The monthly Catskill Town Meeting was held March 16 at Catskill Town Hall, with a live webcast through a partnership with the town and WGXC. (Click here to download or play a recording of the entire meeting.) The town board, previously on the record unanimously opposing the Pilgrim Pipeline as currently proposed, discussed making additional statements as the SEQR comment period will open soon. Catskill Town Attorney Michael Smith attended a meeting of towns along the pipeline organized be leaders in New Paltz and Rosendale March 14 at the Rosendale Community Center. Catskill Town Board Supervisor Doreen Davis got each department to identify local impacts of the pipeline to include in future public comments. (Click here to play or download a brief clip of Davis from this part of the meeting.) There was also talk of the highway budget at the meeting, and a tentative date was set for Town Cleanup day, for 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat., June 25. The meeting ended with a long presentation from Good Energy, about local energy options.

Click here to hear the part of discussion at the March 16 Catskill Town Board meeting about the Pilgrim Pipeline. (7:00)

The monthly Catskill Town Board meeting audio recorded March 16 in cooperation with WGXC and the Town of Catskill is available here. (1:06:01)