Totes not enough to rid town of rats
      I read with interest the article "Rodents now face totes in town, village" in the May 2 Amherst Bee. I think we need more than totes to eliminate the rat population. Recently I encountered one of the "beasts" while driving down our street.
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Deputy supervisor debate needs to end
      Council Members Dan Ward's and Deborah Bruch Bucki's refusal to participate in board meetings presided over by Deputy Supervisor Roy Wixson defies their oath to uphold state laws. The five-month snit over the Wixson appointment as deputy supervisor is an embarrassment. Perhaps taxpayers deserve a ...
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Board members acted within rights
      The rule of law must prevail in legislative proceedings. This belief compels response to the Amherst Bee's editorial about participation in the May 14th work session of the Amherst Town Board. As board members, we take our responsibilities very seriously. In a written opinion on Jan.
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Board members disrespect speakers
      With the refusal by two elected Town Board officials to sit at the board's work session last Monday, the residents of our town were the losers. Valuable time was lost, which prevented the complete presentation of the public reports of two citizen-volunteer committees on two very important issues...
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District thanked for support
      Thank you to all who supported the Williamsville School budget vote and my election to the Board of Education. Thank you to all the friends and family of friends who helped with postcards and signs. I am honored and privileged to be able to serve the school district. I will work hard to carry on W...
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Trustee thanks community
      I am grateful to the community for extending to me the privilege to serve on the Williamsville Board of Education. I am proud of my volunteer record on behalf of the students of the district over the past three years.
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Priorities need to be reexamined
      Despite the Department of Public Works "slowdown," which has severely crippled the opening of the village parks, Mayor Mary Lowther and Brian Kulpa, under the guise of the Village Parks Committee, nevertheless made a rare off-site presentation to the Village Square Apartments promising tax dollar...
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Board purposely stopping Wal-Mart
      I am sick and tired of hearing Wal-Mart detractors spout their venom at Town Board meetings. They have no more credibility than the George W. Bush bashers who allege that he plotted the 9/11 attack. The truth is that Wal-Mart is more important to the USA than General Motors is.
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