ALBION – Local history buff and nursing home supporter Al Capurso believes the county’s push to sell the nursing home is contrary to a law approved in 1830 – by county officials back then.

Capurso has presented copies of a resolution from 1830 to county legislators and the county attorney. They say they will look into the issue.

Capurso is a member of the Concerned Citizens of Orleans County, a group that has fought the Legislature on its push to privatize The Villages of Orleans, 120-bed facility of Route 31 in Albion.

Before it had a Legislature, the county had a Board of Supervisors that governed county affairs. That body in a series of resolutions in 1829 and 1830 created the precursor to the nursing home with the Alms House.

Capurso believes the county is still responsible for the care of the infirm, according to the resolutions from 183 years ago.

Capurso found references to the alms house and a resolution on June 22, 1830, where it was stated: “Resolved, That the distinction between the town and the county poor be and the same is hereby abolished, and that the expense of maintaining all the poor shall be a county charge.”

Capurso cited a book from more than a century ago, which included the resolution and background on the alms house. Isaac Signor wrote that book, Landmarks of Orleans County 1894.

County officials want to see the original documents, and that could take some digging. The resolutions from 1829 and 1830 are in storage in the mental health building.

Capurso raised the issue at last week’s Legislature meeting. Two senior citizens, Dee Smith and Adolf Genter, both voiced their support for keeping the nursing home under county ownership.

The Legislature has transferred the property to a local development corporation, and the three-man board for the LDC may vote next month to sell the site. Two qualified bidders have submitted proposals for the nurisng home.

The Legislature last week voted to keep William Gillick and Gillick Advisors as the administrator of the facility. The firm is paid $132,000 annually.

Gary Kent, a legislator candidate in the recent election, questioned why Gillick is being retained when The Villages had a 92 percent occupancy in 2012 and 93.5 percent this year. If the site was at 98 percent occupancy, an achievable industry benchmark, Kent said that would improve the financial picture by $500,000 a year.

Legislator George Bower said the occupancy level lags due to the 12-bed rehab clinic which includes many short-term residents and open beds. Bower praised Gillick for managing the staff.

Some Orleans County residents are without power this morning after a storm roared through the region last night.

National Grid is reporting 117 homes are without power in southern Orleans County and northern Genesee near the wildlife refuge. That area includes the town of Shelby near East Shelby Road.

National Grid reports that 16 customers in the village of Albion are also without electricity this morning. In both outages, the power company says it is assessing conditions.

The company reported there were 279 power outages in the region, affecting nearly 6,000 customers.

Wayne Litchfield enjoyed working with first responders

Photos by Tom Rivers – Wayne Litchfield looks over a set of instructions for Emergency Medical Dispatch, a reference guide for when callers are facing a medical crisis.

ALBION – Wayne Litchfield has given frantic residents instructions over the phone for performing CPR.

He has advised people suffering a heart attack to take an aspirin, the medical recommendation for a first course of action. He tried to calm down people in duress, telling them help was on the way.

One time he kept a man sought by the police on the phone for 45 minutes, enough time for state troopers to surround the man and take him into custody.

For 27 years and eight months Litchfield worked as a dispatcher for Orleans County. He had his last day on Oct. 31. Today the Sheriff’s Department held a party in his honor. Sheriff Scott Hess presented Litchfield with a plaque for his dedication.

Wayne Litchfield was honored with a party today at the Sheriff’s Department in Albion.

“There’s an old saying that if you love your job, it’s not work,” Litchfield said. “That’s what this was for me. I was paid to help people.”

Litchfield was a volunteer Holley firefighter and EMT when he was hired as a county dispatcher. He enjoyed working with the firefighters, police and ambulance squads, giving them instructions about emergencies and their locations.

He also fielded calls from the public, people often reeling from anxiety because of an emergency.

“He was dedicated to it,” said Steve Smith, the county’s undersheriff. “It was his chosen profession. He never looked at it as a stepping stone to do something else.”

