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STEVEN COURY
Steven is a life long resident of Ridgefield, having attended Farmingville Elementary School, East Ridge Middle School, and Ridgefield High School. He earned his JD from Fordham University School of Law, and his BA in Economics from Fairfield University. He has practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Manhattan for the last 13 years, where he is a Counsel in the Real Estate department. Steven’s law practice has an emphasis on finance, primarily in real estate lending, loan structuring, securitization, secondary markets transactions, rating agency issues, leasing, development, and joint ventures.
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PROFESSIONAL BIO
CONTACT STEVE
Cell – 917.968.5850
steven.coury@skadden.com
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JOHN PALERMO
John Palermo is not a new face to Ridgefield Public Service. He has lived
in Ridgefield since 1977, is currently on the Board of Education, and is
an IBM Executive with 33 years of experience, 30 of them in Finance.
He has been a leader on several important area’s on the BOE: Contract negotiations, Benefits re-design and delivery [implementing HSA's], working on energy savings and solutions, and promoting transparency regarding school finances [new financial statements].
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John’s Resume
CONTACT JOHN:
Cell – 203.482.6388
jvpalerm@us.ibm.com
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Dear Ridgefield Republican,
Welcome to our first newsletter of the fall campaign season. Municipal Elections are coming up on November 8th and we want you to be prepared to know who to vote for what they stand for.
This will be an important election to maintain the balance of power and the financial integrity of Ridgefield.
This week’s newsletter is focusing on the Board of Finance candidates.
Having accurate information on where Republican candidates stand on the issues is critical to voters making well informed choices. We encourage you to forward these newsletters to your friends so they too can benefit from hearing directly from our candidates. No blogs, no spin…..just facts.
If you are on Facebook, join us by clicking on the Facebook link in our Quick Links section. And please let us know if there is anything else that you would like us to inform you of in these communications.
Have a great week.
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MEET THE CANDIDATES:
Click on links to see more info
OCTOBER:
10/7 – BOF Candidate Debate – 11 am Founders Hall
10/5 - BOS Meeting Meeting – Meet Bodner & Kozlark
10/6 – Republican Fundraiser – Keeler Tavern 6-9pm – all candidates
10/15 - Fall in Love with Ridgefield – Meet all candidates
10/17 – BOS & BOE Candidate Forum – 7pm at the Playhouse
10/18 – BOF Meeting – Meet Palermo, Coury
10/26 - BOS Meeting – Meet Bodner, Kozlark, Palermo, Coury
10/29 - HALLOWEEN WALK – Meet all candidates
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Note from our New Chairman
Bob Hebert
On August 9, 2011 I was given the privilege of serving the Ridgefield Republican Town Committee as its Chairman. I am both excited and humbled by this opportunity to serve Ridgefield and its Republicans.
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Excerpts from “Ridgefield’s Mounting Debt”
By Steve Coury – BOF Candidate
I am humbled to be a candidate for the Board of Finance. While defending the quality of the Ridgefield Public Schools, I will work to ensure affordability for young families, empty nesters and seniors like my parents, who grudgingly relocated to find retirement housing
Ridgefield’s mounting debt is troubling. This debt threatens the delicate balance between preserving town services, maintaining top quality schools, and keeping taxes low. We are burdened with $100 million in debt, pay $14 million per year in debt service, and have the third highest per capita debt of any municipality in Connecticut. Our AAA credit rating is now under review by the rating agencies. Given the financial crisis that our State and Federal governments face, State aid to Ridgefield will decrease while our federal and state tax burdens increase..
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JOIN US
October 6th – 6-9pm at Keeler Tavern
Come and meet the candidates, enjoy a glass of wine, and join us for an evening of live jazz, fun and fellowship as Ridgefield Republicans host their annual Fall Fundraiser on Thursday, October 6 at the Keeler Tavern Garden Room.
Admission is $50.00 per person. As part of our fundraising efforts, we will be raffling off a nice collection of wine, so don’t forget to throw your name in the hat by purchasing a few tickets for a great cause. All proceeds for this event will be used by the town committee to support the local slate of Republican candidates in this year’s fall municipal election.
Please RSVP to cynziakate@aol.com or call (203) 431-6136.
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