Laird-White Secures Dem Line, Will Meet Kavesh Again in November

, and their confidence lies with current trustee .

Laird-White, who also acts as the village's deputy mayor, beat Kavesh in the polls, 472-359. In November's general election, Laird-White's name will appear on the ballot under the Democratic Party.

Laird-White is the village's liaison to the , founded the Nyack Park Conservancy and has served on the Parks Commission. When Patch spoke with Laird-White after she announced her intention to run over the summer, she listed her cardinal concerns as manageable taxes, successful local merchants and Superblock development.

"I'm very excited and honored," Laird-White said Wednesday afternoon. "I'm going to focus on responsible, green development for the whole village."

Laird-White said this development encompasses a decreased dependence on parking revenue and solutions to downtown flooding, all of which will "[restore] Nyack’s reputation as a friendly place for people to visit," she explained.

Still, Laird-White will battle Kavesh again in seven weeks—Kavesh will continue his bid for re-election and run under the Independence, Working Families and Preserve Nyack parties.

"I believe I've been a responsible steward of the village for the past two years," Kavesh said Wednesday morning. In terms of the upcoming campaign's focus, Kavesh thinks it will center of .

"The Superblock is economically infeasible," he said. "Nyack taxpayers could potentially be on the hook for millions of dollars. What we need to do is a much more small scale development of a superbuilding… in the which the Nyack taxpayers would not have to give up one inch of village land."

Kavesh was first elected as mayor in 2009, defeating his opponent, Denise Hogan, by a small margin. Kavesh clinched 787 votes, and Hogan 706.

At a , hundreds of Nyackers turned out to ask the candidates questions, spotlighting what issues they believed important. The —helmed primarily by Kavesh—gernerated considerable debate, with residents asking if the expense is worth the outcome.

Other hot topics included late-night bars and consequent crime, which both candidates agreed is a continuous dilemma.