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WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 43 3 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017
The Walden Village Board passed a
resolution to remove fluoride from the
public water supply during its meeting
on Oct. 17, and the preliminary decision
marks a major development in the
months-long debate over whether or not
to remove the compound from residents’
drinking water. The council approved the
resolution by a 4-2 vote, with Walden
Mayor Susan Rumbold and Village
Trustees John Ramos, Faith Moore and
Lynn Thompson voting for the measure,
with Deputy Mayor Sean Hoffman and
Village Trustee Brenda Adams opposing
the resolution.
The village has been making its way
through the state’s involved process of
eliminating fluoride from a municipality’s
water system, and Walden is now required
to provide the state and the Orange County
Health Department with 90 days notice of
the village’s intent to discontinue water
fluoridation. The village will also have to
offer up an alternative health plan that
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will provide residents with additional
ways to procure fluoride, and a local
law will have to be passed before the
fluoridation can be ended. “We’ll have
a public hearing on it, so the public
can make their comments about going
forward with it,” Rumbold said.
As required under state law, the
village reached out to numerous health
professionals to hear their expertise
on the issue. The resolution notes
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Jaspreet Gill
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Majestic
challenged
by newcomer
By JASPREET GILL
[email protected]
Marybeth Majestic (R, C, P4G), current
Town Supervisor for Gardiner, is seeking
reelection against newcomer Lisa
Lindsley (D, WFP, WEP) on November
7. Majestic, who won her title in 2015
after beating incumbent Carl Zatz,
made transparency and openness in
government a priority during the 22
months she has been
town supervisor.
“When I ran in
2015 I only made one
campaign
promise
and that was to
listen to what people
had to say,” she
says. “I encouraged Mary Beth Majestic
participation in all
meetings. The only
way I will know what
people want is if I
listen to what they
have to say. Another
thing I wanted to do
was take care of the
Lisa Lindsley
town hall. It was a new
building that needed to be maintained and
I’ve replaced three entryways with new
doors that are more energy efficient.”
Majestic, a 37 year resident of Gardiner,
previously worked as a confidential
secretary to three town supervisors.
She graduated from SUNY New Paltz
with a degree in political science and
a double minor in journalism and
communications.
Now, Majestic is focused on another
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