by Jay Lawson
Bill Brooker asked the Town Board about progress it is making with the Social Media control policy that was advocated by Councilwoman Mary Brophy Moore at the Board’s meeting on November 2nd.
Councilwoman Moore had suggested a policy to prevent Councilpersons from posting to their social media pages without fact-checking and approval from the full Town Board.
Moore said she had hoped to come up with precise wording for the policy at the November 10th meeting. Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
Councilwoman Kate Russell brought what she described as a learning-tool issue to the Town of Webb Board, involving a questionable Facebook post made by a member of the public.
Her discussion took place at the Board’s meeting on Monday, November 2.
The purpose of the presentation, Russell said, was to continue the topic of effective communication that permeated many of the questions and answers at last week’s candidate forum in the Town of Webb. Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
As a journalist who regularly attends board meetings, it is my job to observe and report local government activities to readers in the community.
I’ve been doing this for years and years (and years).
A couple weeks ago something seemed out of whack at the Town of Webb’s regular October meeting. The board had a slender agenda, which concluded in about half an hour. That’s quick, but not unheard of (Sometimes business is light). Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
Dr. Joseph Rintrona, who has been practicing dentistry in the Town of Webb for nearly 35 years, appeared before the Town Board at its audit meeting on Monday, September 21, to introduce his prospective replacement.
In 2013, Dr. Rintrona informed the board that he is nearing the end of his dental career.
Since then, he has been looking for a replacement to assume his patient load upon retirement. Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
Dan Rivet addressed the Town of Webb Board on Tuesday, September 8, to request partial funding support for four new paid positions, on behalf of the Old Forge Fire Department and Old Forge Ambulance Corps.
The positions would be for three full-time and one part-time Advanced Life Support (ALS) providers.
This would allow for twenty-four hour a day ALS coverage, seven days a week, every day of the year. Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
The Town of Webb Board held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 8, where it adopted a resolution authorizing Supervisor Ted Riehle to renew a Snowmobile Agreement with Lyme Adirondack Timberlands, LLC, for the 2015–16 season.
Among other business, the board authorized a grant application by the Town of Webb Justice Court. Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
The Town of Webb Board met for their regular monthly on Tuesday, August 11, and discussed a number of issues, including ideas for restoring full outdoor lighting to the Al Stripp Soccer Field at North Street.
Some of the field’s wooden light poles have either fallen or are in danger of falling and must be replaced.