There are 24 days before the November elections. The most important of the political races is the one for the three open seats on the Amherst Town Board.
Barry Weinstein and Council member Bill Kindel are the only ones of this group of candidates who has held public office in our area. Dr. Weinstein has served in our County Legislature. The other 5 candidates have never held public office in Amherst. This may or may not be a positive factor.
The voters should evaluate the wisdom of their past voting patterns when choosing three of these candidates. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order: Bob Foladare, Bill Kindel, Mark Manna, Guy Marlette, Jerry Schad Dr. Barry Weinstein and Roy Wixson.
If you have any questions you want to ask these candidates, please e-mail The Amhersttimes at jjtric@roadrunner.com and I will contact the candidates and print their answers, word for word. Your name and other personal information will be kept confidential unless you request that it be shown.
Amherst doesn’t have any face to face debates during the entire campaign where candidates must answer the hard questions. This method I’m offering may be helpful.