Pictured, is Janet Thomas.
Janet Thomas, a 30-year resident of the Town of Owego, has declared her candidacy in the upcoming election for the Town of Owego Council. She’ll be running on both the Democratic Party and Working Families Party tickets.
According to Thomas, her main reason for running is that she believes she can lend some much needed balance to the board, and that her presence would foster a more open dialogue on issues affecting Town of Owego residents. She is especially interested in working to improve the town’s crumbling infrastructure, to address the recent increase in local drug abuse, and to make clean, affordable energy more available to local residents.
Janet Thomas, Democratic candidate for the Owego Town Board, recently congratulated Farmhouse Brewery owners Marty and Natalie Mattrazzo at the first anniversary celebration of their Newark Valley business, with a taproom at 14 George St. in Owego, N.Y. The Mattrazzos grow their own hops and malt their own barley. Pictured, from left, are Marty, Natalie and Janet. (Photo contributed by Gerri Wiley)
Thomas stated in a release, “Town of Owego residents deserve a councilwoman who will fight to use our hard-earned tax dollars to improve our community. We have every right to expect safe neighborhoods, functional storm sewers, decent roads, and a healthy environment for our children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, our current Board has not been able to deliver these things and has had the town in a holding pattern for far too long. When I’m elected, I’ll reach out to the best and brightest in our community to develop and implement a plan to address these concerns, and I firmly believe that jobs will be created in the process.”
Thomas is a retired IBM project manager who raised two sons as a single working mother. She is currently President of the Friends of the Apalachin Library and a trained master gardener. Among her volunteer efforts was rewarding work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in Tioga and Broome Counties.
Janet Thomas, Democratic candidate for the Owego Town Board, speaks at the fundraiser held for her at Tioga Trails in Owego, N.Y. recently. (Photo contributed by Gerri Wiley)
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