By Holly Crocco The Town of Putnam Valley is considering a 7.28 percent tax levy increase in 2027, which would make it one of the many towns breaking the state-mandated property tax cap next year. The tentative budget, which was distributed during a special Sept. 30 meeting of the Putnam Valley Town Board, uses $2.2 million from the fund balance, leaving $3.5 million in reserves. “It’s a healthy fund balance,” said Town Supervisor Alison Jolicoeur. “It’s not a long-term solut

By Holly Crocco The Town of Putnam Valley has a Natural Resource Inventory that is eight years old but was never officially adopted. During the Sept. 16 Putnam Valley Town Board meeting, Ted Warren, public policy manager for the Hudson Highlands Land Trust, explained that the organization helped the town draft its NRI in 2018. “A Natural Resource Inventory compiles and describes important, naturally occurring resources in a municipality, such as forest, streams, wildlife habi

Putnam Valley was hit hard by the July 28 and 29 storm. Provided photo. By Holly Crocco Cleanup from not only one, but several summer storms that brought torrential rain to the area – hitting Putnam Valley especially hard – is continuing, with debris removal from blocked drains, and other efforts, proving to be a challenge. The Putnam Valley Town Board passed a resolution Aug. 12 approving the highway department to remove storm debris from various drains, waterways, and other

By Holly Crocco With a town moratorium on battery storage systems and large-scale wind energy conversion systems having expired in October, the Putnam Valley Town Board is looking to act quickly to pass another moratorium that will protect the town from not only these types of developments, but also data centers. The state recently passed a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers using 50 megawatts or more of power to assess environmental, energy, and community imp

Joseph Petti of Putnam Valley died July 24. A Putnam Valley man was killed Friday in a reported construction equipment accident. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has identified Joseph Petti, 56, as the victim. According to the police report, just after 5 p.m. July 24, deputies responded to a residence on Park Drive to assist emergency medical personnel with a reported construction equipment accident involving a skid steer. Petti was found deceased at the scene when the firs