Whereas it was not on the agenda for the meeting, the passage of New York State’s law legalizing the sale and use of marijuana became an issue at the Town of Haverstraw board meeting on April 12. After the board’s business was concluded and the meeting was opened to public participation, Elon Schulien came to the podium and spoke out against the town allowing the sale of it within the town.
Town Supervisor Howard Phillips opened the meeting. “Welcome to tonight’s meeting. I’m glad everyone was able to come out to join us. We have a few things on the agenda. We’ll try to get moving along.”