The Washington County Board of Supervisors advanced introductory Local Law E — described in meeting materials as creating a Washington County Land Holding Corporation (a county land bank) — and set a public hearing as part of its meeting agenda.

The clerk read notice to attendees: "The Board of Supervisors of Washington County will hold a public hearing in the Supervisor's Chambers, Washington County Office Building B, Fort Dover, New York, on the November 2025 at 10:05AM to consider introductory local law e of 2025," and explained the local law would be enacted pursuant to the Not‑for‑Profit Corporation Law to create a land bank to address vacant, abandoned, blighted or tax‑delinquent properties in Washington County. The notice identified the law’s purpose as enabling property acquisition and return to productive use to strengthen the economy and local municipalities.

The chair declared the public hearing open and asked for oral comment; after calling for public comment three times, the chair said none were offered and closed the hearing, noting one written comment had been received and distributed to supervisors that morning.

The board later considered and adopted a resolution (Resolution 269) to move forward with the introductory local law; a roll-call vote was recorded in the meeting. Several supervisors discussed potential conflict‑of‑interest concerns and abstentions; the clerk and counsel advised on standard practices for recusals where board members sit on outside boards.

Next steps: The hearing and the resolution move the county closer to formally establishing a land bank; the transcript records the hearing notice and that a written comment was distributed. The board’s official minutes will list the written submission and the formal roll‑call vote tally and describe any next steps for implementation if the law is enacted.