Briarcliff People's Caucus Slate Picked

The Briarcliff Manor People’s Caucus recently held its special voting meeting to pick a slate of candidates for village trustee.

Four people, including two incumbent village trustees, were running for two spots on the slate. Two trustee seats are up for election this spring.

A total of 338 ballots were cast (including 12 Absentee Ballots) at the meeting in the Briarcliff Youth Center Jan. 27.

The final tally was:

• Mark Pohar – 242 Votes
• Cesare J. Derose, Jr. – 256 Votes
• Meredyth (Merrie) Satran – 92 Votes
• Kim Izzarelli – 62 Votes

So Pohar and Derose will appear on the Caucus’ ballot line in the village election March 15, caucus officials said in a prepared statement.

The Caucus Executive Committee issued a statement deploring an offensive campaign tactic:

An email missive that many consider derisive sent by a supporter of one of the candidates was circulated containing prejudicial, irresponsible and even bigoted comments. The Caucus, however, is steadfastly against indulging this kind of offensive sentiment.

Briarcliff residents once again have demonstrated that they believe in the Caucus mission and want to maintain the character of our small Village as a friendly place without the influence of political parties and negative tactics.

In Briarcliff Manor, winning the nod from the Caucus is tantamount to being elected.

Pohar is finishing his second term on the Briarcliff Manor Board of Trustees and Derose is finishing his first.