A public apology and admission of wrong doing to the People of the The Hillside Lake Park District for denying them their First Amendment rights.

The Issue

The Advisory Board of the Hillside Lake community, an elected board, unanimously voted to endorse two candidates on the Community message board, who are running for Town Council BUT were NOT in line with who the Town Supervisor (JOHN HICKMAN JR) wanted in those seats.  SO, they sent over one of their comrades along with Town Police to cut the locks from the sign and steal the letters.  They later returned to put locks of their own on the sign, to which only they have the keys.  If this isn't a violation of free speech, what is?
Since posting this video, the Election has come and gone.  The "Town" did not return the Letters and did not give us a key to access the sign until after Election day.
This kept the community from even posting a reminder to "GO OUT AND VOTE TODAY" , on election day, as is the norm before every election in our community.

I can't help but think this blatent removal of our first amendment rights has swayed the election.  The main Candidate that THEY wanted got elected and one of the two candidates we promoted got elected, but not by much.

THIS NEEDS NATIONAL ATTENTION.  Although it is a small community, the guilty parties represent the government as a whole.  It's a disgrace!

If you know anyone who can pick up this story, please forward it to them in order to gain as much national attention as possible and hold these criminals accountable for their actions.

Hillside Lake this week.....Maybe your home town/city tomorrow.

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The Issue

The Advisory Board of the Hillside Lake community, an elected board, unanimously voted to endorse two candidates on the Community message board, who are running for Town Council BUT were NOT in line with who the Town Supervisor (JOHN HICKMAN JR) wanted in those seats.  SO, they sent over one of their comrades along with Town Police to cut the locks from the sign and steal the letters.  They later returned to put locks of their own on the sign, to which only they have the keys.  If this isn't a violation of free speech, what is?
Since posting this video, the Election has come and gone.  The "Town" did not return the Letters and did not give us a key to access the sign until after Election day.
This kept the community from even posting a reminder to "GO OUT AND VOTE TODAY" , on election day, as is the norm before every election in our community.

I can't help but think this blatent removal of our first amendment rights has swayed the election.  The main Candidate that THEY wanted got elected and one of the two candidates we promoted got elected, but not by much.

THIS NEEDS NATIONAL ATTENTION.  Although it is a small community, the guilty parties represent the government as a whole.  It's a disgrace!

If you know anyone who can pick up this story, please forward it to them in order to gain as much national attention as possible and hold these criminals accountable for their actions.

Hillside Lake this week.....Maybe your home town/city tomorrow.

The Decision Makers

Supervisor John Hickman Jr.
Supervisor John Hickman Jr.
Town of East Fishkill, NY
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