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Consultant hired

June 6, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board has hired consultant Clint Smith to investigate the installation of a cell tower in Highland Falls.

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Stay updated on grant application

May 30, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At last Monday’s meeting of the Village Board it was announced that a website has been created to keep the community updated on the village’s application to the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) for a $10 million grant.

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Village Board adopts 2019-20 budget

April 19, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

After a final budget work session last week, the Village Board adopted a $7,248,797 budget on Monday.

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Village reorganizes for the year ahead

April 11, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

As they are mandated to do, the Village Board held its annual reorganization meeting on April 1, making no major changes in the administration of Highland Falls for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

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Two questions at village public hearing

April 5, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board and Treasurer Ralph Walters have put together a budget for 2019-20 that does not exceed New York State’s mandatory tax cap; that is projected to pay down debt by about $605,000; and puts about $120,000 into reserve funds.

Village Trustee Barbara 'Charlie' Murphy attended her final meeting on Monday.

Final meeting as a trustee…

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Village Trustee Barbara ‘Charlie’ Murphy attended her final meeting on Monday; the election was on Tuesday to see who would replace her on the board.

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Village budget hearing April 1

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board has set the public hearing for its 2019-2020 budget for Monday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall. The hearing will be followed by the board’s annual reorganization meeting, and a regular business meeting.

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Personnel, contracts, more

March 15, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board was busy on March 4, making several personnel appointments and more.

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No love for the new egg timer

February 15, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At the most recent Village Board meeting Mayor Joe D’Onofrio had an egg timer on the table in front of him. He reminded, per the printed rules on the back of the meeting agenda, that speakers using the ‘public comment’ portion of the meeting must keep their remarks to three minutes.

The Pentagon Federal Credit Union building is soon to be torn down.

Big changes coming to Main St.

February 8, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Two large buildings which could be considered ‘anchors’ of Main St. in Highland Falls are soon to come down, according to Mayor Joe D’Onofrio.