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Putnam Valley Town Supervisor

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The town supervisor is the town's chief executive and financial officer and presides over the town board.

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William J. Gouldman

Republican, Conservative, Libertarian

The gist

  • Supported capping county gas sales tax at $3 per gallon.
  • Voted to limit raises for county legislators' salaries.
  • Voted to let the legislature nominate county ethics board members.
  • Pledges fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship as supervisor.
More about William
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  1. Supported capping county gas sales tax at $3 per gallon.

    Dutchess, Putnam Pass Gas-Tax Holidays

    News coverage · The Highlands Current · highlandscurrent.org

    “Governments should not benefit from higher prices”

  2. Voted to limit raises for county legislators' salaries.

    Putnam to amend county charter

    News coverage · Mid Hudson News · midhudsonnews.com

    “committee members Amy Sayegh, Dan Birmingham and William Gouldman agreed to fix the amount of the legislators’ annual salary”

  3. Voted to let the legislature nominate county ethics board members.

    Putnam County Committee Revises Ethics Board Law

    News coverage · The Highlands Current · highlandscurrent.org

    “Committee Chair Amy Sayegh and its two members, Dan Birmingham and Bill Gouldman, retained the centerpiece of the original”

  4. Pledges fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship as supervisor.

    Legislature Attorney Law Advances

    News coverage · The Highlands Current · highlandscurrent.org

    “my record of fiscal responsibility, community service and environmental stewardship to Town Hall”

Alison Jolicoeur

Democratic, Working TogetherIncumbent

The gist

  • Supports limiting solar panels to parking lots and rooftops.
  • Led the revival of the town's Lakes Committee.
More about Alison
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  1. Supports limiting solar panels to parking lots and rooftops.

    Data centers on minds of Putnam Valley officials

    News coverage · Mid Hudson News · midhudsonnews.com

    “Parking lots and rooftops are the only appropriate place for solar panels”

  2. Led the revival of the town's Lakes Committee.

    Putnam Valley officials discuss lake health

    News coverage · Mid Hudson News · midhudsonnews.com

    “thanks to the efforts of Supervisor Alison Jolicoeur, the town’s Lakes Committee has been revitalized”

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