In completing her second term as Brookhaven Town Clerk, incumbent Donna Lent continues getting the job done in many little ways in Suffolk’s biggest township, ensuring that her vital, but administrative role provides superior service to the town/s residents.
Lent’s experience and education set her apart from my opponent, and helped her shepherd the duties of the office through the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure that important daily activities – such as marriage licenses and death certificates – were provided on a safe and regular basis.
Starting as Deputy Town Clerk and continuing then in her terms as Town Clerk, Lent spearheaded the archived record scanning project for the town. Prior to Lent, not one document in the Clerk’s office was available digitally to the public. Currently, there are nearly 23 million pages of scanned documents as a result of a massive project involving multiple departments.
The Town Clerk’s office is essential to the functioning of the town, with many of the responsibilities mandated by state law. Lent’s opponent is campaigning on issues that are completely irrelevant to the Clerk’s duties. Lent has her eye on the ball – and on frugal purse strings – and deserves re-election.
The Messenger Papers endorse Donna Lent for Brookhaven Town Clerk.
