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Statement of Mayor James L. Richetelli, Jr. at Eisenhower Park, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 
Good Afternoon, and thank you all for joining me here today.I asked you to join me at Eisenhower Park because this site is indicativeof how the local Democrat Party - under the leadership of their partyboss Richard Smith – plays politics in Milford.In 2007, with the help of Senator Joseph Lieberman, I secured grantfunding to improve this park. The Democratic aldermen – under Mr.Smith’s leadership – strongly objected to this. They objected because it was Jim Richetelli and Joe Lieberman who made it happen.I also have for you today a list of Milford projects submitted for 2009ARRA “Stimulus Act” funding. Despite what Mr. Smith alleged recently,my administration continues to work hard to fund important projects inMilford. As you will see from the list (attached), Milford has requestedmore than $62 million in “Stimulus” funding.As Mayor, there are better ways to spend the people’s time than byholding press conferences. But sometimes, something so troubling andfalse occurs that it forces one to put aside the people’s business, if for no
 
other reason than the fact that falsehoods sorely affect the people’sbusiness. Today, a local newspaper carries a front page story in which theDemocrat Party boss Richard Smith and his sidekick Michael Brownmake my past issue with an anti-anxiety prescription medication acampaign issue.You know Mr. Smith. He is very smart, and very adept at saying “X” inorder to imply the opposite of “X”. I don’t have enough fingers to countthe times Mr. Smith has said – either to the press, or on his party’s website, or through the comment sections on newspaper websites – thathe and his Democrat colleagues wish me well and would not make anissue of this past matter, about which I have been and will continue tobe very open.No matter how hard Mr. Smith and his cronies try to portray me as“addicted”, the fact is that I work hard every day to ensure that issuestays behind me. Mr. Smith fools no one when he falsely states that hesupports me. While I remain committed to maintaining a healthy andproductive present, Mr. Smith is hypocritically locked in his dark past.
 
 Today’s paper finds Mr. Smith once again employing his artful craft topublicly raise this never-to-be-raised issue: Now, he alleges, I may havebeen “off my game” as regards my efforts to get Milford federal stimulusfunds for so-called shovel-ready projects. His implication is: I was toocrocked to apply. This is not true! And I strongly resent hisinsinuations.My friends, what Mr. Smith says matters - even when he says somethingso false and ill intentioned. When Mr. Smith as party chairman dictatesto Milford Democrat Aldermen that they will reduce the size of our policeforce, those Aldermen follow his orders and cut police staffing. When Mr.Smith dictates to Milford Democrat Aldermen that they will cut fundingfor the early warning system our coastal community so sorely needs,those Democrat Aldermen follow his orders and cut this critical safetyprogram.When he sets the tone of the election, you can be sure his partisancolleagues will follow. Let them!I hope, however, his words and his intentions will bring about a differentreaction from the good people of Milford.
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