The Berne highway superintendent asked the town board to address concerns with roadwork to him directly. Board members responded that they had the right to discuss these issues on their own.
The Knox Town Board postponed until March a vote to submit an application for the Clean Energy Communities grant, which the town has been in process of applying for since completing four energy-saving “action items” last summer.
The Hilltown Seniors February meeting was well attended with about 50 present. We all talked about how spring is just around the corner and we are so ready.
KNOX — The Hilltown Winter Fest on Saturday drew about 200 people to the Knox Town Park where they enjoyed a bonfire, hot dogs, hot chocolate, donated baked goods and a variety of crafts in the Town Hall warming station.
In Knox, the planning board has been overseeing an application for a nine-lot subdivision, while the town board considers blight laws and business districts.
While the Berne-Knox-Westerlo board said it would pursue other options for students interested in the military, the superintendent said that JROTC is “not feasible for September.”
Switzkill Farm’s dark skies and vast landscape make it a promising spot to build an observatory, although the group Helderberg Earth and Sky Observatory is waiting to obtain not-for-profit status before building in the Hilltowns.
