Check out our new Opinions section above to read what fellow Penfield progressives are thinking and talking about.
Think Local. We need your help to field the best candidates for Penfield Town Board. Penfield residents need better representation, devoted to long term quality of life and sustainability for our community instead of more congestion and higher taxes. At our monthly gatherings you'll find a friendly and motivated group of fellow Penfield residents who are working to protect American values in our town and country.
And if you want to look beyond Penfield to work on county, state, or national campaigns, come see us -- we can help you get connected!
We usually meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month 7:oo p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Penfield Community Center.
Visit and like our Facebook page. Please like and share our posts to help get the word out.
And if you want to look beyond Penfield to work on county, state, or national campaigns, come see us -- we can help you get connected!
We usually meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month 7:oo p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Penfield Community Center.
Visit and like our Facebook page. Please like and share our posts to help get the word out.
Spend 5 minutes, make 5 calls -- This is a handy web tool to turn your passive participation into active resistance. Facebook likes and Twitter retweets alone can’t create the change you want to see. Calling your Government on the phone can.
Support Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Let them know your priorities and thank them when they do a good job! Sign up for their email lists for more opportunities to make a difference.
Help out with follow-up actions after the Women's March on Washington. On January 21, over 5 Million of us worldwide and over 1 Million in Washington, D.C., came to march, speak and make our voices heard. But it doesn’t end here - now is not the time to hang up our marching shoes - it’s time to get our friends, family and community together and make history. EVERY 10 DAYS WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON AN ISSUE WE ALL CARE ABOUT.
Here's a link to the Amplifier Foundation, which provides free artwork you can use for protest posters or postcards to send to government officials. They have a number of campaigns and action ideas you can participate in within minutes!
It's not too early to start thinking about what you'll be doing for the midterm elections, when democrats will have an opportunity to win (& keep) seats in the senate and house. Today, use SwingLeft.org to find the district nearest to you where a democrat won or lost by a slim margin, and sign up to receive alerts about what you can do to help democrats win the 2018 election. (Swing Left promises to send you less than one email per week.)
The Democratic Party is ripe for reinvigoration and you can help! Click here for more information about groups to plug into.
Let us know if you're helping out with any of the above so we can stay informed and work together! Here's our email address: info@penfielddemocrats.org
Support Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Let them know your priorities and thank them when they do a good job! Sign up for their email lists for more opportunities to make a difference.
Help out with follow-up actions after the Women's March on Washington. On January 21, over 5 Million of us worldwide and over 1 Million in Washington, D.C., came to march, speak and make our voices heard. But it doesn’t end here - now is not the time to hang up our marching shoes - it’s time to get our friends, family and community together and make history. EVERY 10 DAYS WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON AN ISSUE WE ALL CARE ABOUT.
Here's a link to the Amplifier Foundation, which provides free artwork you can use for protest posters or postcards to send to government officials. They have a number of campaigns and action ideas you can participate in within minutes!
It's not too early to start thinking about what you'll be doing for the midterm elections, when democrats will have an opportunity to win (& keep) seats in the senate and house. Today, use SwingLeft.org to find the district nearest to you where a democrat won or lost by a slim margin, and sign up to receive alerts about what you can do to help democrats win the 2018 election. (Swing Left promises to send you less than one email per week.)
The Democratic Party is ripe for reinvigoration and you can help! Click here for more information about groups to plug into.
Let us know if you're helping out with any of the above so we can stay informed and work together! Here's our email address: info@penfielddemocrats.org
The press is called the "fourth estate" because of the vital role it plays in our representative democracy to inform the citizenry and to help keep our government honest. In this era of "alternative facts" from the Republican administration, it's especially important that we support credible news media and stay informed. This starts by subscribing to and reading our local media.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has been through a long run of cut backs, but it still has a strong investigative journalism department that we need to support financially via our online or digital subscriptions.
National newspapers with excellent investigative journalists covering government include the New York Times and the Washington Post. It is becoming a patriotic duty to subscribe to newspapers like these so we still have reporters who ask our leaders difficult questions and demand answers on our behalf.
