Meeting with the Governor

On Tuesday, June 17th, I will be leaving our Supplier Network session early, missing the Grand Opening of Johnny Rockets, and probably arriving a little late for an ARCC Board of Directors Strategic Planning Committee meeting. I made this change to my schedule today after being asked to attend a press conference with Governor Paterson in Albany to support his proposal to cap property taxes. When looking at the range of conflicts this created for my schedule, I simply came to the conclusion that capping property taxes is so vital to our state and region's local economic future that I had to put everything else aside to attend. The ARCC has been advocating for capping property taxes since 2003. We've appeared before County Boards, City Councils, Town Boards and School Boards in support of capping property taxes. With the Governor providing the only genuine leadership in Albany to reduce taxes by controlling spending in an election year, he deserves our support and I look forward to standing with him. Let's hope everyone at the meetings I'm missing understands.
Todd Shimkus