One of the best parts of being a county legislator is helping people.

You may have received one of my small refrigerator magnets over the years – I’ve mailed out thousands and handed out thousands more. Perhaps you got one in the mail when you moved to the district or registered to vote.

I receive calls and texts every month from people with a variety of concerns, ranging from speeding on county roads to how close to the property line one can place a shed, to Central Hudson billing issues, to problems with Medicaid. If it’s not a county issue, I can usually direct you to someone who can help and leverage my established relationships with other elected officials to expedite the process.

One of the more common questions I get is about cell service dead zones—specifically, the dead zone between Red Hook and Rhinebeck. The county doesn’t control the location of commercial cell towers, but I recently created this video about a new development that may be the end of that dead zone between the towns: