Larkin gets threatening message as KJ annexation bills move in the Senate

ALBANY – The State Senate bills that would provide annexation oversight have begun moving in the upper house.
Senator William Larkin (R, Cornwall-on-Hudson), who is sponsoring the measures, said they “will create appropriate oversight on annexations as well as support a more comprehensive review process when resolving disputes. Annexations that have the potential to significantly impact an entire region should be looked at very closely.”
Larkin hopes to have the full Senate approve the pair of bills before it adjourns next week.
The long-time lawmaker’s office confirmed Thursday that he received a Twitter message in Yiddish apparently threatening him over his sponsorship of the bill that would tighten controls over large annexations.
The State Assembly has already approved the measures sponsored in that house by Assemblyman James Skoufis (D, Woodbury).
The bills were prompted by the proposed annexation of 507 acres of land in the Town of Monroe into the Village of Kiryas Joel.