Litchfield was part of a team of nine full-time dispatchers and five part-timers that handle about 33,000 calls a year. Litchfield personified the main qualities needed to excel at the job: patience and “the ability to stay calm when people call in a frantic mood,” said Allen Turner, the communications coordinator at the dispatch.

ALBION – The Orleans Economic Development Agency did something unusual this week. It put out a press release.

I don’t recall the agency ever doing that. The EDA wanted to share some good news. A Canadian firm was working to turn a vacant warehouse on McKinistry Street in Albion into an electronics recycling operation. BoMET Holding Inc. plans to hire 30 people at the Albion site.

The company is working on renovations at the 60,000-square-foot warehouse. It will likely start operations in Albion in the spring.

This project has been covered in the local news since April. I wondered why the push to highlight it now.

Jim Whipple, chief executive officer for the Orleans EDA, wanted to get the word out that the EDA has now worked with five companies based in Canada to grow in Orleans County. (Associated Brands in Medina, Brunner in Medina, Freeze-Dry Foods in Albion and Hinspergers Poly Industries in Medina are the others.)

“We’re using this to market our success with Canadian companies,” Whipple said about the BoMET project.

Several media outlets in Western New York reported on BoMET’s Albion project this week. It seems the press release did the job.

The Orleans EDA hired Mindful Media Groupto help put together the press release and promote it with news outlets. Mindful Media works with CRFS in Albion and Medina.

Orleans is an attractive community for Canadian companies because of the county’s close proximity to the Canadian border, as well as our location near Buffalo and Rochester, and the major markets in the northeast.

Whipple also wanted to show that the EDA can craft a deal that makes it appealing to do business in Orleans County.

The press release quotes BoMET CEO Zhan Bo Zhang, praising his assistance with the EDA.

“It was my dealings with the OEDA that cemented my decision to locate in Orleans County,” he said. “From start to finish, their knowledge, expertise and guidance gave me the confidence that BoMET Recovery would be successful there.”

Whipple said another Canadian company may soon commit to a project in Orleans.

ALBION – Orleans County officials have put together a $79.8 million budget for 2014, a spending plan that would raise taxes by 5.0 percent and increase the tax rate by 40 cents to $10.11 per $1,000 of assessed property.

The document isn’t final and could be adjusted before its final adoption, Chairman David Callard said after the Legislature’s meeting today.

The county will have a public hearing on the budget at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the county courthouse.

The county stayed under the state imposed property tax cap in 2012 and 2013, but the proposed budget for 2014 would surpass the 2 percent cap. (The cap makes some exceptions. The county’s cap for next year is actually 3.08 percent.)

The Legislature voted to override the tax cap in a 5-1 vote today. Legislator Don Allport cast the lone no vote.

County officials say the budget will sustain core services. It also includes the first payment of $475,000 on an upgrade to the county’s emergency communications system.

The county’s welfare costs are projected to increase by $558,000 due the state shifting Family Assistance and Safety Net costs to the local and federal governments, Chuck Nesbitt, the county chief administrative officer, said in a budget message.

There is some good budget news. The county’s share for Medicaid is budgeted to drop $170,292. The county’s pension costs will go down $169,376 – from $4,440,393 to $4,271,017.

The county’s health insurance costs also are projected to drop by $157,340, partly due to employee cost sharing and less expensive health insurance plans. The worker’s compensation costs also are budgeted to drop by $100,376.

The county’s sales tax revenue has helped offset increases in the past, especially during years with gas prices on the rise. Sales tax is running under budget so far this year with gas prices dropping.

The county has budgeted for a modest $25,000 increase in sales tax. Callard said it’s smart to be prudent in forecasting sales tax, which generates about $15 million a year for the county, with a small portion shared with the towns and villages.

Although gas prices are down, resulting in slowing sales tax, if it’s a really cold winter, and residents go through heating oil, the sales tax number could jump, Callard said.

“It’s really difficult to predict because many factors can make a difference,” he said.

The budget also raises the fee for annual garbage collection by $5 to $190 per household.