NPR is another excellent source for accurate and substantive journalism. Please support our local public radio station WXXI.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has been through a long run of cut backs, but it still has a strong investigative journalism department that we need to support financially via our online or digital subscriptions.
National newspapers with excellent investigative journalists covering government include the New York Times and the Washington Post. It is becoming a patriotic duty to subscribe to newspapers like these so we still have reporters who ask our leaders difficult questions and demand answers on our behalf.
NPR is another excellent source for accurate and substantive journalism. Please support our local public radio station WXXI.
PENFIELD TOWN ISSUESWhy is the Town Board Reducing Citizen Participation on Town Committees?The town board recently decided to reduce the membership of the Penfield Planning Board from seven members (which it has been at for many years) to only five. It's not clear why and Supervisor LaFountain has not provided an explanation when asked about it.
If you look at the Planning Board membership on every nearby town, including Webster, Perinton, Irondequoit, Brighton and Pittsford, they all have seven members and some even have term limits. Two of our five members have been on the Planning Board 19 and 14 years respectively. All five are men. No doubt that they have adequate qualifications, but of all of the 28,368 residents over 18 years of age (of which 14,524 are women), there clearly must be seven qualified people who could serve on the Planning Board. This is especially important for current issues that most likely will be on the Planning Board agenda in the near future -- including the proposed development of Shadow Pines Clark and Whalen Roads and the Cider House at the corner of Dublin and Sweets Corners. Both of these areas have town residents gravely concerned about the outcome of current or potential applications for land usage. Please contact the Town Supervisor, Tony LaFountain (supervisor@penfield.org). Better yet, go to a town board meeting to express your concerns and request that we go back to the standard number of seven Planning Board members and that term limits be established so we can have greater participation from a wider spectrum of Penfield residents. We need to be better represented. Town Board meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 p.m. There is a public participation time at the beginning and the end of each meeting when anyone can come to address the town board and ask questions. |
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Help Save Shadow Pines -- A Treasured Golf Course and Green Open Space in the heart of Penfield is on the chopping block!
Shadow Pines, Shadow Lake, and Greystone golf courses were all put up for sale last fall by the owner, international conglomerate, Old Castle. Their local subsidiary is Dolomite, which used to be a locally owned company.
The first two courses are in Penfield and the third is in nearby Walworth. Recently, it has been reported that Shadow Lake and Greystone have been purchased by members of the Odenbach family, which used to own Dolomite.
The land where Shadow Pines and Shadow Lake are located was zoned residential back in the 1920's and in spite of the fact that they've been in recreational use for decades this zoning remains. It has been estimated that more than 250 houses could be built just in Shadow Pines.
Unwanted development would take away recreation, remove open space, increase congestion, strain our schools, destroy natural habitats and parts of our town's heritage, depress our property values, and even increase our taxes.
There is a grassroots effort in Penfield to protect this open space, preferably as it is. To learn more, visit the SaveShadowPines.org website or the Facebook page.
The first two courses are in Penfield and the third is in nearby Walworth. Recently, it has been reported that Shadow Lake and Greystone have been purchased by members of the Odenbach family, which used to own Dolomite.
The land where Shadow Pines and Shadow Lake are located was zoned residential back in the 1920's and in spite of the fact that they've been in recreational use for decades this zoning remains. It has been estimated that more than 250 houses could be built just in Shadow Pines.
Unwanted development would take away recreation, remove open space, increase congestion, strain our schools, destroy natural habitats and parts of our town's heritage, depress our property values, and even increase our taxes.
There is a grassroots effort in Penfield to protect this open space, preferably as it is. To learn more, visit the SaveShadowPines.org website or the Facebook page.
Welcome to the website of the Penfield Democratic Committee
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The Democratic Party puts good government and fiscal responsibility first. We believe that government can be a vehicle for change, for making the community a better place to live, and for helping all people attain the American Dream, without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, economic status or sexual orientation.
The Penfield Democratic Committee is comprised of Penfield residents who are registered Democrats working to restore two party government to the Town of Penfield. |
Come to our next meeting!
Meetings are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of each month
7:oo p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Penfield Community Center.
Meetings are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of each month
7:oo p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Penfield Community Center.
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