Douglass Withdraws From Town Supervisor Race. Will seek Reelection as a Counselor
By John T. Ryan
Peru – Town Councilman Jim Douglass has withdrawn his name from the race for Peru Town Supervisor. Instead, Councilman Brandy McDonald is seeking the office. Douglass said, “Pete Glushko was going to run, then he wasn’t going to run. It got to a point where I had to make a decision. I talked to the Republicans including Jim Langley to see if they had anyone interested. They didn’t, so I decided to run. Then, the Monday before the Republican caucus Jim called and said he was going to run. I was nominated at the Republican caucus. I understand the vote was close, but Jim won. When Brandy McDonald said he was interested in running I decided to step back and get into the town counselor race.”
Jim Langley told the Peru Gazette he had no intention of seeking the office until Friday, July 7th when Pete Glushko informed him that he would not seek another term as supervisor. After considerable thought and conferring with his wife, Langley decided to run. He stated, “I think it’s important that the voters have a choice.”
Both Langley and McDonald are in the second year of a four-year term of office. Assuming one of them is elected supervisor, the town board will have the option of either appointing a person or leaving the position unfilled until the November 2018 election. The possibility of conducting a special election was mentioned, but the Peru Gazette has not been able to confirm its applicability. Even if it is an option, the cost associated with conducting a special special election makes that choice unlikely.
Posted: July 21st, 2017 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.