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Janet Donahue

1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings

To date Ms. Donahue has been given some very difficult FOI requests all were responded to a delivered in 48 hours or less.

2. Experience:

Janet Donahue has served multiple terms as the Lewsboro Town Clerk.

Ms. Donahue was originally appointed by the town board upon the retirement of longtime Town Clerk Kathy Cory-Andreasen.

Previously, Ms. Donahue served four years as deputy town clerk.

Residents and professionals dealing with Lewisboro have come to rely on the Town Clerk for courteous, respectful, efficient service.

They have come to rely on the Clerk for many items, including prompt answers to questions, for prompt responses to document requests, and for confidential assistance with important personal matters.

Ms. Donahue’s responsibilities include attending all Town Board meetings and preparing the minutes in a timely manner, assisting in local elections and she is the liaison with the Board of Elections. She also issues licenses and permits for peddling and soliciting, collection of refuse, marriage licenses, dog licenses, cabaret licenses, accessible parking permits, hunting and fishing licenses, alcoholic consumption in public permits.

Ms. Donahue earned her five star rating for her duties as the Records Management Officer who maintains all records of the Town of Lewisboro>

As the Records Access Officer, she responds to all requests under the Freedom of Information Laws.

As the Registrar of Vital Statistics her office maintains records for all birth and deaths which occur in Town. Ms. Donahue also sells cemetery plots in the South Salem Cemetery and coordinates burials.

Moreover, she handles dog complaints and the Dog Control Officer works under my jurisdiction and her office designed and maintains the town’s website.

Lastly, this hardworking clerk provides Notary Public services and she is an E-Z Pass retailer for town residents.  In our opinion the residents of Lewisboro are well served by Ms. Donahue.

3. Email Address To Submit A FOI Request

townclerk@lewisborogov.com

4.Street Address To Submit An FOI Request

Town Clerk
11 Main Street
P.O. Box 500
South Salem, NY 10590

5. From The Town Of Lewisboro Website:

 6. Media Reports

PATCH: Janet Lee Donohue, Rep. Candidate for Town Clerk of Lewisboro

Prior to being unanimously appointed Town Clerk, Lee Donohue served as Deputy Town Clerk/Webmaster.

General Information

Name : Ms. Janet Lee Donohue
Age : 51
Place of residence : Town of Lewisboro

Education College

Attended college : Yes
College : Brockport State College
Degree : B.S. in Business Administration
Year of graduation : 1985……

Please Read More Here:

http://patch.com/new-york/bedford/janet-lee-donohue-rep-candidate-for-town-clerk-of-lewisboro

DAILY VOICE – Letter: Vote Donohue For Lewisboro Town Clerk 

To the Editor:

I wanted to add my voice to the chorus endorsing Janet Donohue for Lewisboro town clerk. I’ve known Janet as a friend and neighbor for more than a decade, as our daughters are good friends and Janet was their Girl Scout troop co-leader for several years.

I’ve also had the extremely pleasant and seamless experience of seeking Janet’s help at Town Hall, first as a witness to my will and, more recently, as the official who shepherded my husband’s and my marriage license through the right channels. We specifically drove three hours from Massachusetts so that we could register our marriage in Lewisboro with Janet. We wanted it done right by someone we trusted.

I’m well aware that not all visits to Town Hall are so happy, and that’s precisely why Janet was former Town Clerk Kathy Cory’s obvious choice. She is genuine, compassionate, discreet and incredibly organized. Those are precisely the qualities you want behind the counter when you go to Town Hall to attend to a sensitive and important matter.

As town clerk, you can’t misplace or even mis-order documents. You have to demonstrate incredible attention to detail, adhere to firm deadlines and keep multiple plates in the air at all times, or constituents can suffer real harm. You want someone who dots every “i” and crosses every “t” on your behalf, because she understands how much it matters, and that’s Janet Donohue. So, I encourage you to cast a vote for continuity and elect Janet Donohue on Nov. 6.

