THE WESTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN 2009-2011
Dan Gilbert, SELECTMAN, Gayle
Weinstein, FIRST SELECTMAN, David Muller, SELECTMAN; Sec'y
of the State Susan Bysiewicz
Unofficial numbers - Total votes = 2981 ;
including 197 absentee ballots
First Selectman
Dan Gilbert (R) 1331, Gayle M.
Weinstein(D) 1395
Selectman
Britta Ann Lerner(R) 1258, David Glenn
Muller(D) 1512
Tax Collector
Charity B. Nichols (R, unopposed) 1795
Board of Education
Lyn Kimberly(R) 1258 , Sonya B.
Stack(R) 1351, Denise Harvey(D) 1445, Richard A.
Bochinski(D) 1294
Board of Assessment Appeals
Ryan Cornell(R) 1274, Marina Coprio (D)
1277
Planning and Zoning Commission
David E. Allen (R) 1494, Stephan B.
Grozinger (R) 1623, Paul Heifetz (D) 1448,
Joseph
Limone (D) 1484
Zoning Board of Appeals
Frederick C. Noyes, Jr. (R) 1734, W.
Macleod Snaith (D) 1636
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
Jeffrey K. Tallman (R) 1487,
Marianne F. Murray (R) 1519, Kenneth
C. Edgar, Jr.
(D) 1450, Debbie Rehr (D) 1436
Police Commission
Peter J. Ottomano (R) 1526, Richard G.
Phillips (R) 1523, Steve Ezzes (D) 1419, Hal
Shupack (D) 1689, Jeffrey Eglash (D) 1495,
Peter J. Faillace, Jr. (P)
629
LINK
TO VOTERS GUIDE 2009 IN THE WESTON FORUM
Board
of Selectmen candidates (l.) on first followed by Board of
Education candidates (r.)
LWV
of Weston Double Debates:
First Selectman/Selectmen and Board of
Education
" S T R E A M I N G " V I D E O
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VIEWING SCHEDULE
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more HERE
It is in "Leisure/Culture" that this factor weighs the opportunities
for "culture" via museums, theatres, festivals,
concert venues, historic sites, colleges and universities, etc. and
VOTER TURNOUT:
Weston
FORUM photo
"Ballot Lottery"
conducted; what was the
resulting ballot orders in contested races?
HELP
MAKE OUR REGISTRARS PROUD
ARE
YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
WESTON? WANT TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER 3rd?
As posted in the Town Clerk's Office:
The deadlines for registering to vote for the
November 3, 2009 election are:
- FOR MAIL-IN REGISTRATION,
OCTOBER 20
- FOR IN-PERSON
REGISTRATION, OCTOBER 27
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CAMPAIGN
UPDATE: Details beginning to come out for Double-Header Debate
FACES
IN THE CROWD... 4 Candidates for
the Police Commission we saw* and...at
the right, new face for Planning and Zoning **(no photo of Stephan
Grozinger, Planning and Zoning, he was there, too, but we didn't want
to use flash once debate started). Also
Marina Coprio, Board of
Assessment Appeals, photo obscured, middle picture above).
*Police
Commission: Jeff Eglash, Hal Shupack and Steve Ezzes plus Jay
Faillace;
**new face for Planning and Zoning Joseph Limone at right. Plus
Stephan Grozinger.
Link to non-League website for FORUM
interviews with
candidates for:
E L E C T I O
N I N F O R M A T I O N
League provides the following as a service to inquiring minds:
link to CT
Statutes.
This section explains why Board of Education candidates always seem to
get fewer votes and thus appear to be less popular that other
candidates for seats on other Boards and Commissions: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/chap146.htm#Sec9-204.htm
W A R N I N G : The League was told that this was a
"rough, tentative schedule subject to change."
CHANNEL 79 VIEWING SCHEDULE (First debate
is First Selectman/Selectmen, Second is the Board of Education):
2 and one-half hours long, total)
- Beginning Wednesday, 10/28 at 8pm;
- Thursday 10/29 10am and 4pm;
- Friday 10/30 10am, 4pm and 8pm;
- Saturday 10/31 10am, 4pm and 8pm;
- Sunday 11/1 10am, 4pm and
8pm;
- Monday 11/2 10am, 4pm and 8pm.
Super timers
from Weston High School - thank you! Audience - thank you for
coming! And LWVCT Moderator Jean Rabinow, thanks for a great job!
S
U N D A Y A T N O R F I E L
D P A R I S H H A L L A
T 2 P M
Double-header
debates and meet and greet all candidates at
Norfield Parish Hall began at 2PM - debates started before
2:30PM. There were at least 125 people in the audience - every
seat taken and more chairs needed (they were at hand). The
Norwalk HOUR photographer showed up for the Selectmen's debate, the
FORUM was there with reporter and photographer (thank you Tom)
THE
DEBATES 2009 - For First Selectman and Selectman: THE QUESTIONS & 2 MINUTE ANSWERS...ONLINE
"STREAMING"
VIDEO!!!
Opening and closing statements (toss of coin for the order); 2
minutes per reponse for answers, each candidate having a "wild card" of
a single 30 second repost. FORUM
report here, with precise questions.
The scene...
THE DEBATES 2009: THE QUESTIONS & 2 MINUTE
ANSWERS...ONLINE STREAMING
VIDEO!!!
AND THEN CAME THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
CANDIDATES...
Opening
and closing statements (toss of coin for the order); 2 minutes
per
reponse for answers. Questions asked and answered, but to limited
audience, as the crowd dwindled as the Boards changed places...one
question was what would they do if there were no limits to the budget...FORUM
report here, with the precise questions.
