Your chance to make a difference! VOTE on November 3rd!!!
There are candidates running for Town Board and if elected they WILL work to ensure that Fishkill STAYS BEAUTIFUL!
For Town Council there are two outstanding candidates running: Mrs. Karen Skelton, a married working mom with two children, and Mr. Dennis Zack, a former Councilman.
Dennis Zack Mr. Zack has been Chairman of the Dutchess County Independence Party since 2006, and left the current administration in 2007. His departure came about when he grew disenfranchised with the Special Interest groups who routinely “come first” in the current administration’s decisions.
Karen Skelton works as the Administrator of the Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson Valley/Rockland/Westchester, NY Chapter. Here, she manages several grass-roots fundraising and public relations activities. Mrs. Skelton has over a decade of experience working with volunteers and communicating with individuals from all walks of life, and her passion for preserving the natural and historical integrity of Fishkill is evident in the website that she has developed – www.keepfishkillbeautiful.wordpress.com.
Together Mrs. Skelton and Mr. Zack will work for you regarding the following issues:
- Enacting a temporary building moratorium on all future projects until infrastructure concerns such as water, sewer and traffic issues are addressed.
- Voting for televising the Town Board meetings on television. (After all, we are being charged for it on our cable bills).
- In order to cut spending on the Board Mr. Zack and Mrs. Skelton will vote to end free medical benefits for the Board.
- Creating soccer fields and obtaining additional open space.
- Repealing the fees charged to seniors for playing softball on fields that these individuals have already paid for.
- Repealing the annual fees for use of the dog park at Doug Phillips Park.
For County Legislature, we have current Legislator Alison MacAvery representing District 16 and Angela Valles (www.angelavalles.com) representing District 17. Both of these women have worked hard with the bi-partisan group Fishkill Historical Focus, and also with US Senator Charles Schumer in order to save the Fishkill Supply Depot, Continental Army Burial Ground from becoming a strip mall. Not one member of the current board did anything to preserve this site. In fact, the current board allowed a gas station to be built on this hallowed ground…and then allowed the property to be sub-divided so that developers could maximize it’s profitability.
Patricia Fleming is a longtime resident of Fishkill, a volunteer for the Red Cross, and a Child Abuse Prevention advocate. Mrs. Fleming is running for Town Clerk, and her plan is to televise all Town, Planning and Zoning Board meetings. Additionally, her office will stay open late when there are Planning and Zoning Board Meetings.
Together, these candidates have been going door to door with their ideas and plans about making Fishkill a better place for all its residents. They have been honest and open with everything they have done and plan to do in the future. But they need your help to win.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITE
Thank you for visiting this site! Here is some stuff to get you started:
1. Please take the time to read through the information available here. There is a lot, but I’ve tried to publish what I believe is only the most important.
2. Feel free to “comment” below!
3. Once you have read through everything I’d be THRILLED if you’d sign this petition - and better yet, send it on to your contacts! (Keep in mind that you can withhold your name if you prefer to remain anonymous).
4. If you’d like to be kept in the loop please consider sending me your email so that I can include you in periodic updates. fishkillnyresident@hotmail.com
5. Finally, I’m looking for volunteers! Full descriptions available under the VOLUNTEER tab.
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