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Fixell Elected to Sixth Term as Tarrytown Mayor

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Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell enjoys his victory at The Tapp on election night. (photo: Sunny McLean)

April 1, 2015

| by Rick Pezzullo |

Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell wasn’t sure what to expect in his bid for a sixth term.

Despite helping keep the village on solid financial footing and running against an opponent who he unseated 10 years ago, Fixell admitted he had a few butterflies when residents went to the polls on March 18.

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As it turned out, Fixell had little to worry about, as he soundly defeated challenger Paul Janos. According to results from the Westchester County Board of Elections, Fixell, running on the Democratic and Tarrytown United Party lines, received 885 votes (62%) to 554 (38%) for Janos, who ran alone on the Our Village Party line.

“That was a pretty solid win,” Fixell said. “It’s substantial support for what we have done the last 10 years. You go into an election like this nervous because you don’t have any polling or surveys about what resonates with people. It helps to have a slate. In this case it probably worked to my advantage.”

Also reelected to the Board of Trustees was the unopposed Democratic and Tarrytown United Party team of Tom Butler, Becky McGovern and Doug Zollo, along with Village Justice Kyle McGovern.

Butler, a project manager for Tishman Construction Corporation of New York, has been on the board for 10 years. McGovern, a retired teacher, has served since 2007. Zollo, owner and operator of a manufacturers’ representative and property management firm, has been a trustee since 2005 after serving a previous two-year term. All three trustees have been village residents for more than 30 years.

Fixell, a financial analyst who served five years as a trustee before being elected mayor, credited the board with accomplishing a lot as a cohesive unit. He said one of the first priorities in his new term would be tackling the 2015-16 budget.

“We’re looking to do things better,” he said. “There’s plenty to focus on.”

Fixell said the village was looking at improving garbage collection and adding more parking. Improvements to the waterfront and Tarrytown train station area are also being reviewed. In addition, he noted the board would be keeping a close eye on the new Tappan Zee Bridge project and the development of the former General Motors site in Sleepy Hollow.

Janos had served as mayor from 1999 to 2005. He is former owner of Tarrytown’s Main Street Café and currently is employed as director of sales and marketing for National RE/Sources at Hudson Harbor.

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