PEEKSKILL, N.Y. All this week, The Daily Peekskill will be featuring interviews with the common council candidates running in the Nov. 8 general elections.
Wednesdays Republican candidate is common council candidate Joe Brady. Brady served on the Peekskill City Council from 1996 to 2000. He is a senior account executive for the Castle Oil Corporation and a founding member of the St. Patricks Day Parade Committee.
An accomplished bagpiper, Brady has been an Eastern U.S. Pipe Band Association Adjudicator since 1990. He is also an officer in the New York State Guard, Regimental Piper, 69th Regiment. Brady is a member of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation, the Knights Templar and the Ancient Order of the Hibernians and also serves on the Peekskill Republican Committee. Brady and his wife Ann have four daughters.
1. Why are you running for political office?
I have a desire to again serve the community I love. I believe giving back is important.
2. What skills and experience do you/would you bring to the job?
Having served previously on the council from 1996-2000, I know what the job entails and would be anxious to use that experience. I also developed valuable relationships that I've maintained that would make me effective.
3. What issues would you like to address in the city?
I am very concerned about our fiscal position. We need to get on a better path and be more prudent with economic development. We also need to address the deterioration of our quality of life.
4. How do you differ from your opponents in your views of what should be done to make Peekskill better?
Regarding the budget, I would suggest a line by line analysis, knowing we could find ways to cut spending with minimal citizen impact and improve revenues through logical development and not further taxing our citizens. We need to establish better lines of communication in and out-of-house to identify threats to our quality of life.
5. What else would you like voters to know about you?
Success can be measured in many ways including a strong fiscal condition, good morale among its work force, a less threatening environment, creating an atmosphere that welcomes sensible development to name a few.
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