One week after a very close election in four town races, we will find out who won this morning.

The Board of Elections will open absentee ballots, beginning at 9 a.m. at the elections office.

Of the four races, the Albion town supervisor contest is the closest. Jake Olles is ahead of Matt Passarell by 1 vote, 476-475. Both candidates are town councilmen vying to replace Dennis Stirk, who didn’t seek re-election.

In Barre, it was also close in the race to succeed Alan Jones as town justice. Richard DeCarlo Jr. has a nine-vote lead over Rick Root, 205 to 196.

Two races for highway superintendent are very close. In Carlton, incumbent David Krull is ahead of Paul Snook, 403 to 394.

In Ridgeway, Ray Wendling has an eight-vote lead, 570 to 562, over incumbent Mark Goheen.

Orleans Hub will post the results later this morning.

Photos by Tom Rivers – Orleans County elections officials at right begin a three-hour process this morning in counting absentee ballots in four close races in Albion, Barre, Carlton and Ridgeway. Many of the candidates crowded into a room next to the Board of Elections office to observe the count.

Orleans County Election Commissioners Janice Grabowski, left, and Dennis Piedimonte count an absentee ballot earlier today in one of four tight races. Ed Morgan, the Orleans County GOP chairman, is in the foreground.

ALBION – Long-time political observers in Orleans County called it unprecedented, the four local elections that came down to the absentee ballots today.

In some elections, there might be one race like that. Four years ago, Dan Gaesser had a 16-vote lead over Jack Gillman for Kendall town supervisor on election night. After the absentees were counted, Gaesser won by seven votes, 413-406.

That’s the closest race I can remember during a November election. The all-time closest, in my memory, came during a village election in March 2006. Mike Hadick beat incumbent Ed Salvatore, 440-438, for Albion mayor.

In that election, a paperwork snafu kept Salvatore off the Republican line. Hadick was at the top of the ballot as a Democrat while Salvatore was listed far below on an independent line. Hadick’s victory may be the most shocking upset I’ll ever see. To Hadick’s credit, he was a tenacious campaigner and got out the vote.

Most of our local elections don’t have opposition. If a Republican has a challenger, the Republican generally wins 2 to 1.

This time was different. Two of the four super-close races involved highway superintendents. Both Dave Krull of Carlton and Mark Goheen of Ridgeway are finishing their first terms. With about four years on the job, their names are not yet ingrained in the public from multiple terms in the position.

They both faced challengers from their own party. Paul Snook managed to capture the GOP line from Krull in the Republican primary. Goheen held off Ray Wendling in the primary, but Wendling kept campaigning on two other lines, Conservative and the Ridgeway Peoples Party.

Both Snook and Wendling have jobs with highway departments, which gave them credibility in their campaigns. In the end, both Krull and Goheen held on to their jobs.

I think they will be even harder to beat four years from now if they run again. Both will be much more established in their jobs.

The only time I’ve seen a challenger unseat a veteran highway superintendent was four years ago when Krull defeated Steve Jones, who had been the highway superintendent in Carlton for 12 years. Krull was able to win the general election this time with only the Independence Party line. The man has proven he can overcome long odds in an election.

Albion had a close race for town supervisor. Neither of the candidates was the incumbent in the position. That presented an opportunity for a close race because generally the incumbents are so difficult to beat.

Both Jake Olles and Matt Passarell had a major party line and a secondary line. The second line proved critical in this race and in the highway battles. (If Krull didn’t have the Independence line, the race would have been over at the primary.)

Passarell ultimately defeated Olles on the strength of the Republican Party’s big advantage in enrolled voters. But without the Conservative line for Passarell, Olles would have taken the election, which is hard to do running as a Democrat.

Potential candidates should take notice: get a second line, and if you’re going to run against an incumbent, you should strike before the candidate has more than a term in office.

I recall another close election six years ago for county legislator. Gary Kent defeated Don Allport that election after Allport had been in office one term or two years.

