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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
New Windsor Clerks office open March 31
Town of New Windsor Town Clerk, Deborah Green and
Receiver of Taxes Susan Scheible announce that their
offices will be open on Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to
Noon for the convenience of those who can not get to the
Town Hall during normal business hours, In the Town
Clerk’s Office a Notary Public will be available, E-Z
Pass tags can be purchased, and various licenses can be
obtained i.e.: Marriage license, dog license, hunting and
fishing licenses, and handicap parking permits.
Receiver of Taxes Scheible will be open for the purpose
of collecting utility payments and property tax payments.
New Windsor amends ethics code
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that they’ve had substantial involvement with in their
official capacity,” explained Schmidtt.
Another change was to remove limits on who can serve
on the town’s board of ethics, Schmidtt said. “Everyone,
regardless of their political affiliation, will have a chance
to serve,” he said. “There are no restrictions.”
Previous to the amendment, two Democrats, two
Republicans and one Independent Party member
were permitted on the board. “Now you can have any
combination, including Green, Conservative, Reform
Party members...” he said, etcetera.
Ethics board members will be appointed by the all-
Republican town board. The town anticipates appointing
new members to the now defunct board later this year,
said Schmidtt. “Over the next couple of months, we’ll
accept application letters,” he said.
The amendment also permits an elected official to
serve on the board. “The state’s current guidelines
require at least one member of the board of ethics
to be an elected official or appointed employee of the
town,” said Schmidtt. “The old town ethics code barred
an elected official or town employee from serving on
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