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Richfield Board Charts Retreat On Zoning Code

READ ZONING-CODE RESOLUTION Richfield Board Charts Retreat On Zoning Code Majority Shifts; 3-2 Votes Punctuate Reorganization By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – At the Richfield Town Board’s two-hour reorganizational meeting this morning, the shoe was now on the other foot. Where Town Board member Larry Frigault’s 3-2 majority was in control through Dec. 31, the control shifted today to newly elected Town Supervisor Nick Palevsky and his allies, Town Board members Fred Eckler and newly elected…

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PALEVSKY WINS RICHFIELD HELM

2019 GENERAL ELECTION PALEVSKY WINS RICHFIELD HELM RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Former town supervisor Nick Palevsky was reelected this evening to lead the Richfield Town Board, blunting Protect Richfield’s effort to seize control of the town’s governmental mechanisms. It was a squeaker: Palevsky, 296, over David Simonds, 291. “I hope it holds,” said the prospective supervisor, noting it’s only five votes and there are 100 absentee ballots out there.  “That’s the only thing I can say right now.” Palevsky’s fellow Republican…

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Richfield Candidate Looks Forward To 11/5

Richfield Candidate Looks Forward To 11/5 By JIM KEVLIN• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The action now moved to Nov. 5, Election Day. Monday, Sept. 30, after two somewhat acrimonious hours of discussion, the Richfield Town Board, 3-2, approved a new zoning code that bans wind turbines and defines most of the town as agricultural/residential. Voting aye were three opponents of the Monticello Hills Wind Farm, Larry Frigault, Rex Seamon and Kane Seamon. Voting nay were Supervisor Paul Palumbo,…

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Richfield Town Board Candidate Not Living In Town, Officials Say

Richfield Town Board Candidate Not Living In Town, Officials Say Board of Elections Sends Out Letter To Richfield Lanes Owner/Candidate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Elections has sent a letter to Richfield Town Board candidate Jeremy Fisher, a partner in Richfield Lanes, saying he is not a town resident, according to Democratic Commissioner Mike Henrici. “There is nothing in election law that requires a candidate to be a resident to run for…

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