Michael J. Bebon, Council Member, Town of Shelter Island

Not registered with a party

Bebon, 68, of Shelter Island, is making his first run for office on the Democratic line. An engineer, he is a retired Air Force colonel.

ISSUES:

• Bebon said he would focus on providing safe drinking water and reducing the nitrogen load on the aquifer and surface water.
• He supports reducing the deer herd by 50% through culling to reduce tick-borne diseases and would reduce the number of four-poster feeding stations that also dispense insecticide.
• Bebon said he would help develop rental and affordable-housing ownership options for single people, young families and seniors.