Allport won the following election in 2009 and has now beat Kent the last three elections for a county-wide legislator position. It’s difficult for a Democrat to win a town race in Orleans County. I think it’s a major challenge for a Democrat to pull it off across the county. Kent has been close, but Allport won the latest election by about 500 votes, 3,419 to 2,917.

Now that Allport is established in the position, I’m not sure he can be beat, even if John F. Kennedy or Daniel Patrick Moynihan was living here and in his prime. Kent deserves a lot of credit for keeping the race so close.

The town justice race in Barre was interesting, and we don’t get to see too many races like this one. A long-time sitting judge, Al Jones, is retiring. That opened the door for a new candidate. Three people wanted the job, including Republican Richard DeCarlo, Democrat Rick Root and Conservative Sean Pogue.

Normally, the Republican would win big. But Pogue siphoned off some of the DeCarlo’s votes. Root is from a well-known family in Barre, plus Root had been on the Town Board. DeCarlo, a former Gaines resident, also is new to Barre. He moved to the town about 1 ½ years ago.

If I were a betting man I would have guessed the dynamics were in Root’s favor and the Democrat would have won in the Republican town. (However, Barre has a recent history, more than any other Orleans town, of electing Democrats.)

DeCarlo was unrelenting in going door to door and that may have been the difference in his 213-207 victory. (Pogue got 122 votes.)

So that’s another lesson for local candidates: don’t forget to get out there and press flesh and meet people. The personal touch is often the deciding factor.

Photos by Tom Rivers – The Honor Guard does a gun salute during a Veterans day service today in Albion.

County Legislator Lynne Johnson spoke at the service, saying Veterans Day gives Americans a chance to express their appreciation to veterans.

ALBION –  Today on Veterans Day, Orleans County residents, especially the younger generations, were urged to learn more about the sacrifices made by American soldiers.

Speakers at a Veterans Day ceremony said Americans have been defending the country for more than two centuries, pressing on despite starvation in the Revolutionary War to patrolling a current battlefield in the mountains of Afghanistan.

State Assemblyman Steve Hawley said Americans owe a debt of gratitude to veterans, past and present.

“Our country’s freedom and way of life is guaranteed by the sacrifices of those who pledged to defend our Constitution, with the price of their lives if necessary,” Hawley said.

On Memorial Day, Americans honor service members who lost their lives in war. On Veterans Day, Hawley said, the country remembers the sacrifices of veterans who returned from conflict, “but still carry the wounds of battle, both internal and external.”

County Legislator Don Allport urged veterans to share their stories so others can better appreciate their sacrifices.

County Legislators Don Allport and Lynne Johnson both spoke at the service outside the Veterans Service Agency on Route 31. They praised veterans for heeding a call to protect the country, regardless of the location on the globe or the danger at hand.

“This is a day we can remember and honor the veterans,” Johnson said.

She said some families have borne a high cost of that service as many Americans have been killed in the line of duty.

Allport urged veterans in the county to tell their stories so Americans can appreciate the sacrifices for their rights to bear arms, worship in religion, speak out and other freedoms.

“Let young people know what you went through for America,” Allport said.

He told the crowd he worries about the United States.

“Our country is headed down a dark and evil path,” he said.

Veterans, including Emerson “Tinker” Young in front, attend a Veterans Day service in Albion outside the Veterans Service Agency.

Paul Fulcomer, the Veterans Service Agency director, works with veterans on a daily basis, helping them to access benefits they have earned.

“I’m very fortunate every day in my job I get to say thank you to the veterans,” Fulcomer said. “I encourage you all to thank a veteran today.”

Tim Lindsay, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Albion, has three sons who enlisted in the Marines. One son Michael remains in active duty and completed a deployment to Afghanistan.

Lindsay led the service today in opening and closing prayers, asking God to bless the United States.

Adam Tabelski, communications director for state Sen. George Maziarz, also spoke at the service. Tabelski also completed an overseas deployment as a soldier.

He welcomed peace for the world, and urged Americans to help veterans when they return from war to adjust to the next chapter in their lives.

