Town Board approves landfill closure budget amendment and walkable downtown grant
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
misc · Meeting of February 24, 2026
NY NEW LEBANON — 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 town acquiring property ownership. The board unanimously approved Budget Amendment #7 of 2024, allocating $400,000 for engineering fees and $100,000 for attorney fees, and authorized property acquisition with expenses capped at $7,500.
The town also secured a $1,999,316 state grant for downtown walkability improvements, with construction expected to begin in 2027.
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Source: the misc meeting of February 24, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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