THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS OF SCARSDALE
The League of Women
Voters of Scarsdale
(LWVS) is a volunteer
nonpartisan political
organization which
promotes political
responsibility through
informed and active
participation of
citizens in government.
The League is
nonpartisan in that it
does not support or
oppose any candidate for
public office; it is
political in that it
takes positions on
selected governmental
issues after serious
member study and
consensus.
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EVALUATION MEETING OF THE
VILLAGE BOARD
NOMINATING SYSTEM
Tuesday,
November 24
9:00 AM
home of Ann Sacher
10 Kensington Road
Please attend
our consensus meeting to
discuss the 2009 elections
for the Citizens Nominating
Committee.
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Welcome to New Members:
Linda Dietz
Terese Hunersen
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SAVE THE DATE!!
Westchester LWV
Holiday
Luncheon
Thursday, 12/ 3
12:00 noon to
2:00 pm
Scarsdale
Congregational
Church
1 Heathcote Road
Scarsdale
Open Executive
Committee
10:30 am
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Website: www.lwvs.org
Bulletin: Nancy
Michaels
725-8310
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Committee Opportunities
The League Is offering a
number of interesting
committee opportunities
for those of you who are
looking to get more
involved in a particular
area of interest. These
committee positions give
you the chance to work
together with
liked-minded League
members on timely local
issues for as much time
as you care to devote to
the projects.
Please contact
Membership co-chairs
Janice Starr at 472-8851
or
irajanice@aol.com
or Margaret Smith at
723-5898 or
reinedesaba@optonline.net
for more
information. We welcome
your involvement.
Advocacy/Legislation
Aging-in-Place
Candidates Forum
Development
Environment
Finance Drive
Membership
Membership Statistician
Planning and Zoning
Publicity
Village Infrastructure
Voters Service
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Mark your Calendars!
Please attend
an informational and
consensus meeting on the
2010
County Budget
Thursday,
Nov. 19
1:00 pm
Scarsdale
Congregational Church
1
Heathcote Road
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Thank yous
Nancy
Michaels,
with the
invaluable assistance of
Lauri Carey,
for skillfully
transitioning to an
electronic Bulletin
Janice Starr
for her
punctual dissemination
of electronic messages
Margaret Smith
for
hosting the warm and
welcoming Membership
Outreach coffee
Marylou Green
for
organizing the
informative candidates'
forum and
Florie Wachtenheim
for her diligence as
timekeeper.
Debra Lagapa,
Anne Lyons,
Lauri Carey,
Nancy Michaels,
Kitt Rosenthal
and
Adie Shore
for
creating and managing a
fabulous Food for
Thought luncheon
Marylou Green
for proudly representing
LWVS at naturalization
court
Barbara Cohen,
Kim Meyers,
Debbie Miller
and
Ann Sacher
for
serving on an ad hoc
budget subcommittee
Debra Lagapa,
Anne Lyons,
Renee Baylor,
Kim Meyers,
and Margaret Smith
for their
development subcommittee
work.
Pam Rubin
for
producing and
distributing voter
services materials
Adie Shore
and
Michelle Lichtenberg
for keeping apprised of
planning and zoning
matters
Barbara Cohen,
Angela Manson and
Ann Sacher
for attending school budget
discussions
Sara Werder
for providing
publicity support
Debbie Miller
for
overseeing the finances
Susie Rush
for updating
membership records
Sara Hallac
for managing
the website
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The schedule of school
budget meetings is as
follows:
1/13 7:30 PM
Budget Forum
1/20 10:00 AM
Budget Forum
2/1, 2/3, 2/8, 2/10
6:30 PM Budget
Study Sessions
3/1 8:00 PM
Board of Educ. mtg w/ budget
presentation
4/8 8:00 PM
Board of Educ. Budget Forum
& Budget Study Session
5/18 Budget Vote
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THEY REPRESENT YOU 2009
Changes effective July 2009
VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Carolyn B. Stevens, Mayor (CP)
term ends Apr. 2011
Miriam Levitt Flisser (CP)
2nd term ends Apr. 2011
Dan Hochvert (CP)
2nd term ends Apr. 2010
David Irwin (CP)
2nd term ends Apr. 2011
Sharon Lindsay (CP)
2nd term ends Apr. 2010
Robert J. Steves (CP)
1st term ends Apr. 2011
Richard S. Toder(CP)
1st term ends Apr. 2010
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Barbara Kemp, President
2nd term ends June 2011
Jill Spieler, V.P.
1st term ends June 2010
Jeffrey Blatt
2nd term ends June 2010
Linda Chayes, President
2nd term ends June 2011
Mary Beth Gose
1st term ends June 2012
Joel Gurin
1st term ends June 2012
Elizabeth Guggenheimer
1st term ends June 2010
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Welcome to our first
electronic bulletin
for the LWV of
Scarsdale. Please
bear with us as we
make the transition
from paper. We
welcome your
feedback.
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LWV of Scarsdale
2009-2010 Calendar
November
Tuesday
3
Election Day
Monday 9 9:00
AM Board Meeting
Village Hall, 3rd Floor
Wednesday 19 1:00
PM Informational and
Consensus
Meeting on 2010 County
Budget
Scarsdale Congregational
Church
1 Heathcote Rd.
Tuesday 24 9:00
AM General Membership
Mtg:
Village Election System
10
Kensington Rd.
December
Monday 7 9:00
AM Board Meeting
Village Hall, 3rd Floor
Thursday 3 12-2
PM Westchester LWV
Holiday
Luncheon
Scarsdale Congregational
Church
1 Heathcote Rd.
January
Monday 11 9:00
AM Board Meeting
Village Hall, 3rd Floor
Monday 25 9:00
AM Gen. Membership
Mtg: School
Election System
Village
Hall, 3rd Floor
Saturday 30 5-7
PM Winter
Fundraiser
65 Church
Lane
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Remember to Vote!!
General Election
Tuesday, November 3rd
6am-9pm
Citizens Nominating
Committee ("CNC")
Tuesday, November 10th
Village Hall
7am-9:30 am and 2pm-9pm
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Presidents Message:
The League hit its
stride in October,
sponsoring two great
educational events with
widespread appeal.
Under Marylou Green's
skilled supervision, the
candidate forum provided
a perfect venue for
voters to evaluate the
candidates' positions
and to pose pressing
questions. Students and
adults alike queried the
candidates on a broad
range of topics
including affordable
housing, property tax
revaluation and fiscal
management. Armed
with new insight, we
voters will be able to
make informed decisions
at the polls this
Tuesday, November 3.
Please remember: "Your
Vote Counts" and lead by
example, encouraging
friends and family to
cast their votes.
The League also offered
the community an
opportunity to learn
about sustainability and
healthy eating at our
appropriately named,
Food for Thought
luncheon. Debra Lagapa
secured a marvelous
speaker, Jill
Isenbarger, Executive
Director of the Stone
Barns Center for Food &
Agriculture, and Anne
Lyons and her team
organized a perfect
lunch. The energy and
enthusiasm in the room
were palpable, and
guests were delighted by
the presentation and
seized the opportunity
to ask questions of the
expert. It is clear
that environmental
responsibility and
healthy living are top
priorities of our
members.
As I said at the
luncheon, you, our
members, are what
sustain us. Please
continue to support our
local League and
encourage your friends
to do so as well. If
you haven't yet sent in
your dues, please make
payment at your earliest
convenience. The
membership form can be
found on our website,
www.lwvs.org. We rely
upon your generosity to
continue to thrive.
We appreciate your
willingness to expand
the circle of League
members by reaching out
to others and including
them in our events.
On November 24 at 9:00
a.m. at the home of Ann
Sacher, 10 Kensington
Road, we will be hosting
our general membership
meeting to evaluate the
Village election
system. Our discussion
will follow the
consensus process, a
hallmark of the League,
and we welcome you to
attend to be a part of
the League in action.
And mark your calendars
now for the much beloved
Winter Fundraiser
scheduled for Saturday,
January 30 from 5 to 7
pm. Janice Starr has
graciously offered to
open her home to the
League, and we know the
evening will be warm and
wonderful.
Wishing you all the very
best as our holidays
fast approach, Jane
Veron
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Membership Renewal a
High Priority Now
Our
membership renewal
campaign is in full
swing, and we need
your support now
more than ever. If
you have already
renewed your
membership for the
2009-2010 year, we
thank you most
sincerely. If
renewal has slipped
to the bottom of
your inbox, please
make this a priority
now. The League
thrives with your
financial support.
A broad base of
membership gives us
the resources to
take on the many
activities that add
so much to our
local, state, and
national civic
activities. Some of
the many local
issues we are
studying this year
include the
comprehensive plan
for the Village
Center, the proposed
development at
Heathcote Five
Corners, and
continued input into
the school and
Village budgets. We
also held a
Candidates Forum for
the November
elections and are
active in
encouraging youth to
become involved in
civic governance.
The LWVS does so
much with so few
resources. But we
do need the support
of each of you to
continue to carry
out our mission with
integrity. Please
renew your
membership today by
using the membership
envelope that was
mailed to you in the
spring, or by
visiting our
website,
www.lwvs.org and
printing a
membership renewal
form. We look
forward to your
continued support
for the current
year.
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL
LEAGUE
Everything reported
in this bulletin is
made possible due to
the
generosity of our
members.
In
the past year we
have seen a decline
in our
contributions.
The
LWVS is working hard
to cut our spending
without cutting our
programs.
Please help us to
keep the community
informed on
Local, County,
State and National
issues
by
sending a donation
to:
Anne
Lyons
82
Greenacres Ave.
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Please make checks
payable to:
League of Women
Voters of Scarsdale
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Nominating Committee
The Nominating
Committee will meet
soon to select the
2010-2011 slate of
Officers and
Directors. League
members are urged to
contact any of the
Committee members
with suggestions and
comments.
