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She served on the Hurley Zoning Task Force, is an original member of Climate Smart Task Forces and involved in key community matters. Lynne played a vital role in obtaining Clean Energy Grants and achieving Bronze Climate Smart Community Status for Hurley.

She grew up in a small town in Suffolk County, then spent decades working in NYC and Westchester before moving to Ulster County in 2010 and buying her home in Hurley in 2013.

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After 25 years in the financial industry, I turned my attention to web design and computer graphics. I added classes in graphic design, completed my bachelor’s degree in music education at Long Island University, and earned a master’s degree from NYIT in instructional technology in 2009. I taught technology in New York City and Mount Vernon and conducted STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — teacher training. I retired from teaching in 2013 and offered marketing, administrative, communication and file management services for small businesses and financial service firms until I was elected town clerk.

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Lynne Bailey grew up in a small town in Suffolk County. She earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Long Island University and a master's degree in instructional technology from NYIT.

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Lynne Bailey previously worked in the financial industry and in web design and computer graphics. She taught technology in New York City and Mount Vernon, conducted science, technology, engineering and math teacher training, and provided marketing, administrative, communication and file management services for small businesses and financial service firms.

Lynne previously worked in the financial industry and in web design and computer graphics. She taught technology in New York City and Mount Vernon, conducted science, technology, engineering and math teacher training, and provided marketing, administrative, communication and file management services for small businesses and financial service firms.

Bailey, 73, lost a bid for clerk in 2021, won the position in 2024 in an unopposed campaign and was reelected last year. She has lived in the town for 13 years.

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Lynne currently serves as Hurley town clerk. She won the position in 2024 and was reelected in 2025. She previously ran for clerk in 2021 but did not win.

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“There have been some staffing issues, which seem to be resolved right now,” she said. “We are now providing notary services Tuesday to Friday mornings from 9 to 12. We resumed hunting and fishing licenses that were dropped a couple of years ago.”

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In her own words,
"Customer Service is central to my work, and as your Town Clerk I am committed to serving all town constituents courteously, fairly and efficiently. My goal is to improve everyone's experience with town government.

"I've got the administrative, financial and technology expertise to help update Hurley's operations, and make things easier for you."

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Proven Leadership:
​Cut Costs and Increased Service
​My mission is to make it easy for you to get the services and information you need. I totally reorganized the Town Clerk's office ​to serve you better, cut costs and ​won a $23k records grant!

Delivering Quality Service Since Day One

The Town Clerk's office provides timely, caring and quality service for all constituents, while minding the budget. Lynne improved productivity and cut the personnel budget two-years in a row. She wrote the proposal that resulted in a $23k grant award from NYS to conduct a town-wide records inventory and create a comprehensive Records Management System. This will fund the foundation for securing and digitizing town records and making them more accessible.

She extended the Clerk's office hours for tax collection, initiated credit card payments at the office, appointed a Sub-registrar to expedite services, and routinely makes after-hour appointments as needed. Lynne also edits the town's newsletter and contributes articles. Minutes and timely Clerk Reports are posted on the town's website.

Provides weekday-morning notary services and resumed issuing hunting and fishing licenses.

Committed to serving town constituents courteously, fairly and efficiently to improve their experience with town government.

As town clerk, reorganized the office, improved productivity, and cut the personnel budget for two consecutive years.

Expanded access to clerk services through longer tax-collection hours, office credit-card payments, a sub-registrar, and after-hours appointments.

- Provides weekday-morning notary services and resumed issuing hunting and fishing licenses.
- Committed to serving town constituents courteously, fairly and efficiently to improve their experience with town government.
- As town clerk, reorganized the office, improved productivity, and cut the personnel budget for two consecutive years.
- Expanded access to clerk services through longer tax-collection hours, office credit-card payments, a sub-registrar, and after-hours appointments.

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Lynne Bailey

- Committed to serving town constituents courteously, fairly and efficiently to improve their experience with town government.
- As town clerk, reorganized the office, improved productivity, and cut the personnel budget for two consecutive years.
- Expanded access to clerk services through longer tax-collection hours, office credit-card payments, a sub-registrar, and after-hours appointments.

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Posts town meeting minutes and clerk reports on the town website and regularly fulfills Freedom of Information Law requests by email.

Wrote Hurley’s new credit-card policy and plans to develop additional policies for the clerk’s office.

Is working to inventory, organize, and apply retention policies to Hurley’s mid- and long-term municipal records.

Plans to add online payments for additional town-clerk services in 2027.

Established digital voucher and vital-record files to allow faster retrieval, sharing, and issuance of copies.

He has lived in the town for 23 years. He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1988 and earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Dutchess County Community College in 1990. He also received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1992 and a master’s degree in public administration from Marist College in 2015.

William Tighe earned an associate's degree in criminal justice from Dutchess County Community College, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from SUNY Plattsburgh, and a master's degree in public administration from Marist College.

Tighe, 56, is a peace officer with SUNY Ulster and the owner of Copper Piper Guns and Bagpipes. He has lived in the town for 23 years.

William S. Tighe brings more than 27 years of public service experience, leadership, and administrative expertise to his campaign for Town Clerk/Tax Collector. A full-time Hurley resident for more than 20 years, he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Marist University and served more than two decades as a police officer, where he gained extensive experience in records management, regulatory compliance, budgeting, public accountability, and customer service.

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He currently serves as a Peace Officer at SUNY Ulster and previously served as the Town of Hurley Court Security Officer. In addition to his public service career, Tighe is a small business owner and currently serves on the Town of Hurley Board of Assessment Review, where he helps ensure fairness and transparency in the property assessment process.

William currently works as a peace officer at SUNY Ulster and owns Copper Piper Guns and Bagpipes. He previously served as the Town of Hurley court security officer and as a police officer.

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“The town clerk needs to be present in the office, with the office open for business on predictable days and times, and providing full services, not just on a part-time basis,” he said. “All the record keeping needs to be open to the public and accurate, available upon reasonable request.”

Tighe said some information has not been available within the time required under the state Public Officers Law.

“The minutes to a board meeting need to be posted within a reasonable time after the meeting,” he said. “I would say reasonable would be one week and not two months.”

Calls for the town clerk to maintain predictable office hours and provide full-time services.

Calls for town records to be publicly accessible, accurate, and available upon reasonable request.

Calls for board meeting minutes to be posted within one week after meetings.

- Calls for the town clerk to maintain predictable office hours and provide full-time services.
- Calls for town records to be publicly accessible, accurate, and available upon reasonable request.
- Calls for board meeting minutes to be posted within one week after meetings.

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