Warner, Golden Running In Village Of Richmondville

By Chris English

RICHMONDVILLE — It's a light election year in the Village of Richmondville as only two offices are on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Both candidates are running unopposed.

Mayor Carl Warner Jr. is running for another term, this one for two years, and is listed as an Independent. Trustee Jennifer Golden is also running for a two-year term and is listed as Light House (Independent).

Golden was appointed as a Trustee several months ago to fill a vacancy created by a resignation. She has been very active in recreational and other matters in the village both before and during the time she has been a Trustee.

As Mayor, Warner presides over Board of Trustees meetings and takes a leadership role on many village initiatives. The Village of Richmondville is facing many of the same challenges as municipalities across the state in trying to balance revenue with expenses in each year's budget. It is scheduled to receive a $1 million payment from the Town of Richmondville next year as a buy-in fee for the town sending sewage from a $12-13 million sewer improvement project to the village plant for treatment.

Village officials are trying to leverage that payment and get more money from a grant that could fund various improvements. Other ongoing matters are the replacement of water meters in the village to more accurately charge all customers and a rate case with a state agency that could lead to the first rate increase in many years from Richmondville Power & Light.