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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – County Legislator Dan Klein has been picked to lead TCAT’s Board of Directors in 2021.
In assuming the role, Klein says TCAT can rebuild ridership and achieve stability while holding onto its vision for the future. Klein acknowledges the hardships facing TCAT brought on by the pandemic while also believing it feasible to recapture momentum achieved prior to COVID-19.
Klein’s served on TCAT’s Board of Directors since 2016. He represents the 7th district of the Tompkins County Legislature. –
TCAT’s 2021 board chairman Dan Klein said he believes TCAT can rebuild ridership and achieve stability while still holding onto its vision for the future.
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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – The chair of the Tompkins County legislature says her current term in office will be her last one.
After what will be 20 years in elected office, Leslyn McBean-Clairborne says she will not be seeking another term. The current legislative chairperson says she made the decision after much thought and consultation with family, friends and colleagues. McBean-Clairborne calls the decision a tough one, as she believes she carried a unique voice into the governing body.
Before her tenure, she was a single mother, recently graduated from welfare, but still qualifying for subsidized housing assistance.