Tara A. OwenSouth Salem

http://lewisboro.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/letter-vote-donohue-for-lewisboro-town-clerk/535160/

DAILY VOICE: Donohue Ready to Take Over as Lewisboro Town Clerk

After nearly 30 years, Lewisboro residents who come to the Town House will find a new, yet familiar, face behind the town clerk’s desk.

Following Kathy Cory’s announcement last month that she would be retiring from her post as town clerk at the end of March, the town board unanimously voted to appoint Deputy Town Clerk Janet Donohue to fill the position.

“I’ve got some really big shoes to fill,” Donohue said of Cory. “She’s been my boss, my mentor and my friend. But I’ve had awesome training from someone who was the New York State Town Clerk of the Year, so I feel ready.”

Donohue has served as deputy town clerk for the past four years. She grew up in Rochester, N.Y. and moved to Lewisboro 15 years ago and got married. In fact, Cory officiated at her wedding.

While living upstate, Donohue was a custom service manager for Wegmans supermarket chain for 14 years. When she moved to Westchester County, she took a job with Searle Pharmaceuticals in Stamford, Conn., before taking time off to raise her two daughters. She then worked for a medical education company in White Plains before learning of the opening the town had for a deputy town clerk.

“I learned that Florence Furdyna was retiring and I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring,” Donohue said. “I e-mailed my resume to Kathy at midnight and she got back to me the very next day and I went in for an interview. She told me she liked my customer service background, which is a big part of this job.”

Donahue has been married for 15 years to her husband Ken and has two daughters, Jenna, who is in the fifth grade, and Lauren who is in the seventh grade…..

Please Read More Here:

http://lewisboro.dailyvoice.com/news/donohue-ready-to-take-over-as-lewisboro-town-clerk/470073/

LEWISBORO LEDGER: Board favors town clerk’s budget

Town Board members had a positive reaction to the preliminary 2015 departmental budget presented Monday night by Town Clerk Janet Donohue.

“Janet’s budget seems like it is going to come in pretty flat, which is a good thing,” said Deputy Supervisor Peter DeLucia.

The town clerk’s office brings in a myriad of fees both small and substantial from different areas, and Ms. Donohue said these would be holding steady in some areas and going up in others, including sale of cemetery lots.

She said her deputy town clerk, Jennifer Caviola, had done an outstanding job with dog licenses, providing residents with better tools for making sure their dogs are “legal.”……

Please Read More Here:

http://www.lewisboroledger.com/14813/board-favors-town-clerks-budget/

LEWISBORO LEDGER: Town tightens leash on dogs

Alerted by a recent spate of dog-biting incidents, town officials have taken steps to tighten leash and licensing laws, and to require a special permit for a local dog trainer who has been holding group and individual classes on town property without official authorization for the past 20 years.

The matters were first discussed two weeks ago with town prosecutor Greg Monteleone, who said he had been placed in a difficult position because of recent dog bite activity and needed more restrictive laws on the books.

Licenses and leashes

In New York State all dogs must be licensed. In Lewisboro the charge is $10 per year for neutered animals and $18 for un-neutered.

Town Clerk Janet Donohue sends out a renewal reminder letter 45 days before the annual license fee is due. If there is no response, she sends a second reminder in 30 days, warning of a penalty……

Please Read More Here:

http://www.lewisboroledger.com/13024/town-tightens-leash-on-dogs/

LEWISBORO LEDGER: Expanded recycling grows in popularity

…The Ledger sat down with Lewisboro Town Clerk Janet Donohue last week to discuss the recycling center and what it now offers to town residents.

“The town recycling center has been in operation since 1975,” Ms. Donohue said. “It closed after a few years and then reopened in 1991 and stayed open until Town Supervisor Edward Brancati shut it down due to the town’s budget crisis in 2008. His successor, Charles Duffy, reopened it in 2010.”

