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The Huntington Town Board and Board of Trustees convened on October 6, 2026 to consider a full agenda. Key actions included adding four late-start resolutions, adopting numerous contracts and budget amendments, scheduling public hearings for November 5 and 17, and approving a bond redemption for the Greenlawn Water District. The meeting also included passage of local laws related to veteran tax exemptions, noise codes, traffic regulations, and kratom products, along with Board of Trustees items concerning waterfront structures.
Late Starters: Four late-start resolutions were added to the agenda after a motion and vote. Resolution 531 authorized a settlement with Cable Vision Systems. Resolution 532, initially co-sponsored by Supervisor Smith, was amended to remove his name from the header; it authorizes a license agreement with the Sorrentino Family Foundation for the San Janeiro Festival on October 18, 2026. Resolution 533 amended the operating budget for the Highway Department. Resolution 534 scheduled a public hearing on a local law to regulate kratom products. The missing resolution 2026-508 (budget amendment) was also noted and included.
Public Hearing Scheduling: The board discussed consolidating numerous public hearings scheduled for November 5. Resolutions 518-524 were initially set for November 5, but some were moved to November 17 to avoid a crowded agenda. Ultimately, resolutions related to sewer assessment rolls, the preliminary operating and capital budgets, blighted properties, and certain traffic and noise amendments remained on November 5; others concerning traffic stop signs and parking restrictions were set for November 17. The public hearing on kratom products (Resolution 534) was also set for November 17.
Bond Redemption (Resolution 526): John Clark, commissioner of the Greenlawn Water District, explained that bonds issued for the district’s capital projects were being redeemed using grant funds to reduce the town’s debt-to-operating budget ratio, which had reached 20%. The resolution authorized up to $1,615,000 for redemption.
Mill Dam Road Grant (Resolution 529): A typo in the memo was noted; the resolution authorizing a grant application for roadway improvements was co-sponsored by Councilwoman Hebert and Councilman Maury.
Traffic Signal Contracts: Council members questioned why two separate traffic signal contracts (Resolutions 500 and 502) were awarded to different companies. The town board was informed that they involve two different pieces of legislation and separate bidding processes, and that one of the vendors is already utilized by the town.
Please join Councilwoman Lupinacci for the Pledge of Allegiance. All right, thank you, everyone. We've got several late starters. Uh well, before we get going, the town attorney please advise us as to our agenda. Okay, good morning, everyone. Um, one missing resolution 2026-508 authorizing the controller to amend the 2026 operating budget for the town of Huntington and its special district various departments. There are four late starters. The first is as follows resolution authorizing the supervisor to execute a settlement and release agreement with cable vision systems long island court, also known as cable vision systems hunting corporation. Thank you. I'll entertain a motion to add the first late starter to the agenda. Motion by Councilwoman Hebert, seconded by second councilwoman Maury, all in favor, and opposed. Okay, resolution is added to the agenda as resolution number. I'm trying to draw a couple holes. Resolution 531. All right. Okay. The second late start is as follows. Resolution authorizing the supervisor to execute a license agreement. On October 18th, 2026 to be co-sponsored by Supervisor Edmund J. Smith and the town of Huntington. Okay, uh, before we vote on that, I'm gonna amend the header just to take my name out of it. I totally support this, but I I think policy's been that we don't put individual names on the header. So really not Italian, right? Can you have grievance for him? I don't know if I'll be easy. I don't even have a real vowel in my hand. What's with that? He's picking on me. All right, so we're gonna just amend that header to take me out, but I do support it. But uh, is there a uh motion to add the second late starter? No motion by councilwoman Maury. Second by councilwoman Gebert. All in favor? Any opposed? All right, second late starters is added to the agenda as amended. All right. 532, sorry. Third late starter, please. Third late starter is as follows. Resolution authorizing the comp troll to amend the 2026 operating budget for the town of Huntington and the special districts highway department.