Town Board – Page 2 – The News of the Highlands

“This feels highly personal and it is…”

October 13, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

A second presentation by an acknowledged expert on the topic of dissolution took place last week, sponsored by the OneHighlands group. It was virtual, and about an hour-and-a-half long, during which Dr. Lisa Parshall gave a slideshow and discussed the topic, and then answered questions submitted via the chat feature on the presentation. Highland Falls’ Joe DeWitt moderated the event.

911 officials spoke in Highlands

August 25, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Orange County Emergency Services Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner for 911 and 911 Director of Operations were at Monday’s meeting of the Highlands Town Board to explain the services offered by Orange County’s 911 program.

Electricity, lighting & shots

March 10, 2021 Editorial Staff

What do the above three things — electricity, streetlights and COVID-19 vaccines — have in common? All were among the topics of discussion at Monday evening’s Highlands Town Board meeting.

Working together for cats

November 24, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

“We know we have a population of cats that don’t belong to anyone.”

Government

Highlands Board met May 11

May 20, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Town Hall remains closed in Highland Falls, Supervisor Bob Livsey said, and meetings remain closed to the general public. That said, the business conducted in Town Hall is moving along as usual, members of the Town Board reported at a meeting on May 11, and special exceptions can be made for comment at board meetings.

Around Town

Movement on streetlight purchase

May 6, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highlands Town Board took “the next step” in purchasing all of the street lights in Fort Montgomery at its April 27 meeting…

Government

Highlands Town Board met

April 15, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board and its attorney, Justin Rider, met on Monday for a regular business meeting — held in an unusual matter. There was no public allowed at the meeting.

Government

Do we need a noise law?

August 29, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

When Fort Mongomery’s Deborah Kopald appears before the Town Board typically, she’s offering them her assistance on big issues like cell towers, street lights or, most recently, smart utility meters.

Government

LED streetlight process begins

August 1, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board authorized Supervisor Bob Livsey to sign a 27 page contract with the New York Power Authority last week — it’s a “starting point” with the utility company to make the switch over to LED streetlights.

Government

LED street lights keep coming up

April 19, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board heard two presentations at its meeting on April 8. While no decisions on either topic were made — the board went into the evening knowing the presentations were informational only.