For all of you on Joe watch, here are a couple tidbits from the Wappinger town supervisor's State of the Town speech tonight that might fuel speculation.
Joe Ruggiero, a Democrat, is considering a run for Dutchess County executive this fall, but he also is considering staying put as Wappinger town supervisor. His hourlong speech, just completed at the Wappinger town hall, was mostly about the town, though he managed to get in a few jabs at incumbent County Executive William Steinhaus, a Republican.
Ruggiero refered to Steinhaus directly, though not by name, in talking about town-level efforts to promote affordable housing. He cited related comments in Steinhaus' State of the County speech earlier this year and described Steinhaus' ideas as unrealistic.
But the more pointed jab came when Ruggiero noted the recent collaboration between Wappinger, Fishkill and East Fishkill on private well-testing laws following Steinhaus' veto in February of a county-wide measure.
"Wappinger will join Fishkill and East Fishkill in protecting our resources, because it is obvious that Dutchess County doesn't care," Ruggiero said, rewriting the theme of Steinhaus' administration, "Dutchess County Government Cares."
Are Steinhaus and Ruggiero rivals? Maybe. (Ruggiero is chairman of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee, after all.) But Ruggiero said after the speech that he still hadn't made any decisions about his political future.
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Very cool blog.
I hope you give a few opinions on here and are a little more free to report on things you won't get published in the Journal.
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