Politics on the Hudson

Lesnick gets Yonkers firefighters endorsement

Posted by: egarcia - Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 27, 2009

Incumbent Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick got an endorsement from the city’s two firefighter unions today.

“Having the joint endorsement of our two Yonkers firefighters unions is a seal of approval from the brave firefighters of our department who put their lives on the line everyday to ensure our safety,” said Lesnick, a Democrat. “It takes a special person to be a firefighter and I am committed to make sure that they have the best possible equipment and resources to do their job.”

The endorsements mean that Lesnick splits the city’s public safety support with his Republican challenger Jim Castro-Blanco, who received endorsements from the city’s two police unions.

The police unions are angry at Lesnick and other council members who decided to lower property taxes by cutting the police department’s overtime funding earlier this year.

 

 

Tags: Chuck Lesnick, endorsements, Jim Castro-Blanco, Yonkers Fire Department, Yonkers Police

 

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3 Responses to “Lesnick gets Yonkers firefighters endorsement”

1. smartporpoise October 27th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

   Obviously he’s changed his mind and will now raise property taxes. They sure didn’t endorse him because he promised fiscal integrity.

2. the consultant October 28th, 2009 at 3:21 am

   and that is the problem with the system..someone has to
   crack down on pension practices in the uniformed services
   otherwise the city and the state will go broke sooner
   than later…lesnick is not going to do it..

3. Vince Vaughn October 28th, 2009 at 9:55 am

   Nice story… NOT
   How about reporting what the head of the CLSA said that the endorsement of Castro-Blanco was not about budget cuts but was about Castro-Blanco understanding what it takes to keep the city safe having worked with law enforcement.
   What a rag this paper has become!