Voting Underway In Greenport For 2 Open Trustee Seats

GREENPORT, NY — Voting is underway Tuesday to fill two open, four-year seats on the Greenport Village board of trustees.

Voting is taking place at the Village of Greenport Station One Firehouse, located at Third and South Streets, through 9 p.m.

Running on the ballot in the race are incumbent candidates Mary Bess Phillips and Julia Robins, as well as newcomers to the political canvas Margaret De Cruz, Scott Hollid, and Roric Tobin. In the days before the election, a new write-in candidate, Patricia Hammes, emerged.

The five candidates engaged in a forum on March 6 held at Greenport High School, hosted by the Greenport Civic Association and the Greenport Business Improvement District, where they weighed in on issues including the village's infrastructure, affordable housing, and maintenance of village assets.

Days after that forum, Greenport Village Mayor Kevin Steussi posted a message on the Greenport Village website announcing that Trustee Phillips had resigned as deputy mayor, accusing her of "significant indebtedness" to the village in an amount over $100,000. Phillips later pointed out that she had resigned only as deputy mayor, not as a trustee or candidate in the election.