Newly elected board member Sonia Kidney is sworn in

Highland board organizes for 2025

By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
Posted 1/15/25

HIGHLAND, NY — Sonia Kidney, the newly elected Highland Town Board member, was sworn in at the January 7 reorganization meeting by Sullivan County Clerk Russell Reeves.

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Newly elected board member Sonia Kidney is sworn in

Highland board organizes for 2025

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HIGHLAND, NY — Sonia Kidney, the newly elected Highland Town Board member, was sworn in at the January 7 reorganization meeting by Sullivan County Clerk Russell Reeves.

Kidney was elected to fill former town board member Jim Akt’s seat.

Akt had been appointed by the previous town board in December 2023 to fill a vacancy after Chris Tambini resigned from the board that same month. Town board appointees are required to run for their seats when next up in the elections.

Kidney will serve for 2025, the remainder of Tambini’s original term. Highland will vote to fill the four-year board seat in November 2025.

Kidney was also appointed to serve as the deputy supervisor. Resident Glenn Pontier had previously served in that role in 2024. Supervisor John Pizzolato thanked Pontier for his dedicated work as deputy supervisor. Pontier was appointed chair of a newly formed committee: health and wellness. The committee’s charge is to work to bring health services to the town to improve access.

Appointments

Social Services: Linda Anderson and Cathy Daboul (joint position held)

Town Historian: Debra Conway

ZBA Secretary: Helene Hoffman

Planning Board Secretary: Helene Hoffman

Bookkeeper: Terri Robertson

Animal Control Officer: Fawn Schneider

Code Enforcement: FUSCO Engineering

Registrar of Vital Statistics: Susan Hoffman

Sole Assessor: Lorry King

Clerk to the Assessor: Terri Fountain

Assessor-Data Collector: Joseph Melan

Court Clerk: Patricia Summa

Building Maintenance: Iatha Hernandez

Deputy Supervisor: Sonia Kidney

Attorney for the Town: Javid Afzali

Committee assignments

Community Planning/Seniors: Tom Migliorino, John Pizzolato

Youth & Parks Development: John Pizzolato, Sonia Kidney

Codes: Tom Migliorino, Laura Burrell

Public Safety: John Pizzolato, Tom Migliorino

Grants: John Pizzolato, Laura Burrell

Insurance: Kaitlin Haas, Sonia Kidney

Buildings: Tom Migliorino, Sonia Kidney

Beautification & Marion O’Neill Culture Club: Karol Sundholm, Tim Oset, Roswell Hamrick, Maryanne Migliorino and Shane Pearson

Personnel: John Pizzolato, Laura Burrell

Website: Laura Burrell, Kaitlin Haas, Susan Hoffman

September 11th, 2001 Heroes’ Park: Peter Carmeci, Andy Boyar

Energy & Environment Committee and Community Outreach: Paula Campbell, Carol Roig

Comprehensive Plan Personnel and Committee: Heather Jacksy, Carol Roig, Jeff Spitz, Dawn Payne, Matt Nelson, Sonia Kidney and Matt Sallusto

Town of Highland, committee assignments, appointments 2025, Sonia Kidney

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