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Fresh faces
"I would note that none of them had difficulty telling their right hand from their left," joked Legislature Chairman Philip Roche. Roche, unanimously reelected to the chair for his third two-year stint, said he will meet with all the legislators in the next two weeks to discuss committee assignments and develop goals for 2008. The year could be wide open to ideas, with the only major project on the horizon the future use of the old 105- bed health care facility, due to be vacated in March. Most ideas are likely to come from seasoned legislators, with the newcomers saying they will listen and learn. Incoming Legislator Scott VanEtten, R-Caton, said he's going to spend some time getting to know the legislative ropes before raising issues. "I just plan on hanging around and learning before I'm comfortable adding my ideas," he said. A Corning Inc. product line manager and the Caton town supervisor for the past 16 years, VanEtten stepped down from his town post at the end of 2007. Another new legislator, Joseph Hauryski, R-Campbell, said he'll also observe before adding his 2 cents. "There's a lot of that that's got to go on first," he said. "But I've got some ideas in the back of my head." A retired manager for the United States Department of Agriculture and cattle farmer in Campbell, Hauryski's ideas include streamlining government and lowering county taxes. Other new legislators sworn in include former county Treasurer Larry Crossett, R-Bath, attorney Brian Schu, R-Hor-nellsville, and pharmacist Randy Weaver, D-Hornell. Legislators also sworn into office Wednesday were Donald Creath, R-Corning City; Robert Nichols, RTuscarora; Patrick Mc- Allister, R-Wayland; Thomas Ryan, R-Canisteo; and John Walsh, R-Wheeler. |
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