A New Day for Yorktown Gets Out the Vote

A New Day for Yorktown Gets Out the Vote

Closing out a highly contentious, six-month campaign, the ‘A New Day for Yorktown’ slate is working to mobilize residents invigorated by the Yorktown Town Board’s approval of a bad garbage contract, stalling of key infrastructure projects, financial mismanagement, and stagnant ethics reform.

The ‘A New Day for Yorktown’ slate of Jann Mirchandani (running for Town Supervisor), Diana Quast (running for re-election as Yorktown Town Clerk), Steve Shaw and Tom Marron (running for Town Council) have spoken with over 4,400 voters in six months, and knocked on thousands of doors to understand exactly what Yorktown’s residents want to see from their elected officials.

Residents' demands for change have put grassroots momentum behind A New Day for Yorktown’s campaign, particularly following the revelation that over 30% of the Town Board’s political donations have come from businesses or corporate interests which currently have or previously have had business before the Town.

Jann Mirchandani said: “We’ve been working hard to meet Yorktown’s residents where they are. People want their government to deliver. Tom Diana and the Town Board spent 9 months ignoring 40,000 missed garbage pickups before they did anything to clean up the mess they made. When they finally did something, costs jumped 25%. Residents can’t afford more of the same: I want Yorktown’s government to deliver for the people that live here, and I’ve spent the last six months working to do that.”

Diana Quast said: “I’ve worked hard to deliver for the Town I love over the last 8 years. I started a mobile Town Clerk’s office to meet our residents who need help where they are. I’ve secured millions of dollars from the state and the feds to keep costs down for the people that live here. I’ve just launched a specialized senior ID program that ensures our seniors have important information on hand in case of an emergency. I’ve been delivering for this Town for 8 years, and with help from Jann and the rest of the slate, I want to deliver even more over these next 4 years.”

Tom Marron said: “Yorktown’s residents want government that works for them. Costs are going up, and the Town Board is signing development contracts that build massive new projects that the people who live here can’t afford. We’re seeing unprecedented flooding because we’ve paved over our natural environment. Residents want change, and I want to help deliver that change for them.”

Steve Shaw said: “Over and over, whenever I’m knocking doors, people are talking about costs going up. The people that love this place can’t afford to keep living here - our seniors and our young folks are being driven out. Meanwhile, over 30% of the money funding Tom Diana’s political campaign came from companies which currently or previously had business before the Town. Despite the cries of our opponents that nothing nefarious is going on, when you follow the money and look at the decisions, it doesn’t pass the smell test. Yorktown needs ethics reform and transparent government, and it’s my goal to bring that to Town Hall.”

The ‘A New Day for Yorktown Slate’ is shifting into high gear: Early voting begins this Saturday, October 28th and runs through Sunday, November 5th. Election day is Tuesday, November 7th.

Watch the recent debate between A New Day for Yorktown and the Town Board incumbents here: https://anewdayforyorktown.com/yorktown/

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