WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – The year has opened with the same Town Board dispute over contamination remediation needs at 10 Church Road while adding a new disagreement on whether providing the public with meeting documents should conform with state law or continue as a courtesy. The animosity was evident during a reorganization meeting on Tuesday when […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. Councilman Bennett Ratcliff submitted a complaint with the state Division of Human Rights five days before an independent investigator probe rejected claims that he encountered sexual harassment on several occasions and was subjected to retaliation for filing a complaint. The internal review, which cost an estimated $3,600 paid to attorney Laura Wong-Pan, […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Recently re-elected Supervisor Bill McKenna was booed from the room by residents who are adamant about wanting contaminated dirt removed from 10 Church Road. The Mescal Hornbeck Community Center on Tuesday had about 85 people, 16 of whom had spoken, when McKenna declared the Town Board meeting to be over despite losing […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Discussions of whether further cleanup measures are needed for 10 Church Road have been put off until after election day despite efforts for opponents of the current remediation plan to have a public platform for discussions. The dispute was underscored by a brief and cold interaction Tuesday, when Supervisor Bill McKenna was […]