I want to thank those who attended the recent Democratic caucus and put the democratic process to work. I am honored to be the Democratic Party's candidate for First Selectman and will work to conduct an issues based campaign that includes all members of the Democratic slate. As I said at the caucus, Marty Klein has begun projects long overdue. It is my intention to build on the positive initiatives that had their beginnings in the KDTC's 2005 platform and to take a comprehensive look at what we need to do now for the future health of our community.
Many of you have known me all my life. My family moved to Killingworth from New York City in 1949 and built a house on property that had been in my mother's family since the early 1900s. I have been a public servant, in some capacity, on the local, county, regional, state and national level, volunteer or otherwise, for over forty years. My town is dear to me and I intend to be a strong and unifying candidate. I am also at a point in my life when I can devote the time and energy that it now takes to run the town while planning competently for its future.
Over the years I have served Killingworth in many elected, appointed, and volunteer positions. I have been on the Board of Selectmen and served a term as First Selectman. I am currently Chair of the Board of Assessment Appeals, serve on the Killingworth Ambulance Association, the Volunteer Fire Company, and recently the Town Charter Revision Committee, to name just a few. I am a life member of both the Killingworth Historical Society and the Killingworth Land Trust.
I know Killingworth. I know where it has been and where it is now. I know that we have to work together to accomplish what tomorrow requires. I hope to see as many of you as I can in the weeks and months ahead to discuss the issues and to ask for your vote.Rick Albrecht