Election 2025
Election 2025: Letters of Endorsement
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NewCanaanite.com will publish endorsement letters for this local election through Oct. 27. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com.
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To the Editor:
As you can imagine being a longtime resident and active in community affairs, I have penned support letters for people who are likewise involved. I’ve really enjoyed lending my support. But I tell you that I am truly excited about supporting Penny Young for a seat on the Town Council as her contributions to the community, especially our older adults, have been outstanding. She’s had her hand in so many of the organizations in town that provide services from Lapham, Getabout, and Waveny LifeCare and jokes her efforts are not all altruism but more about making sure New Canaan is ready for her as she climbs the age ladder! We also share the honor of service on the Town Council and have been given the opportunity to serve additional terms. I’ve been impressed with how she comports herself with her fellow councilmen, always with respect for their points of view and a willingness to entertain their proposals and evaluate how they address the needs of our community. She can be steadfast and committed to an issue which after her research and input from the citizens she feels truly benefits us. Sometimes it takes a while to convince her colleagues of the worthiness of a particular stance like the recent approval to form a Charter Revision Commission which she proposed several years ago. But she remained committed to the value of periodic self-analysis and two years ago prevailed.