Appeal Of Building Inspector Decision In Central Nyack: Meetings

NYACK, NY — As the new year begins, our local officials are still busy conducting the public's business in plain sight.

John Adams famously wrote, "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know."

There are plenty of upcoming chances to help tend to our democracy close to the roots. Here are town and school board meetings in the coming week:

• Nyack Board of Education, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Location TBD
• South Orangetown Board of Education, 7:30 p.m. Thursday

Nyack

• Planning Board, 7 p.m. Monday, Village Hall
• Board of Water Commissioners, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Village Hall
• Village Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Village Hall

Piermont

Planning Board, 7:30 p.m. Monday

Clarkstown

• Clarkstown Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. Monday. The agenda includes an appeal by Citadelle Realty Group of the decision by the town building inspector to withhold a building permit for a proposed structure at 1 Cindy Lane in the hamlet of Central Nyack. Clarkstown Town Hall.
• Clarkstown Architectural Historic Review Board, 7:30 p.m. Monday in Town Hall
• Clarkstown Planning Board, 7 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall
• Clarkstown Town Council, 9:30 a.m. Friday, Street Community Center, 31 Zukor Road, New City. Workshop by Parks & Recreation.

Orangetown

• Town Council, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Annual re-organizational meeting. Town Hall
• Planning Board, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Greenbush Auditorium