Politics & Government

Town Board Candidate: Glenda Jackson [VIDEO]

Incumbent Democrat seeking second elected term.

Town Board member Glenda Jackson says it's been an honor and a priviledge to serve on the Huntington Town Board for the past six years and she hopes to continue with her work.

Appointed to the in February of 2006 to fill the vacant Town Board seat of Marlene Budd, Jackson was elected in November of that year to serve out the balance of the term.

Jackson, a single mother of one, is seeking her second elected term in 2011.

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"Being a single parent, head of household, my persepective on the Town Board is a little different," said Jackson.

An insurance professional by trade, the incumbent Town Board Democrat said she will continue to hold the line on taxes, parks, environmental issues, the town's AAA bond rating and quality of life initiatives for seniors, young people and veterans.

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Jackson said she is most proud to have sponsored recent cell tower preference legislation while on the Town Board. 

"We have to be mindful of our quality of life in our neighborhoods and in our communities," said Jackson. "We need to make prefereces as to where we are putting those cell towers to make sure that they are being put in places they are really needed."

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