![]() Hoehmann and Councilman of Ward 3 Don Franchino are suing the town to do away with term limits. “In the midst of the legal battle by Hoehmann to repeal term limits, and Borelli’s and my desire to seek a neutral party to defend the town, Hoehmann provided a map that would pit Councilman Borelli and I against one another.” Three other maps, that would leave ward representation intact, have been considered since last May.īut Carroll says the redrawn lines are being gerrymandered to bounce him or Borelli off the town council at a time when the council members are at odd over term limits. The council does not need to hold a public referendum, nor does the vote require a supermajority.Ĭarroll says the introduction of this map has come as a surprise. ![]() 7 on the proposal to redistrict the wards. To take office, a council member must live in the ward that they represent.Ĭlarkstown plans to hold a public hearing on Feb. By doing so, it excises Borelli’s residence at 12 East Cavalry Drive in New City out of the ward and pushes him into Carroll’s territory or Ward Four. The latest map, drawn by Skyline Consulting of Schenectady, extends Ward One to the north but it also shifts the boundary to the east. The two councilmembers say town officials had been working on several renditions of a new map to adhere to the updated 2020 census figures but that this latest map came as a surprise and disrupts the town’s political representation. ![]() While two of the four wards would allow its incumbents to run again in a mostly familiar constituency, the elected council members of Wards One and Four could find themselves pushed together into the same ward to compete for a seat.Ĭouncilmembers Patrick Carroll and Frank Borelli, who are impacted by this proposal, are angered over what they say is Supervisor George Hoehmann’s attempt to squeeze Borelli out of Ward One, which he has represented for eight years since the ward district lines were established. If the Town of Clarkstown adopts a proposed redistricting map, the redrawn lines could have a musical chairs consequence. ![]() Councilmembers Borelli and Carroll Could Become Rivals For Ward 4 Both Say Maneuver Is About Retaliation Over Term Limits Battle ![]()
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