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Residents press Menands board on mowing rules, park improvements, cleanup and cooling stations
Summary
During public comment residents urged the board to require more frequent lawn mowing, replace wooden salt-and-grit sheds with concrete or metal, clean a neglected River Hill parcel, and publicize cooling-center information for extreme heat; other comments covered baseball-field security and donated park improvements.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period on June 2 to raise a range of operational and quality-of-life concerns for the Menands Village Board.
A speaker identified as Bill asked the village to replace wooden salt- and grit-storage sheds with concrete or metal because wooden sheds pose a burn risk. Bill also urged the board to adopt an ordinance requiring property owners to mow lawns every seven to eight days, citing practices in neighboring municipalities.
Other comments asked the village to avoid mowing grass…
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