ANNA HANNON GILL
104 PILOT WALK
SALTAIRE, NEW YORK
Hannonanna@aol.com

Fellow Residents,

I am a candidate for re-election as Village Trustee on Friday, May 26 and I am asking for your support and your vote. I am running again for the same reasons I ran in 1998; primarily because there are critical issues at stake that will impact our beautiful, unique and treasured corner of the world and the manner in which we enjoy it.

For more than 20 years I have taken great pleasure from Saltaire. Someone I respect once told me that you must invest more than money in the things you love, that those things must be nurtured with time, effort and tolerant understanding. Even before I fully understood its meaning or import, I knew that this was a principle I wished to adopt personally and professionally. Saltaire is precious to me. Serving as a Trustee is a way to give something back.

My goals as Trustee have and will continue to be to:

• preserve the unique character of the Village,
• protect the privacy and quiet enjoyment of its homeowners,
  
• provide recreational facilities in keeping with Village sensibilities
• facilitate a sense of community that bonds our residents, complete with differences, together, and
  
• provide for the safety and protection of its inhabitants, Even in a community as small as ours, these goals frequently face conflicts that require thoughtful consideration.
  

In a world of instant gratification and response, we must be careful to take the time to balance immediate solutions with long-term impact. Our resolutions must serve all of our principles, not one or two at a time. Our principles must be reflected in our laws, which should be consistently enforced. Likewise they should be sparingly and judiciously developed. It is important to remember that Saltaire is a place the majority of its residents come to enjoy themselves.

During my term, in addition to my responsibilities for Village financial activity, I have:

• chaired a committee of residents, Fire Department members and Village staff chartered to review the community's fire protection from an overall perspective and make recommendations to the board to promote and assure responsible Village-wide facilities for our homeowners and our Fire Department. I am very proud of that effort and its results, most importantly the Hydrology Study. Implementation of the Study recommendations will be phased according to many considerations, but will provide an adequate water supply to firefighters when needed.
  
• met with the appointed mediators for the FINS Committee for Negotiated Driving Regulations, developed a developed a base line position for Village participation and been appointed Village representative in that group.
  
• In conjunction with Scott Rosenblum, sponsored and managed the first residents' opinion survey. While the results are still being tabulated, the response was very gratifying and the information collected will minimally provide basic demographics that will assist us in planning our projects, assessing the use of our facilities and presenting ourselves to other government agencies. When completed the results will be shared with the community.

As a Citibank Vice President, I manage its relationship with a global telecommunications utility that transmits sensitive cross-border institutional securities and cash activities. I work with representatives of every major financial institution in the world. Finding solutions that transcend individual national or corporate considerations is the most difficult (and satisfying) aspect of my responsibilities. The best solutions are always those that address root or source problems rather than symptoms. My professional experience includes Management Consulting, Product Development, Technology, and Operational Engineering. Not surprisingly, I have found that the same techniques and principles can be successfully applied to many Village issues.

I am convinced that many of the issues that produce the most vehement differences among us should be reviewed in the context of identifying alternatives rather than destructive debates between polarized choices. We have exceedingly intelligent, creative people whose skills and contribution can yield fully-informed, comprehensive alternatives. I will continue to work toward developing such groups, or join those in progress. I encourage each of you to actively participate in such groups, whatever their genesis, as it suits your particular interest and knowledge.

Please contact me if you would like to discuss any issue concerning the Village. I can be reached 212-657-2234.