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The deadline for filing nominating petitions for the two seats up for election this year on the Board of Trustees passed as of 5:00 p.m. yesterday. There are Four Candidates nominated.
The two incumbents: Hank Tucker of 17 School Street, and Patricia DiBenedetto of 21 Adam Lane; and two challengers: Brian Tymann of 107 Potunk Lane, and Rob Rubio of 244 Mill Road.
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There is a time for thoughtful comment. Robert Busking, Jr. seized this moment and authored a Viewpoint for this week’s Southampton Press published at page A11.
Mr. Busking and Mayor Moore both urge residents to work their way through the question of sewers for Main Street. The Mayor has not opted for old style politics where plans are hatched in backrooms. This is public business that will take time, and everyone should be heard. The issue should be decided only after all of the facts have been presented and all of the costs and funding identified. The cost of doing nothing is no longer hidden, it is self-evident. Progress for Westhampton Beach encourages every person with a stake in the future of Westhampton Beach to be fully engaged in this ongoing process and to evaluate all information as it becomes available. Thank you Mr. Busking for taking the time to write a well considered Viewpoint for the Press.
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The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00. The Board of Trustees received further presentation from Kyle Collins concerning proposals for improvements in re-configuring sidewalks, crosswalks, curbs, and most especially the intersection of Mill Road, Main Street and Library Avenue. A copy of the presentation is available for viewing in the Clerk’s office at Village Hall.
The Trustees considered a variety of applications for the use of village property. Among them was an application for use the Great Lawn by the WHBPAC for the Zoppe Family Circus, scheduled for July 23-26, with the big top being erected earlier in the week.
Getting to the bread and butter of the evening, your tax dollars, the public hearing on the tentative budget for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2015 and ending May 31, 2016 was opened.
The hearing was to review the 2015-2016-Tentative-Budget, as amended by the Board of Trustees at the last meeting. The Mayor’s Budget Message is posted here and on the village web site. After the hearing, with no objections having been voiced by anyone, the Board unanimously adopted the tentative budget as it final budget.
With both bread and circuses having been addressed, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40.
Closer inspection… Continue reading Budget Hearing: 04/15/15