Editor’s Note: Reimondo declined to participate in The Overlook’s candidate Q&A series despite repeated requests. This article draws on a brief conversation on Tinker Street and her campaign website.
Meghann Reimondo, Woodstock’s former first deputy town clerk, is mounting a write-in campaign for town supervisor focused on budgeting, employee support, and rebuilding trust in local government.
Reimondo, 46, is challenging Democratic incumbent Anula Courtis in the Nov. 3 election. Courtis is the only supervisor candidate whose name appears on the ballot.
Speaking while tabling on Tinker Street several weeks before the election, Reimondo raised concerns about town operations, including communication with residents, treatment of employees, and maintenance of public buildings.
“We need speed studies on Route 212 and Glasco Turnpike,“ she said. “Infrastructure needs to be improved.”
No time to be dramatic,” she said, adding that she had “no ill will against Anula.”
Reimondo resigned as first deputy town clerk on Oct. 9. She said she chose the timing to give the office time to prepare for January’s busy property-tax collection season, rather than leaving it short-staffed as that work began.
Marcel Nagel, a candidate for Town Board, was also present and frequently voiced views aligned with Reimondo’s. He said he was not supporting Courtis because he believed she could do more to advance remediation at 10 Church Road.
Reimondo said infrastructure repairs needed greater attention. Nagel agreed that those concerns extended beyond buildings to roads, culverts, and catch basins.
Reimondo also questioned the expense of having a lawyer attend each town meeting. She said the town should make greater use of resources through the New York Association of Towns, including services she described as free.
Her campaign identifies five priorities: fiscal responsibility, supporting employees, communication and transparency, infrastructure, and water.
Her platform calls for understandable budgets, long-term planning, filling staff vacancies, addressing overdue union contracts, and maintaining accessible public spaces. On water quality, including PFAS contamination, she emphasizes scientific guidance, education, and long-term planning.
“I won’t pretend there are easy answers here,” her campaign website states. She also said she’s focused on door knocking and meets and greets around Woodstock.
Kristen Eberhard, a life and divorce coach who has lived in Woodstock for 20 years and is working on Reimondo’s campaign, said the candidate’s temperament drew her support.
“I feel the town is so divided,” Eberhard said. “When I met Meghann for the first time I realized she was so grounded and that’s what we need.”
Her campaign presents its approach as an effort to reduce division while addressing the practical responsibilities of town government.
“We are not running against someone—we are running for Woodstock,” her website states.
The Overlook contacted Reimondo numerous times to arrange an interview for its candidate Q&A series following the approximately 15-minute conversation on Tinker Street. She declined to participate in another interview, citing her campaign schedule and saying she considered the earlier conversation comprehensive.
Reimondo offered to answer specific follow-up questions in writing but did not respond to subsequent attempts to reach her.
Noah Eckstein is the editor-in-chief of The Overlook. Send correspondence to noah@theoverlooknews.com.
