Town Board holds public hearings on 2026 preliminary budgets
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, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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