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TABNER: Erickson will improve the quality of life for everyone in Greenwich
From the Greenwich Free Press Submitted by Kate Tabner I have known Laura Erickson for over 40 years and she has retained the same characteristics she had when I first met her – she’s smart, sensible and thoughtful.
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WHERE WE STAND ON LOCAL ISSUES
Improve Public Safety Public safety is a priority and not a place to cut corners. Republican leaders have been deferring too many items requested by our police and fire chiefs. This ‘kick the can’ budgeting left our fire department without any operable ladder trucks for a period of time this September. That is unacceptable. We…
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Let’s give our first responders the resources they need to keep us safe
The Greenwich Fire Department was without a ladder truck for a period of time a couple weeks ago and had to scramble to make arrangements with the city of Stamford for coverage. Since then the repairs have been made and we have a ladder truck back in service. But, this is Greenwich. We shouldn’t operate…
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Appelbaum: Letter in support of Laura Erickson for First Selectperson
Submitted by Debbie Appelbaum to the Greenwich Sentinel Excerpt: Laura Erickson is the First Selectperson we need in Greenwich. In my 25 years of public service in multiple leadership roles both elected on the Board of Ed and the RTM and appointed at PTAs, the Junior League and Board of Human Services, I have worked…
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Erickson Is Invaluable on Board of the Norwalk Community College Foundation
Letter to the Greenwich Free Press Submitted by George A. Reilly, Darien I am writing to highlight Laura Erickson’s integrity, insight, diligence, keen intellect and dedication to service which I have seen over the past five years as we served together on the Board of the Norwalk Community College Foundation. I served as Chair and…
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CT Examiner: Planned Takeover of RTM a Danger to Greenwich Government
— Stephanie Cowie, Jeremy Kostin, Arline Lomazzo, Jaysen Medhurst, Skip Parker, Dan Quigley, Steve Rubin, James Waters, 10.1.2023 To the Editor: Recently, over 100 candidate petitions for the Representative Town Meeting were delivered to Town Hall. Almost all of them were submitted by members of the Republican Town Committe and thee far-right Greenwich Patriots. In fact,…
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ERICKSON: LOCAL CONTROL REQUIRES LOCAL ACTION
It’s election season, and it’s important that voters are aware of the important issues facing our town and where candidates stand so they can cut through the political hyperbole before casting their vote. Housing and overdevelopment are topical issues. Here’s the bottom line. We need to preserve local control over our zoning, but preserving local…
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Laura for First Newsletter — We deserve real leadership
Greenwich is at a crossroads, and you will decide which direction we go on November 7th. I am running for First Selectperson to restore the tradition of stable, strategic governance to our town. I am a bipartisan, fact-based leader who takes into account the interests of the community as a whole. I’ve seen a lot…