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WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 52 3 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2017
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Sassi steps
down from
Crawford
Town Board
A
‘ new view’
Winchell sworn in as Montgomery Town Supervisor
By JASPREET GILL
[email protected]
Jaspreet Gill
Rod Winchell is sworn in as the 2018 Town of Montgomery Supervisor by Town Justice Raynard Ozman on Tuesday, Dec 26, with his
family present.
As the Town of Montgomery says
goodbye to 10-year Supervisor Michael
Hayes, Rod Winchell is getting ready to
take his place.
Winchell was sworn in as the new
Town of Montgomery Supervisor on
Tuesday, Dec. 26.
“I want to bring in an outside
perspective with a new view,” says
Winchell. “...My biggest goal is to make
residents and businesses better in the
town.
Winchell says his experience with
the Air Force and understanding the
government from the outside-in has
equipped him for his new role. Winchell
has been a government contractor for
the past 30 years in Montgomery.
“As a business owner I’ve always
supported people who would bring
effective leadership to our town and our
state level law,” he says. “[I felt] there
was a need for a good look from the
outside...This time last year, [running
for Town Supervisor] wasn’t even an
idea.”
Winchell says residents will be
pleased as he has big plans for the
Town of Montgomery and plans on
collaborating with town officials and
village officials to bring necessary
changes to Montgomery.
- Jaspreet Gill
Councilman Rob Sassi bid farewell
to the Crawford town board during last
week’s meeting as he prepares to take on
his new role representing District 18 in
the Orange County Legislature.
“It really has been an honor and
privilege to sit [on the town board],” he
said. “....So it’s really with mixed emotions
that I ran for legislator and I thank the
wonderful residents of Crawford and part
of the town of Wallkill that I represent
for having the faith and confidence in me
to run for office. I will not forget the great
people of Crawford.”
Sassi defeated incumbent Roseanne
Sullivan during the Nov. 7 elections. He
will be sworn in as an Orange County
legislator on Thursday, Jan. 4, 3:30 pm in
the Goshen legislative chambers.
“He’s been a calming voice,” said
Charles Carnes, Crawford Supervisor.
A meeting has been set for town board
members on Jan 2 where the replacement
of Sassi will be discussed. A public
hearing will follow the meeting to get
the input of the community before any
decisions are made.
Town board members also set a date
for a hearing on a local law continuing
the property tax exemption for Cold War
veterans. New York State enacted the
statute in January of 2008, authorizing
municipalities to offer a partial real
property tax exemption to qualifying Cold
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