Steve Snair wants to be Smithtown Supervisor. Who is he?
By Pat Biancaniello
What do the three announced contenders for Smithtown Supervisor have in common? They all have a connection to Kings Park. Current Supervisor Vecchio lives in Fort Salonga, Councilman Creighton lives in Kings Park, and Steve Snair grew up in Kings Park and graduated from Kings Park HS in 1999. All three express a belief in sound economic policies rooted in practical and economic 
Steve Snair realities. And, all three men, believe that they can be effective in dealing with the complex issues of budgeting and zoning currently before the Town Board.
To say that there is an age difference between the Democratic candidate, Steve Snair, 31, and the Republican candidates Robert Creighton, 76, and Patrick Vecchio, 83, is almost understating things. In fact, Vecchio has been town supervisor longer than Snair’s been alive. And Creighton left the police department in 1992 when Snair was a ten-years-old.
Snair insists that his age should not be an issue in the campaign. Snair currently resides in Nesconset, is an attorney with a practice located on Main Street, Smithtown . It is his exposure to different communities within the Town that has led him to believe that it is time for a change in Town Government. He is a calm, intelligent man with an understated manner, quick to smile and insightful when it comes to the Town.
The question, “What made him decide to throw his hat into the ring?” provoked a smile which turned into a serious discussion about drug abuse in Smithtown, of which he is passionate. “My brother, sister and I have attended too many funerals of people our age. Heroin and other drugs are a very real problem in Smithtown.”
Steve Snair with Kings Park resident and Creighton supporter Tom McCabe at Relish in Kings Park, April 20, 2013Taking on very tough issues requires a vision for the future of the town, not just maintaining the status quo. Steve wants to be Town Supervisor because he sees his hometown suffering from many of the same ills that have affected other Long Island’s communities, including dilapidated roads, downtown blight and young people struggling with drug addiction.
Snair believes it is time to put an end to the planning for a master plan for the town and time to enact a plan. “Creating and implementing a master plan for Smithtown should not take as long as it has. There is a lot that can be done to improve our downtowns. Town houses and apartments on Main Streets will provide young people with a sense of ownership in the town. “So many young people move away or live in their parents homes, housing in the downtown areas would help to keep young people here. It would also help improve the downtown areas and increase our tax base.”
I asked Steve Snair if he felt a little like David taking on Goliath. He smiled and talked about how his vision for the town and how he will make Smithtown a better place than it is today.