Riley, Starr face off for New Berlin mayor
NEW BERLIN – Village of New Berlin residents may see a change in village operations in coming months depending on the outcome of the upcoming elections scheduled for March 20. The polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m.
Current six-term Mayor Carol Riley faces opposition for the two-year, $3,500-a-year position from current village trustee Robert T. Starr of New Berlin. Riley served one year as trustee to the board before being elected mayor. Throughout the past 12 years she has run the village, she rarely has faced opposition for the post.
“I have a real passion for this job and I care for the village, for its people presently and for the future,” Riley said.
Riley says the village is running smoothly and will be debt-free this August as promised. She says she has seen a lot of change throughout the years as mayor and looks forward to continuing that in the years to come. Riley explains that since first being elected to serve the village, she has spent her time writing grants and finding funding for a new water system and to house the Department of Public Works (DPW).
“When I became mayor I had a lot to learn, and I am still learning today after 12 years. We move forward, but we move slowly in order to save the residents and business owners money,” Riley said.
“Being mayor means a lot to me and I look forward to serving the community for the next two years,” she said.
Starr agrees that the village is doing well and says under his guidance, he hopes the village will continue to grow and have many successes.
Starr was born and raised in the village and says he has spent most of his adult life there as well. After serving time in the military during the Vietnam War, Starr joined the New York State Police and spent 24 years serving community residents. After retiring in 1994, Starr ran for trustee to the village and served from 1994 to 1995.
From 1996 to 2006, Starr worked as a fraud investigator and recently retired last May. One year after switching professions, Starr ran again to serve the board as a trustee and has been on the board for the past 10 years. He is involved on the village board (currently as deputy mayor), the town bicentennial board and the county’s disaster and mediation committee.
Starr says he believes in hands-on leadership and wants to have better networking capabilities on county and state levels than in the past.
Starr says he is a self-starter and has a working knowledge of what goes on in the village. He has served as commissioner of the DPW, the village police and is currently the commissioner for building and grounds.
Starr says being mayor means being responsible for the good things and the bad things that may occur in the future, giving guidance when asked or needed and being unbiased at all costs. He says being mayor is a daily job that he feels – now that he is retired – he has the time and energy to devote to.
“I have time to invest in the village’s future,” Starr said. “We have a good village, a good board and I feel we have gotten a lot accomplished.”
Running unopposed for two-year $2,500 annual terms as trustee for the village are incumbent Terry Potter and Michael Conrow.
Current six-term Mayor Carol Riley faces opposition for the two-year, $3,500-a-year position from current village trustee Robert T. Starr of New Berlin. Riley served one year as trustee to the board before being elected mayor. Throughout the past 12 years she has run the village, she rarely has faced opposition for the post.
“I have a real passion for this job and I care for the village, for its people presently and for the future,” Riley said.
Riley says the village is running smoothly and will be debt-free this August as promised. She says she has seen a lot of change throughout the years as mayor and looks forward to continuing that in the years to come. Riley explains that since first being elected to serve the village, she has spent her time writing grants and finding funding for a new water system and to house the Department of Public Works (DPW).
“When I became mayor I had a lot to learn, and I am still learning today after 12 years. We move forward, but we move slowly in order to save the residents and business owners money,” Riley said.
“Being mayor means a lot to me and I look forward to serving the community for the next two years,” she said.
Starr agrees that the village is doing well and says under his guidance, he hopes the village will continue to grow and have many successes.
Starr was born and raised in the village and says he has spent most of his adult life there as well. After serving time in the military during the Vietnam War, Starr joined the New York State Police and spent 24 years serving community residents. After retiring in 1994, Starr ran for trustee to the village and served from 1994 to 1995.
From 1996 to 2006, Starr worked as a fraud investigator and recently retired last May. One year after switching professions, Starr ran again to serve the board as a trustee and has been on the board for the past 10 years. He is involved on the village board (currently as deputy mayor), the town bicentennial board and the county’s disaster and mediation committee.
Starr says he believes in hands-on leadership and wants to have better networking capabilities on county and state levels than in the past.
Starr says he is a self-starter and has a working knowledge of what goes on in the village. He has served as commissioner of the DPW, the village police and is currently the commissioner for building and grounds.
Starr says being mayor means being responsible for the good things and the bad things that may occur in the future, giving guidance when asked or needed and being unbiased at all costs. He says being mayor is a daily job that he feels – now that he is retired – he has the time and energy to devote to.
“I have time to invest in the village’s future,” Starr said. “We have a good village, a good board and I feel we have gotten a lot accomplished.”
Running unopposed for two-year $2,500 annual terms as trustee for the village are incumbent Terry Potter and Michael Conrow.
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