A town worth our best work
Gardiner sits under one of the most beautiful ridgelines in the Northeast, beside the Wallkill River, with working farms, the rail trail, and Minnewaska and Mohonk next door. Too much public energy lately goes into disputes. This site is an invitation to redirect it to the work that makes the town better.
Everything here is built from the public record: agendas, minutes, recordings, and the town’s own 2022 Comprehensive Plan. We grade topics, not people, and we link every claim to its source.
Trails
Connect the hamlet, the river, and the ridge
The Plan calls for better public access and trails linked to existing conserved land (goal B-5), and for walking and biking connections between hamlets (A-2). The Riverbend Trails proposal in the Plan’s appendix cites over 90% resident support for new trails, but it is background, not a town commitment. We want to change that.
Trail ideas →
Parks
Invest in Majestic Park and what we already own
The pavilion, playground, skatepark, pump track and 18-hole disc golf course are real community assets. A transparent naming-rights program could help pay to maintain them, without renaming the park.
Naming-rights proposal →
Business
A lively hamlet with the services we need
Residents asked the Plan for a pharmacy and a fuller-service market. The Plan rules out big-box stores but supports incentives for local services in the hamlet, which in turn depends on solving hamlet sewer capacity.
Business ideas →
Farmland & open space
Keep Gardiner rural, and fund it fairly
Farms are a leading part of our economy and landscape (Plan goals E-1 to E-5). The Community Preservation Fund protects land; we propose a fairer deal for residents moving within town and better long-term stewardship of easements.
Preservation ideas →
Attractions
Skydive the Ranch and a destination economy
Gardiner already draws visitors from across the region: Skydive the Ranch, the Gunks, the rail trail, farms and wineries. The Plan calls for a tourism benefit/cost study; we want visitors to support hamlet businesses without overwhelming roads and trails.
Business ideas →
What you’ll find here
Meeting report cards
What each board took up, graded A–F on how well each board upholds its duty to the town: fair process, Plan stewardship, respect for property rights, fiscal care, and moving the town forward.
Plan tracker
The Plan set 12-month priorities and asked for annual progress reports. Where do they stand?
Board member records
Votes, motions, and issues raised, from the minutes only. Every member gets a right of reply.
Ideas & positions
Growth that pays its way, a fairer preservation tax, easement stewardship, naming rights, trails and business.