“It will serve as a continual reminder of what veterans have done for us in the past, present and future.” – State Assemblyman Steve Hawley

Photo by Tom Rivers – State Assemblyman Steve Hawley speaks during a Veterans Day service in Albion today.

One of Orleans County’s busiest roads, Route 98, has been designated as a memorial highway for local veterans.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday signed the legislation designating Route 98 from its northern tip in Carlton near Lake Ontario to the southern border of Genesee County as the “Genesee and Orleans Veterans’ Memorial Highway.”

Designating this portion of Route 98 is a fitting tribute to the service men and women who have selflessly defended the lives of millions of Americans, Cuomo said on Sunday when he signed the bill.

State Assemblyman Steve Hawley introduced the legislation in the Assembly and secured Senate sponsors in George Maziarz and Michael Ranzenhofer.

“It will serve as a continual reminder of what veterans have done for us in the past, present and future,” Hawley said this afternoon about the memorial highway.

He said the state Department of Transportation will erect the signage along Route 98.

Hawley and the state senators considered other state highways in the two counties for the memorial highway, but decided Route 98 was the best choice.

“It’s right down the center,” Hawley said.

Cuomo also announced on Sunday that he signed legislation to ensure that the flags lowered to half-staff at the State Capitol in honor of a fallen soldier are presented to the loved ones of the deceased.

“As we honor the service of all those who served this Veterans Day, I am proud to sign this legislation to provide this lasting symbol to the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom,” the governor said. “New York state commemorates the fallen by lowering flags flown above the State Capitol to half-staff, and by giving these flags to the loved ones of our heroes we will help further honor their memory and courage.”

Absentees will be opened on Nov. 12 to determine winners

Four races in town elections are too close to name a winner until the absentee ballots are all opened. That will happen on Nov. 12 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Board of Elections office.

Of the four races, the Albion town supervisor contest is the closest. Jake Olles is ahead of Matt Passarell by 1 vote, 476-475. Both candidates are town councilmen vying to replace Dennis Stirk, who didn’t seek re-election.

The BOE has received 46 absentees in the race, but Election Commissioner Dennis Piedimonte said more may have been mailed in on Tuesday.

In Barre, it was also close in the race to succeed Alan Jones as town justice. Richard DeCarlo Jr. has a nine-vote lead over Rick Root, 205 to 196, with about 20 absentees to be counted.

Two races for highway superintendent are also very close. In Carlton, incumbent David Krull is ahead of Paul Snook, 403 to 394 with 48 absentees to be counted.

In Ridgeway, Ray Wendling has an eight-vote lead, 570 to 562, over incumbent Mark Goheen. There are 33 absentees out.

Nursing Home issue not enough to elect opposition except for Fred Miller in Albion

ALBION – A public outcry over the past several months against selling the county nursing home wasn’t enough to elect a slate of candidates who ran to “Save Our Nursing Home.”

The Republican candidates for Legislature were all swept into office, except for incumbent Henry Smith Jr. He lost to Fred Miller, 900-607. Miller is an Albion village trustee who owns a hardware store in downtown Albion.

Miller’s victory was tempered by the loss of four candidates who ran on an independent “Save Our Nurisng Home” line. Those candidates – Gary Kent, Jack Gillman, Linda Rak and Emil Smith – also secured either the Democrat or Conservative lines. Miller ran with the backing of the Democrats and Conservatives, as did David Schult.

“Everyone worked very hard,” said Jeanne Crane, the Democratic Party chairwoman. “They put their whole heart into it. They did the best that they could.”

Crane said Democrats fielded an energetic challenge to Republicans, who have nearly double the number of registered Democrats in the county. Republicans also had more money to spend for mailers and advertising, Crane said.

“I’m just disappointed for the people who ran and put their whole heart into it,” she said at the Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, where Democrats and many members of the Concerned Citizens of Orleans County gathered on Tuesday night.

