New Castle Officials Should Disclose Involvement in Coyote Trapping Permits

To the Editor:

According to the press and statements by Supervisor Greenstein and community members, the Random Farms Homeowners' Association has been issued a permit to have coyote traps placed in Random Farms.

The issue of coyote trapping is of the utmost importance to our community. In the interest of good governance and transparency, the Town Board should make clear the extent of Town involvement in connection with the Random Farms trapping permit and all other current attempts to obtain trapping permits in the community.

Residents should be aware of what is going on on such a crucial matter.

The Supervisor posted to Facebook today that he sent an email to NYS DEC about the Random Farms trapping permit.

I ask the Town Board to immediately provide a copy of the email referenced by Rob or have it made public by posting it on the Town website or the Supervisor’s Facebook page.

A FOIL request should not be necessary for such an easy to fulfill request on such a time sensitive issue given that the trapping in Random Farms has begun or will shortly.

I also ask the Town Board to promptly compile and release all other records relating to the Random Farms trapping permit and any trapping permit being sought for anywhere in New Castle. This request is not as easy to fulfill as the one above but I ask that it be done promptly given the time sensitive nature of this issue.

Robin Murphy