Prior to the addition of the new electronic waste recycling component in mid-April of this year, the center accepted plastics No. 1 through No. 7, light household metals, broken-down cardboard, and newspapers and magazines.

“All of these items still come in every week,” Ms. Donohue said, “but it is the electronic waste disposal that has really caught on.”

Items accepted through the E-Waste Alliance Network, of which Lewisboro is now a part, include a host of electronic items. They include answering machines, calculators, CD/DVD players, chargers, circuit boards, computers and laptops, copiers, fax machines, digital cameras, GPS units, inkjet cartridges, and microwaves.

Also, keyboards and mice, monitors, network equipment, paper shredders, radios and turntables, routers, scanners, servers, speakers, telecom equipment, televisions, terminals, universal power suppliers, video game systems, and wiring and cabling.

Responsible disposal

“There is no need to make an appointment to drop items off at the center on Saturday mornings, and we have one or two strong young men on board to unload residents’ cars,” Ms. Donohue said.

There are no restrictions on the number of items that may be dropped off at one time. The only caveat is keeping to the 100-pound weight limit, which leaves out large appliances.

Ms. Donohue said that large items like computer monitors and TVs are individually wrapped in special containers for pickup and everything is put into a 20- by 20-foot e-waste Dumpster supplied by Regional Computer Recycling and Recovery.

“All waste is organized by category before being picked up and taken away,” Ms. Donohue said.

According to Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery, the company conscientiously subscribes to the “Three Rs.” This involves reuse of equipment whenever possible; reduction of waste through advanced sorting, processing, and tracking systems; and environmentally sound recycling practices. The vast majority of equipment is disassembled and recycled on a materials basis.E-waste needs to be recycled because computers and other electronics contain hazardous waste elements. Even the cases of some electronic devices may be coated with toxic substances to prevent them from catching on fire or melting during use.

Residents love it

Ms. Donohue said the electronic waste disposal program has given a big boost to activity at the recycling center.

“Town residents have told me they are thrilled with this service and it has inspired them to do home cleanups,” she said. “Now is a great time of the year to look through your basement, garage and attic and see what you might want to dispose of. We anticipate a steady stream of customers over the rest of the spring and summer.”

Ms. Donohue said she sees the e-waste program as a great benefit to Lewisboro residents. “It’s completely free and I hope as many residents as possible will take advantage of this great service,” she said…..

Please Read More Here:

http://www.lewisboroledger.com/5604/expanded-recycling-grows-in-popularity/

PRESS RELEASE: Lewisboro Democrats and Republicans jointly endorse local slate

The Lewisboro Republican Town Committee and the Lewisboro Democratic Committee have come to an agreement to cross-endorse six incumbents running for re-election in 2015: Town Supervisor Peter Parsons, Town Board members Dan Welsh and John Pappalardo, Town Clerk Janet Donohue, Highway Superintendent Peter Ripperger, and Town Justice Susan Simon.

This unusual agreement is motivated by the shared view that the current town government has worked well together for the good of the town. For example, the Board voted unanimously to make Lewisboro the first town in New York State to adopt a “Community Choice Aggregation” ordinance, designed to provide lower electricity rates for Lewisboro residents. This option was recently authorized by the state.

Lewisboro was also the first town in the region to take advantage of the Cornell Local Roads Program, in which an engineer spent the summer assessing town roads and devising a 20-year plan for their maintenance. Now, with the plan endangered by the effects of two successive, brutal winters on town roads, the Town Board has once again come together to pass a bond anticipation note for $600,000 to allow our Highway Department to at least perform emergency repairs on our roads.

“Sometimes local issues transcend national politics,” said Supervisor Parsons, “and addressing the crisis with our Lewisboro roads is just one of those issues. Our current Town Board is working well together and we hope to continue making progress for the benefit of all residents of Lewisboro.”

