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Rotterdam Town Supervisor

John M. Polimeni

Candidate for Rotterdam Town Supervisor

Conservative

Background

Occupation
Economics professor, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Rotterdam Town Supervisor, elected in 2025 on Conservative and Republican backing. An economics professor at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, he previously served eight years on the Schenectady City Council as a Democrat.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Supports stronger code action against negligent property owners.

    Polimeni, Dixon vying for Rotterdam supervisor

    News coverage · The Daily Gazette · dailygazette.com

    “action to address negligent property owners, while working with those who are simply struggling”
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Economy & jobs

  • Proposes tax breaks for developers who build infrastructure.

    Floated during his 2025 campaign as a way to extend water and sewer lines without cost to taxpayers.

    Polimeni, Dixon vying for Rotterdam supervisor

    News coverage · The Daily Gazette · dailygazette.com

    “leveraging tax breaks to developers in exchange for infrastructure upgrades”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes a review of all town infrastructure needs.

    Including water, sewer and the planned public safety building (2025 campaign).

    Polimeni, Dixon vying for Rotterdam supervisor

    News coverage · The Daily Gazette · dailygazette.com

    “he would push for an analysis of all infrastructure needs”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John M. Polimeni on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.

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