North Collins
3 vie for Town Board in N. Collins
Three candidates are running for two seats on the North Collins Town Board.
George C. Lobianco and Jeffrey T. Krauss, the Democratic nominees, are lifelong North Collins residents and were members of the class of 1975 at North Collins High School.
Lobianco has been a board member since January, after winning a special election last year for the remainder of Keith Dillingham’s four-year term.
He defeated Rosaline A. Seege, who had been filling the seat by appointment and now is running to regain it as the candidate of the Republican and Conservative parties.
Lobianco, 51, retired in 2007 as a supervisor for Ford Motor Co.
He counts among his accomplishments in the past year the upgrading of police presence at the Langford Tractor Pull and Jamboree.
If elected to a four-year term in November, he said, he would focus on the potential merger of village and town services if the Village of North Collins decides to dissolve its government and the town picks up more public works responsibilities.
Krauss, 52, has worked for five years as an agent for Mecca Insurance Agency.
This year marks his first run for office, which he described as largely a grass-roots effort.
As a board member, he said, he would focus on doing what he can to lower taxes and bring more economic development to town.
“I want to try and see if we can get more businesses in town, like a Tim Hortons or something like that,” he said.
Seege, who lost her seat last year to Lobianco, moved to North Collins five years ago from Cheektowaga.
During her year on the board, she said, she pushed for the town’s first complete audit.
Seege, 50, said she brings 25 years of business experience to the job.
For more than four years, she has served as director of operations for Kissling Interests, a commercial and residential property management company.
If elected, she said, she would bring fresh ideas, a fresh perspective and sense of accountability to her work.
She also would focus on economic development.
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