VIDEO
ONLINE HERE:
WATCH
NOW
(THESE ARE VERY
LARGE FILES, BEST VIEWED IN INTERNET EXPLORER, WHICH
WILL
AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER AND START PLAYBACK WHILE
THE DOWNLOAD IS PROGRESSING)
LWV
of Weston Double Debates: First Selectman/Selectman and Board of
Education
" S T R E A M I
N
G " V I D E O
Cable modem
version:
Dial-up
modem version:
MODERATOR
FOR DOUBLE-HEADER DEBATE FROM LWVCT...NOW OVER AND VERY SUCCESSFUL (BIG
TURNOUT, RAN OUT OF DONUT HOLES...)
Moderator at Norfield in 2007, Jean Rabinow, LWVCT, will do
this year's
debates! DIFFERENCE: The method used two years ago,
"cummulative" time totals
for each candidate, is not to
be
utilized this year. A more traditional format in 2009, of question response with
specific time limit, is to be employed instead. "It's in
the cards" is an expression about fate, but in this case it is where
the questions come - so
write down your's
neatly...and come to the
Norfield Parish Hall Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2pm AND BRING YOUR
QUESTIONS ON
3x5 cards (neatness counts)!!!
DEBATE
#1
First Selectman
candidates, in the left of photos immediately below, begin with a
question just for them...then they are joined by Selectmen running
mates on stage.
Gayle
Weinstein and David Muller (Democrats); Dan Gilbert and Britta Lerner
(Republicans)
DEBATE #2
The second debate will be among four
candidates for
three seats on the Board of Education.
Dick
Bochinski, Denise Harvey (Democrats); Lyn Kimberly, Sonya Stack
(Republicans)
In
the beginning...
PREPARING
FOR THE LOTTERY (l.); POSED PICTURE (r.), AFTER THE EVENT -
DEBATES
OCTOBER 25 SUNDAY AT NORFIELD AT 2PM/ SELECTMEN, EDUCATION)
Registrars
of Voters (R. left, D. right) prepare for the lottery
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 9am. Tax Collector, Board of
Assessment Appeals and ZBA not contested.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
WESTON? WANT TO VOTE NOVEMBER 3, 2009?
As
posted in the Town Clerk's Office:
The deadlines for
registering to vote for the
November 3, 2009 election are:
- FOR MAIL-IN REGISTRATION,
OCTOBER 20
- FOR IN-PERSON
REGISTRATION, OCTOBER 27
S A M P L E O L
D B A L L O T
PARTY LABELS AND
PETITIONING ON THE LEFT, OFFICES
ACROSS THE TOP (Instructions as to how many voters are allowed to vote
for, as well); who gets to be "A" or the top line is governed by
which Party holds the Governorship.
(EXAMPLE FROM 2007
ABSENTEE BALLOT)
CONTESTS 2009:
FOR FIRST SELECTMAN AND BOARD OF SELECTMEN
For First Selectman and Selectman voters must vote for one of two; the
highest vote-getters among the two Selectmen candidates and the loser
of
the First Selectman race become the other two members of the Board of
Selectmen (i.e. best 2 of 3). First Selectman winner is the
candidate for First Selectman with the highest vote total IN THAT RACE
("line #1")
Here is the ballot order chosen for the remaining CONTESTED races:
Board of Education: within the area on the ballot for education
candidates...Kimberly 1, Stack 2 (Line A); Denise Harvey 1,
Bochinski
2 (Line B)
Planning & Zoning: Allen 1, Grozinger 2 (Line A);
Heifetz 1, Limone 2 (Line B)
ZBA Alternates: Tallman 1, Murray 2 (Line A); Edgar, Jr. 1,
Rehr 2 (Line B)
Police Commission: Ottoman 1, Phillips 2 (Line A); Ezzes 1,
Shupack
2, Eglash 3 (Line B). Petitioning Candidate for the Police
Commission
is Peter J. Faillace
Breaking News: Caucuses choose
candidates
Weston FORUM
Written by Patricia Gay
Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:38
Democrats and Republicans in Weston participated in well-attended
caucuses this week to endorse a slate of candidates for the municipal
election in November.
The Democrats chose incumbent selectman Gayle Weinstein to run for the
first selectman’s slot, while the Republicans chose Dan Gilbert, a
member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, for the top of the ticket.
The Republican caucus was held Tuesday, July 21, at the Weston
Intermediate School, and featured a head-on duel between Don Gary and
Dan Gilbert, petitioning candidates, for the first selectman’s seat.
After a secret ballot vote was taken, Dr. Gilbert won by a nearly 2 to
1 margin. He received 101 votes, while Mr. Gary got 56.
The
entire
approved Republican slate of candidates includes:
First Selectman: Dan Gilbert
Selectman: Britta Lerner
Board of Education: Lyn
Kimberly, Sonya Stack
Police Commission: Rick
Phillips, Peter Ottomano
Planning and Zoning Commission: Stephan
Grozinger, David Allen
Zoning Board of Appeals: Frederick
Noyes
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate:
Marianne Murray, Jeffrey Tallman
Board of Assessment Appeals:
Ryan Cornell
Tax Collector: Charity Nichols
The Democratic caucus was held Wednesday, July 22, at the Meeting Room
at town hall. Unlike the Republican caucus, there was no opposition for
any seat on the ticket, and the vote for the entire slate was unanimous.
The
approved
Democratic slate of candidates includes:
First Selectman: Gayle
Weinstein
Selectman: David Muller
Board of Education: Dick
Bochinski, Denise Harvey
Police Commission: Jeffrey
Eglash, Steve Ezzes, Hal Shupack
Planning and Zoning Commission:
Paul Heifetz, Joseph Limone
Zoning Board of Appeals: W.
MacLeod Snaith
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate: Kenneth
C. Edgar, Jr., Debbie Rehr
Board of Assessment Appeals: Marina
Coprio
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