Opponents of Putnam County’s plan to allow a private company to install signs on the county’s bikeway won an unexpected victory – or at least a stay of execution – at Tuesday night’s legislative meeting. The legislature voted 8-1 to
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Plans to bring in a private company to maintain the Putnam Trailway and to install signs with advertising has divided the Putnam County Legislature. At a meeting Wednesday, June 12, of the legislature’s Physical Services Committee, Legislator Sam Oliverio exploded
Read MoreThe Town of Carmel Democratic Committee officially endorsed Bernie Kosberg in his run for the Putnam County Legislature in District 9. The district, which encompasses parts of the Hamlet of Mahopac, is represented by Republican Legislator Anthony DiCarlo, who is
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Putnam County will hold a sales tax holiday in late August for certain clothing items, as the county legislature voted unanimously Wednesday to exempt some items from the county’s 4-percent tax for 10 days before the start of the school
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Putnam County’s sales tax does not appear to be dropping any time soon, as the county legislature voted unanimously Wednesday to send a home rule request to Albany asking to extend the county’s 4-percent rate instead of letting it drop
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The Putnam County Legislature is calling for new safety measures at Indian Point Energy Center, despite opposition from the county executive. The legislature voted 8-1 Wednesday evening to override County Executive MaryEllen Odell’s veto and uphold a resolution passed earlier
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After the Putnam County Legislature unanimously passed a February 6 resolution calling on the state to annul the NY SAFE Act, supporters of the gun control legislation blasted the county for rushing through the memorializing legislation without any public debate.
Read MoreWhen Putnam County passed its budget last October it did so under little fanfare. Now one of its proposed revenue generators is under fire. An amendment to Putnam County’s Local Law Chapter 173 titled “Item Pricing,” included a wavier fee
Read MoreIn a move that was applauded by local residents and environmental activists, the Putnam County Legislature voted unanimously last week to ban the sale, application and disposal hydrofracking waste products. The new law also bars the processing of fracking waste
Read MoreDuring the Dec. 6 meeting of the Putnam County Legislature, local lawmakers unanimously voted to pass two resolutions to elect the Hill-Agor Farm in Mahopac Falls as an historic site within the county. The farm, which was purchased in the
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