Hot topic: Voters will be asked to allow Piermont to borrow up to $464,000 for the reconstruction of Indian Pond Road, Lily Pond Road and Bedford Road.
Budget: The town’s proposed $1.04 million operating budget, which the Selectboard voted, 3-0, to recommend, requires an estimated $837,684 to be raised in taxes. After $113,846 was appropriated for police last year, the proposed budget increases the amount by nearly $30,000 to $143,639.
Noteworthy articles: The Selectboard is asking voters to approve spending $64,000 on temporarily repairing Indian Pond, Lily Pond and Bedford roads by putting down a thin layer of asphalt through a process known as shimming.
When and where: Voting will be held Tuesday, March 9, in the Piermont Village School’s gymnasium. The polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March, 13, at the Village School. The meeting starts at 10 a.m.
— Jim Kenyon