Vote On Transferring Bus Assets Postponed In Poughkeepsie

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — There will not be a vote Thursday in Poughkeepsie to transfer the city’s bus assets to the county. Only half of the eight Common Council members had said they were attending the special meeting.

If the city doesn’t transfer the assets to Dutchess County, then the city has to pay a $1.9 million penalty to the federal government, the Poughkeepsie Journal said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Mayor Rob Rolison said the council members need to do their jobs and vote up or down on the issue.

For more details, read the Poughkeepsie Journal article here.

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