Ward 4 · Clarkstown Town Council · Vote November 3

Vote for change.

Our town has become unaffordable. Corporate development takes priority over our quality of life. The current town board is out of touch. I’m running to fix that.

Gina DeFelice, candidate for Clarkstown Town Council, Ward 4

429

votes

That’s all we need to flip this seat. Last time this election came down to 429 votes out of more than 5,000 cast. Three neighbors on every street is bigger than that margin.

What has this board done for you?

  1. 2024

    $27.5M of your taxes given back to corporations

    Settled the Palisades Center's tax challenge and cut its assessment nearly in half

  2. 2026

    342 trucks/day polluting our neighborhoods

    Told residents a 600,000 square foot warehouse plan on Route 303 meets the zoning

  3. 2025

    Town debt up 40%

    Borrowed for photocopiers, office software and gym equipment

  4. 2026

    Almost $600,000 still unaccounted for

    Put the town engineer on leave after he flagged a $594,469 billing gap

  5. 2021

    Seniors still have nowhere to move

    Promised 1,500 homes so seniors could stay in Clarkstown but barely started 5 years later

  6. 2023

    Term limits gone, and nobody asked you

    George Hoehmann voted for term limits in 2014, then sued to repeal them when they would have ended his own run

Every one of those passed without a single objection. Ward 4 can be our seat at the table asking what decisions cost the people who live here.

The Platform

How I can make your lives better.

  1. Stop shifting the tax burden onto homeowners.

    Make the town prove what a property is worth before cutting its taxes. I will vote against any deal that puts commercial interests ahead of homeowners.

  2. Keep heavy truck traffic out of our neighborhoods.

    Change the rules that let a 600,000 square foot warehouse be approved on Route 303.

  3. Make our roads safer.

    Build the crosswalks, lighting and sidewalks Route 304 is missing.

  4. Build homes our parents and our kids can afford.

    A public tracker on the 1,500 promised senior homes, and no new tax on first-time buyers.

  5. Stop borrowing for everyday expenses.

    Pay for equipment and yearly road work out of the regular budget, and show the real cost before every vote.

  6. Put term limits back on the ballot.

    Two terms, decided by the voters. I will hold myself to the same limit.

Gina DeFelice in a hard hat and high-visibility vest at a county waste transfer station
At the county transfer station. I want to see how the town works before I vote on it.

About Gina

I have lived in Clarkstown for 30 years and raised seven children here. I graduated summa cum laude from Purchase College and spent my career in hospitality and service.

I sit on the Board of Governors of the Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble and have spent decades volunteering in arts education across Rockland County. I am a member of Strong Towns , a national movement built on a simple idea: a town should only build what it can afford to keep up. Clarkstown is not doing that.

Endorsements

Eleanor's Legacy New York Working Families Party Democratic Municipal Officials Moms Demand Action

On the ballot with Gina

The whole board is up this November.

Gina DeFelice with Bob Milone, Eugene Bondar and fellow Clarkstown Democrats at a street fair
Out on the trail with the rest of the ticket. Ward 4 is one line on a ballot that decides the whole town.

Can you vote in this race?

Only Ward 4 voters elect this seat. Ward 4 covers these areas. Some streets are split down the middle, so check your address.

  • Southern New City
  • Most of Bardonia
  • Clarkstown's portion of Spring Valley

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