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Supervisor Cardone Restricts Other Monroe Town Board Members From Doing Their Job

Supervisor Cardone Restricts Other Monroe Town Board Members From Doing Their Job

Who, or what, is a "liaison" and why are half of them Tony Cardone?

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Feb 05, 2024
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Supervisor Cardone Restricts Other Monroe Town Board Members From Doing Their Job
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Note: This is a developing story. 

On November 8th, 2023, Maureen Richardson was elected to the Town Board with a whopping 1766 votes. 

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That may not sound like a lot, but in a local election, 1,500 votes is often enough to win yourself a seat in local government. 

I think this is something Supervisor Tony Cardone recognizes, and knows it’s a threat to him and his handpicked Acting Supervisor, Dorey Houle.

Houle was defeated in her previous run for State Senate by roughly 1,400 votes.

Councilwoman Houle is running again for the State Senate, and again against Skoufis, this November.

So, that 1,500 number is worth paying attention to.

Potentially feeling threatened, Supervisor Cardone has since taken numerous actions to restrict and block Councilwoman Richardson from doing much of anything.

For example:

While meeting with a member of the Monroe Conservation Commission, Richardson was told by Cardon…

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