Multiple speed limits and intersections were addressed at the Milan Town Board meeting on Monday, Oct. 20.
The board voted 3-0 to request that the Dutchess County Department of Public Works place two stop signs on Jackson Corners Road where it intersects with Turkey Hill Road, creating a three-way stop. (Currently, there is only one on Turkey Hill Road.) At the Sept. 15 meeting, residents who live near the intersection expressed concern about drivers disregarding the 45 mph speed limit and reported witnessing accidents.
After that meeting, Supervisor Al Lo Brutto met with a member of the county DPW at the intersection. The DPW representative expressed doubt that the plan would be approved at the county level, but Lo Brutto pushed back. “I don’t care,” Lo Brutto recalled saying. “We’re going to ask for it, and then we’ll just take it from there.”
The board also moved to request that the DPW lower the speed limit from 35 mph to 25 on Rowe Road, specifically the section between Route 199 and Willow Brook Road. Lo Brutto also reviewed the road with a member of the DPW, who confirmed to Lo Brutto that the recommendation had been submitted.
Finally, the New York Department of Transportation sent a letter to the Town Board notifying members that “a formal investigation has been initiated” into lowering the speed limit on South Road from 45 mph to 40.
In other business, the board voted to approve an agreement that will allow the Town of Clinton to rent space on the cell tower on Woody Row Road. The tower is primarily used by countywide departments such as the DPW and emergency dispatch services for instant, closed-network communications. Clinton will lease space on the tower under a five-year agreement that starts at $7,200 in the first year and rises 3% annually, totaling about $38,226 over the term.
Highway Superintendent Glenn Butler told the board he was designating Wilbur Flats Road as a seasonal limited use highway, which closes the unpaved gravel road — except to local and emergency traffic — during winter months for safety and road preservation.
In personnel business, Virginia Sidorik was reappointed to the Board of Assessment Review for another term, ending on Dec. 31, 2025.
The board modified the Clerk’s Office public business hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The board also moved to adopt a tentative town budget for 2026, scheduling a public hearing at 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Town Hall. On the same day, at 6:55, a public hearing will be held to discuss the contract between the Town of Milan and the Milan Volunteer Fire Department.
The next Milan Town Board meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17.