MILAN - Republican Richard Barrett won the position of Milan Supervisor over Democrat Ross Williams by 108 votes according to the board of election's unofficial results from the Nov. 6 general election.

Barrett, who served on the Red Hook School Board from 1978-87, two of them as president, said that his first order of business will be to "deal with the budget that we inherited."

"We know they have overestimated income and underestimated expenses," said Barrett. "We're going to inherit these kinds of things."

Barrett will also focus on the lawsuits that are currently before the town, such as one regarding Red Wing Sand and Gravel and the elimination of the Floating Light Industrial zone. Red Wing has a proposal for a gravel mine on Turkey Hill road.

"These are major issues," said Barrett.

Williams, a current member of the town board, will remain on the board with Barrett as supervisor. Barrett is looking forward to working with the entire town board to unify Milan.

"We need to bring the town together and do what's best for Milan," Barrett said.

Republican David Byrne and Democrat Laurence Steel won the two open town board seats with 542 and 451 votes, respectively, according to unofficial results from the Dutchess County Board of Elections. Republican Roberta Egan and Democrat Steven Siegel unofficially lost the race with 318 and 368 votes, respectively (see editor's note).

Assessors Elizabeth Burns and William Gallagher, town justice Kenneth Kremenick, Highway Superintendent Glenn Butler and tax collector Pamela Johnson all ran unopposed to keep their positions.



Editor's note: There may be a discrepancy between the Dutchess County Board of Election numbers and the numbers from Milan Town Hall. According to town hall representatives, Roberta Egan earned 504 votes, David Byrne earned 542 votes, Laurence Steel earned 379 votes and Steven Siegel earned 370 votes. If this is correct, Republicans Egan and Byrne won the town board seats. The board of elections will check the numbers later this week.