Council member, 6th Town District, Town of Brookhaven: Karen Dunne Kesnig
Karen Dunne Kesnig, Republican candidate for the Brookhaven Town Council's 6th District, at the party's Suffolk countywide designating convention in Ronkonkoma on Feb. 23. She is also running on the Conservative Party line. Credit: James Escher
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KAREN DUNNE KESNIG
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- Kesnig, 64, of Manorville, is an attorney handling estate planning and administration. She is a member and deputy chairperson of the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board and has been on the board since 2013.
- She is also running on the Conservative Party line and for the past 15 years has been president of the Manorville Chamber of Commerce.
- She has been on the Eastport-South Manor Board of Education for more than 20 years.
ISSUES:
- Kesnig said keeping neighborhoods clean, safe and affordable is a priority and can be accomplished by working together with other local civic organizations, law enforcement and community members.
- She wants transparency in government and said that if elected she will communicate openly with the community.
- She said it’s essential that Brookhaven’s planning and development promote economic growth, but that it also fits the character of the community and preserves the environment.
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