Town Board – The News of the Highlands

Burns is promoted to THPD chief

June 26, 2024 Editorial Staff

It’s been about two months since Town of Highlands Police Chief Frank Basile retired; Deputy Chief Joseph Burns has been running the department since then.

Government

Tax break hearings to be held

January 17, 2024 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board will start its Monday, Jan. 22 meeting with two public hearings.

A ceremony that has become a local tradition

January 3, 2024 Mary Jane Pitt

Perhaps no better words were said at Monday’s noon swearing in ceremony of Highlands town officials. They were the invocation, from Church of the Holy Innocents Interim Pastor, Rev. Jan Nunley.

Livsey: storm repair work continues

December 13, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Supervisor Bob Livsey noted that “six months post-storm” not all road work has been completed, and said that’s partially due to different requirements set by FEMA, which the town is counting on for reimbursement of much of the work.

Government

Town Board met last week

May 17, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board made a change to its employee handbook (all non-union employees must have overtime approved by Supervisor Bob Livsey…

Government

Skoufis legislation would ‘level local playing field’

March 8, 2023 Editorial Staff

Senator James Skoufis has introduced legislation (S.2774) that would allow local school districts and governments to collect property taxes from private corporations that occupy tax-exempt federal or state land like West Point.

Government

2023 budget was adopted on Monday

November 16, 2022 Editorial Staff

At its meeting on Monday night, the Town Board unanimously adopted the 2023 town budget.

Help with overdue water & sewer bills

April 20, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Supervisor Bob Livsey has announced that the Town of Highlands is fully registered in New York State’s Low Income Household Water Assistance Program.

Busy Town Board meeting on Monday

March 16, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town of Highlands will save $272,619 in interest on the financing of its recent sewer plant project, Supervisor Bob Livsey announced Monday.

Government

Town & Village leaders met again

February 2, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Highland Falls Mayor Joe D’Onofrio and Highlands Supervisor Bob Livsey — and others — met Monday morning to talk about a handful of local issues. The meeting was the second of the local leaders in January.