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1-11-2007 By JIM AUSTIN Editor Waller, flanked by Sen. James Seward and her husband Bill, said she made the decision to seek a fourth two-year term after lengthy discussions with her husband. She said her ability to run again depended on three key people - village clerk Teri Barown, her flower shop manager Claire Satriano, and her husband. "Without them I could not be mayor," she told an audience of friends and supporters. Bill Waller, who is also the chairman of the village Republican committee, said in introductory remarks that "seeing her do her job close up for the last six years had been enlightening." Seward quipped with the audience that not all the political action was in Iowa. It was, he said, an opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of Cooperstown's first woman mayor. He said his friend Rudy Giuliani is often referred to as America's Mayor, but "I think Carol Waller is really American's Mayor." Seward has worked with Waller first during her eight years as a village trustee and for the last six years as mayor. "I'm very impressed with all of Carol Waller's accomplishments and work," he said. He spoke of her key role in the planning for last summer's record-setting crowd for the Hall of Fame Induction. "Not only was she a leader; I saw a picture of her sweeping the streets," he said. Seward also credited Waller with her work on the Village Gateway Project, renovation of the village library building and opening up village government to input from residents. "As mayor, she has been a true advocate for the village and its residents. There's no question Carol cares very deeply about the village of Cooperstown and its residents," Seward said. |
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