Something Stinks in Yorktown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Yorktown Democratic Slate – A New Day for Yorktown – is calling for accountability and transparency from current Town Supervisor Tom Diana and the Yorktown Town Board who are facing accusations of prioritizing Competitive Carting’s interests over the well-being of the Yorktown community.

A New Day for Yorktown, including Jann Mirchandani for Town Supervisor and Tom Marron and Steve Shaw for Town Board have been voicing their concerns for months over the Yorktown Republicans’ pick for the Town’s trash collecting services – Competitive Carting – inability to reliably pick up the Town’s trash as well as their ongoing financial difficulties.
Mirchandani said “This was completely foreseeable and Supervisor Diana and the Town Board should be held to account for their actions which have once again left the taxpayers of Yorktown underserved.”

Over the course of 8 months, concerns have mounted about the Town’s handling of Competitive Carting’s contract violations, raising questions about transparency, accountability, and the Town Board’s commitment to Yorktown’s residents. The latest incident, which unfolded on August 28th, has left residents questioning the leadership of Supervisor Tom Diana and the Town Board. Despite assurances from Supervisor Diana and the Town Board about steps taken to address Competitive Carting’s failures to fulfill its contract obligations that morning, it was revealed that Competitive’s trucks had been repossessed later that night.

Strikingly, this information only reached Yorktown’s concerned residents through a Facebook page a day later, underscoring a troubling lack of communication and transparency. The financial stability of Competitive Carting has also come under scrutiny. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2019, raising valid concerns about its ability to meet its commitments to the Town of Yorktown. When these concerns were brought up during Town Board meetings on July 18 and August 2, they were dismissed as ‘political’, leaving residents frustrated by the Town’s lack of responsiveness.
Marron said: “Yorktown residents expect honesty and transparency from their Town Government.

What is happening here is the antithesis of that. It is time for ‘A New Day’ for Yorktown as our slate is working to find out more information that may have been withheld from the public.”
Supervisor Diana and the Town Board’s decision to select Competitive Carting despite being aware of its questionable financial state and limited equipment has ignited a wave of anger among Yorktown’s residents. With Competitive’s repeated failures to meet contract terms, it becomes clear that the company is falling short of its obligations, while the Town Board appears to be failing in its duty to lead and safeguard the community.

Shaw said: “One look at the finances of the company in question would lead any rational person to see that something was severely lacking. We said it eight months ago and we will say it again – Yorktown needs better leadership on this and a whole host of issues. We will provide that leadership.”

As Election Day approaches on Tuesday, November 7th, the call for change resonates louder than ever. Yorktown residents are coming together to demand accountability, transparency, and a Town Board that genuinely prioritizes the needs and concerns of its citizens. The sentiment for “A New Day for Yorktown” is gaining momentum, as residents seek leadership that will put the community’s interests above all else.