Voting will be on Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 4-8pm in the library. 
Absentee ballot applications are available. The absentee ballot must be received by September 4.
The West Hurley Public Library Board proposes an operating budget of $229,804 for the 2020 financial year. The largest single budget line increase is for the staff salary line in part because the minimum wage is rising to $12.50 per hour by 2020.Funding the proposed budget requires a budget increase of 2.73%. An owner of a $200,000 home would expect a tax increase of about $2.25. Copies of the budget are available in the library or online at Proposed Budget.
There are two positions available on the board. The candidates running for election to the board are Margaret Smith and Patricia Heinitz. These are three-year terms.
Intrigued by a mention of bootlegging in the Hudson Valley in one of her father’s scrapbooks about his 58 year law career in Poughkeepsie, Eleanor (Ellie) Charwat started to research the subject and created a talk and a book on “Bootlegging in the Hudson Valley” that she has given to over 20 historical societies, libraries and other community organizations. At each talk, members of the audience add their anecdotes or family lore about bootleggers, speakeasies and underground tunnels. Cosponsored with Hurley Historical Society.