Resident presses Beekmantown board for document access, cites persistent manure odor
At the July 20 meeting, Ms Murnane asked why residents cannot see documents the board reviews before votes and reported ongoing nighttime manure odors; town staff said many records contain sensitive personal information and the board discussed possible odor sources.
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Ms Murnane opened the public-comment portion of the Town of Beekmantown's July 20 meeting by asking why residents cannot inspect all materials the board reviews prior to or during votes. "Why can't we see all the documents that you are looking at to vote on before or at our meetings?" she asked, and she told the board the manure smell near her neighborhood is still “very bad,” particularly at night, and that she had contacted DEC.
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