Bernstein To Debate in Two Venues

Town of Greenburgh Supervisor candidate Bob Bernstein announced today he has accepted invitations to debate current supervisor Paul Feiner on two different occasions in the weeks leading up to the Democratic Primary to be held on September 10. Town Clerk candidates Sherron Fantauzzi and Judith Beville have been invited to debate as well.

The Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations (CGCA), a politically non-partisan organization established in 1955 to represent the interests of residents in unincorporated Greenburgh, has invited Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Feiner to a debate to be held Thursday, August 22 at 7 p.m. at Greenburgh Town Hall. The debate will air live on public access cable (channel 76 on Cablevision and channel 35 on Verizon FIOS).

The Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry Democratic Committee’s will co-host a debate September 3 at 8 p.m. at the Harmon Community Center in Hastings-on-Hudson.

Mr. Feiner is currently refusing to participate in the CGCA debate, insisting instead he will only take part in the debate taking place in the villages. “I am sure Mr. Feiner will not snub the voters of unincorporated Greenburgh, who pay 95 percent of the Town’s taxes,” Mr. Bernstein said. He further noted that in 2005, Mr. Feiner showed up minutes before the debate was to begin, after refusing the CGCA’s invitation to debate then supervisor candidate Bill Greenawalt. At the time of this release, Ms. Beville had not responded to the invitation from the CGCA.

Mr. Bernstein and Ms. Fantauzzi were overwhelmingly endorsed by the Greenburgh Democratic Committee at its convention earlier this year.

“This debate is an opportunity to speak about the issues plaguing our Town,” Mr. Bernstein said. “Residents need to hear how I will lead the Town out from under the bevy of lawsuits filed as a result of Mr. Feiner’s conduct in office. His mismanagement has resulted in the Town being found liable for violating the Constitutional rights of a church; for losing millions in revenue at WestHELP, which he has kept vacant and deteriorating for two years; and most recently, for failing to sell the Frank’s Nursery property to the highest bidder. Greenburgh taxpayers have shouldered the ‘Price of Paul’ for too long.”