An Update On The Woodbury Animal Shelter Story

Howdy. Short post for today, since I’m currently taking care of my Dad, who does not feel well.

I had a chance last night to speak with Woodbury Town Supervisor, Kathryn Luciani, about the incident at the animal shelter. I appreciate her reaching out to help confirm what had happened, and her explanation that the Shelter is making changes. I’m hoping the Board will highlight some of these changes at a future meeting. That’s ultimately what I was looking for when I asked them about it the other night:

What’s going to be done differently?

Given that Woodbury residents just went through an acrimonious relationship with Supervisor Palermo, followed by a Supervisor — Thomas J. Burke — who was described to me as “Woodbury’s Trump,” the perception of the Woodbury Town Board is probably the lowest it’s ever been.

Plus, there’s always the paranoia (justified or not) that some of the local politicians only have the interest of real estate developers who want to build, build, build, while Woodbury …