Ralph Caruso is ‘a proven leader’

Ralph Caruso is ‘a proven leader’

To the editor:

It is no secret that the town of Woodbury has had its share of major issues to contend with in the past. Our town has had to confront environment issues, controversial zoning matters, new construction challenges, increasingly heavy traffic patterns, rapid population growth, property infringements and a multiple array of other distractions which have impacted on the quality of our local community. Throughout all of it I have observed Ralph Caruso’s steady, selfless leadership. He is involved in just about every group or movement devoted to improving life in Woodbury.

Ralph Caruso has led others and been leader enough to know when to be a good soldier. In my own 35 years of community service in downstate New York and Orange County I have rarely seen a person with the level of integrity, enthusiasm and graciousness of this fine public servant. Make no mistake - Ralph Caruso is an effective gentleman in the rough and tumble world of local community politics.

Consider this: he is a 35 year resident of the town of Woodbury. He is active is his church, an fervent outdoorsman, a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the local historical society, active in issues impacting on senior citizens and matters of law and order. Additionally, Mr. Caruso is college educated, a retired New York City transit worker, past town council member, a former Human Rights Commissioner, and a Board of Health member. He has been a loyal assistant and key aide to the Senator Bill Larkin for 12 years. Ralph Caruso goes the distance. He is a person who gets into the arena to do his best for his fellow neighbors regardless of where they reside.

I believe in this man and trust him to be an outstanding member of the legislature. Regardless of your political affiliation I urge the people in Highlands and Woodbury to elect Ralph Caruso. He will represent the interests of the residents of Highlands and Woodbury.

Leadership is never easy, but Ralph Caruso can make our lives a little easier through his earnest devotion to serve all of us. The challenges of our district’s past requires that we elect the best person for a positive future - Ralph Caruso, a proven leader, a devoted public servant.

Dr. Roberto Calderin

Highland Mills