BIO This opening paragraph should tell readers who you are, how and why you became involved in public service and specifically how and why you became interested in charting the course of Rockland’s (or your town’s) future? My name is Chris Day.ย ย Iโm a combat veteran, an investment professional, a small business owner, an active member […]
BIO I served as Orangetown Supervisor previously (1996-2009), inheriting a town government plagued by cronyism and fiscal mismanagement. I implemented a merit hiring system and restored fiscal transparency to town government. Orangetown improved its bond rating and we achieved lower aggregate tax increases than any other town in Rockland. Before becoming Supervisor, I worked in […]
BY THOM KLEINER Candidate, Orangetown supervisor Over the past several months I have met hundreds of Orangetownย residents at their doors as I have campaigned for Supervisor. Everyone wants an affordable town, safe neighborhoods and clean air.ย But one issue dominates all others, regardless of age, party, orย ideology: the fervent desire to preserve the character and integrityย of […]
To the Editor, Eliot Tozer, longtime resident of Tappan, ย died last week at the age of 95. ย As Deputy Supervisor of Orangetown from 1996-2009, he chaired the Orangetown Labor-Management Committee, designed to resolve disputes between town employees and management. More than anyone else involved in that committee over the years, ย Eliot ย enjoyed the full respect […]
PRESS RELEASE Former Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner announced Sunday that he is running as the Democraticย candidate for Orangetown Supervisor in 2017. Kleiner, a Sparkillย resident, won seven previous elections for supervisor and served in theย position from 1996-2009. Speaking before a crowd of supporters at the Knights of Columbus hall inย Blauvelt, he laid out his vision for […]
Open letter from Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart to county lawmakers Dear Mr. Vanderhoef and Rockland County Legislators, I write to register my objection to the cost-shifting of county-controlled programs to the Towns, and specifically to Orangetown. There is no policy logic to these cost shifts; they are proposed merely because state law permits it. In […]