Michelle Lichtenberg,
Chair
725-6545
michelle.lichtenberg@gmail.com
Stacey Brodsky, Off
Board Member
725-8437
staceybrodsky@verizon.net
Mary Beth Gose, Off
Board Member
722-2403
megose@att.net
Marylou Green, Board
Member
725-4683
coopergreen@aol.com
Nancy Michaels, Board
Member
725- 8310
eatright1@aol.com
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Vote:
General Election:
The League of Women
Voters of Westchester
produced a 2009 Voters
Guide for the General
Election. A copy was
mailed to each
registered voter in
Scarsdale. Additional
copies can be obtained
at the Library or
electronically at
www.LWVwestchster.org.
For additional candidate
and voting information,
please check out the
League's
interactive web site at
www.Smartvoter.org where
you can find
personalized ballots and
polling locations as
well as candidate
information.
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DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
IN THE CITIZENS
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
ELECTION ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 10
Membership meeting
to evaluate the
Village board
election to be held
on Tuesday, November
24
Nonpartisan unit
elections to select
new members to the
Citizens Nominating
Committee (CNC) will
be held on Tuesday,
November 10, at
Scarsdale Village
Hall. Polls will be
open from 7 to 9:30
AM and from 2 - 9
PM.
In addition to
the CNC election
brochure that is
mailed to all
Scarsdale
residences,
information
about the
election
(including
biographical
sketches of CNC
candidates) is
available on the
Procedure
Committee's
website
www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org.
Absentee
balloting
procedures are
also described
on the website.
Absentee ballots
must be received
by November 9 at
11:59 PM and
must be
delivered to
Bruce Wells at
40 Chase Road,
Scarsdale.
Please allow
sufficient lead
time to acquire
an absentee
ballot.
The
League of Women
Voters will hold a
general membership
meeting on Tuesday,
November 24
at 9:00 AM at 10
Kensington Rd., to
evaluate and comment
on the election.
All members are
encouraged to
attend. A letter
containing the
League's
recommendations
regarding the
election will be
submitted to the
Procedure Committee
following approval
by the Board of
Directors of the
League.
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Get Out the
Vote!
SCHOOL BOARD
NOMINATING
COMMITTEE
ELECTION
When: January 5th,
2009
Polling Hours:
7am-9am and 2pm-9pm
Where: Scarsdale
Middle School
Support your area SBNC
candidate!
There is no question
that the importance
of choosing board of
education trustees
with intelligence,
open-mindedness,
balanced
judgement, and a
keen sense of
understanding of the
community has a
direct correlation
to the standard of
excellence upheld by
the Scarsdale public
school system.
Our non-partisan
nominating system
has afforded us the
opportunity to
select members of
the board,
responsible and fair
team players, to
maintain this
outstanding
educational
standard. Vote
from the slate of
candidates from your
elementary school
select the two most
qualified members of
your choice.
Come out and give us
your input!
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2009-10 LWV of
Scarsdale Board of
Directors:
President
Jane Veron
472-2933
jevatf@aol.com
First Vice-president
Margaret
Smith
723-5898
reinedesaba@optonline.net
Second Vice-president
Lauri
Carey
472-8076
lauricarey@hotmail.com
Recording Secretary
Florie Wachtenheim
472-3829
floriewa@optonline.net
Corresponding Secretary
Janice Starr
472-8851
irajanice@aol.com
Treasurer
Debbie Miller
723-6293
midi.mil@verizon.net
Annual Luncheon
Anne Lyons
KALYONSKJP@aol.com
Advocacy
Suzanne Sei
Kevsuz@aol.com
Aging in
Place
unfilled
Bulletin Editor
Nancy
Michaels
Eatright1@aol.com
Candidates Forum
Marylou
Green
coopergree@aol.com
Education Foundation
Study
Debbie
Miller
midi.mil@verizon.net
Environment/Natural
Resources
Lauri
Carey
lauricarey@me.com
Finance
Drive
Debra Lagapa
d.lagapa@verizon.net
Anne Lyons
KALYONSKJP@aol.com
Hospitality
Kitt Rosenthal
kittr@optonline.net
Infrastructure
unfilled
LWVW Liaison
Renée Baylor
kandrbaylor@yahoo.com
Membership
Margaret
Smith
reinedesaba@optonline.net
Janice
Starr
Irajanice@aol.com
Membership Statistician
Susie
Rush
Srush76@gmail.com
Nominating Chair
Michelle
Lichtenberg*
Michelle.lichtenberg@gmail.com
Planninng & Zoning
Michelle
Lichtenberg*
Michelle.lichtenberg@gmail.com
Adie
Shore
ABSNYNY@aol.com
Program/Education
Marylou
Green
coopergree@aol.com
Debra Lagapa
d.lagapa@verizon.net
Publicity
Sara Werder
swer92057@aol.com
School
Budget
Barbara
Cohen*
bcohen527@gmail.com
Angela
Manson*
manson77@optonline.net
Ann Sacher
absacher@mac.com
School Election System
Susie
Rush
srush76@gmail.com
Village Budget
Kim Meyers
kimschles@aol.com
Village Election System
Ann Sacher
absacher@mac.com
Voters Service Chair
Pam Meisel Rubin
pprubin@optonline.net
Webmaster
Sarah Hallac*
sarah@hallac.com
*Off-board, non-voting
updated
9/5/09
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