Ulysses Notes from Liz Thomas

It seems likely that the Town Board illegally adjourned the March 11 meeting, since the motion to adjourn made by Doug Austic, and seconded by Rod Ferrentino, was never voted on. After hearing the second to his motion to adjourn, Supervisor Austic, along with Trustee Ferrentino and clerk Marcia Georgia left the premises. While it is true that a motion to adjourn is not debatable, it does require a majority vote of the Town Board.

Unofficially, Notke Wins Over Carstensen

Trumansburg Village elections were held today. The unsurprising result was that Marty Petrovic won re-election as Mayor, having run on both the Democratic and Republican lines. More surprising is that Allen Carstensen, in spite of the Democratic majority in Trumansburg, lost to Republican Deborah Notke. The unofficial results at this hour are Carstensen with 165 [...]