Olive Democratic Committee Endorsed candidates

   Jim and his wife Sharon have been residents of Olive for 40 years and raised their two daughters here in West Shokan. Jim proudly served on the Olive Town Board for five years and is now serving in his sixth year as Town Supervisor. He also serves on the board of the Catskill Watershed Corporation and serves on the Ulster County Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion whose mission is to increase broadband connectivity and affordability.

Under Jim’s leadership: $78M in funding was secured for the Shokan Sewer District, a new $1.8M garage was built for the Highway Department (largely with reserve savings and grant funding), a town-wide emergency alert system was instituted, a Short-Term Rental law was enacted, the Olive Conservation Advisory Council secured over $100,000 in grant funding for energy efficiency in our town facilities and grant-funded fencing was installed at Davis Park. Two other accomplishments of note are: a grant-funded design project that’s in process to restore the flood buyout properties in Boiceville as public park land, and the town is nearing completion of its first Comprehensive Plan that strives to keep Olive rural and sustainable for our residents. 

Jim’s goals for another term are: finishing much of the work he and the town board have initiated, including a plan to increase affordable housing for our residents, saving on utility bills by increasing the energy efficiency of our buildings, beginning construction on the Shokan Sewer District, initiating a design plan to overhaul the Town Offices in West Shokan, and upgrading the American Legion Hall in Shokan so it can be better used by our community, all while keeping taxes low and providing our residents with quality services.

  Edwin grew up in Athens, New York and worked several years at golf courses before becoming a full-time resident of the Town of Olive in 1999 when he married his wife, Peggy. For the last 26 years, Ed has been a full time real estate professional, currently as an Associate Broker at a local firm. When Edwin moved to Olive, he quickly integrated with the community at school events, soccer games, etc. In 2007 he was appointed to the Olive Planning Board by Berndt Liefeld and has served a total of 14 years. In 2020 he was asked to serve on the Olive Zoning Committee, which was tasked with improving and updating the Zoning Regulations. To date, that committee has made significant changes to the zoning regulations and has written our new Short Term Rental Law. 

Edwin looks forward to working toward putting in place a Comprehensive Plan for the Town, furthering the revisions to the Zoning and Subdivision Code, working on ideas and incentives to create and encourage affordable housing, creating new and expanded commercially zoned areas that make sense to our unique township, and creating a plan for the Boiceville flood properties to benefit the needs of our community, while respecting the beauty and small-town nature of the Town of Olive.

  Tim Cox has resided in Shokan for 21 years with his wife Rebecca and 2 children. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Pace Law School and has been the Corporate Counsel for the Catskill Watershed Corporation for 22 years. He served as the President of the Ulster County Magistrates Association from 2020 to 2017. During his 19 years of serving as Town Justice, Tim has brought both his legal training and common sense to this position. Tim ensures that every person who appears at the court is heard. He is active on both State and County boards, and if re-elected will serve on the Ulster County Arraignment Court as well as the Olive Town Court.