EASTON FIRST SELECTMAN DAVID BINDELGLASS
ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID
Proven Leadership for Easton
Easton CT — David Bindelglass today announced that he will run for re-election to a second two-year term as Easton’s First Selectman. As he filed the necessary papers in Town Hall today, he cited his administration’s accomplishments and goals.
“I took office in November 2019 and I’m very proud of our accomplishments over the last two years,” said Bindelglass. “We were ready from the start to bring good, effective governance to Easton and, because of that, we were able to handle unexpected challenges while accomplishing several critical projects. Easton needed to see results and I am committed to continuing to deliver them.”
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“Easton voted in May to fund the best education we can offer our children, restoring much needed resources that had been cut previously and addressing the need for additional services to help our students through the pandemic and its aftermath,” he said. “And the vote for the Town budget is an endorsement of the good work our Town departments are doing and the projects we have undertaken.”
As a doctor, Bindelglass is especially proud of Easton’s performance during COVID, when the senior center, the schools, and Town Hall worked together to continue providing services to residents. He described the additional challenges the town faced during his first term, including Tropical Storm Isaias and the resulting extended power outages.
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Other significant accomplishments include completed construction of one bridge on Park Avenue and another one underway; improving health care delivery through joining the Westport-Weston Health District; creation of a representative task force that is examining options for the South Park property; and increased transparency of town government through weekly public updates to citizens, extended public comment at Board of Selectmen meetings, a Town Hall presentation for newcomers, brown bag lunches, and several other open forums. Bindelglass is also improving town hall procedures by streamlining the permit process, and expanding Parks and Recreation projects for seniors.
Bindelglass, 62, is the first Democratic First Selectman in Easton since 1985 and is presiding over the first Board of Selectmen with a Democratic majority since 2005. “Most of our accomplishments have been supported by a unanimous Board,” he said. “I intend to keep our work non-partisan and always in the best interests of all the people of Easton.”
A Campaign Kickoff event is planned for June 26, when all can gather together to celebrate Easton’s accomplishments and plans for the future under Dr. Bindelglass’s leadership.
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