Starbucks, Self-Storage: Clarkstown Planning Board

NANUET, NY — As the new year begins, our local officials are busy conducting the public's business in plain sight.

John Adams famously wrote, "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know."

There are plenty of upcoming chances to help tend to our democracy close to the roots. Several public meetings are scheduled for this week that concern Nanuet.

School district

The Nanuet Board of Education meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Nanuet High School.

Town government

Monday: Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave., in the auditorium

Tuesday: Town Board, 7 p.m., auditorium

Wednesday: Planning Board, 7 p.m., auditorium

There's a lot on the Planning Board agenda, including:

• Final review of the plan to build a Starbucks on the northwest corner of the intersection of Route 304 and West Nyack Road in Nanuet
• Informal review of a proposal to put a self-storage facility on the northwest corner of the intersection of NYS Route 59 and NYS Thruway Interchange 14 in Nanuet