John Amarilios for First Selectperson, New Canaan 2003

Debate Schedule:
- Thursday, Oct. 16, 7:30 PM at the New Canaan Library
  (sponsored by the New Canaan Advertiser and New Canaan Television Channel 79)
- Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7:30 PM at South School
  (sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Newcomers Club)
- Watch the debates on public access cable Channel 79, every night from Oct. 23 until Election Day.

Biographical Points:

* 33-year resident of New Canaan
* graduated New Canaan High School, 1976
* BS in economics, Lehigh University, 1980
* MBA in international marketing, Lehigh University, 1981
* JD, University of Bridgeport Law School, 1987
* practicing attorney since 1989
* past commander, Darien Power Squadron
* past communications officer, US Coast Guard Auxiliary
* past president, American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association
* master, Darien Ivanhoe Lodge 107 and officer in Scottish Rite Bodies

John Amarilios stands for:

1. Municipal policies stressing politeness and extension of dignity to town
residents and visitors regardless of ethnic, religious and economic
backgrounds;

2. Separate Conservation and Wetlands Commissions;

3. A complete freeze on any further development of Waveny Park grounds, and
a systematic acquisition of open space areas within the town borders;

4. A system of bond financing or municipal guarantees for private land trusts;

5. Establishment of a town vanity plate through DMV to fund ecological
initiatives and open space acquisitions;

6. An annual Earth Day Fair at Waveny;

7. A fair and equitable, yet compassionate system of property and automobile
tax abatements for economically challenged seniors and disabled individuals;
and related interest abatements for residents who become unemployed;

8. A progressive system of vehicle property tax based on engine displacement
and vehicle weight, representing the actual cost of wear and tear on
municipal roads;

9. A municipal campground for use by outdoor and youth groups;

10. An active and vital committee to encourage private funding of monuments
and points of cultural interest throughout the town. This in conjunction
with a revival of the GreenLinks Plan would provide self-guided walking,
biking and hiking tours through town;

11. Immediate reconsideration of the High School renovations to include an
alternative energy system and energy efficient design. We should encourage
and develop municipal mandates for cutting edge technology;

12. A Municipal Meeting Hall in the sparsely populated north end of town,
which could feature a spire housing a cell phone facility and would provide
free meeting space for civic and youth groups;

13. Distribution of free or subsidized Potassium Iodide pills to all town
residents who want them, given our proximity to the Indian Point Nuclear
Power Plant;

14. Exploration of a Municipal Electric Utility to reduce energy costs by
brokering energy for the entire town, perhaps including a clean high-tech
generating facility;

15. Expansion and further flexibility of the Getabout transportation
service;

16. Pressuring the Postal Service to reintroduce local mail sorting and
distribution to reduce the number of postal vehicles traveling to and from
New Canaan daily from Stamford; also to improve the accuracy and diligence
of mail delivery to local residents;

17. No parking of school bus fleets in surrounding towns; use of fields or
facilities in town instead, thus avoiding additional rental costs, travel
time and fuel costs.