Berne Supervisor Sean Lyons announced in a letter posted on the town’s website that, following receipt of the second-quarter sales tax revenues, the town will be able to cover coronavirus losses without sacrificing personnel or town services. Lyons told The Enterprise this week that “the budget cuts I am proposing will give the town another good starting point in 2021.” 

The Westerlo Town Board has extended the town’s solar and wind energy moratorium for one year, dashing the hopes of a solar developer that was planning to build on a Westerlo property.

Jay Baumstein, Retired Hilltown resident, St. Augustine, Florida

Katherine Dieckmann, Westerlo

Barbara Crosier, East Berne

Dennis Houlihan, East Berne

Lawrence Zimmerman, East Berne

Joel Willsey, Berne Town Board

Betty Peck Filkins, Westerlo

Setting aside symbols of antagonism and looking for common ground is the best way forward.