Town Board can’t agree on Plandome plan

BY BRANDON DUFFY

A tense Town of North Hempstead Town Board meeting Tuesday night saw a unanimous vote to support the installation of a sewer main along Plandome Road as part of the Manhasset Sewer Conversion Project and a split vote on party lines to block a resolution transferring $3.1 million in federal funds for phase two of the project.

The three-and-a-half-hour meeting included a more than hour-long discussion on whether the town can use American Rescue Plan Act money on behalf of private businesses for phase 2 of the project.

Town Attorney John Chiara has been having ongoing discussions on the question with an attorney for the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce,