HAPPY BIRTHDAY WOODBURY....

Did you know today is Woodbury's 116th birthday???

On this date, December 19, 1889, the Orange County Board of Supervisors (the predecessor of the modern day County Legislature) carved out the Town of Woodbury and the Town of Tuxedo from the much larger Town of Monroe. The original Town of Monroe included all of Highland Mills, Central Valley, Woodbury Falls, Southfields, Tuxedo Hamlet, and the town stretched as far as the foot of the present day Bear Mountain Bridge. Those areas near Fort Montgomery were given to the Town of Highlands.

This was not the first time the Board of Supervisors carved two new towns from Monroe. In 1863 the board voted to create the Town of Highland (in essence Woodbury) and the Town of Southfields (in essence Tuxedo) The towns lasted for one year 1864. Morgan Shuit of Highland Mills, the long time Supervisor of Monroe, was elected Supervisor of Highland. Shuit Place in Central Valley is presumed to be named after him. However, opposition to the split caused the State Legislature to overrule the county board, and the original Town of Monroe was re constructed. Morgan Shuit returned to the Monroe Supervisor post and served in that role for many more years.

The first meeting of the Woodbury Town Board, led by the first Town Supervisor, Republican John Patterson was held in March of 1890.

So hats off to our town on her birthday...may she have many more!!

TIS THE SEASON....

I have not forgotten to post the update regarding the last very interesting meeting of the Republican Committee. I have just been busy.

Tis the season though for holiday events. I have attended the following holiday political events as a member of the Republican Committee.

Sheriff Carl Dubois' Holiday Party held in Mount Hope on December 11th. Sheriff Dubois is up for election this year and has done wonders with reforming the Sheriff's Department. Today the OC Sheriff's Department and only a small handful of PD's including Woodbury are certified by the State of New York as meeting the highest standards of accreditation.

I attended the Orange County Republican Committee Holiday Dinner...where my Co-Committeeman Mr Siebold was also present. We heard a great speech from Jeanine Pirro, the District Attorney from Westchester County, who at present is the candidate for U. S. Senate this upcoming year. However, don't be surprised if she switches to the Attorney General race.

I also attended the holiday party of our Republican neighbors in the Town of Monroe. Their committee's holiday party was held this past Friday Night at the Legion Hall on Lakes Road. It was a very nice social event and it was nice to see many Republicans from Monroe and across the county.

I will post an update on the last meeting soon, the latest, after the Christmas Holiday.