Letter from Andy Puritz

Impressed by MacGuire Benton

I write in support of the candidacy of MacGuire Benton for Otsego County clerk. I like his stated intention to re-open the DMV office in Oneonta, where it will serve the largest number of Otsego County residents. The decision to close that office in May of 2020 meant that most of our neighbors, if they wanted to have a face-to-face transaction with the DMV—even for something as simple as turning in license plates, or to ask a question that couldn’t be readily answered online—had to travel to Cooperstown. Benton will make re-opening an Oneonta DMV office a priority; his opponent will not. He has the skill set and past experience to hit the ground running if elected to this important position, and I’m impressed by his well-expressed and public-spirited desire to do well by the residents of Otsego County. Please give him your vote on Election Day.

Andy Puritz
Oneonta