While we recognize that challenger Laura Mallay is a dedicated, community-oriented resident with good intentions and the best interests of her neighbors at heart, we don't believe she is the most qualified candidate for the position.
We do, however, agree that Mallay brings up a valid point when she says the board needs representation from other areas of the district. Aside from Baldwin, the district encompasses Roosevelt, South Hempstead and portions of Oceanside and Rockville Centre.
The district holds open meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. The Herald has never seen a single resident - from Baldwin or anywhere else in the district - at one of these meetings. If people in South Hempstead and Roosevelt would like more attention paid to their communities, we suggest they become more active, starting with attending district meetings.
The biggest issue in this year's election campaign has been whether the problems of Sanitary District 2 can be solved by dissolving it and incorporating it into the sanitation services of the Town of Hempstead, by restructuring the current organization, or by combining it with other districts in the county to create a single large district. An impressive turnout at the polls will demonstrate to the board and other local representatives that the community is seriously engaged in this issue. So whether you vote for Brown or Mallay, vote.
The election will take place July 28, between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., at three polling places: the district office building, at 2090 Grand Ave. in Baldwin; the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary's gymnasium, at 169 Centennial Ave. in Roosevelt; and the Covert Avenue School, at Long Beach Road and Willow Street in South Hempstead.
