This past Tuesday was the Burlington Board of Selectman recount. The
results were the same in that Gary Gianino came in first. I did pick
up a three of votes. All in all, I came in second by 22 votes, won
four precincts, tied one precincts, and lost only 1 precinct. In other
news, we are finishing up the budgets for the May Town Meeting and
then onto the warrant articles. The Wildwood demolition costs will be
on the warrant this May. If anyone has a question about the budget or
warrant article please contact me.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Feedback
It has been two weeks since the 2008 Burlington town election. I must
admit, it took me 10 days to recover from the physical stress of the
campaign. (Three to four hours of sign holding a day plus walking
around the neighborhoods of Burlington knocking on doors served as a
good workout.) Although I came in second by 26 votes, I was not
disappointed with our campaign strategy. We had a great group of
supporters, many who were never involved in politics at the town
level. Having such dedicated supporters made the campaign very
rewarding. A day does not go by without someone asking me about the
election. Some people who did not closely follow the election tell me
they are surprised to hear that I came in second. Most people ask if I
am planning to run again next year. Well, the recount is this Tuesday,
4/21. Let's get through that first and finally put the 2008 election
behind us. I'm happy to be back to the gym and playing golf. I played
Tewksbury Country Club this past Thursday and Billerica Country Club
on Friday afternoon. The weather is great and winter is over so it's a
victory for everyone.
admit, it took me 10 days to recover from the physical stress of the
campaign. (Three to four hours of sign holding a day plus walking
around the neighborhoods of Burlington knocking on doors served as a
good workout.) Although I came in second by 26 votes, I was not
disappointed with our campaign strategy. We had a great group of
supporters, many who were never involved in politics at the town
level. Having such dedicated supporters made the campaign very
rewarding. A day does not go by without someone asking me about the
election. Some people who did not closely follow the election tell me
they are surprised to hear that I came in second. Most people ask if I
am planning to run again next year. Well, the recount is this Tuesday,
4/21. Let's get through that first and finally put the 2008 election
behind us. I'm happy to be back to the gym and playing golf. I played
Tewksbury Country Club this past Thursday and Billerica Country Club
on Friday afternoon. The weather is great and winter is over so it's a
victory for everyone.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
26 Votes
The election is now over, and Garry Gianino will start his 6th term as a member of the Board of Selectmen. Although we lost by only 26 votes, I am pleased we won 4 of the 6 precincts. Virginia Mooney came in third with 259 votes and also lost her bid for a seat on Town Meeting. On Monday, we will formally ask the town for a recount, which is standard procedure for an election this close. Approx 25 years ago, there was a School Committee seat that was decided by 6 votes. We do not know if a Board of Selectmen's race was ever this close.
Thank you to all my supporters, especially those who volunteered to hold signs with me and those I met when going door to door. A special thanks to Cindy Gilpin, my campaign manager, and Rose Manni, co-chair. I also want to thank Dan Raske for building and distributing the many signs we had around Burlington. Finally, thank you to everyone who got out there and voted. With a margin as slim as 26 votes, it is clear that every vote does count.
I look forward to continuing to serve the Town of Burlington as a Town Meeting Member (Precinct 6) and Ways and Means Committee member. I will continue to post to the blog on a regular basis.
Thank you to all my supporters, especially those who volunteered to hold signs with me and those I met when going door to door. A special thanks to Cindy Gilpin, my campaign manager, and Rose Manni, co-chair. I also want to thank Dan Raske for building and distributing the many signs we had around Burlington. Finally, thank you to everyone who got out there and voted. With a margin as slim as 26 votes, it is clear that every vote does count.
I look forward to continuing to serve the Town of Burlington as a Town Meeting Member (Precinct 6) and Ways and Means Committee member. I will continue to post to the blog on a regular basis.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
The Truth
Less than 48 hours left until judgment day. The election is this Saturday, April 5th from 8am-8pm. The opposition is now spreading the trash talk. One rumor being spread is that I want to privatize the ambulance and remove it from the Fire Department. The Fire Department is doing an outstanding job. Why would I want to privatize this service? Next rumor: I’m going to remove the DPW from the town service. Our infrastructure is in tough shape but, if we did that, who will maintain the water, sewer, and roads? These rumors are being spread around Burlington for the purpose of making people afraid to vote for me, Dan DiTucci. These rumors are simply untrue.
Tonight, I started to receive phone calls. Turns out that my opponent sent a mailing to some residents with a list of people who endorse his campaign. The calls I received were from people on that list. Each caller told me that they did not authorize their name to be on that list and wanted to assure me that I had their support. By the way, if your name happens to appear on that list and you did not authorize it, don’t worry about it. I see the game going on here.
Situations like this are exactly why my promise to the voters is “HONEST GOVERNMENT.” As always, I’m happy to speak further on this. I’ve been thrilled to receive emails and phone calls from voters. Keep them coming. Most important, please get out and vote this Saturday.
Tonight, I started to receive phone calls. Turns out that my opponent sent a mailing to some residents with a list of people who endorse his campaign. The calls I received were from people on that list. Each caller told me that they did not authorize their name to be on that list and wanted to assure me that I had their support. By the way, if your name happens to appear on that list and you did not authorize it, don’t worry about it. I see the game going on here.
Situations like this are exactly why my promise to the voters is “HONEST GOVERNMENT.” As always, I’m happy to speak further on this. I’ve been thrilled to receive emails and phone calls from voters. Keep them coming. Most important, please get out and vote this Saturday.
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