James Seveney, Democratic Candidate for Portsmouth Town Council
James Seveney is running for re-election to the council.
General Information
Name : Mr. James A Seveney
Also known as : Jim
Date of birth : 15 July 1954
Place of residence : Portsmouth
Education
College
Attended college : Yes
College : Rhode Island College
Degree : BA
Year of graduation : 2006
Grad school
University : Naval Postgraduate School
Degree : MS Computer Science
Year of graduation : 1990
Military service
Has served in the military: Yes
Rank : Commander, USN
Date when discharged from duty : 01 February 1998
Employment Information
Job titles held : Program Manager, Director
Employers : Raytheon, BAE Systems
Political Information
Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: Town Council
Chamber/district:
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: 04 November 2000
Previous elective offices : School Committee Town Council
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : None
PKidd
1:19 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Mr Seveney~
What is your position on the predicament that Portsmouth finds itself in with regards to the Wind Turbine Generator? I believe you were in favor of the project from the start, correct? (Please tell me if I'm incorrect as I cannot recall.) Now that the WTG is in need of a major and costly repair I would like to know your opinion as to what the best option is going forward is. It seems to me that the possible options are to repair the wind turbine no matter what it costs. Scrap the project altogether because the repair costs are too high and it will likely just break down gain down the road. Or some other option in the middle (lease the operation out to a 3rd party for example). Please be specific in your reply. Were you a proponent from the start? And how are we to move forward from here. Thanks