New Lebanon Town Board unanimously backs electric vehicle charging station grant. The board voted to pursue a Department of Environmental Conservation grant offering up to $16,000 for charging infrastructure with 80 percent state funding, the town's 20 percent share covered by a prior renewable
New Lebanon Town Board unanimously approves annual officer appointments and 2018 personnel matters. Supervisor Colleen Teal and all four councilmembers adopted all resolutions without objection, appointing Hazel "Cissy" Hernandez as Code/Zoning Enforcement Officer and Building Department
Town Board terminates controversial sidewalk project with state waiver request. Following years of sustained public opposition to the Route 22 sidewalk project initiated in 2013, Supervisor Colleen Teal submitted a formal request to the state for a no-build determination and waiver of previously
New Lebanon Town Board enacts zoning procedure amendment, streamlining future amendments. Supervisor Colleen Teal led unanimous adoption of Local Law Number 1, repealing outdated newspaper publication requirements for zoning changes and eliminating periodic Planning Board review provisions,
New Lebanon Planning Board votes unanimously on solar law and farmers market relocation. The board voted unanimously to recommend Town Board approval of Local Law No. 1, Chapter 205 on Solar and accepted a sketch plan for the Farmers Market to relocate to the Gallup Inn parking lot at 519 State
New Lebanon Town Board approves dog ordinance revisions in code review session. Supervisor Colleen Teal and Councilmembers Mark Baumli, Norman Rasmussen, and Jesse Newton approved tiered penalty increases for dog code violations, establishing fines of $75 to $250 for first offenses, $175 to $350
New Lebanon Town Board approves staffing increase for building department. Supervisor Colleen Teal and colleagues unanimously backed an expansion of combined clerical hours from 7.5 to 20 per week through mid-September at the recommendation of CEO Cissy Hernandez, who cited improved work quality
New Lebanon Town Board adopts hazard mitigation plan for federal funding. Supervisor Colleen Teal led unanimous adoption of the Columbia County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which makes the town eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency and state mitigation project funding.
Conservation Advisory Council approves prior minutes, coordinates planning ahead of resource vote. Five CAC members including Cynthia Creech, David Farren, Jack Lancto, Peg Munves, and Craig Westcott met December 11 at Darrow School to discuss implementation of the Natural Resource Conservation
New Lebanon's Conservation Advisory Council welcomed new members and set environmental priorities at its February 11 meeting. The council added three new members to two-year terms and unanimously approved prior minutes. Goals include updating the Scenic Resources Inventory, identifying Critical
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