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As Red Hook voters cast their ballots Tuesday morning, one issue appeared to overshadow the rest: the Town Board’s move to seize the Red Hook Boat Club by eminent domain. Bard College security guard Simon Smith-Foy urges prioritizing infrastructure, like sewer and water lines, over the conversion of the Boat Club to a public park. (Photo by Tony Adamis) “A fresh voice is important in order to keep things moving,” said Simon Smith-Foy, 33, a Bard College security guard who said he voted for political upstarts Kristina Doursham, an architect, and Ken Migliorelli, a vegetable farmer, for the two open slots...
https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/eminent-domain-fight-top-of-mind-for-red-hook-voters-with-two-town-board-seats-up-for-grabs/
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