Here’s a short list of some of the local issues most important to us.  In our view, none of these are partisan in nature:

• Continue to support the excellent work of our Highway Superintendent and his professional crew, keeping our roads well maintained and clear
• A modest, stable town budget that carefully spends each tax dollar collected from residents
• Professional, balanced Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals that fairly apply the law to every application
• A Town Board that thoughtfully weighs competing priorities to keep what we love about Ghent while responding to the demands of the future
• Supporting climate initiatives
• Recreation and community
  • Affordable, engaging summer camp for our kids—
  • West Ghent Community Center improvements
  • Support for the development of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail
  • Community engagement through enhanced communication and hosting events like Ghent Community Day
• Services for our residents
  • The Ghent Food Pantry is a non-profit that serves community members who are food-insecure.  We support the Town’s longtime commitment to underwriting a number of the Pantry’s ongoing expenses, including providing space for their inventory and services and the electricity to maintain the operations, at no cost.
  • Public Transportation for Ghent, Chatham and Hudson
  • Department for the Aging
• Housing that’s affordable
• Economic development that is aligned with our town’s Comprehensive Plan