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County leaders to establish Ethics Board
IN WARRENSBURG
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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
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QUEENSBURY Ñ With a focus on curbing conflict of interest, Warren County leaders are preparing to establish a Board of Ethics that would monitor the conduct of its employees. The initiative is being pursued in conjunction with establishing a new county Code of Ethics & Disclosure Law that would replace the ethics regulations that are now in effect. The draft regulations of the proposed law were distributed by Warren County Attorney Martin Auffredou at the county Personnel Committee meeting held Wednesday March 12. Auffredou said public hearings would likely be held on the proposed law later this year after it is endorsed by the county Board of Supervisors. The proposed Ethics Board, consisting of five members, would review and investigate allegations of ethics breaches CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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A youngster expresses his enthusiasm to the streetside crowd in Chestertown about being allowed to ride in a firetruck during the hamlet’s recent St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Photo by Brandon Himoff
Aaron Woolf breaks his silence with media By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Democratic congressional candidate Aaron Woolf said it was an “enormous release” to finally go public with his campaign. Ò I have felt the impatience from the press and you have probably known it,Ó he told the Valley News during a phone interview on Wednesday, March 12. Ò But
I strongly felt it was my first obligation to talk to the people in a direct way.Ó Woolf, who has remained silent until this point after his selection by Democratic committee chairs on Feb. 12, said he has been meeting with chambers of commerce, business leaders, hospitals, farmers and labor groups across the, Ò staggeringly big piece of territory,Ó that is the NY-21 Congressional District, and the visits have helped him to understand the regionÕ s shared interests and what he feels
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are important issues facing the district that spans roughly 16,000-square miles. Ò More importantly, to listen,Ó he said. ECONOMY Jobs and infrastructure were two of Woolf’s main concerns during this “first roundÓ of voter connections, he said. Ò Infrastructure is one of my big things. You canÕ t develop that without broad
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Green Party candidate lays out his platform for the 21st By Pete DeMola thom@denpubs.com GLENS FALLS Ñ Meet Matt Funiciello, a local baker seeking to land the Green PartyÕ s nomination in the race to replace outgoing Congressman Bill Owens, a Democrat who announced in January that he is retiring from his four-year stint as the federal representative of New YorkÕ s 21st District.
Funiciello said heÕ s Ò watched in horror,Ó as aspiring candidates from the two major political parties have been coming from outside of the area in increasing numbers in an attempt to represent its 400,000plus voters, a trend that he feels isnÕ t isolated and doesn’t reflect how Congress is supposed to work. Ò Congress is supposed to be a cacophony of voices representing the uniqueness across the United States,Ó he told the Valley News in a phone interview.
Ò When they meet, theyÕ re supposed to represent that. WeÕ ve seen a corporate takeover and thatÕ s really frightening to me.Ó Funciello said Democrats and Republicans have both set up a practice of buying congressional seats, walking into county committee endorsement meetings with hundreds of thousands of dollars pledged CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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