Gary J. Gerth
Gary J. Gerth is running for Supervisor, Town of Shelter Island
REPUBLICAN
Gerth, 77, of Shelter Island, is seeking his second two-year term as supervisor. He is running on the Republican line. He is an ordained pastor and former Navy commander.
ISSUES:
- He would continue efforts to control storm water runoff into Peconic Bay and look for more grants to fund installation of alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems.
- Look for ways to reduce the town's deer and resulting tick population, and continue using insecticide to kill ticks on deer that eat at town-sponsored four-poster feeding stations. Gerth said he also supports controlled burning of brush on vacant lots to kill tick larvae.
- Continue with plans for a 2,000-foot-long wall of cobbles, a revetment, so work can start when funding is approved.
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