Brandow to run for Town of Washington Board

MILLBROOK —  Adam Brandow is running on the Democratic ticket for a seat on the Washington Town Board.

Brandow’s parents live in the area, and his family has been here since the 1700s. Brandow and wife Megan Brandow-Faller have lived in Millbrook full-time since 2020.

Their three sons are enrolled in schools in the village, the younger two at Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center (MECEC) and Otto at Elm Drive Elementary. Brandow is employed at Wethersfield Estate and Garden, and is pursuing a doctorate at Bard College where he also did his undergraduate work.

Both Brandow and Brandow-Faller take active roles in leadership; he serves on the board of MECEC and she is on the Millbrook Library board. They are active members of St. Joseph’s-Immaculate Conception Church in Millbrook and, having lost a daughter, they are mentors in a child loss support group. They are working toward becoming foster parents.

Before taking on his position at Wethersfield, Brandow worked in the fields of auction trade, museums and academia. His current position is at the Wethersfield Foundation, which, he pointed out, promotes responsible stewardship for the environment and is also a valuable environmental resource for the surrounding community.

“We are fortunate to live in such a pastoral place, and I am passionate about preserving open space and the rural quality of our Town,” Brandow stated. He is not averse to new businesses coming in and while he sees the need for some growth, he is against overdevelopment. He also knows that new businesses may include expanded hospitality, and while he’s in favor of possibly a small hotel, he does not favor rezoning.

“While I recognize the need to set policies that will attract economic investment and create revenue streams to benefit local businesses,” he said, “I support measured and understated developments at appropriate scale and with minimal environmental impact. I commend the work of the CPRC [Comprehensive Plan Review Committee], and strongly support the adoption of their report to our Comprehensive Plan.”

In his campaign, Brandow espouses the need for transparency, and a younger and more dynamic leadership based on inclusivity and working together as a community to get things done.

While stressing the need for the younger generation to become actively involved in politics, he also respects the history of what has gone before, which he shows through the flag flying in his front yard that once flew over the front of the Town of Washington Town Hall, and the photography exhibit he had at the Millbrook library a few years ago showcasing Bennett College and the ruins it had become.

This article has been updated to correct the identification of Megan Brandow-Faller.