Ballston Republican Committee

Town Councilwoman Mary Beth Hynes announced earlier this week that she has successfully renegotiated Ballston’s water agreement with the Saratoga County Water Authority–a deal which could save the Town as much as $2 million in these challenging economic times.  In an October 9 editorial, The Ballston Journal’s Charles Hogan wrote that Mary Beth’s efforts were “instrumental in solving the largest single problem facing her Town,” effectively upstaging Supervisor Patti Southworth who has been unable to secure a satisfactory resolution to the issue herself.  As Hogan aptly noted, “It is seldom that a Town Council member, rather than a Town Supervisor,” strikes such a landmark deal but “Mary Beth Hynes seems to have pulled off that feat.”

In fact, the Councilwoman’s decisive action reflects the striking difference in approach between Mary Beth and Ballston Democrats.  While her political rivals spent two years unfairly assailing Republicans for signing a second water deal, Mary Beth quietly went to work in the hope of either renegotiating one or both of our purchase agreements or finding a nearby municipality willing to purchase water from the Town of Ballston.  This week’s announcement should come as a welcome reminder to townspeople that their elected Republican officials remain committed to addressing the issues not their political opponents.