To the Editor:

I have been a member of the Democratic Party for over 55 years, since I turned 18 years old.  I am a member of the Knox Women's Auxiliary and I have to say that, perhaps for the first time, I am ashamed of the way the Knox Democrats are behaving in the year's election cycle. 

Running for Knox Town supervisor is Vas Lefkaditis and I find the political games being played against him reprehensible.  His signs are actively being removed from front lawns along Route 156 and other parts of town and his efforts to put on a Halloween show at the Knox Country Store this Saturday for the children in Knox who have little to do were immediately met with a phone call from the building inspector in an attempt to shut him down.

A few of the Democrats who have been in power for too long abuse their power when it suits them.  I've known Vas for years now and never a day goes by that he doesn't try to do something that helps our community.

He has volunteered to help the seniors in the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District for years; he has given his time and expertise to the BKW Board of Education to try and improve conditions for the children and parents at the school; he selflessly gives his time to coach baseball to the children of the district; and he's always willing to spend a few hours listening to your problems in hopes of trying to solve them.

After 55 years, this Nov. 3, I will be crossing party lines and voting for Vas Lefkaditis on the Conservative line for Knox town supervisor.  Our town needs a new start and I hope you join me in supporting his candidacy in an election where every vote will count.

Joan Becker

Knox

Editor’s note: Daniel Sherman, the Knox building inspector, said that, after he saw an ad in The Altamont Enterprise, placed by Vasilios Lefkaditis, advertising a Halloween party in the vacant former Knox Country Store, which Lefkaditis owns, he called the Lefkaditis household and spoke to a woman there, explaining that, according to New York State code, the general public can’t be admitted to a vacant building with no electricity unless special permits are obtained to insure safety. “I did say, if he wants to hold a party outside the building, that is fine,” said Sherman.