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Departing council member Reynolds urges reconsideration of November municipal elections and cautions on local projects
Summary
Outgoing Council member Lorraine Reynolds used her Jan. 6 farewell remarks to urge the Ridgewood Village Council to reconsider moving municipal elections to November, saying the change raised campaign costs and drew contributions from outside the village.
Outgoing Council member Lorraine Reynolds used her Jan. 6 farewell remarks at the Ridgewood Village Council—s reorganization meeting to urge the council to reconsider the decision to move municipal elections from May to November and to take care on several local projects, including sidewalks and a town-garage site.
Reynolds, who served four-and-a-half years on the council, told colleagues her concern that November elections make campaigns more expensive and draw contributions from outside the village. "Fast forward to this past November campaign, approximately $77,000 was raised by one candidate and the lion's share of the contributions came from outside of Ridgewood," Reynolds said. "I don't believe that would happen if we still had the council elections in May."
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