NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter(s) of endorsement. We will publish endorsement letters from New Canaan residents through Oct. 24. Please send them to editor@newcanaanite.com.
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I ask for your vote for Amy Murphy Carroll for First Selectman. Amy has 30 years and more professional experience in municipal finance and many years volunteering on our Board of Finance. Anyone who has been to a BoF meeting can tell you that Amy is detail oriented, understands where your tax money goes and is fiscally conservative with tough questions about appropriations. Our tax money is safe with Amy.
If you just moved to New Canaan, you probably had the quality of the school system at top of your mind. If you have children in the school system, you know what a great system we have at NCPS. Or you could be like me and have NCHS graduates. All of us know that the quality of our NCPS administrators, faculty, staff and buildings contribute greatly to our real estate values. Amy will continue to support the school system’s excellence we all expect. Our administrators have a formula for success, let’s not mess around with it.
Lastly, vote for Amy because she’s a good person, friendly, caring and committed to a transparent government style.
Sven R. Englund
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Editor:
It has been an honor to have known and to have called Dionna Carlson a friend for over 15 years. From the first moment I met her, I was impressed! I was impressed with her intelligence, her honesty, her enthusiasm, her attention to detail, and her ability to lead. Luckily for New Canaan Dionna has taken all her impressive qualities and is now ready to take on the job of First Selectman.
Dionna’s volunteer experience is widespread in New Canaan. A 27-year resident of the town, she has brought her skill set to many different positions. She has served on the Board of Education, first as a general member and then Chairman for three years; served on the Congregational Church of New Canaan as a Senior Deacon; a Vice Regent for the Hannah Benedict Chapter of the DAR; board member for her children’s schools and team mom for their sports teams. No matter the task, Dionna rolls up her sleeves and dives into whatever she has committed to do, and I know that this will continue as she takes on the top job for New Canaan.
Dionna is a born leader. She can work collaboratively with others, and her willingness to listen to those who may have a differing opinion will make her a very effective leader. Dionna has demonstrated a long history of fiscal responsibility with experience managing the budget for the New Canaan Public Schools. That budget is the single largest part of the town’s budget so her experience will be invaluable.
Dionna will bring a refreshing change to the role of First Selectman as I know that she will be honest, transparent and collegial. I look forward to voting for her on November 7th and encourage all residents of New Canaan to do the same. We are so fortunate to have Dionna willing to take on the challenge and we need her leadership now, more than ever.
Sincerely,
Whitney LeGard Williams