Vol. 36, No. 44 3 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018
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Special election in Crawford
Republican Rory Holmes and Democrat Charles Bazydlo vie for the town council seat
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Democrat Charles Bazydlo will
challenge Republican incumbent Rory
Holmes for his seat on Crawford town
council in the special election on Nov. 6.
Holmes was appointed to former council
member Rob Sassi’s seat in January when
Sassi was elected to the county legislator.
Bazydlo ran against Holmes in the last
election and lost.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit
elections.ny.gov to find your polling place.
Rory Holmes
If elected, Republican Rory Holmes will
transfer his experience in business to
town operations, help Pine Bush as it
develops another water source and assist
the community in combating the opioid
crisis.
Holmes said he wants to be fiscally
responsible while helping run the town’s
operations, similar to the way he runs
his business. Holmes has served as
ProAmpac’s comptroller and director
of operations and is now the general
manager.
Holmes said his background in business
helps him understand how the town
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Celebration
Tim Secor
The Wallkill volleyball team celebrates their Mid Hudson Athletic League championship last week, with a win over previously undefeated
Millbrook. Additional photo on page 44.
Fuel spill
caused by
human error
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
The New York State Department of
Environmental Conservations’ (DEC)
active remediation process in the jet
fuel spill caused by human error at the
Gardiner Airport has ended.
“As of Oct. 19, no recoverable product
was observed on the retention pond,
tributary stream, or the Wallkill,” the
DEC said.
DEC Daily Dispatch Dan Bendell said
the booms are being inspected twice
a week during the two-week period
after Oct. 19, after which the DEC will
reevaluate the status of the spill.
The spill released 2,000 gallons of jet
fuel from a tank on Skydive the Ranch’s
property, according to the DEC spill
report. The above ground tank from
which it leaked has a capacity of 9,000
gallons. The tank became of service in
Sept. 2000.
William Richards, Co-Owner of The
Blue Sky Ranch, said an independent
contractor left a hose nozzle out without
turning the nozzle off. While they turned
the tank off, fuel leaked out of the nozzle
due to the natural effects of gravity.
“This is not something that could be
prevented by anybody, this was literally
like somebody left a garden hose on the
ground and walked away,” Richards said.
The fuel leaked out over the course of
a day before it was discovered.
Richards said the independent
contractor was fired and he will be more
emphatic about reminding visitors to
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL