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Walden LDC down to five members
The Walden Local Development Corporation lost a member this week. John Katonah offered his resignation saying that he has too many other obligations to participate on the board.
The Walden LDC has been negotiating since March for the rights to purchase the Packaged Lighting Supply property, but the membership of the board was unclear to village [...]
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Maher refuses to meet behind closed doors
After hearing a lot of public comment Tuesday night about the proposal to purchase the Packaged Lighting Supply building on Grant Street, the village board considered going into executive session to discuss the project.
Mayor Brian Maher refused to attend any such session, if the board voted to enter into it. “The majority of the information [...]
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Police agreement on town agenda
As promised, the Police Consolidation Committee is on the agenda to present to the Town of Montgomery board about an inter-municipal agreement. Mayor Brian Maher said he met with the committee Wednesday morning to shore up the presentation.
The meeting is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.
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Village negotioting for an option on property
After Tuesday night’s executive session of the Walden trustees, Mayor Brian Maher issued a statement regarding the discussion of purchasing the Packaged Lighting Supply property on Grant Street.
“The property purchase discussion concerns the Village of Walden negotiating
for an option to acquire a portion of this property, excluding the building.
This would be done in phases. The [...]
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Packed agenda: Walden manager gets contract, police get officer
The Village of Walden board tackled a packed agenda last night, leaving a long meeting with a slew of important decisions made. Here are some highlights:
Land purchaseTwo decisions came down to 4 to 3 votes, with trustees Marcus Millspaugh, Susan Rumbold and Mayor Brian Maher dissenting.One such tally was on a vote to move forward [...]
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Walden tonight: Police consolidation, officer position
Walden’s village board tonight will discuss two hot topics: police consolidation and a request to reinstate the search to fill a police officer position.
Two weeks ago, the village board put a halt on hiring in the police department, to the consternation of some. Tonight the board will talk about possibly thawing that freeze in response [...]
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More number crunching on police
I’m a geek for numbers, and you can certainly look at the numbers when it comes to police consolidation in Montgomery in a lot of ways. But, since my story on municipal consolidation has sparked so much talk, I thought I might do some more crunching.
Here’s a chart that looks at the cost per [...]
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Walden freezes police position
The Village of Walden board voted to freeze an unfilled police position Tuesday while they talk with the town on consolidation.
Trustee Ed Leonard said the board will consider filling the position if the chief demands it, but the board felt that they should avoid hiring during a uncertain time, if possible.
The department is [...]
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Police, manager contracts nearing completion