Town Board holds public hearings on 2026 preliminary budgets
Brookhaven Town Board closes budget hearings. The board unanimously closed three public hearings on preliminary 2026 budgets Thursday following more than 30 public speakers divided primarily over a proposed Ecology Center closure. Closure opponents offered approximately $90,000 in donations:
Town Board · Meeting of November 6, 2025
NY BROOKHAVEN — Brookhaven Town Board closes budget hearings. The board unanimously closed three public hearings on preliminary 2026 budgets Thursday following more than 30 public speakers divided primarily over a proposed Ecology Center closure. Closure opponents offered approximately $90,000 in donations: $20,000 each from Patrick Malkmes and Chris Nelson, and $50,000 from Chris Zecha in a corporate donation.
All three hearings closed unanimously with Councilman Neil J. Foley absent.
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Source: the Town Board meeting of November 6, 2025, compiled from the official minutes.
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