We Endorse John Larkin City Council 6th District

 

We Endorse John Larkin for City Council Sixth District 
 

                Voters in the Sixth District of northeast Yonkers have two qualified candidates for City Council to choose from to replace outgoing and term- limited Councilwoman Dee Barbato. Republican John Larkin is running against Democrat Ted Winnicki.
                Both candidates presented their vision of Yonkers well in the Yonkers Rising debate last week, but we endorse John Larkin for the following reasons:
                Larkin has been a voice, both at City Hall and in his district, concerning the issues important to the residents in northeast Yonkers. His call for changes to the Ridge Hill development project, and his work on the McMansions task force, show a proven record of accomplishment.
                Larkin’s career path —retiring from Verizon and then earning a master’s teaching degree —is both interesting and points to someone who is still learning and yearning for more information. Larkin is ready and eager to dive into the thousands of council documents that come before the body, including a complex questionnaire submitted by the Yonkers Committee for Smart Development, which some candidates did not, or could not, answer.
                Larkin is a supporter of creating smart development in downtown Yonkers. The only way out of the city’s constant financial shortfalls is to bring in new revenue, and downtown Yonkers and the waterfront —despite incremental improvements —still remains the unpolished jewel of the city.
                We see Larkin diving head first into his council duties, and can easily see him playing an active role in moving the council forward on the critical issues before them —not playing politics or serving his political desires, of which Larkin has none, except to serve on the council. He is a supporter of term limits.
                Winnicki, while a viable candidate, has run before for this office, and questions have been raised about his participation in between his campaigns. Larkin has more adequately distinguished himself during this time, with a deeper involvement in the issues both candidates would face on the council.     We endorse John Larkin, who is running on the Republican and Conservative lines, for City Council in the Sixth District, on November 3.