Over the last five months Mayor Kennedy has been very outspoken with regards to a constitutional question lawsuit commenced by Anthony Losquadro. Kennedy was quoted in Newsday, The Glen Cove Record Pilot, and the Gold Coast Gazette.

Three weeks before the election, in a mudslinging effort directed at the Property Owners Party candidate, Kennedy said,”  We have no laws on the books that are unconstitutional. The Village submits that this is a frivolous lawsuit that does nothing more than cost the taxpayers money and drains time from our staff from being of maximum service to our residents. I am confident that our Village will be triumphant.”  March 1, 2012 Gold Coast Gazette

After the Village lost the decision on the lawsuit, the Mayor told Emily Ngo of Newsday on July 24, 2012, “It’s the last thing in the world that we wanted: anything that was unconstitutional on our books,” he said, adding that “constitutionality issues should be taken up with the state attorney general’s office, which approves local laws.”  In this interview the Mayor now attempts to sidestep responsibility and blame the N.Y.S. Attorney General’s Office.

The Mayor repeats those comments to the Glen Cove Record Pilot. He says “This law was passed in 1979, and was enacted only after it was submitted to the N.Y.S. Attorney Generals Office.”  Glen Cove Record Pilot

Now, at the August 13 2012 Village Board meeting, the Mayor denies making all of these statements to the press. Pushing his credibility beyond the breaking point, he says, in essence, the reporters fabricated their interviews.

While the Mayor may now wish he never made such statements, the fact remains he was directly quoted by reporters. Additionally, he never wrote any letters to the editor refuting the printed quotes.

Mayor Kennedy clearly has difficulty being truthful. Such behavior is starting to make some wonder if he is suitable  as the leader of our Village.

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