Greene County

Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee

 

 

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As the title suggests, the role of the Steering Committee is to provide guidance and direction to the planning effort to ensure the resulting document will be embraced both politically and by the constituency within the planning area. The Steering Committee will provide guidance and leadership, oversee the planning process, and act as the point of contact for all participating communities and the various interest groups in the planning area. The makeup of this committee was selected to provide a cross section of views to enhance the planning effort and to help build support for hazard mitigation.

The Steering Committee that has been selected for this process is as follows:

Name

Affiliation

Warren Hart

Greene County Planning Department

Ed Diamante

Greene County Planning Department

John Farrell, Jr.

Greene County Office of Emergency Management

Gary Harvey

Greene County Highway Department

Jeff Flack

Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District

Nathaniel Hendricks

Catskill Watershed Corporation

David Burns

New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Rene Van Schaack

Land Trust Representative

Larry Delameter

American Red Cross

Kerry Miller

Greene County Public Heath Department

Tracy McNally

Greene County Chamber of Commerce
Kent Destefanis NYDOT - Regional Emergency Management Coordinator

Eric "Rick" P. Rasmussen

Resort Owners/Small Business Representative

Donna Bernard

Citizen
William B. Lawrence Greene County Legislature Representative
James Hitchcock Greene County Legislature Representative

The Greene County PDM Planning Partnership consists of members of the Steering Committee, along with representatives from each participating jurisdiction.  Each jurisdictional representative serves as the point of content for their community, and is responsible to assure that the interests and concerns of their community are represented in the planning process. 

The current jurisdictional representatives on the Planning Partnership are as follows:

Municipality

Contact

ASHLAND, TOWN OF

Richard E Tompkins, Supervisor

ATHENS, TOWN OF

Albert Salvino, Supervisor

ATHENS, VILLAGE OF

Andrea Smallwood, Mayor; John R. Greco, Fire Chief

CAIRO, TOWN OF

John Coyne, Supervisor; Rich Lorenz, Town Board Member

CATSKILL, TOWN OF

Peter Markou, Supervisor

CATSKILL, VILLAGE OF

Vincent Seeley, President; Floyd Prince, Fire Chief; Lewis O’Connor, DPW Superintendent

COXSACKIE, TOWN OF

Donald Daoust, Councilman/Deputy Supervisor

COXSACKIE, VILLAGE OF

James Ravenscroft, Code Enforcement Officer; Karl Kilts, Fire Inspector

DURHAM, TOWN OF

Alan Beechert, Deputy Highway Superintendent; Gary Hulbert, Town Supervisor

GREENVILLE, TOWN OF           

Richard Hempstead, Highway Superintendent; Kevin Lewis, Town Supervisor

HALCOTT, TOWN OF

Innes Kasanof, Supervisor; Alan Reynolds, Deputy Supervisor

HUNTER, TOWN OF

Dennis Lucas Sr, Town Supervisor; Susan Graham; Dolph Semenza, Councilman

HUNTER, VILLAGE OF

Gary Goodrich, Fire Chief/Fire Co.; Alan Higgins, President/Fire Co., Village Trustee

JEWETT, TOWN OF

Michael Flaherty, Supervisor; J. R. Quackenbush, Deputy Supervisor

LEXINGTON, TOWN OF

Keith Mellot, Councilman; Paul Down, Fire Chief

NEW BALTIMORE, TOWN OF

Christopher Norris, Councilman; Alan Van Wormer, Deputy Highway Superintendent

PRATTSVILLE, TOWN OF

Thomas Olson, Steve Haight

TANNERSVILLE, VILLAGE OF

Lee McGunnigle, Mayor; Gregory Landers, Trustee/Deputy Mayor

WINDHAM, TOWN OF

T. Patrick Meehan Jr., Supervisor