Mt. Kisco Dems Renominate Cindrich, Griffin & Markus for Board of Trustees

Mount Kisco's Democratic Committee backed an all-incumbent slate at a meeting last week, again selecting Mayor J. Michael Cindrich, Deputy Mayor George Griffin and Trustee Anthony Markus to run for re-election to their offices on the Village Board of Trustees.

In an interview, Cindrich cited several reasons for the slate's re-election, including projects that still need to be complete, such as a proposed senior housing facility on Kisco Avenue (financial issues have kept it on hold for the moment), as well as the economic climate.

The current board members "are best suited" to meet the challenges of the current economy, Cindrich said.

Cindrich, first elected mayor in 2003, is running for another two-year term in this year's November election. He previously served on the Board of Trustees from 1996-99, which included time as deputy mayor. He narrowly lost his 1999 re-election but returned to the board in 2000. He then served as a trustee for the subsequent three years, until he was elected to his current office. Cindrich's main job is serving as a Lieutenant on the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department.

Griffin, a principal of Richard's Home Center & Lumber, and Markus, who is an attorney, were each elected to their trustee seats in 2003 on the same ticket with Cindrich. Griffin was appointed deputy mayor last December, replacing Peter DiChiara, who was defeated in a bid for re-election to his trustee seat after bolting from the local Democratic Party and running as an independent. The two incumbents are running for two-year terms.

Meanwhile, Mount Kisco Republicans have yet to decide on whether to field a slate, according to John Francan, a local member.

"We still have time on that matter," Francan said.

After a three-year of uncontested elections, from 2007-09, Republicans fielded a slate for two trustee seats in the 2010 election. Theodore Strauss, an architect, and Peter Giner, a retired businessman, were defeated last November by current trustees Joseph Morreale and Jean Farber, both Democrats.