Auditors from the state comptroller’s office gave verbal recommendations for the town of Rensselaerville, such as to have resolutions stating what reserve accounts are used for or having written procedures for billing for water and sewer services.
Over 50 bicyclists took to the streets of the Hilltowns on Sunday morning to tour Rensselaerville’s five hamlets in the fourth annual Rensselaerville Ride event, sponsored by the Carey Institute for Global Good’s Sustainable Communities Program and Helderberg Brewery in collaboration with the New
Joseph Heyman, Ph.D., a retired scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, told a young boy, “In your lifetime, son, amazing things are going to happen that you never even dreamt of.”
The three elected assessors — who were all in favor of the change — will leave their posts at the end of the year, after which a single appointed person will serve as town assessor.
Hébert Joseph, the new chairman of the town’s Democratic Party, said that he hopes to get more Democrats voting this year, such as by helping transport the elderly to the polls and encouraging young people to vote.
