New Lebanon Town Board holds special session to interview Summer Camp Director candidates. The board met in executive session on February 10, 2026, to interview two candidates, Jackie Howe and Michelle Van Horn, for the position. Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling attended along with councilmembers
New Lebanon Town Board enacts mandatory training policy for all town staff and committee members. Resolution #11 requires all employees and approximately 85 committee members to complete required state trainings by June 1, with department heads and committee chairs taking enforcement responsibility
New Lebanon conservation panel approves native plant specialist for membership. The Conservation Advisory Committee unanimously approved gardener Sarah Latifa, a native plant specialist from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, pending town board confirmation. State Department of Health officials Alyssa
New Lebanon Town Board votes 3-1 to purchase community center. Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling, Councilmember Susan Tipograph, and Councilmember Steve Powers backed the purchase of the Lebanon Valley Protective Association building, while Councilmember Elizabeth Kroboth opposed, arguing the
New Lebanon Town Board secures $2.5M in state landfill funding; approves closure budget amendment. Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling announced the town received $1 million from the State Senate and $1.5 million from the State Assembly for landfill closure work, with Assembly funding contingent on the
Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling and board advance $2.5M walkability initiative for Routes 20 and 22. The Town Board unanimously authorized the Walkability Improvements Project, estimated at $2.499 million and funded by $499,830 in town bonds and a New York State Department of Transportation TAP grant
New Lebanon approves $328K playground contract, switches health insurance carrier. Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling led the Town Board in unanimously approving a $327,965.13 contract with ARS Landscaping Corp for playground improvements at Shatford Memorial Park, choosing pour-in-place fall safety
New Lebanon Town Board approved a $20,959 heating system replacement for town hall and increased 2026 library funding. Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling and Councilmember Steve Powers secured emergency authorization to contract with Radiant Store, Inc. for a new Mitsubishi ducted heating and cooling
New Lebanon Town Board adopts revised fee schedule and awards landfill contract. Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling's five-member board voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 29 of 2025, introducing telecommunications facility application fees ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, and unanimously accepted a
New Lebanon Town Board adopts mandatory employee training policy with year-end deadline. Unanimously approved, the Town Training Policy requires all 85 town employees and committee members to complete mandatory annual training by December 31 or face removal from position, with responsibility