More Than 2,088 Residents Vote
When the polls officially closed on Election Day at 9 p.m., Floral Park Village officials were uncertain of the outcome. What was thought to be a routine uncontested election, turned into a race vying for one of two open trustee seats. According to Village Clerk Yvonne R. Blaber, 2,088 residents cast their vote. In the end, the incumbents prevailed with Trustee Thomas Tweedy receiving 862 votes and Trustee James E. Rhatigan receiving 857 votes. Write-in candidate Robert Kloepfer received 362 of the votes. An additional seven votes were split between other write-in candidates.
The trustees presently serve as members of the village board, along with Citizens’ Party members Mayor Kevin J. Greene, Trustees Mary-Grace Tomecki and Dominick A. Longobardi. Both Tweedy and Rhatigan will serve two-year terms.
