Islip Town Clerk
Democratic, Libertarian
Joseph L. Fritz
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Fritz, 74, an attorney, is running on the Democratic and Libertarian party lines. He is a former member of the Brentwood school board and the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
Policies:
- Fritz said the clerk’s office should be more political in town matters such as development.
- Fritz said he would use the clerk’s office namely to oppose two large development projects that would bring thousands of new apartments to the town: Island Hills golf course in Sayville and the Heartland Town Square development on the former Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood.
Republican, Independent, Conservative
Olga H. Murray (Incumbent)
Background:
CONSERVATIVE
Murray, 57, is running on the Conservative, Republican and Independence party lines. She is seeking her third four-year term and would be term-limited if re-elected.
Policies:
- Murray said she has modernized the office, including implementing a central system to track departmental transactions except for the town’s Department of Environmental Control. “It’s a very transparent accountable system, and I found it helpful in terms of doing monthly reports, budgeting,” she said of the tracking program.
- She also created a system of linking emergency contact information for the town’s licensed dog owners. She is now working on a historic database with archival documents.
- Murray wants to update the town’s online forms and applications services, and improve customer service.