Supervisor Defends Proposition Mailing

SEWARD — Seward Supervisor Earlin Rosa defended a letter sent from the Town of Seward to residents regarding a town ballot initiative. The effort seeks to have the position of highway superintendent become appointed rather than elected. Part of the reasoning for the attempted move is due to factors cited in a related article also in this edition.

“In a small town,” said Rosa, “You learn as you go.”

“If the state wants to tell me that what I did or the board did,” was wrong, he said that he is not afraid of such a consequence. Rosa cited a discussion with Town Attorney Michael West prior to mailing.

“You rely on an attorney and if the attorney says ‘yeah, that’s fine,” Rosa said, “You go with it.”

“If they say I was wrong, I was wrong,” he said.

“You learn from it,” he said.

The letter states that "Proposal 2, if passed, will change the position of Town of Seward Highway Superintendent from an elected position to an appointed position. For the good of all residents of the Town of Seward, your Town Board unanimously approved to put Proposal 2 on the Ballot. It is highly recommended that the residents of the Town of Seward vote "Yes" for Proposal 2. There is also text underneath stating "Vote 'YES' for Proposal 2."

There is also wording regarding Proposal 1, which regards an equal rights proposition at the state, which the letter says "would be to give biological males the right to compete in girls sports."