Editor’s Note: Apologies as Charter Communications made the error tonight of showing Interview one at 7:00PM, even though a regularly scheduled show is usually shown at this time, and therefore will be showing Interview two at 7:30PM.
“Conservative Chat” – Tonight, Sunday, November 5th, 2017 at 7:30PM and 8:00PM on Charter Cable Channel 191, the Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee presents the first and second interviews with Republican First Selectman and Selectman Candidates Mark Hemenway and Nick Lukiwsky with BRTC Chair and Host Juliana Simone.
Mark and Nick discuss their backgrounds, family lives and careers, their opinion on public safety for the town of Barkhamsted and the resident trooper issue, the problems with the debate when first organized, taxes and their goals as First Selectman and Selectman.
For those not in the viewing area or who are not Charter subscribers, interview I can be seen by clicking this link:
Barkhamsted – A third mailer sent to town residents by the Democrat Town Committee and First Selectman Incumbent Don Stein, tried to suggest to voters that State Representative William Simanski endorsed Don Stein for First Selectman this 2017 election by creating a window on the right inside of a fold out flyer with a scan of the legislator’s photo and a copy and pasted sentence from years ago, the legislator believes he sent Stein in an email, as he did to the other First Selectman in the four towns that make up his district. Rep. Simanski told BRTC Chair, Juliana Simone, over the phone, he sent this to Stein at the time to be professional and as a courtesy since he has to work with him.
Simanski was surprised to hear his communication to First Selectman Don Stein was being featured in a Democrat mailer and said this was the first he heard of it. He confirmed he is fully endorsing Republican Candidate Selectman Mark Hemenway for First Selectman of Barkhamsted this 2017 election. His very enthusiastic endorsement of Hemenway can be read in the second mailer sent out by the Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee:
“With Mark Hemenway’s experience on the Board of Selectman, familiarity with the school system, and his creative problem solving skills, he is ideally suited to lead Barkhamsted into a better, more prosperous future as First Selectman.” – State Rep. Bill Simanski
Democrat Municipal Election Third Mailer 2017
This Democrat mailer also continued the false idea that if Mark Hemenway and running mate Nick Lukiwsky were elected, they would do away with the resident state trooper. Another untrue talking point from Don Stein and his campaign team, in that Mark and Nick, a Waterbury police lieutenant, have made it clear in two cable interviews, RTC mailers and interviews that they are just seeking a more affordable solution for taxpayers that will still keep public safety in our schools and for residents a priority.
The Democrat mailer also continues the tired and repetitive impression that if Candidate Mark Hemenway was elected, he would not be fulfilling his First Selectman duties full time. Stein, in his early seventies and retired, tells Barkhamsted voters he is able, as a result, to be at the town hall all the time and anyone with another job would not be able to do the same. Town hall workers have made note for years that Don is not always there and cumulatively spends weeks away throughout the year.
Hemenway, who noted in his recent public debate at the Barkhamsted Elementary School, and has said in other interviews, he works from home right around the corner from the town hall, so he can be there anytime with ease and easily as much as Stein. During the debate, he pointed out to attendees that the recent tax sale conducted by the town on foreclosed properties, something the incumbent made a positive in his answer time, that Stein wasn’t even there, and he and tax collector Terri Collins (D) proceeded over the event.
“Conservative Chat” – Tonight, October 12th, 2017, at 7PM on Charter Cable channel 191, the Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee presents an interview with municipal candidates Board of Selectman Mark Hemenway and his running mate, Nick Lukiwsky. This half-hour interview with BRTC Chair and host, Juliana Simone, introduces the First Selectman and Board of Selectman candidate to the voters of Barkhamsted who do not already know them, shows why they are the fresh new team to lead the town and why residents should vote for them on November 7th.
This program will repeat on Sunday, October 15th, 2015 at 7:30PM on Charter Cable channel 191 and is available online on www.ctv191.com
(l) First Selectman Candidate Mark Hemenway and (r) Board of Selectman Candidate Nick Lukiwsky
Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee Members, Candidates, Board Members and town republicans met last night at the home of Drew and Katheryn Nelson. Republicans from additional towns also attended. Harwinton First Selectman Mike Criss, Waterbury Alderman and Probate Judge Candidate, Jerry Padula, Avon RTC Vice Chair, Stephen Hunt, Simsbury RTC’s Angela Cocchi, as well as others, turned out to support the municipal election candidates on the ballot November 7th in Barkhamsted.
BARKHAMSTED — A global issue collided with this little town on Thursday night.
After 90 minutes of vigorous discussion, residents voted 37-27 to reject a resolution that called for Barkhamsted, a town of about 3,700, to “adhere to the spirit and purpose” of the Paris Climate Accord.
The accord was signed by President Barack Obama in April 2016, but President Donald Trump, who said that in withdrawing from the 195-nation pact he fulfilled a campaign promise, revoked the decision in June of this year.
