Carlisle Road Crew Busy This Winter

CARLISLE _ The harsh winter of 2025-26 has kept the Town of Carlisle Road Crew hopping.

"We've been busy," Highway Superintendent  Mike Broadwell reported at the Wednesday, Feb. 4 town board meeting. He said two injectors on the town's 2007 Western Star plow truck had to be replaced recently at a cost of a little more than $1,000.

"Other than that, everything is going smooth," Broadwell continued. "This little time period we've had recently with no snow has been like our halftime break."

Town Supervisor John Leavitt thanked Broadwell and his crew for all the hard work.

"I know you guys have been hustling quite a bit," Leavitt said.

In other news from the Feb. 4 meeting, council member Katie Schweigard said during her recreation report there's not a whole lot going on in that area right now. However, she said she's in the early stages of planning a town garage sale to be held probably sometime in July and featuring light refreshments like hotdogs.

During Privilege of the Floor, town resident Herman Schroer complained about a property near his that's been holding motocross, snowmobile and other types of races on a frequent basis. He said the noise from the events often disturbs him and his cattle.

"It seems nobody has any rights but him," Schroer said.

Leavitt said the racetrack brings revenue into Schoharie County and benefits Carlisle in the form of an increased share in the sales tax.

"But I understand your concern about the number of events," he told Schroer. "I will look into it."

Schweigard noted the town might be limited in what it can do about the situation because Carlisle has no zoning and no noise ordinance.

Toward the end of the meeting, Leavitt lamented  a recent setback in the county's legal effort to have solar and wind energy facilities pay more in taxes.

"It's such a fixed playing field," Leavitt said of what many consider unfairly low assessments placed on such facilities. "Where it's all going to go I don't know. It's a huge disappointment. We need to get rid of this governor. Her agenda is destroying upstate New York."