In a historic legislative session last month, New York lawmakers passed a long-bottled flood of progressive bills covering everything from early voting to rent control. But legalized recreational marijuana failed to make the cut, despite support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and strenuous efforts by Democrats in the state’s two houses.
Selina Woodstock, formerly The Lodge, has started renovations prematurely according to a ruling from the Woodstock Zoning Board of Appeals, announced Thursday, June 27. More importantly, the ZBA decision written by member Gordon Wemp and okayed on a 4-1 vote of the board says that the town code enforcement officer, Ellen Casciaro, was in the wrong when she issued two new building permits for The Lodge/Selina in late March, when she said she had the right to revoke past stop work orders and orders to remedy at her own prerogative.
Shandaken Republicans filled the town hall almost to capacity on June 24, as they designated Supervisor Rob Stanley to run for reelection and two candidates, Kyle Steen and Ken Booth, for the two town council seats that will be open. In the November election, Stanley will compete with Democrat Brian Powers, while the council hopefuls will face two Democrats, incumbent Peter DiSclafani and Vivian Welton.
In the June 25 Democratic primary, 22nd district Ulster County Legislator Kathy Nolan won handily, polling 490 votes, or 82 percent, to John Parete’s 106 votes. The district covers Shandaken, Olive, Denning and Hardenburgh.
Early results show Woodstock Democrats opted to keep the status quo in the June 25 primary, placing Councilwoman Laura Ricci and Councilman Reggie Earls on their line for the November 5 general election.
Ulster County legislator Kathy Nolan, who won the seat from six-year incumbent John Parete in 2017, will again face Parete in a Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 25, from noon to 9 p.m. They are seeking to represent District 22, which includes the towns of Shandaken, Olive, Denning, and Hardenburgh.
Woodstock Democratic voters will decide in the party primary June 25 which two of three candidates will run for election to the two available Town Board seats. Incumbent Reggie Earls and Planning Board member Conor Wenk are running together and incumbent Laura Ricci is seeking re-election.
The proposed plant on Rt. 28 in the town of Kingston is surrounded by a state forest. The developer says the impact would be low because the site is zoned industrial and was formerly occupied by a mining operation.
A group that oversees the Comeau property is asking for help with trail maintenance that has not kept up with a significant increase in use and could lead to risk of injury. The last trail assessment was done in 2016, Comeau Stewardship Advisory Committee member Lisa Bonk told the Town Board at its regular meeting Jun 11.
Owners of Shandaken businesses and short-term rentals (STRs) confronted town supervisor Rob Stanley at the June 3 town board meeting, objecting to the lack of an STR representative on the committee that has been considering regulations for such properties and alleging inadequate publicity for the survey designed to solicit opinions on the topic from town residents.