Jan 9, 2013 11:09 AM
Members of the Southampton Town Board quietly rebuked Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor this week, passing a resolution on Tuesday afternoon ordering him to maintain and empty garbage cans along Montauk Highway and Flanders Road.
The resolution, which Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst added to Tuesday’s agenda as an unannounced walk-on, instructed the highway superintendant to replace the estimated 40 trash cans that had been removed from the county and state roads in recent weeks and to ensure that they were emptied on a daily basis.
The vote was 4-0. Town Councilman Jim Malone abstained, as he had said he would prior to the meeting, explaining that he did not think the Town Board should be using legislation to overrule decisions made by another elected official.
The board also instructed Mr. Gregor, via resolution, that the... more
The resolution, which Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst added to Tuesday’s agenda as an unannounced walk-on, instructed the highway superintendant to replace the estimated 40 trash cans that had been removed from the county and state roads in recent weeks and to ensure that they were emptied on a daily basis.
The vote was 4-0. Town Councilman Jim Malone abstained, as he had said he would prior to the meeting, explaining that he did not think the Town Board should be using legislation to overrule decisions made by another elected official.
The board also instructed Mr. Gregor, via resolution, that the... more
