New Lebanon Conservation Advisory Council approves prior minutes, plans September celebration. The council, comprising members Cynthia Creech, David Farren, Jack Lancto, and Peg Munves, approved May meeting minutes for submission to the town clerk. Members finalized arrangements for a September 22
New Lebanon Town Board approves $7,076 highway fuel tank. Supervisor Colleen Teal and four councilmembers unanimously approved a quote from Highland Tank and Manufacturing Company at a December 7 special meeting. The tank, with a four-week manufacturing timeline, addresses PESH compliance concerns
New Lebanon Town Board approves code amendments and schedules basketball court project. The board agreed to modifications including requiring class 3 standards for telecommunications facilities to ensure emergency access for residents without landlines, authorizing the Town Clerk to issue park
Town Board approves annual service contracts in December meeting. The Town Board of New Lebanon unanimously approved the 2019 contracts with the Lebanon Valley Protective Association and the Columbia Greene Humane Society during its December 11 meeting, Supervisor Colleen Teal reported. The board
New Lebanon Town Board authorizes John Deere tractor purchase with $50,000 bond financing. The board voted to acquire a utility tractor with boom and mower for $125,078.56 from Deere & Company through New York State Contract PC67140. Councilmember Smith moved to finance the $50,000 portion through
New Lebanon Town Board approves community free store program. The program, operated by Town Clerk Tistrya Houghtling from a second-floor room at Town Hall, will accept donations of clean, used items and distribute them free to residents. Houghtling cited a recent holiday gift drive revealing 27
Town Board approves $16,451 electric vehicle charging station at Valley Plaza. The Town Board of New Lebanon unanimously authorized the Lilypad EV contract to install a dual-port Level 2 charging station in the shopping center's back parking lot, contingent on execution of an easement agreement
New Lebanon Town Board backs temporary securing of unsafe building near school. The board voted 4 to 1 to authorize boarding up and temporary fencing at the Munch property, owned by Fred Munch Jr. and abutting Walter B. Howard Elementary School, pending Supervisor Colleen Teal's investigation of
The New Lebanon Town Board adopted amended personnel policies in a contested 3-2 vote, establishing new benefits for part-time employees effective January 1, 2019. Supervisor Colleen Teal and Councilmembers Norman Rasmussen and Mark Baumli voted yes; Councilmembers Kevin Smith Sr. and Jesse Newton
Town Board approves Banker Enterprise contract for fuel tank slab relocation. The board unanimously voted to accept a $7,500 bid from Banker Enterprise for a cement slab to move the highway garage fuel tank outdoors, rejecting a competing $8,500 bid from McCagg Construction. Supervisor Colleen Teal