Photo by Tom Rivers – The Concerned Citizens of Orleans County boldly urged people to vote in support of candidates who wanted The Villages of Orleans to stay a county-owned nursing home. This van was parked at the routes 98 and 31 intersection on Tuesday.

The group had hoped to celebrate a victory, and many expected a win given the Republicans, Conservatives and independents who rallied for the cause of keeping the nursing home county-owned. County Legislator George Bower, a Republican, chose to stay with the Democrats on Tuesday night rather than the Republican gathering at the Pillars.

Bower was the lone legislator who opposed transferring The Villages of Orleans, the 120-bed nursing home, to a local development corporation. That three-man board has received bids for the nursing home.

The atmosphere was subdued when the results were announced at the Pullman Church. None of the Save Our Nursing Home candidates won. Kent worked hard on the campaign for the past nine months. Incumbent Don Allport received 3,292 votes to 2,859 for Kent.

About 50 people at Pullman stood up and applauded Kent when he addressed the group. Kent thanked them for making the nursing home such a high-profile issue. He urged them to keep the “Save Our Nursing Home” signs in the ground, well after election day.

“Straighten them up and leave them there,” he said.

Miller’s win will give Democrats their first elected county official in four years. Miller credited his 33 years at the hardware store, plus experience on the Village Board, for giving him many connections in the community. He knows many residents turned out at the polls because of the nursing home.

“It woke up the community,” he said.

Miller said he will resign from the Village Board before his legislator term starts on Jan. 1. He is the first village resident to serve on the County Legislature in 30 years even though the village is the county seat.

Miller has a reputation on the Village Board for nay votes. He said he will bring an independent streak to the Legislature.

“I haven’t liked the lopsidedness of the County Legislature,” he said. “It takes someone to go against the grain.”

Republicans posted comfortable margins of victory in five other races. Legislature Chairman David Callard was unopposed.

Incumbent Lynne Johnson of Lyndonville was among the winners. She received 968 votes to 629 for Linda Rak.

Johnson acknowledged Orleans is a strong Republican county, which was key in a near GOP sweep.

But she said voters wanted more than a “one-issue campaign.” The Republicans have been noting the Legislature’s efforts to stay under the 2 percent property tax cap the past two years, and efforts to upgrade the emergency communication system, fix the county jail, promote the fishing industry, and trim the county government workforce.

“A lot of people were very passionate about the nursing home,” Johnson said. “We are going to save the nursing home. It just won’t be county-owned.”

Ed Morgan, the GOP chairman, praised the Republican legislators for bringing a business-approach to managing the county, looking for ways to reduce costs and privatize services where possible.

“They’ve done a good job especially when so many people are at their throats to cut, cut, cut,” Morgan said.

The county will have more resources for road and infrastructure, as well as public safety once the nursing home is sold, Morgan said.

“We stayed to the issues and the candidates worked hard,” he said about the GOP victories.

Johnson said Smith will be missed on the Legislature.

“He is a very honest, humble and moral man,” she said. “He’s been a big part of our team.”

Public arts project raised $1,250 for art scholarships

Photo by Tom Rivers – Artist Christy Valsente, an employee at Arnold’s Auto Parts in Albion, created this palette that was displayed at Arnold’s as part of the Palettes of Orleans.

ALBION – In May, they started popping up in businesses around Orleans County, colorful paintings of local scenes and other subjects.

Kathy Blackburn, director of the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, hoped to have maybe 20 or 30 of the paintings displayed in businesses as part of a public arts trail that would promote merchants and local artists while raising money for art scholarships.

The businesses and artists surpassed Blackburn’s expectations. About 70 of the paintings were displayed. They were auctioned off last month during an event at Hickory Ridge Country Club.

The project raised $1,250 for scholarships with $250 going to each school district – Albion, Holley, Kendall, Lyndonville and Medina.

“It created a lot of buzz in the county,” Blackburn said.

She already is working on the second edition of the Palettes of Orleans in 2014, but there will be some changes.

Blackburn would like to get the palettes to artists early next year so they can work on their paintings with the goal to have them all unveiled at the same time, a July 1 target date.

