Vol. 37, No. 25 3 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019
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Lawsuit
announced
against
Brescia
Wetdown in Walker Valley
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Civil rights attorney Michael Sussman
announced a lawsuit will be filed against
Village of Montgomery Mayor Stephen
Brescia for violating the first amendment
rights of residents who were prohibited
from speaking at
a public meeting
with
Medline
representatives
on June 4.
Sussman
is
filing the suit in
White Plains U.S.
District Court
for the violation
of freedom of
speech
based
on
viewpoint
discrimination.
“I think the
most important
issue is a federal
constitution
issue,” Sussman
said. “It’s the
depravation of
a person’s right
ATTORNEY MICHAEL
to speak and the
SUSSMAN
slippery
slope
that brings us to, and the need to send a
message to those who have so much power
and control in the county that that is no
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“ W e’re inter-
ested in a
robust debate.
Let the people
make informed
decisions,
which can’t
happen if
voices are
silenced by
intimidation.”
Photo provided
Firefighters duel with hoses during the wetdown to welcome new fire apparatus, Saturday at the Walker Valley Fire House. Story on page 3.
Montgomery council candidates to square off
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
The race for town council is heating up
with six candidates for the two seats up
for election.
Dan Dempsey will retire when his
term expires at the end of this year
and Republican Mark Hoyt will run for
re-election.
Hoyt, Dwight Warrington, and Ronald
Feller are the Republican candidates;
Susan Cockburn and Kristen Brown
are the Democratic candidates; and Joe
Keenan is running as an independent on
the Conservative party line.
Keenan and Feller will face off for the
Conservative Line and Hoyt, Feller and
Warrington will vie for the Republican
party in the primary on June 25. Rodney
Winchell and Brian Maher will also face
off in the Republican primary for town
supervisor.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
location to be determined by the Orange
County Board of Elections. To find your
polling place, visit orangecountygov.
com/783/Board-of-Elections.
Mark Hoyt
If re-elected, incumbent Hoyt (R)
will focus on improving the town’s
infrastructure and park system.
Hoyt said a major issue he will
contribute to is maintenance of town
buildings. The town needs to plan for
the maintenance of its buildings, which
have fallen into disrepair. A recent report
from Anderson Design Group stated
the town highway department garage is
deteriorated and poses a serious safety
risk to workers. Building 112, which is
connected to the town hall, has been
unused and vacant for years.
The board recently approved bids for a
roof replacement on both town buildings
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