MS. DUDLEY: Hello, I'm Karen Dudley and I'm from Athens. The other day going out, I had learned about -- I don't remember the acronym, but the power cable that will be coming down from Canada, right through our area.

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Town Action: To Appoint the following concerned & dedicated citizens of Athens to the Town Code Review Committee: Russ Nadler, Karen Haas, Fran McCusker, Michael Ragaini, Karen Dudley. These fine residents are not new to serving the Town & their neighbors. They have been involved in many other endeavors & continue to step forward when needed.

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Karen F. Dudley is from Athens. She was appointed to the town's Code Review Committee.

Town of Athens · Supervisor. Michael N. Pirrone Democratic · One Athens. Incumbent Democrat Michael Pirrone is seeking his fourth term as supervisor, and over the last year has governed the town through the development of two solar farms, legally challenging one earlier this year, and a Verizon cellular tower. Republican Karen Dudley is a teacher aide at Coxsackie-Athens High School and previously unsuccessfully ran for town clerk.

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Karen currently works as a teacher aide at Coxsackie-Athens High School.

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Karen previously ran for town clerk but did not win.

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As of October 28, 2026, Karen F. Dudley did not have a website or any information online.

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MS. DUDLEY: Hello, I'm Karen Dudley and I'm from Athens. The other day going out, I had learned about -- I don't remember the acronym, but the power cable that will be coming down from Canada, right through our area. We're Area 10, Gloversville to Catskill. And that power is going straight to New York City. Where I live on Potic Mountain, they're trying to put a solar field across the street from me in a rural residential area. Now, the substation for Central Hudson is why they want to put it there. Substation has not been upgraded since the '70s. I -- what is the timeframe on all the other upgrades that haven't been done in the area, and why are we having to pay when all of these solar companies are coming in? Why are we not giving them the burden? They're the ones who need it, and most of the power that's going from these solar farms are going to New York City. Where is our benefit in this? [...] They're the ones who are trying to tap into the line, which they say they can't because it hasn't been upgraded, so we're going to pay to upgrade the line so they can tap in to make money off of us again. So something's got to give and we should not be the ones that have to pay for it. Thank you.

Calls for solar companies, rather than residents, to pay for electric-grid upgrades needed to connect their projects.

- Calls for solar companies, rather than residents, to pay for electric-grid upgrades needed to connect their projects.

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As of October 28, 2026, Karen F. Dudley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Incumbent Democrat Michael Pirrone is seeking his fourth term as supervisor, and over the last year has governed the town through the development of two solar farms, legally challenging one earlier this year, and a Verizon cellular tower. Republican Karen Dudley is a teacher aide at Coxsackie-Athens High School and previously unsuccessfully ran for town clerk.

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Karen F. Dudley works as a teacher aide at Coxsackie-Athens High School.

Karen previously ran unsuccessfully for town clerk.

Asked whether the solar-project agreement would fund firefighting materials and training for local fire companies.