{"id":612,"date":"2016-03-07T03:11:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T03:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themesgavias.com\/wp\/potisen\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:47:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:47:17","slug":"about-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/?page_id=612","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"612\" class=\"elementor elementor-612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3855b0 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3855b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f23e42a\" data-id=\"f23e42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eec790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"6eec790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-center style-1 widget gsc-heading\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                     <div class=\"heading-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/icon-2.png\" alt=\"A Life of Service\"\/><\/div>\r\n                  \r\n                     <div class=\"sub-title\"><span>About Ed Wehrheim<\/span><\/div>\r\n           \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>A Life of Service<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                              <div class=\"title-desc\">Supervisor Ed Wehrheim was born and raised in the Smithtown Hamlet of Kings Park. A decorated Veteran, Wehrheim honorably served two tours in Vietnam, in the US Navy, where he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. After serving his Country, Wehrheim devoted his entire career to the Town of Smithtown, working his way through the ranks from laborer, to Director of Parks, Buildings &amp; Grounds, where he remained until being appointed to Town Council in 2003. He was elected and sworn into the Office of Supervisor in January of 2018.\n\nSupervisor Ed Wehrheim has over 40 years of government experience, beginning his employment with the Smithtown Department of Parks, Buildings and Grounds in 1972. He was appointed as director of the department in 1989 and remained department director until his retirement in 2003. During his tenure as director, Wehrheim was proud to have Smithtown's recreational facilities labeled as some of the finest facilities in the State of New York.\n<\/div>\r\n         \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n   <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43bc636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43bc636\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-109f0c0\" data-id=\"109f0c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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             \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n   <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-797d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"797d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be6\" data-id=\"be6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f2f\" data-id=\"2f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"690e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/parks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6976\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c5\" data-id=\"36c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"193c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DR1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6977\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d28\" data-id=\"d28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his first term in office as the town of Smithtown Supervisor; Ed Wehrheim has prioritized preserving the environment, restoring the parks system and downtown revitalization. He has developed a feasible timeline to ensure the implementation of modern wastewater management, taken a hands-on role in securing new business, cleaning up vacant and blighted properties. In just over three years, Supervisor Wehrheim has successfully renovated and repaired approximately 75% of the town&#8217;s parks, and beaches.\u00a0 He commissioned an updated Comprehensive Master Plan, which was last adopted in 1957. The Master plan amends the town\u2019s zoning to be more aligned with current land usage, economy and population. The new master plan prioritizes preserving residential neighborhoods &amp; agriculture, creating an open space fund, pedestrian friendly vibrant downtowns and the remediation of industrial areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53d4\" data-id=\"53d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf639c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"bbf639c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1971\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Parks & Beaches Renovated<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1971\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1971\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In just over three years, Ed Wehrheim has successfully renovated and repaired approximately 75% of the town&#8217;s parks, and beaches. Projects include renovations and repairs to<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Flynn Memorial Ballpark<\/li><li>Kings Park Memorial Park<\/li><li>Long Beach Dog Park<\/li><li>Moriches Park Playground &amp; Soccer Fields<\/li><li>Gaynor Park<\/li><li>Gibbs Pond Park<\/li><li>Nesconset Gazebo\/Armory<\/li><li>Morewood Park<\/li><li>Long Beach Pavillion<\/li><li>Otto Schubert Beach<\/li><li>Short Beach Playground<\/li><li>KP Bluff<\/li><li>East Hills Park<\/li><li class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">Laurel Drive Park<\/li><li>Hike and bike trail: repaired over a mile of the trail<\/li><li>Landing Country Club<\/li><li>Brady Park<\/li><li>Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1972\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1972\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Protecting the Environment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1972\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1972\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no greater priority than preserving Smithtown&#8217;s pristine shores and open space for Ed Wehrheim. Pioneering clean energy on Long Island, Smithtown was deemed Long Island\u2019s first Clean Energy Community (by NYSERDA.) Initiatives include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Expanded the Town Fleet of Electric Vehicles and CNG powered trucks to reduce our carbon footprint.\u00a0<\/li><li>Installing solar panels on various town buildings and using wind power at our Recycling Center.\u00a0<\/li><li>The installation of electric vehicle charging stations.<\/li><li>Planted over 675 trees in 2020.<\/li><li>Expanding bioremediation programs such as Shellfish seeding, and building natural bioswales.\u00a0<\/li><li>Updating the town\u2019s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program<\/li><li>Going Paperless: Digitization of town records into a secure system.\u00a0<\/li><li>Preserving the Head of the Nissequoge River through the Town\u2019s Updated Master Plan.<\/li><li>Creating an Open Space fund to preserve environmentally sensitive land.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1973\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1973\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Quality of Life<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1973\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1973\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ed Wehrheim has successfully reinvigorated the quality of life within the Town of Smithtown while maintaining it\u2019s fiscal strength. Smithtown holds a AAA bond rating despite a global pandemic. This year&#8217;s Moody\u2019s credit report cites<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a large and growing tax base and strong, proactive management taken by Town leadership during the pandemic. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Supervisor Ed Wehrheim continues to focus on capital improvements that result in a boost to the local economy, providing a return on investment for the taxpayer.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e684cb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e684cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tomm-700x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t   <div class=\"socials-team\">\n\t\t     \t\t\t     \t\t   \n\t\t     \t\t\t\t   <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">  \n\t   <div class=\"team-content-inner\">\n         <div class=\"team-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/?gva_team=tom-mccarthy\">Tom McCarthy<\/a><\/div>\n   \t      \n   \t   \t<div class=\"team-job\">Town Councilman, Incumbent<\/div>\n   \t         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>  <div class=\"team-block team-v2 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"team-image\">\n\t\t \t<a href=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/?gva_team=lynne-nowick\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lynne-700x550.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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Donate our campaign.<\/span>\r\n               <\/h2>\r\n                                             <\/div>\r\n                     <div class=\"button-action\">\r\n                       <a href=\"https:\/\/edwehrheim.com\/?page_id=5467\" class=\"btn-theme btn-cta\">\r\n          Discover More        <\/a>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n               <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Ed Wehrheim A Life of Service Supervisor Ed Wehrheim was born and raised in the Smithtown Hamlet of Kings Park. A decorated Veteran, Wehrheim honorably served two tours in Vietnam, in the US Navy, where he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. 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