It was clear that many in Barkhamsted, which voted for Trump by a wide margin, strongly support his action. So strong was the feeling that some attending did not even want to discuss
the topic. Told they must first accept the resolution’s inclusion on the meeting’s call, several residents suggested that it be rejected.
But the petition had been properly circulated and the signatures on it had been verified.
Former Republican State Rep. Philip Prelli questioned its legality.
Phil Prelli, Former State Rep. (R-63)
Climate: Residents Reject Obama Accord
“Did anyone check with the town attorney to see if it is a legal question to come before the people?” he asked. “This is a waste of time.”
Former first selectman Michael Fox, who initiated the petition, said town meetings have been held in the past to discuss global and environmental issues.
Prelli said Connecticut already has a plan to reduce emissions.
“The whole move behind this is political gamesmanship,” he said. “If you want to do it right, the Senate should adopt a treaty. But we don’t need to do this. If you want to protest this, then write a letter.”
Even with the resolution’s acceptance, there were those who disparaged bringing it to the floor. David Moulton excoriated Fox for circulating the petition.
“I’m pretty disappointed this has been brought before us,” he said.
He referenced a “Nature Geoscience” article that concludes earlier computer models overstated global warming.
“Let’s say they were dead wrong. For each scientist who believes in global warming, you can name another who does not,” Moulton said. “So why should the U.S. — let alone little Barkhamsted — accept the burden?”
The scientists quoted in the article said earlier projections predicted warming at a higher rate than has been experienced, but still cautioned that the time before temperatures rise by the trigger point of 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels is only 20 years.
Moulton castigated Fox, a friend of Gov. Dannel Malloy, saying, “You could be on the phone lobbying Malloy instead of wasting our time with this ridiculous proposal when we’re facing a 4-mill tax increase.”
Riverton resident Tom Palmer worried that the resolution would force the town into costly modifications.
First Selectman Donald S. Stein said endorsing the resolution would not include legal obligations.
“If electric vehicles are more economic, then we would consider it,” Stein said. “But if we buy diesel trucks that have environmental controls, we are still adhering to the spirit of the accord.”
Thomas Boyle of Washington Hill said Barkhamsted is not an industrial town.
“We heat our houses, we drive our cars,” he said. “To adhere to the (accord’s) 28 percent (emissions-cut) directive, who cannot drive their car, who can’t heat their house? What are the plans to reduce emissions? Let’s outlaw barbecues — boom, we can do it.”
Fox said the resolution does not require anyone to cut back by 28 percent.
Tim Deschenes added that the three recent hurricanes are “shades of things to come.”
“You can argue we’re little Barkhamsted, but my friends, the world is bigger than Barkhamsted,” he said. “Here’s a chance to step outside Barkhamsted. We think about costs — what are the costs to rebuild Houston, to rebuild Florida and Puerto Rico?”
John Noelke contended, “We’re trying to send a message that we have common sense. No one is taking away your rights in adhering to the purpose — the purpose is to make the world better. If we can all do a little bit, that’s adhering to the purpose.”
Editor’s note: Though the Republican American does not include the full agenda of this town meeting in the article that appeared in Sunday’s newspaper, a second item was also presented to attending town residents, that asked for a vote on the sale of a small strip of land adjacent to the elementary school to Peter and Sarah Ferrereso. This property line intertwines with the town and the Ferrereso’s and involves large trees that does not allow a clear line for a needed fence. The majority in the room, after some left after item one failed to pass, voted yes to allow the Ferrereso’s to buy the land they have cleared that children now play on.
First Selectman Candidate, Board of Selectman member Mark Hemenway (R), also had his running mate Nick Lukiwsky in attendance with him this evening. Barkhamsted RTC Chair, Juliana Simone, told Republican American reporter Kathryn Boughton after the meeting adjourned, that with over 250 Barkhamsted voters choosing Donald Trump over his opponent, if this small number of people gathered tonight had voted by majority to not agree with President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord, it would have been a misrepresentation of the townspeople.
Photo’s taken by Barkhamsted RTC Chair Juliana Simone:
(l) Former Barkhamsted F/S Mike Fox at Barkhamsted Town Meeting(l-r) Sue Blackburn, BRTC Treasurer Steve Blackburn, and in green polo shirt, F/S candidate (R) Mark HemenwayDave Moulton, former BRTC and BOF Chair speaking to petitioning former F/S Mike Fox.First Selectman candidate (green polo shirt) BOS member Mark Hemenway expressing his views at the town meeting.Former State Rep. (R-63) and Agricultural Commissioner under Gov. RellFormer Barkhamsted F/S and veteran Planning and Zoning Commission member Jim HartIncumbent F/S Don Stein (D) explaining why he is voting yes on the petition to disagree with President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Accord and climate control proposal.(center) NWReg7 BOE Chair Molly Read and (r) Sarah Ferrereso with husband Peter by her side waiting for their item to come up for a vote.
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