Councilwoman, District 6· 2024-2027
Karen Dunne Kesnig
Town of Brookhaven
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 53:15
- Avg per meeting
- 3:08
- Segments
- 733
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Top issues during term (5)(General)
Cannabis Retail Dispensary Proposal on Montauk Highway
Denial eliminates potential municipal tax revenue and business investment from the cannabis sector at this site.
Landfill Contamination and Leachate Plume
Involves multiple professional service expenditures exceeding $35,000 each.
Verizon Cable Franchise Agreement
Expected to introduce market competition that could influence local telecommunications pricing.
cannabis regulation
Local entrepreneurs lose out on crucial opening-weekend sales, and the town misses out on early tax revenue.
cannabis dispensary litigation
Town taxpayers will foot part of the legal bill for this multi-town lawsuit against the state.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Kesnig was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of General Resolution Agenda (Resolutions 2026-519 through 2026-549)
Authorizing an Assignment and Assumption of Agreements between the Town of Brookhaven and General Code, LLC
CD5 2026-340 Authorization to Acquire Suffolk County-Owned Unused Right of Way Property Pursuant to Section 72-H of the General Municipal Law - Avery Avenue and County Road 80, East Main Street, Patchogue
CD2 2026-265 Authorize Administrative Leave for Barbara Russell, Town Historian, Department of General Services, to Attend the New York State History Conference in Poughkeepsie, New York, from June 11 - June 12, 2026
General Resolution Agenda (Resolutions 231-262)
Voting record (1)(General)
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