This year, the palettes were put up whenever artists could finish them, with some done in May and others as late as September and early October. About 40 artists donated their services for the project.

Blackburn believes the Palettes proved a showcase for the local artists, giving them more exposure.

“Who knew we had this much talent in Orleans County?” she said.

The Chamber plans to have a fall auction again in 2014 so bidders can purchase the artwork and meet the artists with some of the proceeds going to art scholarships.

Here are the unofficial results for the town elections, with 40 of the 40 polling places in Orleans County reporting. Some of the races are too close to call until the absentee ballots are opened next Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Town of Albion

Town Supervisor – Jake Olles (D, No Bull): 476

Town Supervisor – Matt Passarell (R, C): 475

Town Councilman – Todd Sargent (D, R): 783

Town Councilman – Richard Remley (R): 497

Town Councilman – Justin Sheehan (D): 458

Town of Barre

Town Supervisor – Mark Chamberlain (R): 325

Town Supervisor – Cyndy Van Lieshout (D): 186

Town Councilman – Tom McCabe (R): 331

Town Councilman – Lynn Hill (R): 366

Town Councilman – Joe Grabowski (D): 224

Town Justice – Richard DeCarlo (R, I): 205

Town Justice – Rick Root (D): 196

Town Justice – Sean Pogue (C): 117

Town of Carlton

Town Clerk – Pam Rush (R): 519

Town Clerk – Lea Olles (write-in): 185

Town Councilman – Joyce Harris (R): 401

Town Councilman – James Shoemaker (R): 392

Town Councilman – Bilal Huzair (D, C): 296

Town Councilman – Douglas Hart (D): 245

Highway Superintendent – Paul Snook (R, C): 394

Highway Superintendent – David Krull (I): 403

Town Justice – Kevin Hurley (R): 551

Town of Clarendon

Town Supervisor – Richard Moy (R): 378

Town Councilman – Paul Nicosia (R): 364

Town Councilman – Marc Major (R): 351

Town of Gaines

Town Supervisor – Carol Culhane (R, C): 427

Town Councilman – James Kirby (R): 374

Town Councilman – Susan Smith (R): 403

Town Councilman – John Leggat (D): 184

Town Clerk – Jean Klatt (R): 371

Town Justice – Bruce Schmidt (D, R, C): 482

Town of Kendall

Town Supervisor – Anthony Cammarata (R): 375

Town Supervisor – Bart Joseph (write-in): 183

Town Councilman – Bruce Newell (R): 360

Town Councilman – Patrick Snook, Jr. (R): 362

Town Councilman – David Balka (write-in) + David Gaudioso (write-in): total 298

Town Justice – Debra Drennan (R): 436

Town Justice – Stephen Cliff (D): 171

Town Clerk – Amy Richardson (R): 513

Highway Superintendent – Warren Kruger (R): 517

Town of Murray

Town Supervisor – John Morriss (R): 410

Town Councilman – Kathleen Case (R): 372

Town Councilman – Paul Hendel (R): 407

Town Clerk – Cindy Oliver (R): 414

Highway Superintendent – Ed Morgan (R): 410

Town Justice – Gary Passarell (R): 402

Town of Ridgeway

Highway Superintendent – Mark Goheen (R, I): 562

Highway Superintendent – Ray Wendling (C, People’s Party): 570

Town Councilman – David Stalker (R): 742

Town Councilman – Jeff Toussaint (R): 832

Town Clerk – Barb Klatt (R): 921

Town Justice – Lawrence Sanderson (R): 867

Town of Shelby

Town Supervisor – Merle “Skip” Draper (R, C): 461

Town Councilman – Steve Seitz Jr. (R): 453

Town Councilman – William Bacon (R): 434

Town of Yates

Town Councilman – James Whipple (R): 284

Town Councilman – Brad Bentley (R): 338

Town Councilman – Paul Lauricella (C): 167

Town Supervisor – John Belson (R): 359

Town Justice – Don Grabowski (R): 376