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7 running for four seats in Catskill legislative race Forest Cotten That’s why the village resident is running to be legislator there. Robin DePuy Robin DePuy, 50, lifelong resident of Palenville, offered herself as a Democratic legislative candidate when there was no challenge to the Republican ticket. She is running in Catskill District 1. An attorney with a juris doctorate from Vermont Law School, she cited her 20 years of a local general law practice as giving her a strong working relationship with most county agencies. That doesn’t include the Highway Department. Karen Deyo For County Legislature incumbent Karen Deyo of Catskill, the strong energy of Main Street, Catskill, is evidence of fellow legislators’ good government. “We’re the driving force behind that,” the Republican Deyo said, adding a slew of county government financial assistance programs to the private sector was making that revitalization happen. “I was born and raised here; I love Catskill,” she said, later adding, “Main Street, Catskill has never looked better.” Those developments include a new asset, Deyo said, in town: the Empire Zone, which brings with it private sector tax breaks. Ronald E. Dombrowski Jr. Ronald E. Dombrowski Jr. of Palenville, running to represent Catskill, District 1 on the County Legislature, said he always thought about being an elected official. Wanting to be county lawmaker he said germinated from talk in the Friends of Palenville community organization about getting things done locally. “People work very hard in this county … sometimes 2 or 3 jobs,” Dombrowski, 43 and a Red Hook high school social studies teacher noted. Keeping housing in the county affordable is one point he supports, he said. Gary Kistinger Gary Kistinger, 51, of Palenville said he would take his business experience with him to the Greene County Legislature if elected to a Catskill, District 1 seat. “I want to make good all around social and financial decisions for the county,” Kistinger said. The current body of lawmakers is doing a good job. Representing Catskill would be key. “I’m for the renaissance that’s happening here in the village,” he said. With that renaissance comes with it a need to support ongoing county courthouse renovations. Dorothy Prest County Legislature Majority Leader Dorothy Prest sees the governing body as having two tasks at hand: big-ticket items like the Empire Zone and then enhancing government services. Running for a fifth term to represent Catskill, District 1, Prest is on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. A former employee at the county’s hospital and with the Public Health Department, she repeated that she was not a visionary, but rather a “constant.” Other splashy government projects in addition to the Empire Zone are the building of the Catskill County Office Building, the boardwalk behind it, lowering taxes, and assistance to the Paramedic Corp. Keith Valentine When Catskill Republican Legislator Keith Valentine asked what his big accomplishments are, he points to hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings. First, there’s saving Greene County government $100,000 annually since 2005 in its property and casualty insurance costs, the result of implementing a competitive bidding process. Valentine, who runs an insurance firm and is a securities broker, led a review of workers compensation for the county, reducing third-party administration costs by half. Both projects saved the government nearly $500,000. Working with Health Committee Chairman Wayne Speenburgh, Public Health Department costs were reduced by half. Reader Comments
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