PUTNAM COUNTY PRESS/TIMES Opposition Heard For Charter Change Continued from Page 1 unnecessary duplication, an added expense to the taxpayers, and a greater division within a body that should be united in serving all constituents regardless of party lines.” Rather, Fannin said the Legis- lature should be working together, negotiating in good faith, and representing the interests of all families regardless of political party. Legislator Erin Crowley, R-Mahopac, urged County Ex - ecutive Kevin Byrne to veto the law, calling it unnecessary, costly, and divisive. “I do believe the Legislature should have access to individual legal counsel… but that counsel should represent the institution, not political parties,” she said. Legislator Nancy Montgom - Cold Spring: Not Only a Fall Destination Continued from Page 1 the funding for legislative coun- sel was already approved by the Legislature, with $150,000 being put into subcontingency for the positions. Legislator Jake D’Angelo, ery, D-Philipstown, who cham- pioned the law, said it provides a clear separation of power. “This law gives the Legis- lature the tools it needs to do its work effectively regardless of who holds power at any given moment,” she said. “It codifies independent counsel for the law- makers of Putnam County… Our legislative counsel is exempt from the authority of the county attorney.” Further, Montgomery said said he can better manage the de- partment’s resources. He said 2024 and 2025 were consistent in the number of calls requesting police intervention, and when. “The community’s demand for police services remained the same in 2024 and 2025, with reac- tive call activity at 962 – the same exact number both years,” he said. However, what was most surprising was the season when activity started to rise: both years, the call volume started to rise in April and peaked in May-June, tapered off in October, but then shot up again in November and December. “People are coming here and the cars are coming here a lot soon- er than expected, and we need to prepare for that a lot sooner than we normally do,” said Jackson, who noted that the village always assumed peak season was the in fall. “Judging by this data it’s not the fall – it’s spring and it contin- ues through the fall.” The CAD data showed that most of the calls that came in during those times were traffic re - lated and EMS related, “and most of those calls came from Main Street, Chestnut, and Route 9D,”
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said Jackson. “A lot of it is parking complaints.” He noted that increasing the number of parking enforcement officers won’t alleviate any work for police because the department still fields the calls and has to respond to any vehicle collisions. “I want to see the increase in vehicle and pedestrian traffic and the correlation to calls,” said Jackson. The commanding officer also pointed out that the popular Break - neck Ridge trailhead was closed in 2025 as part of construction of the planned Fjord Trail, and “once those trails open back up, these numbers are going to be higher and that puts a strain on what we have here – not just the police depart- ment, but the village as a whole.” “The sheer number of people that are coming to this village year by year, it’s going up, it’s going up, it’s going up, but what we’re doing is staying the same because we can’t do anything – there’s nothing else we can do with what we have right now,” he said. Foley explained that in de - veloping the draft environmental impact statement, planners of the Fjord Trail placed counting devices and cameras at “particular intersections” for “particular peri- ods of time” to gather information about how the trail would impact tourism in Cold Spring. However, village officials say the timing and location of the counts don’t capture peak usage of the trails. “There’s a reality of rising numbers of people visiting and we have to manage them – and it’s R-Carmel, who took office mere hours after the law was passed by the Legislature, urged Byrne to veto it, saying it was rushed through during a special meeting that was “hastily scheduled.” “The positions created are parliamentary and advisory in nature, advising on procedure, drafting laws, and research – functions that are inherently nonpartisan,” he said. “Creating a party-specific legal advisory role for these functions serves no legit- imate governmental purpose and risks institutionalizing division in a body that is obligated to govern collaboratively.” Legislator Laura Russo, R-Patterson, also urged Byrne to veto the law, agreeing that it was rushed through the lawmaking process and discussed during special meetings called during the holiday and end-of-the-year season, when several lawmakers had scheduling conflicts. “I cannot justify spending county tax dollars on a duplicate role,” she said. “I have the utmost confidence we will continue to be well served by our current legisla- tive counsel.” In written comment sub - mitted to the county executive, Lynne Eckardt of Southeast also supported a veto of the new law. Eckardt, a Democrat, served on the town board for eight years and is now a member of the plan- ning board. “I was the minority party on the Southeast Town Board for two terms and not once did I find that I needed counsel,” she wrote. “I always assumed the attorney was there to protect the town… Even as a minority party, I believe the town attorney accomplished this.” Eckardt also noted that the Legislature has grown substan- tially in recent years. “Legisaltors have voted
just real and it’s a budgetary reality for us,” she said. “I expected the numbers to be higher for us in the spring than we had though origi- nally. I didn’t expect them to be higher than the fall… The season has grown. We can’t just plan for leaf-peeping anymore, because that’s gone. We’re a destination for 10 months of the year.” “We’re a tourist attraction, and it’s going to bring people here,” added Jackson. “There’s good things and there’s bad things about it. I think we should embrace the good things about it, but we need to prepare for that increase in people visiting the village during those times of year, and it’s defi - nitely putting a strain on resources – not just the police department but the village as a whole.” Further, he added, “The time of year we need to start preparing for is a lot sooner than we all thought it would be.” Foley gave a shout-out to the county for enabling all the law enforcement agencies across Putnam to record and share data via the CAD system. “For all of the times that we express our frustrations with shared services or funding from the county, this is one of the times where we have to recognize a real benefit,” she said. “We do pay for CAD, but it is greatly reduced because it is subsidized by the county.” The CAD report is avail- able at www.coldspringny.gov/ AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agen - da/_01142026-94 (beginning on page 31). themselves repeated pay increas- es that now bring compensation to nearly $50,000 a year for a part-time job,” she wrote. “At the same time, this body is asking taxpayers to fund another layer of legal staff.” Legislator Bill Gouldman, R-Putnam Valley, also wrote a letter in opposition to the law. “I understand how important it is to have a lawyer for the Leg- islature,” he wrote. “But to have two lawyers – one for the majority and one for the minority – is not appropriate” and puts added finan - cial burden on taxpayers. “Additionally, I believe two separate counsels will divide the Legislature more than it is now,” he wrote. “This Legislature should be run as a unified body… to help all residents of Putnam County regardless of party.” Byrne echoed the concerns about process and procedure, and also pointed out that those who claim that allowing the Legisla- ture to hire independent counsel as a way to maintain checks and balances are forgetting that the same courtesy is not extended to the executive branch of govern - ment in Putnam. “To be clear, I have no objec - tion to the Legislature modifying the charter to have its own inde- pendent counsel that it can hire and fire at will,” he said. “I do find it concerning that the same access to legal services is not afforded to the county executive, and this is primarily due to the fact that in Putnam County, legislative action is needed for the both the hiring and termination of the county attorney.” He continued: “Should the Legislature approve a clean amendment providing itself inde- pendent counsel – one attorney for the Legislature – I would gladly sign it.”
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