Hen Island The Movie Cast List
Kevin Plunkett
Westchester Deputy County Executive
Former Rye City Corporation Counsel
Rye Corporation Counsel from 2002 – 2009, Kevin Plunkett’s law firm managed the legal affairs of Rye.
Mr. Plunkett directed the Rye City Building Inspector and other mid level city officials not to respond to any of Ray Tartaglione’s concerns and correspondence regarding conditions on Hen Island. In later e-mails obtained through NYS Freedom of Information Law requests, it was discovered Mr. Plunkett directed his assistant, and City Manager Paul Shew on how to reply to media concerns relative to Hen Island pollution issues. This tactic had the desired effect, as Mr. Tartaglione was forced to commence litigation in order to get answers and force disclosures.
Mr. Plunkett is now the Deputy County Executive under County Executive Robert Astorino. As Deputy County Executive, Mr. Plunkett is directly responsible for the management and oversight of the Westchester County Health Department.
In later conversations between Westchester County Health Department Mosquito Control Supervisor George Vaselekos, and Kimberly King, a Massachusetts Mosquito Control Commissioner, Mr. Vaselekos informed Ms. King that “Hen Island is a political mess and treated differently than other areas of concern in the County.”