Sedore
FISHKILL – The chairman of the Metro-North Committee of the MTA
Board is retiring. James Sedore of Fishkill has served on the board for
over a decade.
Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, who has the authority to recommend
a new candidate for the board slot to the governor, said he will do so
in the coming weeks. A new term on the board will begin in July.
In an email to Molinaro notifying him of his retirement, Sedore said as
a 22-year member of the board and chairman of the Metro-North Committee,
“I ensured that our transportation concerns and needs were brought
to the forefront of the authority’s agenda. My underlying principal
has always been to bring value to both the MTA commuters and Dutchess
County.”
Sedore said working with the board and administration, “I believe
we have set the MTA on the right path.”
Molinaro called Sedore “a vocal advocate for Dutchess County”
and during his time on the board, “we have seen exponential growth
in passenger ridership on both lines, during both peak and off-peak hours.”
During Sedore’s tenure, Molinaro noted $40 million in investments
for the Poughkeepsie train station, improvements to the New Hamburg station,
over $20 million in investments at the Beacon station, creation of two
new stations and some 400 parking spaces on the Harlem Line, construction
of the MTA training facilities in Stormville, and launch of the Newburgh-Beacon
Ferry in 2005.
