Southeast considers renaming Lakeview Community Center in memory of Lois Zutell

Lois Zutell SOUTHEAST Lois Zutell, Southeast’s only female supervisor, was remembered as a dedicated public servant and professional leader who loved her community and left a lasting impact on the town. Officials in Putnam’s second largest municipality plan to rename the town’s Lakeview Community Center in Zutell’s memory. Zutell who passed away in January 2020 at the age of 84, was the topic of discussion at the Southeast Town Board’s monthly meeting when Putnam Historian Jenifer Cassidy called on town officials to recognize women’s history in Putnam County. “The Town of Southeast has an opportunity to lead by example by honoring a woman whose contributions to this community were extraordinary,” said Cassidy. Zutell served as supervisor from 1996 to 2003. Her leadership followed ten years on the Town Board, along with service on the Planning Board and the Southeast Recreation Commission, which Cassidy said was a “division particularly close to her heart. Her commitment extended thro