Today, Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine podcast spoke to CAC’s Barbara Heinzen about the recent election results in Coeymans. Heinzen and volunteer members of the CAC were thrilled to learn that several candidates sympathetic to the CAC mission won seats on the Town Board. Most importantly, George McHugh, the former attorney for Carver, was narrowly defeated in his re-election bid for Town Supervisor. The CAC hopes to advance several issues with the new board but a key point would be reversing the changes made by McHugh to gut the Clean Air Law. Changes were made not only to the Law but also to Coeyman’s Comprehensive Plan and zoning laws to allow for the expansion of industrial development along the Hudson River for what the CAC suspects was for waste management purposes. Listen to Heinzen’s interview to learn more:
