Bio/Platform

Lonerangeralbany bio- Joseph P Sullivan                            March 2, 2005
*US Navy Veteran Seagoing Navigating QM2
* BS in Geography U Wisconsin, Madison (Korean GI Bill)
*MA in Geography U Minnesota, Minneapolis (National
Fellowship)
*Captain New York Guard (ret)
* President Buckingham Pond/Crestwood Neighborhood
Association, Albany, NY 1985 - present
* Chairman Republican Committee City of Albany, NY
2000-present

City elections will be held in Albany this year. Voters
will elect: citywide, a Mayor, Common Council Presi-
dent and Comptroller. A Member of the Common
Council will be elected from each of the 15 city wards.


Make no mistake about it, this November election
will be unlike any other in Albany for the past 84
years!
The September Democratic Primary will be round 1
in a 2 round main event.

                 2005 ALBANY CITY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE PLATFORM

1. MAINTAIN/IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL INTEGRITY/LIFE QUALITY-

* strict speed limit enforcement on neighbohood
streets
* reduce amounts of road salt dumped on city roads
* improve snow plowing/removal procedures
* increase police presence in wards 7,8,9,10,11,12,13
14, and 15
* combat crime, litter, excessive noise and grafitti
* disarm drug dealers, criminals and gangs
* uphold the City Zoning Code, improve land use
planning with advice and consent of neighborhood
residents

2. SUPPORT RESPECT FOR LIFE, CONSERVATIVE/TRADITIONAL VALUES


3. REFORM EDUCATION IN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

* abolish Albany City School District/School Board
* vest control of, and accountability for, City schools
with the Mayor and Common Council
* return to a K-8 neighborhood school system
* sell Kelton Ct school to Hudson Valley Community
College as extension center and possible site for
a new city public library
* adopt school uniforms/strict conduct codes in city
schools and surrounding neighborhoods
* call for State Legislature to shift school funding
funding from property to sales/income taxes so that
all pay their fair share of school support


4, PROMOTE EMERGENCY/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS-

* Individual households, churches, synagogues
schools, neighborhoods, institutions