To the Editor:
Today I withdrew from the council race in order to file for the Office of Mayor of Chesapeake Beach and humbly ask for your support and votes.
My 20 years on the Town Council, the last eight years as the council vice president and experience as “acting mayor” during the months our mayor was on sick leave, has fully prepared me for the responsibilities of this office. During that time, I led the council to pass all five town budgets. I have authored critical pieces of legislation, enabling the town government to run more efficiently with transparency. For example, I sponsored the charter amendment to curb mayoral spending authority, providing increased town council supervision over contracts and requiring that more contracts go through the full bidding process before award.
I get things done. I have passed six tax rate decreases
We have a beautiful town filled with wonderful friends and neighbors. In order to maintain our high quality of life at low tax rates, we need an independent leader with vision, compassion and common values who listens to his staff, colleagues and citizens and has the proven integrity that I demonstrated during my unblemished 20 years of service as your councilman. I fight the good fight to protect our small town quality of life and represent our citizens who work hard, pay taxes and seniors enjoying retirement!
I humbly ask for your votes to elect Pat “Irish” Mahoney mayor Nov. 8.
Thank you!!
Pat “Irish” Mahoney
Chesapeake Beach Town Council