The below information is a part of the Eye's Elections 2011 series to provide information to voting citizens and does not represent any endorsement by the Middletown Eye or any of its authors.
Corrine Dorsey has lived in Middletown all her life, attending grammar and high school locally. She has worked at Pratt & Whitney over 34 years as a machinist and active union member in Local 700. Dorsey is a member of the Republican Town Committee, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, and the Eastern Stars. Corrine has been very active in the community, she was first elected to the Board of Tax Review (now called the Board of Assessment Appeals) in 1985. In 2000 she served as a commissioner on the Planning & Zoning Board. Her civic activities include her role as an alternate commissioner on the Inland & Wetlands Board as well as service as a member on the Mayor’s Board of Ethics. Dorsey is married and has three daughters, twelve grandchildren, and two great-grand children.
Goals: My vision is for more affordable housing in Middletown. Affordable housing is a building block for a good life, a good income, and as a whole, a good home. Affordable housing helps families acquire decent and safe places to live. Supporting affordable housing is critical because it is far less costly to keep a family in their homes rather than treat the symptoms after they become homeless. As a Commissioner on Planning and Zoning, I will work closely with the Planning, Conservation & Development office to work better with local property owners, developers, and current landlord to include affordable housing on their property. We need support and participation from town government, realtors and area builders that are interested in building affordable housing. This will create jobs in Middletown as well.
I'm sure Ms. Dorsey is a great person and all, but it must be said that, if elected, she must participate more often than she did when she was a member of the Inland Wetlands Commission.
ReplyDeleteI've been following the Inland Wetland Commission meetings for years and I've only seen her face once!
Voters...check on this. A vote for her may be a vote for an absent commissioner. Ms. Dorsey, please address your past commission attendance.
I'm sorry to say that the previous commenter is absolutely correct. Corinne has not participated or even been remotely active in the previous positions she has held.
ReplyDeleteShe is a very nice lady and has a hard time getting around town due her disability.
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Prayers to her and her disability issues that they may be resolved soon. However, it's not right to run if you know you can't attend the meetings despite your good intentions (giving her the benefit of the doubt here). She can get involved in other ways, but if she can't be in that seat for at least 80% of the meetings she shouldn't run. Remember, technically if a commission member misses 3 meetings in a calendar year they can be dismissed from their commission.
ReplyDeletePeople need to know this and vote for someone who can be there and PARTICIPATE (a word she uses in her write-up, but hasn't followed through with herself).
Note: Barbara Plum an elected Dem Planning and Zoning member long time chairperson spends 3-4 months a year in Hawaii. They all do things like that.
ReplyDeleteI vote for ya Corine. Dem here
ReplyDeletePrayers to the demons who post there negative comments. We are here to serve our town, not to leave a bunch of negative comments. Just to let the negative people know she is a very well likeable well respected woman! Your comments shall not or will not stop her from doing what she do. Your a disgrace to society ! For you to waste your time to write all the negative comments. Its a form of jealousy did u want the position? ( ignorant people)
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