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"Weighty" Matters on Town Board Agenda - Expect to see new Town Signs
The May 27th Wappingers Town Board Meeting (with 4 out of 5 board members in attendance) had a straightforward agenda. First up was a...
Jun 1
State of the Town - Carnwath Chapel
In the beautifully renovated Chapel at Carnwath Farms, the Supervisor of the Town of Wappinger provided a state of the town presentation,...
May 16
Reseeding of Soccer Fields and Weight Limit Changes
The May 12th Town Board Meeting was straightforward (as straightforward as meetings can be when a few members are in love with their...
May 16
Facts vs Assertions
The April 28 Town Board Meeting was a fairly "normal" meeting until the correspondance log, normally glossed over quickly, was...
May 4
Short Term Rentals, Smoke & Vape, Sewer, Parks, Sports -- and Traffic "just deal with it"
The April 14 Town Board Meeting Meeting began with a salute to the flag and a particularly meaningful invocation by Dr. Rev.E Hunt. On...
Apr 15
3 minute and 3 second Town Board Meeting
Admittedly it was a "special" town board meeting, with 4 members attending, the one who can fill the air with repetitious loquaciousness ...
Apr 12
Massage Spas & Short-Term Rentals
With 3 council members and the supervisor present, the March 24 Town Board meeting veered off in rabbit holes filled with suppositions...
Mar 27
Update to Comprehensive Plan
An update from the consultants working on the ammendment to the Town's Comprehensive Plan is scheduled to be on the March 10 Town Board...
Mar 4
Water & Sewer
The February 10th Town Board meeting - wth 4 members present - was dominated by Water & Sewer discussions. Discussion Topic #1 -...
Feb 12
Step 1 - Comprehensive Plan Update
On February 3 - a workshop for the Town Board was held -- with the Supervisor, the Town Clerk, and two of the Council Members attended...
Feb 4
A Very Sad, Upsetting Day
The January 27 Town Board meeting was somewhat subdued as the community was processing the horror that occured on Marlorville Road on...
Jan 28
Public Workshop on Updates to Town's Comprehensive Plan - February 3
Announced at the January 27 Town Board Meeting -- that the Consultants hired to provide recommendations to the Town re: Updates to the...
Jan 28
Pennywise and Pound Foolish...plus the start of campaign season
The Reorganization Meeting, the first meeting of the calendar year, was held by the Town Board on Monday January 13. What a meeting! ...
Jan 14
Parts 1 and 2 - American Rescue Plan Funds
The December 9th Town Board Agenda went long...in part because one Town Council Member was apparently auditioning to be a Central Hudson...
Dec 17, 2024
Turkeys at Town Hall
The Town Employees have decorated Town Hall with Turkeys... strategically placed under the pictures of our current Town Board... it is...
Nov 30, 2024
Special Meeting - More Sausage Making, but quicker this time
The November 20th Town Board Special Meeting - with 4 members - began with Agenda ammendments, bascially asking that the discussion of...
Nov 24, 2024
Marathon Sausage Making Meeting
The November 12 Town Board Meeting - with 4 Members - was a long meeting - primarily because the board ground through many of the 2025...
Nov 24, 2024
Budget Discussions and a Stage
The Town Board - with 4 council members present - held a special meeting on November 7 to discuss the 2025 budget - and also the proposal...
Nov 21, 2024
Some Town Board Members Perform
The October 28 Town Board Meeting was something else. Was it because it was being held in the Court Room (The regular meeting room was...
Oct 31, 2024
Sometimes the quickest way between two points... is not a straight line
Sailors, hikers and airline pilots know that sometimes the quickest way to reach a destination is not a straight line. This is...
Oct 20, 2024
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