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Eighty People, Five Speakers, and a Fight Over Who Gets Heard in Red Hook

Episode 65: Eighty People, Five Speakers, and a Fight Over Who Gets Heard in Red Hook

Reporter Athan Yanos breaks down a tense Red Hook board meeting where a new eminent domain vote and a public comment showdown reignited the Boat Club fight

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A routine Red Hook town board meeting turned into one of the tensest nights at town hall in months. New board members Kristina Dousharm and Ken Migliorelli forced a vote on the town's eminent domain push against the Red Hook Boat Club, and lost, keeping the board's three-two split intact. But the bigger flashpoint came during public comment, when Supervisor Robert McKeon tried to cap speakers at five and was overruled after boat club commodore Richie Ross was nearly cut off mid-line. Daily Catch reporter Athan Yanos, fresh off another dramatic night at town hall, joins Emily Sachar to break down the vote, the packed room, McKeon's defense of the town's legal spending, and what residents should watch for as the fight heads back to the courts.

Produced by Emily Sachar, Walter Mullin, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud at the Radio Free Rhinecilff studio

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