Roxanne Donnery
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Roxanne Donnery is a member of the Orange County legislature in Orange County, New York
. She represents the 14th District as a member of the Democratic Party
, which includes the town of Highlands
and most of the town of Woodbury, both located in Orange County. She decided to run against Nancy Calhoun
, who has represented the 96th District in the New York State Assembly
for 20 years.
In a terse decision dated Friday, Justice Francis Nicolai refused to let the Town of Woodbury and villages of Woodbury and Harriman replace the county as plaintiff and reopen the case, declaring that the communities “had every opportunity and did participate” in talks over the pipeline litigation and a related sewer case. (http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101102/NEWS/101109951/-1/NEWS) Orange County and Kiryas Joel settled both cases in a joint settlement in February. Woodbury and Harriman officials sought to continue the pipeline lawsuit because they say the county’s former concerns about the project’s environmental impact are still valid.
After County Executive Eddie Diana dropped the second lawsuit against the pipeline in March 2010, Donnery voiced her opposition to the move, citing unresolved issues with sewer treatment. She is currently supporting the efforts of three municipalities - Town and Village of Woodbury and Village of Harriman - in their lawsuit against the pipeline that seeks to pick up where the county left off.
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
. She represents the 14th District as a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, which includes the town of Highlands
Highlands, New York
Highlands is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 12,484 at the 2000 census.The Town of Highlands is on the eastern border of the county....
and most of the town of Woodbury, both located in Orange County. She decided to run against Nancy Calhoun
Nancy Calhoun
Nancy Calhoun is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly for the 96th district. She was first elected in 1990. Born in Suffern, New York, she began her career as in 1976 as Washingtonville Central School District Tax Collector and served in the position until 1984. She elected to the ...
, who has represented the 96th District in the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
for 20 years.
Kiryas Joel Pipeline
As an Legislator, especially as Chair in 2009, Donnery has been on the forefront of a number of issues affecting Orange County. Most notable is her steadfast opposition to the Kiryas Joel pipeline proposal - in 2004 her legislation jumpstarted the lawsuit against KJ and provided the funding for the county to take them to court over issues in the proposal's environmental review.A state Supreme Court judge has rejected a request by three municipalities to resurrect Orange County’s abandoned lawsuit against Kiryas Joel over the village’s proposed pipeline to the Catskill Aqueduct.In a terse decision dated Friday, Justice Francis Nicolai refused to let the Town of Woodbury and villages of Woodbury and Harriman replace the county as plaintiff and reopen the case, declaring that the communities “had every opportunity and did participate” in talks over the pipeline litigation and a related sewer case. (http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101102/NEWS/101109951/-1/NEWS) Orange County and Kiryas Joel settled both cases in a joint settlement in February. Woodbury and Harriman officials sought to continue the pipeline lawsuit because they say the county’s former concerns about the project’s environmental impact are still valid.
After County Executive Eddie Diana dropped the second lawsuit against the pipeline in March 2010, Donnery voiced her opposition to the move, citing unresolved issues with sewer treatment. She is currently supporting the efforts of three municipalities - Town and Village of Woodbury and Village of Harriman - in their lawsuit against the pipeline that seeks to pick up where the county left off.