Cassie Spoor

I have lived in and raised my family in the Village of Ellenville for twenty years. It has always been my belief that we need good, honest, and hard-working people who are willing and able to step up, put in the time, and serve our community. Over the last three years, along with the other dedicated council members, I have been able to contribute to the taxpayers in several ways. These include:

• The creation of town budgets that had a 0% increase in our taxes.
•  Upgrading the Town Hall and Lippman Park security systems (cameras and access keys) which was done using part of a $100K grant to the town.
•  Sponsor the holiday (fall and winter) decorating contests each year.
•  Currently for the Wawarsing Water District, we have 169 out of a possible 187 connections. This is $21m district that was created and funded by the DEP to guarantee that all the residents and businesses in that area will continue to have potable water when the NYC water tunnel from the reservoir is repaired.
•  Secured a $24,600 grant to rehab two wells in Napanoch. This is to make the wells more efficient (increase available gallons per minute).
•  Along with Paul Tuzzolino, we updated the town’s water and sewer ordinances so that they are uniform across all three water districts and the two sewer districts.

My Liaison duties include:

Youth Commission and Town Pools: 

Working with the town’s recreation department in the summer which provides approximately 300 young people with summer fun and two meals a day. We also look to hire 60 – 70 of the older students as camp counselors (Camp Shawangunk). Nearly $500,000 of the town's budget is uilized by the Recreation Department.

Wawarsing Water District shared with Paul Tuzzolino:

This is a new $22 million water district funded by the New York City DEC.

Napanoch/Kerhonkson Water/Sewer shared with Paul Tuzzolino:

We are responsible for the ongoing operation and maintenance of this water district. We provide oversight for the $10 million grant that is upgrading the Napanoch sewer district. This summer, work will begin to upgrade the infrastructure utilizing the CDBG grant obtained to modernize and build a new clarifier and sludge press in the Kerhonkson sewer district.

Ambulance District shared with Mike Moschetta: 

Volunteer EMS for the Town of Wawarsing

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Assessor's Office share with Mike Moschetta:

We assist our Assessor and residents with any concerns they have about property values in the Town of Wawarsing.

On a personal note...

Aside from my councilperson duties I also help our Town in other ways:

• I have been member of the Kerhonkson Barracuda’s swim board for the last 5 years advocating and working with my fellow board members to grow our team.
• I am the current Secretary for the Shawangunk Valley Kiwanis and work with the Key Club at the Ellenville High School.

I strongly believe that party affiliation should not matter in local government. What matters is your willingness to help the residents you serve. I never think about what party a resident may align with when they come to my office. I ask them,” How can I help you today?” 

As you can see, I’ve proven that I have the time, energy and skills necessary to do this, and am asking for your support for another term as one of your representatives to the Town Council.

"The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people."  ― Thomas Jefferson