Town Board Regular Meeting Summary (PDF)

TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE TOWN BOARD MEETING JUNE 17, 2026 SUMMARY CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL OF TOWN BOARD PRESENT: Supervisor Edwards Councilman Freeman Councilwoman Laird Councilwoman Watson Councilman Thangiah Councilman Sharpe Councilwoman Shershin Town Clerk Salvatore Town Attorney Svenson TOWN BOARD MEETING 06:17-01 Public Hearing Monroe Analysis-Police/Court Facility (Legal) PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AND CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT MAY STILL BE RECEIVED UP TO THE DATE OF JUNE 23, 2026 AND THIS WILL BE VOTED ON AT THE JUNE 24, 2026 TOWN BOARD MEETING 06:17-02 Accept Retirement of Anthony Andros from the Water (Town Clerk Salvatore) Department CARRIED 7-0 06:17-03 Appoint Kathy Moro as a Temporary Assessor’s Aide (Personnel) -Extension of her Previous Appointment CARRIED 7-0 06:17-04 Appoint Brayden Michael Weatherup as a Seasonal (Personnel) Laborer for the Recreation Department CARRIED 7-0 06:17-05 Appoint Patrick Vishnesky to Plumbing Board (Building Inspector Flower) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-06 Appoint Michael Larocca, Full Time Laborer in Water (Personnel) Department CARRIED 7-0 06:17-07 Appoint Gerald Volpe III and Braedon Tierney as Seasonal (Personnel) Laborers in Water Department CARRIED 7-0 06:17-08 Resolution Reese Preserve Acquisition (Legal) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-09 Authorize Supervisor to Sign Agreement with Stringendo for use of 244 (Legal) Boardman Road CARRIED 7-0 06:17-10 Authorize Supervisor to Sign Legal Agreements-Stratford Farms Townhouses (Legal) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-11 Authorize Town of Poughkeepsie Girls Softball Little League (Recreation) to Implement a Grant Award at Stanley Still Park CARRIED 7-0 06:17-12 Set 7/8 for Public Hearing Property Maintenance – 14 Magurno Lane (Deputy ZA Mastromarino) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-13 Set 7/8 for Public Hearing Unsafe Building-195 Vassar Road (Legal) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-14 Authorize Tax Certiorari Settlement – Germania (Legal) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-15 Authorize Stanley Still Farmer’s Market (Town Clerk Salvatore) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-16 Authorize Dreamland Amusements Carnival at Poughkeepsie (Town Clerk Salvatore) Galleria CARRIED 7-0 06:17-17 Resolution Standard Workday (Town Clerk Salvatore) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-18 Accept 2026 Minutes (Town Clerk Salvatore) CARRIED 7-0 06:17-19 Notification The following claim was referred to Legal: (Town Clerk Salvatore) 1. Wells v. Town 2. Watson v. Town TOWN BOARD NOTIFIED 06:17-20 Notification Town Clerk Events (Town Clerk Salvatore) 1. CLASSIC ON THE HUDSON CAR SHOW AT MARIST COLLEGE RIVERFRONT ON SATURDAY JUNE 20th 2026 -8:30 AM- 3:00 PM TOWN BOARD NOTIFIED Committee/Reports: **REPORTS MAY BE VIEWED ONLINE AND SUPERVISORS PRESENTATION REGRDING POLICE COURTS IS ATTACHED AFTER RESOLUTIONS ** -Supervisor’s Report/Police & Courts Oversight ** -Finance Committee (Laird) ** -Recreation and Parks (Sharpe) ** -Joint Water Plant (Laird) -Tri-Municipal Sewer Plant (Edwards) Liaison Reports: as appropriate (**Historic Preservation, Plumbing Board, **Conservation Advisory Committee, **Climate Smart Task Force, Hudson 7) TOWN BOARD MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:45 P.M.