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April 8, 2021
As the county plans the upcoming Row of Honor to line the shore of Lake Gleneida in Carmel, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell extends her appreciation to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), whose stewardship of the lake has kept it pristine.
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The DEP owns Lake Gleneida and the surrounding shoreline, which are part of the city s vast reservoir system. I want to thank the DEP for working together with the county to keep Lake Gleneida beautiful, County Executive Odell said. The lake is the centerpiece of the Town of Carmel, and its shoreline is home to our twice-yearly Row of Honor salute to veterans and other celebrations that bring our community together. For those reasons, and the fact that it is part of the New York City watershed, we must all protect Lake Gleneida and treat it with care.
Casts lone ‘no’ votes on license-plate policy, radio-tower deal
When the Putnam County Legislature met before Christmas to wrap up 2020 business, most of the lawmakers used the session’s final moments to share holiday greetings.
Nancy Montgomery, who represents Philipstown and is the Legislature’s only Democrat, had a different message.
“The county’s government is fundamentally broken,” she said at the Dec. 17 meeting. “This year we have again overspent on non-priorities. We’ve underperformed in our response to the pandemic” and “underfunded public safety for the purpose of political gain. And we’ve locked the public out of our deliberations by hiding behind this format,” an often-shaky audio connection utilized because of an executive order by the governor to limit in-person meetings.