2026 New York General Election

Sean S. Mahoney

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Mahoney: They’re wildly different roles. The Hunter Foundation, while it has a lot of ancillary impacts on the town, is really focused on economic development. That is done primarily through the properties we own and manage, which are all in the village of Tannersville. I was the executive director prior to my involvement with the town. That’s who employs me.

Meet the Candidates: Supervisor Sean Mahoney on Affordability, Town Spending, and Hunter’s Future – The Overlook

Sean S. Mahoney is employed by the Hunter Foundation and previously served as its executive director.

Meet the Candidates: Supervisor Sean Mahoney on Affordability ...

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Economy

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Mahoney: We’re also working on our new capital project, which is our highway garage and Town Hall. That is something that we sorely need. It’s a critical need. The highway garage is completely dilapidated and is not repairable, so it needs to be replaced. The goal of this Town Board has been to try to offset as much of these expenses as possible with not only grant money but partnerships with the villages and the school district, which I think is unique and creative.

But costs have risen so dramatically that there is no way to avoid the fact that we are going to have to go to the taxpayer and ask for them to support a bond. I don’t have that number yet. As we chisel that down, we’re trying to structure it financially in a way that makes the most sense for the taxpayer.

The Town of Hunter has often put forth and participated in many commonsense recommendations that address many of these congestion and safety concerns. These include:
• Expanding and formalizing parking capacity on existing State owned lands, including Laurel House Road and Scutt Road
• Improving traffic flow by converting the North South Lake Campground entrance into a double lane configuration to prevent backups onto Route 23A
• Consideration of reclassification of the Kaaterskill Falls area as an Intensive Use Area
• Increasing staffing and traffic management during peak visitation periods
• Implementation of recommendations put forth by the Catskills Advisory Group

VUM-response-letter-4626.pdf

As town supervisor, Mahoney is working to replace Hunter's dilapidated highway garage and build a new Town Hall.

Advocates expanding parking and creating a two-lane North-South Lake Campground entrance to improve traffic flow and reduce Route 23A backups.

- As town supervisor, Mahoney is working to replace Hunter's dilapidated highway garage and build a new Town Hall.
- Advocates expanding parking and creating a two-lane North-South Lake Campground entrance to improve traffic flow and reduce Route 23A backups.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Dear Commissioner Lefton,
I am writing in my capacity as Supervisor of the Town of Hunter to express our Town’s firm opposition to the current direction of the proposed Visitor Use Management strategies for Kaaterskill Clove, while reaffirming our commitment to work collaboratively with the Department of Environmental Conservation to achieve shared goals.

The Town of Hunter supports responsible stewardship of our natural resources, improved visitor safety, and thoughtful management of increasing use.

The Town of Hunter supports responsible stewardship of our natural resources, improved visitor safety, and thoughtful management of increasing use. We have been engaged partners with DEC for years and have consistently advocated for practical, on the ground solutions to the very challenges this plan seeks to address.

However, we are deeply concerned that the approach under consideration centers on restrictive access measures such as reservation systems and visitor caps. These limitations are not an appropriate solution for Kaaterskill Clove and are not something the Town of Hunter can support. They run counter to the long standing principle of public access and fail to address the underlying causes of congestion and safety challenges.

These are achievable and targeted solutions that manage use without restricting access. We are particularly concerned that a reservation based or gated access system will create significant and immediate economic consequences for our community. The Town of Hunter depends on responsible visitation tied to these public lands, and limiting access to one of the Catskill Mountain region’s primary destinations directly affects local businesses, jobs, and municipal stability.

Opposes proposed reservation systems and visitor caps for Kaaterskill Clove while supporting stewardship of natural resources, visitor safety, and managing growing use.

- Opposes proposed reservation systems and visitor caps for Kaaterskill Clove while supporting stewardship of natural resources, visitor safety, and managing growing use.