TOWN OF WILNA, New York (WWNY) - Sometimes in smaller town races during an election, races go uncontested or no one runs at all. But in the town of Wilna, there are plenty of candidates
The town includes the communities of Carthage, Natural Bridge, and Deferiet.
Paul Smith keeps a busy schedule as town supervisor. That position and 5 others are all on the ballot this November.
“You have different projects going on all the time. I usually try to spend quite a bit of time here and stuff because there’s always things changing,” said Smith.
Running and holding an elected office takes time and that commitment can often be too much to get people interested in running. But in the town of Wilna, of the 6 offices up for election in November, 5 incumbents will face challengers. The interest surp