Hugh Reynolds: Consolidation without tears
For better or worse, people like their government close, even if it costs more. Will the county’s application pass final muster? Could be. After that would come the heavy lifting.
Posts Tagged 'consolidation'
Saugerties town officials: Road dept. merger “inevitable”
Merging town and village of Saugerties services was done successfully several years ago when the village police department was folded
Village trustee speaks out against town/village merger
If village of Saugerties trustee Don Hackett gets his way, there will be no merging of the village Department of
Town, village discuss combining road departments
Officials from the town and village of Saugerties met Feb. 20 to discuss sharing services and possibly merging the village
Accent on New Paltz – Non-partisan elections
One of the most frequently touted benefits of consolidating the town and village governments is that it would make non-partisan
New Paltz town/village ask state for help with consolidation
After more than five hours of heated debate, village and town officials in New Paltz came to a conclusion on
New Paltz Finance Committee meets with the public to explain consolidation costs savings
The New Paltz Consolidation Finance Committee, which studied a proposed municipal merger in New Paltz, squared off with a handful
Rhoads resigns as deputy mayor
What was slated to be a ho-hum New Paltz Village Board meeting with only one agenda item quickly turned to
New Paltz officials to discuss consolidation vote
Despite the protests of Mayor Jason West, a majority of the New Paltz village and town boards agreed to take
New Paltz could save $1.6M if town, village merge, officials say
The final financial study of a consolidated New Paltz is in, and it seems to spell good things for both