With slates set for the upcoming November election in Hurley months ago, recent town meetings around the town have outlined the main issues in ways much more distinct than any recent elections, even if the candidates facing off haven’t changed all that much.
The nearly complete building at 51 Main Street in New Paltz, referred to by some as “the big rectangle,” has met another stumbling block in the owner’s quest to get it open for business. There is not adequate access to the building via motor vehicle, making it impossible for the village planning board to approve the amended site plan.
Topics include: Discussion continues over whether to process outside solid waste at sewer plant; contract signed to replace bluestone sidewalks along Main St.; no plumbers’ reciprocity.
On a sunny Monday morning in Uptown Kingston, Michelle Hinchey officially launched her campaign for state Senate, flanked by a Who’s Who of local Democratic elected officials, and standing in the same spot where her father — a legend in local politics — launched his political career 47 years earlier.
The Shandaken Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) decided to open a public hearing on the petition of Sanjay Rawal challenging zoning officer Howie McGowan’s rejection of his request for a permit to build a 35-foot statue of spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy on private property in Woodland Valley.
County legislators voted 18-2 to tighten up the definition of “refuse” in Chapter 304 of the county code on Sept. 19, prompted to action by instances of construction and demolition debris trucked in from downstate and New Jersey to communities like Saugerties and Rochester.
Today, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-Rhinebeck) called on Congress to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, citing the president’s admission yesterday that he discussed former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son with the president of Ukraine.
The text for the resolution, titled “Condemnation of Hate Crimes,” enumerates several recent instances of vandalism targeting homes displaying rainbow flags in solidarity with the LGBTQ community, before going on to express strong official disapproval of such behavior.
The $6.7 million endowment New York City is providing for the upgrade and maintenance of septic systems in the hamlet of Shandaken can be expected to last anywhere from 55 to 75 years, engineer Henry Lamont said at the September 9 town board meeting. When the funding runs out, homeowners will again have to pay for their own maintenance.
Is it worth the time and effort? The department superintendent says it isn’t. A village trustee disagrees.