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Once again, although this summary has been put together from notes of those attending and and a recording taken by by an attendee, there is no effort on the part of the town to have this meeting officially recorded either in audio or visual form. This is a new policy this year, and the concerned reader should inquire of Supervisor Maas, who initiated it, as to why this policy is in effect. This writer sees …
No audio-visual Town Hall meeting of April 5, 2018Read More »
This Town Board Meeting is referred to as a “Work Meeting,” and Ms. Maas made clear it needs not have minutes, video recording, or public comment. We in Union Vale now have only one Town Board meeting, the second meeting of each month at which there are minutes taken, video recorded, and public comment and questions accepted– but this last has been changed to a three minute maximum as of the last public comment session …
Notes on No Minutes, No Public Comment, No Video Town Bd. Meeting 3.1.18Read More »
Notes on February 15, 2018 meeting, the once -a -month kind of meeting that is now called the “Official Town Board Meeting” Just to be clear: this official type of meeting is now the only Town Board Meeting that will have televised documentation. The second “working meeting” does not. Also during this 2/15/18 meeting a three minute cut off on Public Comments was imposed in the middle of a public comment. At this one Official …
Having attended the “Working Town Board Meeting” on February 1, 2018, and listened to the Town Board members discuss the topics each has accepted as a focal point for possible revision of town procedures, I was struck most by the absence of time set aside for input of any public comment about the motions voted on at the last Town Board Meeting of Jan. 18, 2018, when a majority of the Board voted to “move …
No visual record meeting of Union Vale Town Board 2.1.18Read More »
Town Hall Meeting #2 Under Supervisor Maas January 18, 2018–Notes by Anne McCabe (taxpayer) This second meeting of the Union Vale Town Board (UVTB) under the supervision of Betsy Maas touched on a number of topics. (Fellow residents, if you want to get a copy of each agenda for the UVTB meetings, go to unionvaleny.us and sign up. Last week’s was not available until the day of the meeting.) Each UVTB meeting agenda is to …
This site will attempt to keep you updated on the Union Vale Town Board meetings, the first of which was held on January 8,2017 due to snow on the prior Thursday. All present participated in the Pledge of Allegiance. Then followed the swearing in of those present who will assume office. Ms. Maas then thanked Town Highway Supervisor Richie Wisseman and his department for doing a good job with snow removal. …
Today, Wednesday Jan. 17,2018, I read the newly posted youtube video of this January 8, 2018, town board meeting and found that once again my comments had been cut off and those of Mrs. Elfrieda Tillman had not been shown at all. This is not a transparent regime. No longer may one tape the live meeting on channel 22. No longer does channel 22 show the video of the most recent meeting. The “Public …
Town Board Transparency: Read our Town Board page and respond!Read More »
Please read and respond to our Notes on the Town Board. We will attempt to keep you updated and the Town Board transparent. Under the picture above, hit the link “Notes on Town Board.”
The Dutchess County Progressive Action Alliance in an effort to provide voters with easier, secure access to the polls encouraged all who could to travel in the sheets of rain on January 23, 2018, Tuesday–yes, a weekday, but this was the only way to confirm ahead of time appointments to take advantage of lobbying day at NY’s capital–to Albany. Five from Union Vale went up, there to meet with another from Serino’s NYS Senate District …
Where in the World is Sue Serino? Not at her previously confirmed constituent meeting!Read More »
Barbara Rank, 63,wrote this letter in response to U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, who said in a Dubuque town hall last week that he supports repealing “crazy” mandates contained in the federal Affordable Care Act that require the inclusion of “essential health benefits” in health insurance plans. “Such as a 62-year-old male having to have pregnancy insurance,” Blum said, referring to maternity care. Rank was among the attendees at the town hall, and she said …
We are a democracy: we do certain things for the good of othersRead More »