The incumbent candidates in last Tuesday’s village election in Brockport are ready to get down to work now that they have returned to office.
Annie Crane, Bill Andrews and John LaPierre were all re-elected in voting June 21. The Village election came less than a month after dissolution was rejected. All three winning candidates ran on the Revitalize Brockport line.
Annie Crane received 389 votes to 290 for Tim Barry for a one year trustee term. For the two, 4-year trustee terms, Trustee Bill Andrews received 362 votes, Trustee John La Pierre received 374 votes, Lyle Stirk received 307 votes and Sarah Hart received 313 votes. Stirk, Hart and Barry ran on the Residents for a Better Community line.
Although Stirk was not elected to the board, he says he plans to become more involved in village government. “It’s important that all residents get involved,” Stirk said. “It’s easy to point fingers, but it doesn’t get you anywhere. I want to solve problems.”
Trustee Bill Andrews, who also serves as Deputy Mayor, said he was pleased with the election results. He says the Village Board is facing much hard work. “We are well aware of the problems the village faces,” Andrews said. “It will require a lot of work to deal with the problems.”
He thanked supporters of the Revitalize Brockport line as well as those who opposed dissolution during that vote on May 24.
Annie Crane, who was appointed to the Board to fill a vacancy in 2015 said, “It feels good to be elected.” She says she is looking forward to the tasks at hand, which include, “a tax relief task force, fighting zombie homes and the comprehensive plan,” Crane said.
Brockport Mayor Margaret Blackman was happy incumbent trustees will be returning. “This is the best team,” she said. “The Village Board works so well together. It has creative ideas and is hard working.”
She noted that Lyle Stirk is interested in being involved on the tax relief task force. “He has come to many meetings and has done his homework,” she said.
The Mayor said she was involved going door to door as candidates campaigned, and noted the message was clear: “People do have difficulty with taxes, we get it,” she said.
