Alvarez: open door policy
MONTICELLO – Republican Luis Alvarez was the unanimous choice to
lead the Sullivan County Legislature for the next four years. He is part
of a six-three Republican majority, the first since Sullivan switched
from a Board of Supervisors to a charter form of government over a decade
ago.
During brief remarks, Alvarez promised “an open door policy”,
giving citizens access to all meetings, including work sessions.
The new chairman said other top priorities are “The casino, and
working to bring any new business here to the county …” He
also hopes the new legislature can stick to the timeline set last fall
by the outgoing legislature, of going to bid, at long last, on a new county
jail, this spring.
Alvarez noted something he said he learned just yesterday, that he is
the first Hispanic ever in New York State to chair a county legislature.
Sworn in as new legislators were Republicans Nadia Rajsz in District 2,
Catherine Owens in District 4, Terri Ward in District 5 and Joseph Perrello
in District 7. The one new Democrat is Mark McCarthy in District 3. Holdovers
from the last legislature are former Chairman Scott Samuelson in District
1 and Ira Steingart in District 8, both Democrats and Republican Alan
Sorensen in District 9.
