The Cornwall-on-Hudson Village Board has scheduled three public hearings to kick off its November 18 business meeting.
The first will be to rescind the ‘no parking’ signs on the west side of Churchill Street. This comes after residents complained about a lack of street parking when inviting guests to their homes.

The second is for a resolution which will allow the mandated municipal ethics form to be completed digitally. Public officials and employees are required to disclose any holdings and to date have done so on paper.

The final seeks to change trustee term limits from two to four years. Gagliano said this would create more stability on the board. Should there be no overwhelming objection from the public, the plan is to have a public referendum during the March election. If it passes, the board will vote to adopt and the law would go into effect for the 2026 election. At that point candidates would be running for four-year terms.

Also at the meeting, as has been the annual practice by the board, a resolution was approved seeking tax exemptions from the Towns of New Windsor and Cornwall for water infrastructure located in those municipalities.

Mayor James Gagliano said he fully expects and accepts the fact the New Windsor board will reject the request because the Water Department doesn’t service the town.

However, should the Cornwall town council reject the request, the mayor said he will seek to raise water rates for all non-village customers to cover the cost of the town and school taxes, which comes out to approximately $200,000.

In other business from the board’s most recent meeting:

Parade. On Sept. 28, the Cornwall-on-Hudson Fire Department took first place, for Class B, in the Orange County Volunteer Firefighters Association Parade. The Ladies Auxiliary also took first place, in Class B, and the 33-year-old tanker took third place even though its brake lights didn’t work during inspection.
Election. The village election is set for 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on March 18 at Village Hall. Voting for mayor and two trustees will take place. Each seat would be for two years.

Audit. The firm of Nugent and Haeussler was hired, at a cost of $27,250, to perform a full audit next year, as well as a single audit of FEMA grants received to cover the cost of repairs associated with damage caused by the last four major rain events.

Fundraiser. The board approved a special event from 2 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Village Bandstand. The business manager for Storm King Lounge and Pepettini will be holding a Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Fundraiser.

Resignation. Police Officer James Lynch submitted a resignation letter effective Oct. 9. After over three years with the village police department, he will be taking a full-time position with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s office.