Friday, April 26, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
BY JEFF CHUDZINSKI North Country This Week MASSENA — Newly elected Town Supervisor Sue Bellor is ready to make positive changes in the town, with hopes of working across the aisle to do so. Bellor …
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BY JEFF CHUDZINSKI
North Country This Week
MASSENA — Newly elected Town Supervisor Sue Bellor is ready to make positive changes in the town, with hopes of working across the aisle to do so.
Bellor won election in November after running opposed. She is the first woman to serve in the role of town supervisor in the history of Massena.
Bellor had previously served as a town council member for two years, earning valuable experience and insight that led to her decision to run for supervisor.
“I have enjoyed the past two years serving Massena on the Town Council, have gained an education from training through the NYS Association of Towns and am eager to utilize the knowledge to benefit my home town,” Bellor said.
Serving on the board with Bellor will be council member and Deputy Supervisor Pat Facteau.
Facteau retired Nov. 20, 2020 as the Chief Financial Officer of Massena Hospital.
Both he and Bellor were involved with the hospital during its turbulent transition and eventual sale to St. Lawrence Health in Jan. 2020.
Also serving on the board are recently elected Council Member Adrian Taraska, newly-appointed Debra Willer, who replaced Bellor following her shift to supervisor and Tom Miller.
Miller was appointed to the board by former Supervisor Steve O’Shaughnessy during a Nov. 4 meeting.
Willer served as the Director of Respiratory Therapy at Massena Hospital from 1992 to 2015 and has been active with the Massena Rescue Squad board.
She is expected to resign from the position during the Town Board meeting to be held on Jan. 19.
Bellor hopes to work with local leaders and businesses to push Massena forward, including through communication with village officials.
Massena was recently awarded $10 million through the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative, following a Dec. 10 announcement at town hall.
“Massena has a lot of talented, skilled people and we need to seek others who have not yet stepped forward. It will include a new business plan and will bring fresh perspective in council governance. I will be open to discussion with business leaders in this community and with new partnerships,” she said.
