Allegany mayoral race is only contest in village elections Wednesday

By RICK MILLER

Olean Star

Allegany is the only village in Cattaraugus County with a contested mayoral election in Wednesday’s voting.

Former Allegany Police chief, DPW director village councilman Dominic G. Papasergi and John J. Kolkowski, who currently serves as a councilman, are vying for a one-year term to succeed the late Mayor Gregory Pearl.

Papasergi is running on the Common Sense Party line, while Kolkowski is on the Taxpayers First Party line.

It’s the only contested election among the six villages in the county that will have in-person voting from noon to 9 p.m. 

There are no elections in the villages of Ellicottville, Little Valley and Portville.

In the only other mayoral election, Delevan Village Trustee Patricia M. Sherwood is unopposed for a two-year term as mayor. She is running under the Common Sense Party banner for a two-year vacancy to succeed Mayor John Stumpf.

Also in Delevan, Steven A. Dominessy, an incumbent trustee running on the Common Sense Party line, is seeking re-election and Anthony R. Giboo is running unopposed on the Common Sense Party line for Sherwood’s trustee seat. Both are four-year terms.

In Cattaraugus, incumbent Christopher Perkins and Glenn Hall are running on the Republican line for two trustee seats.

Voters in Franklinville have a chance to vote for two incumbent trustees for four-year terms. Stephen T. Pockey and Sherrill L. Sciortino are unopposed Republicans seeking re-election for four-year terms.

In Gowanda, Trustees Wanda J. Koch and Peter A. Sisti are seeking re-election to two-year terms on the Allegiance Party line.

In South Dayton, Trustees Kevin P. Butcher and Joseph P. Kortz are running unopposed for two-year terms on the Republican Party line.