Letter to our New Town Supervisor

Dear Supervisor Rappaport,

We would like to congratulate you on your election as Town Supervisor for Fallsburg. It is notable that you are the first woman elected to this position, so special kudos.

Election campaigning often gets rough and offensive. Misleading information, personal attacks and electioneering hyperbole get deployed in the heat of battle. But now that the campaigning is over, a fresh start is important for everyone with the good of Fallsburg at heart.

It is important that a long-time Fallsburg resident, a member of the school board, and a parent won this election. Together, we share many of the values and hopes for our town. We take your campaign pledges at face value -- that you want to make Fallsburg a great place to live and work, now and into the future.

We look forward to working with your administration to implement common goals: building bridges between disparate local communities, encouraging sustainable development, protecting the natural resources of Fallsburg, addressing serious infrastructure challenges like traffic, water and sewage and above all ensuring the wellbeing of all, year-round and summer residents alike.

We are sure that the transition period to get up to speed is hard work. We are encouraged by the hiring of the new legal counsel and that you have chosen to reappoint the Town Code Enforcement Officer.

We plan to be following the various board meetings carefully and request that they continue to be accessible by Zoom. We trust that you will continue to ensure that there will be plenty of opportunities for public comments during these meetings.

Hopefully when you are settled in, we can meet to see how we can be supportive in promoting our shared vision. We wish you well.

Sincerely,

Members of Fallsburg’s Future

Fallsburg’s Future is a network of concerned residents advocating for the sustainable development of the Town of Fallsburg since 2016.