Government

Town Board approves new highway truck, extends supervisor term to November voters. The board accepted a $120,197 purchase order from Marchese Ford for a new highway dump truck financed through $50,000 in budgeted funds, $26,500 in capital reserves, and approximately $45,000 in new debt; Supervisor

New Lebanon Conservation Advisory Committee discusses erosion control and community partnerships. The committee met February 2 with members Bruce Shenker, Peg Munves, Donald Lamonaca, and Bill O'Neill, joined by Recreation Committee member Danielle Patterson to discuss the Trees for Tributes

New Lebanon Town Board votes 4-1 to authorize new sidewalk grant application. Councilmember Joanne Amlaw dissented as the board approved Creighton Manning's application for a Transportation Alternatives Program grant that would convert the sidewalk to concrete and extend it to the park. Supervisor

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

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