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JIM KINNEY & PETE PALESTINA FOR SUPERVISOR
"THE TEAM WITH EXPERIENCE"
TAKING NORTHAMPTON FROM A "BETTER PLACE TO LIVE"
TO A "MUCH BETTER PLACE TO LIVE"
The General Election was a close and fiercely fought one. Jim
and Pete as well as the Board of Supervisors had been attacked by their Democrat opponents
who spread lies, exagerrations, innuendo and complete misstatement of
the facts. Taking advantage of the press and the cable TV telecasts, they attempted to
dupe the residents into thinking they were knowledgeable by gross exaggeration.
Aligned with certain business owners, the Democrats put out a massive ad campaign
against the proposed new community center during the 2 week period prior the election.
They played on the fears of residents by projecting large tax increases that were
just not true. Despite having to overcome those obstacles, the GOP managed to bring
Jim and Pete to victory.
Below are the Bios of Jim and Pete followed by their personal
message. They had also prepared an issues and answers paper in order to set the
record straight and separate the facts from the fiction. You can go to that page by
clicking on the sidebar or click here.
 JIM KINNEY LEVER 16A -
(ELECTED)Jim Kinney is an incumbent
Supervisor who has 24 years of experience in Northampton Township government, 18 years as
a Supervisor and 6 years as a member of the Township Planning Commission. He has been a
resident of Northampton Township for 29 years and lives in Churchville. Jim has the
knowledge and experience we need to continue to make Northampton the fine community we now
live in. As a member of the Board of Supervisors he has supported the continuation of a
strong zoning ordinance, open government, additional recreation facilities for the youth
of the Township and demonstrated good fiscal responsibility in keeping taxes down without
decreasing services to the residents. As liaison to the Planning Commission Jim worked
diligently on the 1999 updated Comprehensive Plan. He served on the Farm Study Commission
which adopted policies to save open space and natural resources in the township. He
subsequently expanded the concept even further by voting with fellow Supervisors to
purchase open space and development rights. Jim has been visible as a community leader and
in 1976 led the fight against mid-rise apartments which led to his successful election as
Supervisor in 1976.
Jim is a graduate of Temple University with a B.S. in Business Administration and is
employed by the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging as the Administrative Officer for Public
Affairs. He served in the U.S. Army with an honorable discharge. Jim’s background has
given him many opportunities to serve as an officer on many regional boards. He is an
excellent candidate to continue as a member of the Northampton Township Board of
Supervisors.
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 PETE PALESTINA LEVER 17A (ELECTED)Pete Palestina is an incumbent Supervisor who has 21 yearsexperience in
Northampton Township Government, 18 years as a Supervisor and 3 years as a member of the
Township Planning Commission. He has been a resident of Northampton Township for 23 years
and lives in Richboro with his wife Joan and son Peter, Jr.. He is a graduate of Temple
University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He holds the CPCU professional
Insurance designation and works in Richboro where he is an insurance broker by trade. He
also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Pete is also Chairman of the national CPCU Society’s
Insurance Fraud Speakers Task Force and often speaks to community groups throughout the
Delaware Valley on the subject of insurance fraud. Pete has been instrumental in bringing
local government closer to the people and 15 years ago was responsible for the policy of
televising the Supervisors and Planning Commission meetings on cable tv.
For the past nine years Pete has been the Board of Supervisors liaison for public
safety and for 18 consecutive years has organized a "Fire Safety In The Home"
essay contest for all of the elementary school children in the Council Rock School
District.
Pete was one of the first recipients of the National Leadership Institute Certificate
of Completion in June 2001. Demonstrating leadership qualities during his 18 years as a
Supervisor, Pete has served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 7 times as well as 9
times as Vice Chairman.
Pete has worked diligently to earn the trust of our residents and his re-election will
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| A PERSONAL
MESSAGE FROM JIM AND PETE
Let us first start off by saying "God
Bless America" and keep her strong in this time of increased anxiety that has
followed the September 11th terrorist assault on America. You can be assured
that our Northampton Emergency Management Services Team are prepared to go into action to
assist in local emergency situations and continues with ongoing training to keep in tune
with county, state and federal agencies.
During our 18 years as Supervisors, in addition to several years
serving on the Planning Commission, we have been instrumental in bringing forth many
positive philosophies such as: open government, televised public meetings, fiscal
responsibility, low taxes, reduced trash collection fees, increased recycling revenue,
installed traffic signals, improved intersections, award winning Annual Reports to
residents, increased recreational facilities and programs, planned growth through the
Comprehensive Plan with orderly development, implemented stormwater management controls,
worked with residents and listened to concerns.
We need to ensure that all residents enjoy the time living and retiring in Northampton.
We accomplish this by planning for senior housing, expanded recreational, library and
senior center facilities and preserving open space. We also need to do this in a way that
is affordable for residents.
We have the experience, our opponents do not. We have never sought higher office and we
don’t know the ultimate agenda of our opponents. We love this township and
that’s why we stayed in this office and God willing, we’ll retire and spend our
remaining years in this township. We promise to continue that proud tradition and work for
taking Northampton from a "Better Place To Live" to a "Much Better Place To
Live".
Sincerely,
Jim Kinney and Pete Palestina |
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