Salem introduces flood damage prevention local law
Salem Town Board introduces flood prevention law and approves Blockhouse funding framework. Supervisor Evera Sue Clary and the five-member board unanimously adopted Resolutions #44 and #45 at a May 20 special meeting, introducing Local Law #2 of 2026 providing for flood damage prevention and
misc · Meeting of May 20, 2026
NY SALEM — Salem Town Board introduces flood prevention law and approves Blockhouse funding framework. Supervisor Evera Sue Clary and the five-member board unanimously adopted Resolutions #44 and #45 at a May 20 special meeting, introducing Local Law #2 of 2026 providing for flood damage prevention and scheduling a public hearing on its passage; both measures passed 5-0. The board also authorized Councilman Tom McMorris to represent the town in presenting the Blockhouse Site Plan Permit Application to the Planning Board and Building Permit Application to Code Enforcement, and voted unanimously to proceed with the Blockhouse Project exclusively through donations and volunteer labor with no taxpayer funds.
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Source: the misc meeting of May 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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