Connecting the Hudson Valley Rail Trail with the rest of the county system will get closer to reality in 2018, with construction beginning on a phase to extend the trail. The much-promised straightening of the Tillson Avenue intersection could start, as well. Repairing and adding to sidewalks in the hamlet might also be in the cards.
Mayor Steve Noble will deliver his third State of the City address on Tuesday, Jan. 9 when the Common Council convenes for its first meeting of 2018.
District 23 County Legislator Jonathan Heppner was chosen by the Democratic legislative caucus at Minority Whip, one of two leadership positions available at a party meeting in late December.
A new town council, a solar farm, projects to improve energy efficiency and cut costs, more reliable Internet and new safety measures are all in the cards for Saugerties in 2018, according to local officials.
Last week was a busy one for the Town Clerk’s office as it went into overdrive preparing bills for those who wanted to prepay their 2018 property taxes to maximize their federal income tax deductions.
They wanted to save money before the new federal tax bill sharply limiting deductions on state and local taxes goes into effect in 2018. According to the tax office, 489 Saugerties taxpayers made a total of $1,275,619.85 in prepayments.
Mike MacIsaac, the losing Democratic candidate in County Legislature District 1, was chosen by the town board to fill supervisor-elect Fred Costello Jr.’s vacated council seat starting in January.
In these times when “aging infrastructure” is the common bugbear of municipal officials across the land, it must feel good to know that you’ve managed to put the bulk of your town’s problematic century-old sewer and water systems, roads and bridges behind you.
The supervisor race was close, likely due to a deep divide amongst Gardinerites on the subject of how to handle land development — especially at present, when multiple proposals for large-scale developments are keeping the town’s planning and zoning boards busier than they might wish, not to mention drawing standing-room-only crowds to public hearing
The village has some infrastructure projects ahead. Village Mayor Tim Rogers gets excited about infrastructure. He’s been known to wax enthusiastically about sewer digester covers to anyone willing to listen.