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Newburgh Town Supervisor

Stephen Krasner

Candidate for Newburgh Town Supervisor

Democratic, Working Families

Background

Occupation
Legal and operations professional; writer
Campaign website
votekrasner.com

A Town of Newburgh resident who works as a senior legal and operations professional and investigative writer, and a former Peace Corps volunteer. He ran for town supervisor once before.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes an online dashboard of town spending and contracts.

    Clean Government & Real Transparency

    Campaign website · Krasner for Supervisor · votekrasner.com

    “I will push for an easy-to-use online Town Spending Dashboard showing major expenditures, contracts and payments in plain language.”
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  • Pledges a town finance review in first 100 days.

    Fiscal Responsibility & Long-Term Planning

    Campaign website · Krasner for Supervisor · votekrasner.com

    “During my first 100 days, I will begin a comprehensive review of Town finances, operations, contracts, debt, major recurring expenses, capital needs, and financial controls.”
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Housing

  • Supports requiring major developments to fund related infrastructure.

    Fair Growth, Housing & Neighborhood Quality of Life

    Campaign website · Krasner for Supervisor · votekrasner.com

    “major projects should contribute their fair share toward infrastructure improvements and mitigation directly related to the impacts they create”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes a public multi-year town infrastructure and capital plan.

    Infrastructure, Safety & Emergency Preparedness

    Campaign website · Krasner for Supervisor · votekrasner.com

    “I will push for a publicly available, multi-year Town Infrastructure & Capital Plan”
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Government & transparency

  • Pledges to livestream and archive Town Board meetings online.

    Clean Government & Real Transparency

    Campaign website · Krasner for Supervisor · votekrasner.com

    “I will push to have Town Board meetings and workshops livestreamed, recorded and permanently archived online”
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  • Supports open application process for town board appointments.

    Clean Government & Real Transparency

    Campaign website · Krasner for Supervisor · votekrasner.com

    “I support greater public notice and a more open application process so qualified residents actually have an opportunity to serve.”
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