New Lebanon Town Board completes annual organizational meeting with officer appointments for 2016. Supervisor Teal and three councilmembers approved appointments of Brian Fitzgerald, CPA, as Town Accountant; Wes Powell as Planning Board member; Ray Herrmann as Planning Board Chairman; and Tony
New Lebanon Town Board unanimously reappoints Phyllis Stoller to Zoning Appeals Board. Supervisor Michael Benson reported unappropriated fund balances of $393,891.28 in the General Fund and $96,801.21 in the Highway Fund. In related business, the board advanced six zoning amendments to public
New Lebanon Town Board approves $89,529 grant transfer to Behold! New Lebanon. The Town Board unanimously approved the transfer of a USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant from town administration to the nonprofit organization, which will now self-administer the federal funds. Supervisor Colleen Teal
Town Board approves fence contract and bills including tennis court payment. The New Lebanon Town Board unanimously approved a $1,585 contract with AFSCO Fence Supply Co. for tennis court fence reinstallation and backed bills totaling $62,417.66, which included payment for completed court work.
New Lebanon Town Board votes to investigate Covenant Circle road improvements. In a 3-2 split vote, Supervisor Michael Benson, Councilmember Dan Evans, and Councilmember Chuck Geraldi approved Resolution No. 12, directing the town engineer to survey Covenant Circle Road and prepare cost estimates
New Lebanon approves 2017 budget on 3-1 vote. The Town Board voted to accept the 2017 Preliminary Budget, with Supervisor Colleen Teal deferring all capital funding requests from the Lebanon Valley Protective Association, setting the LVPA operating budget at $108,000. Councilmember Chuck Geraldi
Town board appoints interim attorney in divided 3-2 vote. Supervisor Colleen Teal and Councilmember Mark Baumli backed Dan Tuczinski's appointment, while Councilmembers Chuck Geraldi and Dan Evans opposed; Councilmember Kevin Smith amended the motion to specify a two-month trial period with formal
New Lebanon Town Board approves $102,195 highway truck purchase via municipal bond. The board voted unanimously to authorize a bond resolution for the acquisition of a 2016 Ford F-550 truck with dump body and plow, with serial bonds not to exceed $82,195 and $20,000 from other available funds;
Town Board advances Covenant Circle road petition to public hearing. The board voted 3-1 on April 22 to accept a petition from Covenant Circle residents requesting the private road be adopted as a town road with up to $100,000 in improvements, with Councilmember Bruce Baldwin dissenting on concerns
State open government official addresses New Lebanon document-access disputes. Robert Freeman, Executive Director of the New York State Committee on Open Government, held a public forum April 29 to address resident complaints that the Town Supervisor is withholding meeting materials from board
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