City Dems Blog

The City of Plattsburgh and other Clinton County Democrats are working feverishly over the next several few days to Get Out the VOTE on Tuesday. The bigger the turnout for Bill Owens we see here in Plattsburgh, the better the chance we have of putting our candidates in office..

Here is what YOU can do to help:
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RALLY for BILL OWENS and other Dems

When: Friday (Tonight) the 30th 3PM to 6PM
AND : Saturday – the 31st 1PM to 5PM

- Rally for Bill Owens, Marty Mannix, Andrew Wiley and other Clinton County Democrats at the intersection of Rt 3 and Smithfield Blvd. Come for as long as you can.

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GET OUT THE VOTE PHONE CALLS:
Clinton County Democratic Party HQ (Rt. 3 Next to Payson’s Jewlery)
Any Time of the day between now and the end of the Day November 3rd.

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PROVIDE A RIDE TO THE POLL:
If you have some time to spare on the 3rd and can give someone a ride to the poll, please volunteer. Meet at Election HQ Tuesday morning. Call 518-324-4960 if you plan to volunteer.

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CITY SATURDAY (10AM to 1PM – Tomorrow):
Door to Door Campaigning for Bill Ownes and Marty Mannix in some of the most contested areas of the City of Plattsburgh.

Together, we’ll get the job done.

Thank you,
Doug

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Doug Butdorf
City of Plattsburgh Democrats
Ward 4 Chair
dbutdorf@yahoo.com
518-314-1390

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th -  (This Friday)

The Champlain Democrat’s First Annual Turkey Dinner and Turkey Raffle will be held this Friday night.  A social hour Meet and Greet will be from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. and the Turkey Dinner, with all the fixings, will begin at 6:00 PM.  The turkey raffle, which consists of a fully dressed turkey dinner basket, and a full lottery board, will begin at 6:30 PM.  There also will be a Chinese Auction, where winners must be in attendance to claim their prize.  Other giveaways will take place during the evening’s events.  The cost of the Turkey Dinner is $8.00 per person and it will be held at the K of C in Champlain located at 3 Oak Street in Champlain.

Please come to Champlain this Friday evening and support the Champlain Democrat Committee!

An opportunity for you to meet with the Clinton County Democrats in a social event will be on Tuesday, September 29th at 6PM at Olive Ridleys on Court St. in Plattsburgh.

US Congressional Candidate, Bill Owens will be present.

The Clinton County Democrats had a great start to the election season at the new Clinton County HQ next to Payson’s Jewlery on Rt. 3 in Plattsburgh.

Phone banking continues each day from 4:30 to 9PM and volunteers are needed.

Let’s add another Democrat to the US Congress… the first time since the Civil War.

This year the election will be very important.  We have two major seats open (23rd Congressional District and County Treasurer).  We’ll need to work hard to get the word out so we can sway the vote toward our candidates.

DAILY PHONE BANKING
- every day from 4:30 PM to 9 PM at the Clinton County Democratic Party Election HQ

• Next to Payson’s Jewelry (373 Route 3 – map)
• PHONE: 518-324-4960

View 2009 Clinton County Democratic Election HQ in a larger map

Let’s get the job done and send a Democrat to Congress from the 23rd district for the first time since the Civil War.

From Editorial in Press Republican
Published January 27, 2009 10:24 pm – There should be some compromise, and maybe the rate can be reduced or we could actually plan for the future and finish the work that was started long before some of us were elected.

6 layoffs at MLD imprudent

By CHRIS JACKSON

A lot has been said and written about MLD, but here are some facts and opposing opinions that need to see the light of day.

MLD his 10 linemen and two lineman apprentices. They are responsible for maintaining 566 pole mounted transformers, 355 pad mounted transformers, 3945 power poles, 1,008 additional street lights and poles and over 350 miles of distribution power line. If the five linemen and one lineman apprentice are cut, this will reduce the line staff by 50 percent.

In a public work session at City Hall on Jan. 21, 2009, the director of MLD stated that “There is enough work to keep everyone busy. Maintenance on the system has slipped over the past years, due to the conversion work that has gone on, and we need to do a better job of maintaining our system.”

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