A New Chapter for Rhinebeck: What Debbie Hecht Plans as Supervisor
From The Catch Up · 21:15
Show by Radio Free Rhinecliff
Rhinebeck is getting a new town supervisor. Democrat Debbie Hecht won Tuesday’s election with nearly 87% of the vote and takes office in January, succeeding Elizabeth Spinzia after 13 years. Publisher Walter Mullin talks with Daily Catch senior reporter Claire Greenburger, who spent election night at Hecht’s watch party, about what the new supervisor wants to change. They discuss the gap between the congressional and supervisor vote counts, and Hecht’s plans to make Town Hall more welcoming, including meetings in Rhinecliff and at Wells Manor. They also discuss her targeted $40,000 approach to the tourism study and her suggestion that new open-space zoning could end the hospitality moratorium early. Other topics are targeted revisions to the 2009 comprehensive plan and quarterly meetings with the planning board and ZBA. Hecht also inherits a tight budget, with rising health insurance costs and declining reserves. Produced by Emily Sachar, Walter Mullin, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud at the Radio Free Rhinecilff studio
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