Doyle won’t run again
GUILFORD – Well-known politician and former Oxford Academy sports coach Alton B. Doyle has announced that he will not run for Town of Guilford Supervisor in November. He is currently completing his seventh, two-year term.
The Guilford Lake resident said his age, 84, has caught up with him, particularly over the last two years while he battled, and beat, lung cancer.
“I wasn’t pleased to have to make this decision,” he said. While acknowledging that life outside of politics is “going to be different,” he said he looked forward to activities that “might be a little less nerve racking.”
Doyle was first elected in 1996 and has been chairman of the Chenango County Safety & Rules Committee and a member of the Finance Committee since 1998.
One of his most memorable accomplishments in public office, he said, was adopting a committee resolution that eventually resulted in the multi-million dollar construction of the Chenango County Public Safety Facility.
In Guilford, Doyle actively served on the building committee for 10 years. He said he was proud to see the fruits of a lengthy voter approval process and ongoing negotiations with architects and builders. The new town hall and town garage will be ready for occupancy sometime in June.
Under his leadership, the town also revamped its assessment function, changing from a board of appointed assessors to a single, appointed assessor.
“Our board has been a fantastic board to work for and though some people refuse to believe it, we’ve always been very concerned about the taxpayers,” he said.
“The years of service on the Board of Supervisors have been very fruitful, interesting and I’ve enjoyed most of it on the county level. I haven’t enjoyed some of the difficult constituents on the town level, but we on the town board rose above it.”
Doyle began his coaching career in 1951 at Oxford and went on to coach every sport. He became the school district’s athletic director. From 1975 to 1990, he was the executive director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.
Doyle was also a part-time deputy sheriff under retired Chenango County Sheriff Joseph Benenati.
Doyle said he is confident that the town would be in good hands under the leadership of board member and local school teacher George Seneck, whom he has recommended for the office.
“He’s very capable and very intelligent, and will do a great job,” he said.
The Guilford Lake resident said his age, 84, has caught up with him, particularly over the last two years while he battled, and beat, lung cancer.
“I wasn’t pleased to have to make this decision,” he said. While acknowledging that life outside of politics is “going to be different,” he said he looked forward to activities that “might be a little less nerve racking.”
Doyle was first elected in 1996 and has been chairman of the Chenango County Safety & Rules Committee and a member of the Finance Committee since 1998.
One of his most memorable accomplishments in public office, he said, was adopting a committee resolution that eventually resulted in the multi-million dollar construction of the Chenango County Public Safety Facility.
In Guilford, Doyle actively served on the building committee for 10 years. He said he was proud to see the fruits of a lengthy voter approval process and ongoing negotiations with architects and builders. The new town hall and town garage will be ready for occupancy sometime in June.
Under his leadership, the town also revamped its assessment function, changing from a board of appointed assessors to a single, appointed assessor.
“Our board has been a fantastic board to work for and though some people refuse to believe it, we’ve always been very concerned about the taxpayers,” he said.
“The years of service on the Board of Supervisors have been very fruitful, interesting and I’ve enjoyed most of it on the county level. I haven’t enjoyed some of the difficult constituents on the town level, but we on the town board rose above it.”
Doyle began his coaching career in 1951 at Oxford and went on to coach every sport. He became the school district’s athletic director. From 1975 to 1990, he was the executive director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.
Doyle was also a part-time deputy sheriff under retired Chenango County Sheriff Joseph Benenati.
Doyle said he is confident that the town would be in good hands under the leadership of board member and local school teacher George Seneck, whom he has recommended for the office.
“He’s very capable and very intelligent, and will do a great job,” he said.
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