Kinderhook Village Board of Trustees

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Meeting Summaries: 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

Biographical Summaries of the Elected Village Officials

List of Appointed Office Holders

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Biographies of Elected Officials

Mayor Richard A. Phillips

Term: April 1, 2000 - March 31, 2002
Salary: $3,000
Village committees and assignments for 4/1/98 - 3/31/99: Personnel, Fire Commissioner, Snow removal, Assistant Chairman Board of Assessors, Liaison to Town Board
Goals: encourage more public participation and volunteerism; distribute a newsletter to inform residents of issues; hold an office hour once a week at the Village Hall; maintain the village infrastructure to keep up property values; improve sidewalks, streets, and drainage systems where needed
Education: Ichabod Crane High School; Hudson Valley Community College, business administration
Experience: 1979 elected Tax Collector of Stuyvesant; 1985-1990 Kinderhook Village Trustee; 1991-1992 Kinderhook Village Planning Board; 1991-1992 Kinderhook Village Recreation Commission; 1992-1996 Kinderhook Village Board of Trustees; 1996-1998 Kinderhook Village Mayor
Personal: born 1955; Wife Josie, children Katie and Stephen; lives on Sunset Avenue, 758-9548; works for the NY State Department of Social Services; 1980 moved to Kinderhook
Activities: Palmer Engine and Hose Company; Northern Columbia Lions Club; Kinderhook Elks Lodge; Northern Columbia Little League manager for seven years; communicant of St. John the Baptist Church in Valatie

Trustee James C. Dunham

Term: April 1, 2000 - March 31, 2002
Salary: $2,000
Village committees and assignments for 4/1/98 - 3/31/99: Deputy Mayor, Street maintenance/cleaning, Drainage, Village Parking Lot, Liaison to Planning Board
Goals: would strive to minimize the impact on taxpayers while continuing the good services the village provides; Believes it is important to preserve and enhance the aesthetics and residential character of the village
Education: Ichabod Crane High School; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, BS in civil engineering
Experience: 1972-1980 Kinderhook Village Planning Board; 1986-1993 Kinderhook Village Recreation Commission; 1988-1996 Kinderhook Village Development Plan and Zoning Law Committee, chairman; 1996-1998 Kinderhook Village Board of Trustees; Town of Kinderhook Comprehensive Plan Sudy Committee
Personal: Born 1943; wife Bonnie, children George and Laurie; lives on Eichybush Road, 758-6171; works as a licensed professional engineer for the NY State Department of Transportation
Activities: Palmer Engine and Hose Company for 25 years; Northern Columbia Little League, Major League manager for 23 years; member of Kinderhook Reformed Church

Trustee Ruth Piwonka

Term: April 1, 2000 - March 31, 2002
Salary: $2,000
Village committees and assignments: Leaf Pick-up, Shade trees, Landscape and Beutification, Water Commissioner, Village Welcome brochure, Liaison to Zoning Board of Appeals, Greenway council, Hudson River Heritage
Goals: cherishes the village and wishes to work for its maintenance; interest in history and land use is helpful; experience on ZBA and municipal planning committees is an asset
Education: DePauw University; Indiana University
Experience: 1987-1998 Kinderhook Village Zoning Board of Appeals; 1990-92, 1995-97 Kinderhook Village ZBA chair; 1988-1989 Town of Kinderhook Environmental Protection Committee, chair; Development Plan and Zoning Law Committee
Personal: Born 1940; daughters Christine and Margaret; Village resident for 29 years, lives on Albany Avenue, 758-7605; works as a historian, consulting in historic cultural resources
Activities: Friends of Lindenwald, President; Columbia Land Conservancy, Secretary; Fellow of the Holland Society of America

Trustee Brian Weaver

Term: April 2001 - March 2003
Salary: $2,000
Village committees and assignments for
Goals: reduce nitrate levels in the municipal water supply; ensure that Kinderhook Village remains "clean, safe, and healthy"
Education
Experience: 1975-77 Kinderhook Village Building Inspector and ZEO
Personal: Born 1942; wife Carol, two grown daughters; lives on; works as bus driver for Ichabod Crane High School; retired consumer markets manager with AT&T; 1966 moved to Kinderhook
Activities: US Navy veteran; member Ghent VFW Post #5933; member Chatham American Legion Post #42; member Palmer Engine & Hose Fire Company

Trustee Clifford Wexler

Term: April 2001 - March 2003
Salary: $2,000
Village committees and assignments
Goals: repairing and maintaining the village's infrastructure; work with the business community to vitalize the business district
Education: High School
Experience: Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Committee; Planning Board chairman; Recreation Commission
Personal: Born 1943; wife Gloria and one grown daughter; lives on 4 James Lane; professor of English & communications at CGCC since 1969; 1996 moved to Kinderhook
Activities

Justice Russell H. Baller, Jr.

Term: April 1, 1996 - March 31, 2000
Salary: $3,000
Goals: traffic control
Education: Albany High School; Union College; Albany Law School
Experience: 1953-1956 US Air Force special agent; 1966-1971 Columbia County assistant Public Defender; 1971-1975 Columbia County Public Defender; 1978-1983 Columbia County assistant District Attorney; 1988-1996 Kinderhook Village Justice
Personal: Born 1933; wife Flora, children Glenn and Cynthia; lives on Albany Avenue; practices law in Albany; 1961 moved to Kinderhook
Activities: member of First Presbyterian Church in Valatie

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List of Appointed Office Holders	Term of Office, Salary
Deputy Mayor Trustee James Dunham	758-6171 4/1/98 - 3/31/99
Village Clerk, Treasurer, and Budget Officer Elma Savosky	4/1/98 - 3/31/99 758-9882 Salary: $27,050 per annum
	4/1/98 - 3/31/99 758-9882 Salary: $27,050 per annum
Deputy Clerk
Village Registrar Elma Savosky	1997-2001
Deputy Registrar Fern Pelleteri	1997-2001
Superintendent of Public Works Jack Taylor	758-9225 Salary: $27,540 per annum
Superintendent of Public Works Jack Taylor	758-9225 Salary: $27,540 per annum
Recreation Commission
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Mary Little	4/1/95 - 3/31/02
Eric Richards	4/1/97 - 3/31/02
Judith Simmons	4/1/94 - 3/31/01
Walter Brooks	4/1/97 - 3/31/99
Dirk VanDerWerker	4/1/96 - 3/31/03

Planning Board
Herbert Friedman - chair	4/1/95 - 3/31/00

Barry Herbold	4/1/94 - 3/31/99
David Pesano	4/1/98 - 3/31/03
Sara Potter	4/1/96 - 3/31/01
Zoning Board of Appeals
Judith Baumeister	4/1/94 - 3/31/99
John Margan - chair	4/1/95 - 3/31/00
William Van Alstyne	4/1/98 - 3/31/03
Harry Pulver	4/1/96 - 3/31/01
Robert Rudolph	4/1/97 - 3/31/02
Village Attorney Burns F. Barford, Esq.	4/1/54 - 3/31/99
Village Attorney Burns F. Barford, Esq.	4/1/54 - 3/31/99
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Law Committee
Trustee James Dunham - chair	4/1/98 - 3/31/99
Ruth Piwonka
Harry Pulver
Clifford Wexler
Sarah Potter	4/1/97 -
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Francis Vecellio	4/1/97 -
Code Enforcement Officer, Zoning Enforcement Officer Walter Simonsmeier	784-2508
Dog Control Officer	784-2245
Village Historian Ruth Piwonka


New York State Forest Ranger Environmental Conservation Officer	784-3216

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