rather from the perpetual stream of ineptitude I have witnessed over the past year and a half. Sick of the lies from the current administration, or the poor treatment of knowledgeable board members (town, planning, and zoning), and the appointment of people without knowledge.

I am unwilling to take any more of it.  

For educational purposes, here are some FACTS

In 2017:

— 1,924 (the number of registered active voters in Knox in Nov. 2017, according to the Albany County Board of Elections).

— 688 (the total number of votes the Knox town supervisor won re-election with). This figure is from the Albany County Board of Elections website 2017 election results.

— 35.8 percent (the percent of registered active voters who voted for the town supervisor in 2017). This is the calculation: 688 divided by 1,924 equals 35.8 percent.  

In 2015:

— 1,820 (the number of registered active voters in Knox in Nov. 2015, according to the Albany County Board of Elections).

— 505 (the total number of votes the Knox town supervisor won the election with). This figure is from the Albany County Board of Elections website 2015 election results.

— 27.7 percent (the percent of Knox voters that voted for the town supervisor in 2015). This is the calculation 505 divided by 1,820 equals 27.4 percent.

Despite Ms. Springer’s lofty claims that “The current supervisor in Knox won by a majority vote of all residents, twice,” he in fact didn’t even win the majority of registered voters.

I think a lot more people will care that he hasn’t been performing the job duties he signed up to do, and that he consistently and unapologetically lied about it.

That is why I won’t sit down, not until I know that everyone in this town is making a conscious choice to approve of his poor performance either by voting for him again, or by abstaining from voting and potentially not having their voice heard.  

Knowledge is a priceless commodity, but easy to find! 

Brigitte McAuliffe

Knox

Editor’s note: Brigitte McAuliffe inquired at the state comptroller’s office about the Knox supervisor’s tardiness in submitting annual financial reports. The state comptroller’s office subsequently decided to conduct an audit. She has also filed a complaint with the attorney general’s office about the town board’s vote to go through with a multi-use recreational district without proper map or public input; she lives in the area for the proposed district.