Billy Carr won his unopposed bid Tuesday to finish his term as a Village of Williston Park trustee with 82 votes — and he’s going to make it official as soon as possible.
Carr went to confer with his fellow trustees at the village’s reorganization meeting last April while other officials signed the village oath book to accept their positions, he said.
But Carr forgot to sign the book later, he said, meaning he technically lost his seat after 30 days. Mayor Paul Ehrbar then appointed him to serve until Tuesday’s election.
Carr said he may sign the book as soon as Wednesday if the law allows it. Otherwise, he’ll make a point to sign it at the reorganization meeting on April 3, he said.
“I just want to keep the village moving in the same direction we got it going in,” Carr said Wednesday.
Carr was first elected in 2012 alongside Michael Uttaro, with whom he won an unopposed bid for re-election last year. He works as an electrician and has lived in Williston Park since 2001.
Carr said he is proud of the village’s work to keep the property tax increase in the upcoming budget within this year’s state-imposed 1.67-percent cap on tax hikes.
Williston Park has exceeded the cap for four years in a row.
The village is not planning to borrow money for capital projects next year and has won grants to get additional revenue, Carr said.
“Every department has held the line and done a great job as far as watching the village’s money,” Carr said.
Carr also wants to continue growing the village’s “Hometown Heroes” program honoring active military service members from Williston Park, he said.
The village hangs banners with photos of the soldiers on lamp posts between Memorial Day and Christmas and gives them to the residents when they return home from service, Carr said.
Another priority is installing a roof on the newly built stage at Kelleher Field, a village park that’s seen several renovations in recent years. A Nassau County grant will fund the roof.
“Especially if you have a summer concert before the sun goes down, it makes it a little nicer,” Carr said.
Three write-in votes were also cast in Tuesday’s election, but Carr said the fact that no serious candidates opposed him indicates things are going well in the village.
“I hope that people believe that we’re doing a good job,” he said.
