TO THE VOTERS OF COEYMANS
October 1, 2025
In 2019, then Town Supervisor, Phil Crandall, and the Town Council passed a strong Clean Air Law to limit the use of waste as fuel and reduce toxic emissions. “Without clean air, clean water, and clean soils, you have nothing,” Crandall said. The Law had broad popular support, especially after stopping a 2017 plan to burn Connecticut’s municipal waste at the Ravena cement plant. When George McHugh became Town Supervisor in 2020, he weakened the Clean Air Law and changed local rules to allow a major transfer station. Stephen Donnelly was elected in 2023 but these rollbacks remain in place today. Coeymans is clearly at risk of becoming a dumping ground: The Port of Coeymans and Coeymans Recycling already handle various waste streams. The Ravena cement plant is committed to burning waste as fuel. And, without action, Coeymans could be overrun by waste, truck traffic, and pollution.
Voters of Coeymans
Ask all Town Council candidates when they come to your door if they will restore a strong Clean Air Law and limit waste imports into our town. Our health and future depend on it!
For a detailed outline of events and sources of information, download and review this PDF page that documents the saga of industrial over-development in our beautiful river town!
This post entry was paid for by the Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena Coeymans. Not authorized by any candidate or campaign.
