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A letter from the Heart........

There is no doubt that today’s economy has and will continue to change All our live’s. We can simply complain, place blame or stand up and join together. One very important first step is to get out and VOTE. Locally you can listen to the FACTS, ask questions, get involved, know where our community is headed, meet with your local officials and most importantly- LEARN FROM OUR PAST MISTAKES. Many of us go on with our busy daily routine and take for granted what is really going on around us. That’s certainly normal, but think about that for a moment. I truly believe our economic level of today exists because we all are guilty of taking for granted that our government will provide the best possible economic decisions to insure our future at the federal, state and local government levels. I would like to address our local level. I have had the privilege to serve as Highway Superintendent for the taxpayers of THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA for the past 19 years and have certainly been involved in all the ups and downs through the years. I can assure you there is not a day that goes by without some challenge for Town Officials and our employees. The single biggest challenge for all of us is financial, mainly THE BUDGET. The Town has had to deal with increases from 20% to 220% with everything from healthcare to parts and materials in just the past fiscal year. Now more than ever before we need a strong, dedicated, determined and most importantly A SUPERVISOR that is willing to work with all the departments heads to ensure that the TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA stays financially sound. Martha Millett is that Supervisor and will strive to work with every TOWN BOARD MEMBER and all our Department Heads to ensure the TOWN keeps financially sound. Please understand that over the past two years we were left the challenge to meet expenditures that increased as much as 220% with little revenue to balance the Budget. In the first year of her term Martha and the Town Board were left a Budget that contained under stated expenditures, over stated revenues, expenditures of CE Accounts that ran over budget and the use of fund balances from reserves that should have been securing specific capital reserve accounts NOT ZEROING OUT TAXES! THINK ABOUT IT, How can we financially keep secure when we use reserves (Fund balances that should be in dedicated accounts for capital projects & emergencies), use the majority of all sales tax and zero out Property tax? When sales tax drops (as it has this year!), fund balances are depleted and you generate no property tax, HOW DO WE meet the financial needs of our TOWN??? We have a hard road ahead, we will obviously need to gradually raise taxes, generate more sales tax by promoting our business community and make tough decisions on cuts. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS that we have Martha Millett in Office. I truly believe Supervisor Martha Millett can lead our TOWN into the Future. She can’t accomplish this alone, I assure you that as Highway Superintendent I will devote all my efforts towards supporting her Office working along side our Board.

On Election Day Please give us your support!!

Sincerely,

David H. Bain

Superintendent of Highways