Bondi Proposes 4.5% County Tax Rate Increase
Workers slated for layoffs make voices heard
Putnam County property taxpayers would see a 4.5% increase in their tax rate in 2009 under the $136 Million budget proposed by the County Executive on September 8. That, according to Putnam's top executive, amounts to approximately $19 per homeowner. Full Story
Commercial Possibilities for Cold Spring Waterfront Development Discussed
Benefits and consequences weighed
No one would deny the proximity of the small village of Cold Spring to the Hudson River defines its identity for both residents and visitors alike. Whatever the future of the Village it is bound up inexorably with the advantages and challenges the river presents from environmental, recreational and economic vantage points. Full Story
PV Lake Districts Push for Town Board Action to Help Clean Up Waterfronts
Stipulation Order issued in Pine Brook Farm matter
An interesting range of topics confronted the Putnam Valley Town Board at their special meeting and work session held Wednesday, September 10, 2008. The topics ranged from cleaning up Lake District waterfronts and acquiring roads through highway use laws, to building signage and salt shed responsibility, to litigation stipulations. Full Story
Putnam Charter Amendment Giving Legislature Power to Remove County Attorney to go to Voters this Fall
Ryder Farm to receive EOH funds for easement application
Putnam County lawmakers approved a measure that could wrest some power away from the Executive branch by allowing the Legislature to initiate the removal of the County Attorney with a vote of "no-confidence" by two-thirds of the board. Full Story
Cold Spring Village Rolls Out Updated Zoning Map
Repairs to historic Loretto Rest building planned
The Cold Spring Board of Trustees began their regular monthly meeting on September 9, 2008 with Donald McDonald, the chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals presenting them with a proposed updated, color-coordinated zoning map of the Village that reflects 32 years of amendments added on to the original 1976 zoning plan. Full Story
September 11, 2008 A Day of Quiet Reflection and Remembrance of 9/ 11 Victims
Local commemoration of tragic day
September 11, 2001 is commemorated differently than Veterans' Day or Memorial Day. September 11 is not a national holiday; there are no parades, there are no large crowds memorializing the day other than ceremonies at the points of attack. Instead, in Putnam Valley, as in other parts of the country, September 11, 2008 was a day of quiet reflection. Full Story
Garrison School 100th Anniversary Celebration set for September 26-28
Enrollment steady with a hint of future increase
The members of the Garrison Union Free School District School Board opened their first public meeting of the new school year last Wednesday, September 10, 2008, in an atmosphere of optimism and anticipation as they prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their school's founding in 1908. Full Story
Sandy Galef Announces Her Candidacy for Re-election as 90th District Assemblywoman
The following is Assemblywoman Galef's announcement: "It has been my pleasure and privilege to serve Philipstown, Putnam Valley and Kent in the Assembly. I have been a strong representative for your interests, from getting legislation that you favor passed, to bringing tax dollars to your community, to carrying your views and opinions to the State Capitol. Full Story
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