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Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Shawangunk Democrats organize
Shawangunk has had no Democratic
Committee for the last 52 years and now
that is changed. At the last meeting of
the Committee, the fourth since it began,
there were 21 people who attended.
Officers were elected and a bank account
was established.
“Our purpose,” said Hal Chorney, “is to
help elect Democratic candidates fill town,
county, state and national positions.”
Meetings are held on the second
Saturday of each month from 4 to
5:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the
Shawangunk Town Hall. They are open
meetings and welcome people who want
to elect Democratic candidates.
They are seeking contributions that
should be sent payable to Shawangunk
Democratic Committee and mailed to Ute
Curley,Treasurer at 22 C.E.Penney Drive,
Wallkill, NY 12589.
Town of Montgomery Democrats
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“I understand what it is like to have to
work outside of the box. Now I have the
time to do this and I want to give back to
the community,” said Stoudnour.
One of the issues the candidates see is
a lack of transparency, evidenced by the
minutes from the town board meetings
lagging at least three months behind.
Bryan Paz, who is running for town
supervisor, said that at one time the
meetings were televised and if elected,
they will give “considerable thought to
doing that once again.” In addition, they
may move the meetings to alternating
weeks (instead of the first and second
Thursdays of the month), which would
provide more time for the minutes to be
prepared between meetings.
Paz is a lifelong town resident and
worked at Yellow Freight for 17 years and
as an attorney for 21 years.
“I’ve always been interested in politics
and the time and place seemed to work so
I decided now is as good a time as any,”
said Paz.
Paz and his fellow candidates are also
concerned about the town’s employees,
specifically those that have been working
without a contract for well over a year.
“There shouldn’t be a situation where
town employees go that long without a
resolution,” said Paz.
While he admitted there has been
mediation and suggested solutions, he
said they have never been put into place.
“It’s not right that these workers have
been in limbo for that length of time,”
said Paz. “It’s not a way to instill goodwill
in your employees.”
“These guys are out there doing their
jobs and we need to treat them with
the respect they’ve earned,” Stoudnour
agreed.
Susan Cockburn, who is seeking the
other seat on the town board, said there
is a lot they can do as a town board, but
it appears to her as though the current
members “just show up” leaving the lion’s
share of the work to the town clerk and
town supervisor.
“There’s no civic pride and no service
to the community and that’s why I want
to run,” said Cockburn. “You should be
ashamed to take what you get and not do
anything.”
Cockburn formerly served as town
supervisor for two terms prior to
Supervisor Mike Hayes taking office. She
now has her own business and is looking
forward to assisting the town supervisor
and working on the issues that come to
the board.
She noted there are many looming
right now, from outdoor wood boilers
to maintenance issues at the town hall,
updating contractual agreements, and the
care and rehabilitation of historic town
properties like the Colden Mansion ruins
and the Benedict farmhouse.
Paz said they are also looking to
solidify greater cooperation with the
three villages and share services—such
as creating a single town-wide recreation
program.
“I want to make government more
efficient for those that live in the town,”
said Paz.
While the town is known for being the
“Transportation Hub of the Northeast,”
Paz would like to move the town “into
the 21st century” by inviting a variety
of different businesses to the town,
insulating it from the troubles that visited
Maybrook when the railroad dried up.
“You can’t have a town that’s a one-
trick pony,” agreed Stoudnour.
Cockburn noted that a comprehensive
plan for the town is long overdue, as well
as zoning changes that would encourage
business.
Other issues the candidates would like
to tackle include addressing a disparity in
funding for the libraries and recreation
programs, and having town board
members pay at least partially for health
insurance.
“They’re not bad people,” Stoudnour
said of the current town board. “Just
people that have seen things through the
same eyes for too long.”
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