Vol. 37, No. 27 3 WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019
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Absentee ballots confirm Maher’s primary victory
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Former Walden Mayor Brian Maher confirmed his
narrow victory over incumbent Rodney Winchell in the
Town of Montgomery Republican primary for supervisor
after absentee and affidavit ballots were counted.
The Orange County Board of Elections counted
Montgomery
IDA grants
$1.8 million
in tax breaks
absentee and affidavit ballots on Tuesday morning. With
those votes counted, Maher secured the Republican
nomination by 20 votes. There were 1,320 votes total.
“Today’s final election results prove that every single
vote matters,” Maher said. “I plan to work twice as hard
leading up to November’s General Election, reaching out
to voters of all parties to discuss the important issues
facing our town and a vision for the future.”
The most important issues to Maher’s campaign
are updates to the town comprehensive plan, town
infrastructure improvements and the implementation of
a town-wide youth employment program.
Since Winchell won the Conservative line he will
still run in the November elections. Maher won the
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Solar
boom
Fanfare
Four new projects
gain approval
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
The Town of Montgomery Industrial
Development Agency (IDA) granted $1.8
million in net tax abatements in fiscal
year 2018.
Six projects received financial
assistance in fiscal year 2018: Kadge, LLC,
Polich Tallix, Hudson Heritage Federal
Credit Union, Spruce Properties, LLC,
United Natural Foods, Inc. and Goodwill
Properties.
The IDA is a public benefit corporation
that grants economic incentives to
encourage job development, economic
growth and the general prosperity of its
constituents.
“We’re looking to keep the town
viable with new business, employment
opportunities, spreading of the tax base,
to keep the town growing,” IDA Chair
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By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Bond Brungard
Wallkill graduates celebrated at their commencement on Friday. Graduation coverage begins
on page 18.
Solar is booming as four community
solar projects recently gained final
approval in the Towns of Montgomery
and Crawford.
All projects are community distributed
generation, which means any resident
within the district can sign up to receive
power from the plant. While bills would
still be issued by a residents’ utility
company, residents would receive a
discount on their energy bill.
The power from the projects feeds
directly into the energy grid, allowing
anyone to access the renewable energy
without having to install panels on their
own property.
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL