Matt Zick for Pine Plains Town Board 2021

Don’t forget to vote today!!!

Thank you everyone!! Looking forward to 4 more years

Thank you everyone that had a sign up!! The girls and I collected them this afternoon. A few missing but I believe we got the rest. Thanks.

If I missed one and you see it let me know please.

Don’t forget to get out and Vote tomorrow!!!

It's now easier to send Matt Zick for Pine Plains Town Board 2021 a message.

I’m honored to receive the nomination from the Pine Plains Democratic caucus yesterday . Thanks for your support and confidence in me for another 4 years.

I am also seeking to renew my nomination from the Pine Plains Republicans when they meet for their caucus in July.

Here’s to another 4 years
“Stick with Zick”

Please remember to go out and vote tonight at the firehouse from 6-9 pm. There is a referendum on a new pumper truck and I support this purchase and believe it is a needed improvement for the town and will allow us to provide mutual aid to surrounding towns.

Calling all kids! If you are caught wearing a helmet while riding your bike, the police will issue you a citation for free ice cream at Stewart’s!

The official elections results are finally available, and I’m happy to be joining all the newly elected candidates to represent Pine Plains for the next 4 years! I will strive to be open-minded and I am excited to work with everyone, regardless of party affiliation, to get some real work done that will benefit our great little town.

Thank you all!
http://www.dutchesselections.com/Election_Results/2017/Election%20Results/GE17/GE17_Offical_Results.pdf

www.dutchesselections.com

Are you looking for a rewarding way to serve our community and participate in the future growth of Pine Plains? Volunteer to be a member of the ZBA, Planning Board, Recreation Committee or the Conservation Advisory Committee. Letters of interest may be dropped off at the Town Hall, mailed to PO Box 955, Pine Plains NY 12567 or emailed to [email protected] .

Thank you everyone for your support! I look forward to working with Rory Chase to serve you all! Thank you!!!

Polls are closing, thanks to everyone who came out today! Now we just stay tuned to hear the results!

Tomorrow is the big day!! Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to like and share my opinions. I would like to wish everyone good luck tomorrow. Please get out and vote, every vote truly matters in our local elections!

Meet the Candidates Night, 2017 – Pine Plains Views in Video Meet the Candidates Night, 2017 October 28, 2017October 28, 2017 stanCommunity Meetings, People What I hope will become a tradition in the future, the Pine Plains Free Library hosted an evening for the community to hear candidates for local offices discuss the issues. It was not a debate and it turn...

"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves- and the only way they can do this is by not voting" - FDR

Please get out and vote tomorrow!!

Thanks again to the Pine Plains Free Library for coordinating and hosting this wonderful event! Please remember to vote on Tuesday! It's soooo important to get out and vote in local elections!

Meet the Candidates Night, 2017 – Pine Plains Views in Video Meet the Candidates Night, 2017 October 28, 2017October 28, 2017 stanCommunity Meetings, People What I hope will become a tradition in the future, the Pine Plains Free Library hosted an evening for the community to hear candidates for local offices discuss the issues. It was not a debate and it turn...

Congrats to all our friends at Crown Gas & Crown Energy Corp! So happy to see such deserving people getting the recognition they deserve!

Thank you to the Hudson River View for featuring Crown Energy Corp on the cover of their November issue!

TODAY is the last day to apply for an absentee ballot! Every vote counts in local elections so please don't delay. Apply online even right from your smartphone at vote.org. Or print from elections.ny.gov and postmark your application with today's date. Then you'll have until Monday 11/6 to complete your ballot and get it in the mail.

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Thank you to Pine Plains Views for filming the Meet the Candidates event last night and making it available online! Please watch and share especially for those of you who couldn't make it last night.

We met members of our community as candidates last night!

Here is a video of the entire discussion and for the sake of those who could not make it, PLEASE SHARE!
http://pineplainsviews.com/2017/10/28/meet-the-candidates-night-2017/

Thank you to everyone who came out to Meet The Candidates Night last night! It was a great discussion and a really good turnout. Thank you to the library for hosting! Look for the video replay from Pine Plains Views coming soon.

Please share and like my page, I’m so close to 200 likes! Let’s get the word out!

Thanks Gallant Graphics for helping out with election gear!

Yard Signs, T-shirts and Buttons oh my!
So many ways to show your support and we do it all! Vote Gallant for all your election needs!

TOMORROW is the last day you can register to vote for the election this year! Please register and commit to voting, no matter who you vote for!

You can do it online, from your smartphone here: https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter/so no excuses!!!

Tomorrow is the last day to register!!

Let these numbers sink in for a moment:

2473 - population of Pine Plains
1561 - registered voters in Pine Plains
644 - people who have voted in at least 3 of the last 4 elections in Pine Plains

That means roughly 30% of voters actually show up to the polls on Election Day in Pine Plains. In other words roughly 70% of people don't vote.

C'MON PEOPLE. WE CAN DO BETTER.

It's National Voter Registration Day. Register for the first time, update your registration, or simply make a personal commitment to vote this year.

In small local elections like ours, your vote truly does matter.

https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/

*These numbers are sourced from the last census data as well as data from the Dutchess Co. Board of Elections.

Matt’s Official Statement for Pine Plains Town Board Election 2017:

Many people have been asking me for my “official statement” as a candidate for Town Board. My official statement is… I have no official statement!

I’m not here to push my own agenda. I want to listen to the people of the town and hear what they think the agenda should be. I believe public service is about exactly that – “service”. I want to serve our community, and the best way I know to do that is to listen and try to be a representative of the residents of Pine Plains.

Policy and change in government works slowly, and I don’t want to make promises that I can’t keep because then I just become another politician who doesn’t follow through. I would like to see our town to be able to grow and expand without losing our small-town appeal. Being able to watch my daughter and her friends grow up in an environment that accepts different views and opinions without consequence of exclusion or ridicule. A town that comes together to celebrate our successes and mourn our failures. I believe we have already moved in that direction, but we can always improve. I do not believe that any individual elected official or even the Town Board as a group can alone truly improve or damage our sense of community. We all need to work together – our local government, business owners, and residents – to affect any real change. I hope to help facilitate those conversations and encourage cooperation.

If you have a question about where I stand on a certain issue, please ask. Contact me on social media, by phone or email, or even better – come knock on my door! If you see me out in town pushing my daughter in the stroller, please stop me and ask me any questions you have, or let me know what issues are important to you.

I am trying to knock on every door in the town of Pine Plains to introduce myself face-to-face, meet new people, and listen to the opinions and concerns of our residents. I will continue to knock on doors until the Nov 7th election day! I’ve already met many of you and I’ve learned that although we are people of all ages, religions, ethnicities, and political viewpoints, many of us have common goals for our town. We want a thriving town center with successful businesses and affordable residences, we hope that vacant storefronts and homes will be revived and renovated, and we all want to continue to have a safe and strong school system and community where our children can grow, play, and learn.

Thank you for taking the time to read this far. I would be honored to have your support! We cannot create and maintain a great community unless we learn to accept change and different views. I’m not running to see what changes are going happen in the next 4 years, but what is going to be here for my daughter and her generation in the next 20 years!

A little bit about me: I am a husband, father, and homeowner in the Town of Pine Plains. My wife and I have been working hard to renovate a 100+ year old home in the village where we plan to live for many years to come. I own and operate a small business based in Pine Plains and I employ several other residents part time. I am an active member of the Pine Plains Lions Club where I spear headed the Golf Outing Fundraiser which has been successfully raising scholarship money that we give out each year to 6 deserving students from Stissing Mountain HS. I am an active member of FOSL (Friends of Stissing Landmarks where we are helping to maintain, map and clear trails in and around Stissing Mountain. And, most recently I’ve been transitioning to becoming a stay-at-home father 4 days per week!

Remember – the last day to register to vote is Oct 13th! That is this coming FRIDAY! You can register online using the electonic DMV system, you can print voter registration forms from home from the Dutchess Co. Board of Elections, or you can pick up physical forms from the Post Office or directly from me! Please, please, please register to vote and commit to showing up to the polls on Election Day!

Two of my favorite supporters!

Ag day parade

It's Ag Day in Pine Plains! Proud to be marching in the parade with the FFA!

Tomorrow is the last day to register!!

Let these numbers sink in for a moment:

2473 - population of Pine Plains
1561 - registered voters in Pine Plains
644 - people who have voted in at least 3 of the last 4 elections in Pine Plains

That means roughly 30% of voters actually show up to the polls on Election Day in Pine Plains. In other words roughly 70% of people don't vote.

C'MON PEOPLE. WE CAN DO BETTER.

It's National Voter Registration Day. Register for the first time, update your registration, or simply make a personal commitment to vote this year.

In small local elections like ours, your vote truly does matter.

https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/

*These numbers are sourced from the last census data as well as data from the Dutchess Co. Board of Elections.

Signs are in!!

Are you registered to vote? Local elections in Pine Plains are typically decided by a small number of votes! While you may believe your vote "doesn't matter" in national elections, your vote in local elections can make a huge impact! Please register to vote! Also, if you are going to be out of town on election day, order an absentee ballot and mail in your vote!

Important dates:
Oct. 13th - Last day to register to vote
Oct. 31st - Last day to request absentee ballot
Nov 6th - Last day to mail absentee ballot
NOV 7th - ELECTION DAY!

http://www.elections.ny.gov/votingregister.html

Register to Vote - New York State Board of Elections Qualifications to vote and Registering to vote.

Hello everyone! I'm an independent candidate with support from the Republican party running for a position on the Pine Plains Town Board in the 2017 election.

For those of you who don't know me. I've lived in town for about 6 years but I've had family in the area all my life and pretty much grown up here. I'm interested in serving on the town board because I care about what happens to our little dot on the map. My family and I are young and we plan to be here for years to come. It's important to me that the town thrives and grows so it continues to be a wonderful place for my family and I, and others, to live, work, and play.

I don't have lofty political goals, what you see is what you get with me. I really just want to see more young people involved in community service and helping to move our town forward as a place that will attract more families, young and old, to plant roots here and stay for years. I figured the best place to start is by getting involved myself and I hope that you all will support me. Thank you.