Campaign signs, charges, and counter-charges have been flying in an election campaign in Deerpark for Town board and Town supervisor that has set the town abuzz.
The drama became public when incumbent supervisor and chairman of the Town Republican Party, Gary Spears, along with his running mates Ken Smith, David Dean, and Alan Schock, sent out a series of mailers attacking Democratic opponent Liam O'Neill and his slate.
Dragon Springs
While on the Town Board, one mailer described O'Neill as an advocate for Dragon Springs, a community of practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual practice in Cuddebackville. The other mailers also seek to make an issue of the community.
O'Neill replied in a letter to Deerpark residents that he did volunteer for Dragon Springs for two years and applauded what Dragon Springs had done for the community, saying, “They employ many (tax-paying) professionals who have brought new energy to our area.”
