TRR photo by David Hulse Charles “Charlie” Carr, right, is pictured receiving congratula-tions on his town board appointment. (Click for larger image)

Carr named to Lumberland board

By DAVID HULSE

GLEN SPEY — Hillside resident Charles Carr was named to fill a vacant seat on the Lumberland Town Board on February 14.

Carr, a Democrat, was the unanimous choice of the four Republicans seated on the board.

While he was involved in party organizing in native Whitestone, Queens, this is Carr’s first venture into elected office. A regular in the audience at town board sessions, he comes to the town board after service on the Lumberland Planning Board.

Carr said he contacted Supervisor John LiGreci, also a former Planning Board member, about the vacancy because he thought he could be of help. He said further that he thought it was always best to have representation from both parties on government bodies. “Now I have to decide whether I want to run for office this fall,” he added.

Carr fills the vacancy created when LiGreci resigned as councilman to take over as supervisor when Paul Brennan left that post last year.