To the Editor:
I thank the trustee candidates from both political parties for their service. It takes a love for this village to run for office and you clearly demonstrate that affection.
I commend both campaigns for their respect for each other and to the village itself. Absent a few unneeded venomous letters to the press, the process has proceeded with class and dignity. Our forefathers would be proud.
Our village, however, is not about the candidates. Rather, it is about its residents. More specifically, it is about our village’s next generation.
I describe Cooperstown to many as being “a great place to raise a family.” This past week the Cooperstown girls and boys basketball teams unified this village behind the rally call of “GO COOP.” Each team caused proud community members to travel miles to support our teams.
This past fall, the tremendous performance of Cooperstown High’s musical “Cats” impressed all of us. A village universally vested in its children’s goals, either it be academic, athletic or in the arts, is truly special and very much unique.
I strongly support the Republican candidates, namely Matt Schuermann, Jim Potts, Phil Lewis and Joan White, because their focus is our future.
They want our village streets improved and our Main Street storefronts engaged. They do not want to tax away the middle-income resident and the cash-strapped visitor. They prefer, as it was in the recent past, when residents could invite friends from afar that would marvel at the strong personal relationships between us.
It is this team that will put the UNITY back into COMMUNITY. Join me on March 15 and vote for our neighbors – Matt Schuermann, Jim Potts, Phil Lewis and Joan White. Our kids deserve it.
Thanks, and “GO COOP.”
MICHAEL E. TROSSET
Chairman
Village Republican Party
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