Dear Editor and Greenburgh Voters,
I am a former three-term Greenburgh Town Councilman, current Fairview District Leader, and Chairman of the Greenburgh Housing Authority Board.
One of the reasons I did not run for office again after serving three consecutive four-year terms is that I don’t think anyone should hold office for decades. And I think we are fortunate at this juncture to have an opponent running for Town Supervisor worthy of the challenge – endorsed Democratic candidate Barry McGoey.
Internal management at Town Hall needs to be drastically improved. Fortunately, we have extremely competent Department heads who all hold the best interests of the Town in the forefront. I believe Barry’s fire department and union experience will make him a much better manager than incumbent Paul Feiner has been.
Not to mention Barry’s education and experience in accounting. With that background and experience, I think he will conceive better budgets, be more fiscally responsible, and maintain our AAA bond rating.
I also believe Barry will be able to work cooperatively with the rest of the Town Board because he knows how to cultivate relationships with his peers. It’s clear that the current Town leadership is at odds. It will be good to see them in synch and looking ahead and after us, rather than arguing amongst themselves and “kicking the can down the road.”
A recent Op-Ed in Black Westchester, an AJ Woodson publication, says a lot about racial equity in Greenburgh – and Fairview specifically – and challenges both candidates. Yet it contains incorrect assertions. For example, it asserts that Fairview carries an “Urban Renewal District” designation dating to the 1960s, but as a member of the Town Board, I helped repeal that designation in 2016.
Barry has met with Fairview District Leaders, most recently at a meet and greet at the Greenburgh Housing Authority, and he met with the Parkway Gardens/Homes Civic associations on June 15. I have canvassed with Barry in Fairview. He cares about voters across the Town, including those of us who live in Fairview.
I will vote for Barry in the primary election on June 23, and I encourage you to vote for him as well. Early voting is from June 13 – 21.
S. Ken Jones, Esq.
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Comment submitted by Mechelle Brown — Community Advocate | Author, Original Greenburgh Black Lives Matter Resolution
Former Councilman Jones, with respect, the record does not support your claim that the Urban Renewal District was repealed in 2016.
What actually happened: The Comprehensive Plan recommended removing the words “Urban Renewal District” from the zoning label. A recommendation is not a repeal. No families were compensated. No infrastructure was repaired. No investment came to Fairview. They proposed changing a label — words — and called it a repeal.
And then the Town kept using the words anyway. As recently as 2023 the Town’s own Economic Development office was listing properties on Tarrytown Road in Fairview labeled “Urban Renewal District – UR” on their official website.
Today, June 17, 2026, I checked the Town’s municipal code myself. § 285-35 UR Urban Renewal District is still there. Still active. Still law. The code was amended as recently as April 2026. The Urban Renewal District survived that amendment untouched.
The designation was never repealed. My op-ed was accurate. And the question it asked still has not been answered by either candidate six days before the June 23 primary: What is your specific, written, accountable plan for Fairview?
Fairview is still watching.
— Mechelle Brown