It is because the Board has worked well together in these and other areas, all while keeping a careful eye on town finances, that both Committees felt the entire Board should receive their endorsement. In addition, both Committees feel the Town Clerk, Highway, and Justice Court departments are functioning smoothly and the incumbents deserve re-election.

From Christina Rae and Alan Cole, Co-Chairs of the Lewisboro Democratic Committee, and Andrea Rendo and Robert Sullivan, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Lewisboro Republican Town Committee.

http://www.lewisborodemocrats.org/jointpressrelease2015.html

JOURNAL NEWS: Lewisboro town candidates cross-endorsed

Lewisboro’s Democratic and Republican committees will cross endorse the six candidates up for re-election to town government in the November elections, according to party leaders.

Supervisor Peter Parsons and town Councilman Dan Welsh, previously backed by the Democratic Party, will be cross-endorsed along with Republican candidates Councilman  John Pappalardo and Town Clerk Janet Donohue. Also cross-endorsed are Hiwghway Superintendent Peter Ripperger and town Judge Susan Simon.

In a statement, Parsons said, ‘Sometimes local issues transcend national politics…Our current Town Board is working well together and we hope to continue making progress for the benefit of all residents of Lewisboro.”

The parties will not cross-endorse candidates in county elections.

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2015/04/13/lewisboro-town-candidates-cross-endorsed/25738725/

HAMLET HUB: Lewisboro Inauguartaion Ceremony to take place January 1st

TOWN OF LEWISBORO – Inauguration Ceremony – Lewisboro Library

January 1, 2016 11:30 AM

Invocation – Reverend Dr. Chip Andrus from South Salem Presbyterian Church

Marc A. Seedorf, Town Justice, Town of Lewisboro, administers the oath of office to:

•    Francis T. Corcoran, Westchester County Legislator, District #2
•    Susan C. Simon, Town Justice, Town of Lewisboro
•    Janet L. Donahue, Town Clerk, Town of Lewisboro
•    Daniel X. Welsh, Town Councilman, Town of Lewisboro…….Please Read More Here:http://news.hamlethub.com/katonah/neighbors/2651-lewisboro-inauguartaion-ceremony-to-take-place-january-1st

5. Related Pages

Facebook – Janet Donohue for Town Clerk

https://www.facebook.com/JanetDonohueForTownClerk/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-donohue-90928656

Twitter: 

https://twitter.com/janetdonohue1

Lewisboro Republican Town Committee

http://westchestergop.com/go-local/town-committees/lewisboro-republican-town-committee/

6. Notes:

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More About Lewisboro, New York

Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 12,411 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Lewis, an early settler.

After purchasing land from the local natives, the first settlers established themselves around South Salem. The town was formed as “Salem” in 1747. By 1790 the town assumed its current dimensions as lands were removed for other towns. The name changed to South Salem in 1806. John Lewis, a financier, requested that the town be given his name and established a fund for the town, though he did not follow through on his promise of a railroad link. Lewisboro is noted for its elaborate gardens, most notable in its public traffic triangles. Dry-stone walls and elegant Colonial mansions are other dominant features.

Lewisboro has had two noteworthy historical characters. Sarah Bishop was the hermit of West Mountain. Apparently mistreated by British soldiers at the time of the Revolutionary War, she retreated to a solitary life in the Lewisboro area. A spot known as “Sarah Bishop’s Cave” is on the hill on the north side of Lake Rippowam, near Mountain Lakes Camp.

The second historical character appeared around the time of the Civil War. The Leatherman was a wanderer who got his name from homemade leather garments. He is frequently mentioned as being in Lewisboro in the middle of the 19th century. He followed a route past homes that would offer him a meal and reappeared at the same doorsteps for 25 years. One of the hiking destinations in Ward Pound Ridge is to the Leatherman’s cave, reportedly one of his more frequent homes.

In 1987 a 10k trail race called “The Leatherman’s Loop” was started to honor his legacy and continues every spring at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.

The Mead Memorial Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999…..

Please Reas More Here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisboro,_New_York