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Home My WebLink About1983-02-14Moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Sovocool, to appoint Teresa Robinson as Delegate to the Annual. Assoclation of Townes !Meeting to be held February 20 - 23, 1983, and to anoint Merl Rankin as an alternate. Ayes Bovocool, VanEenschoten, Rankin, Carey, Robinson. Moved by Mr, REmkin to set Town Bonne Meeting night fox the second Monday of the month at ?:3o P- M� to be held at 'the Town Fall. Seconded by Mr. Carey. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschcten, Rankin, Caxey, Robinson. Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. Rankin, to retain the serv7.oes of Fitzgerald, Taylor & Pomeroy as Attorn:ys for the Town per contract. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Rankin, Carey, Robinson. ?Moved by Mr. Sovo,�,00l, seco=nded by Mx`. VazBenschoten, to set the hourly rate of the Custodian at $3,50 per hour and the Deputy Town Clerk at $4.?5 Dex hour. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, 0axey, Robinson. Abstained Rare kin . Their being no further business, Mr. Va.rlBenschaten moved to adjourn meeting at 9:15 P. M. Seconded by MT. Sovocool, Unanimous . Colleen D. Fie7rson Town Clerk MINUTES OF TWIT BOARD MEETING HELD MONDAY, FBBRUARY 14, 1983 AT 7:22 F -M, Those pre erjt: Teresa M. Robinson, Supervisor Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilirtan Tranc;is P. Grey, CoLzncilman Gordon C. ;fa.nBenschoten, Councilman Verl Rankin, Jr., Counc1lrnan .hack Titzgerald, Attainey Also present: Leland Cornelius, Don Cargian, Ron Si-cina. Mr. Rankin moved that rainu'Ces.of January 10 be approved as corxected. Seconded by Poor. Carey. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Casey, Robinson. Claim hQos. 13 to 55 of the Highway Fund in the amount of $19,083.37 and Claim Nos. 21 to 48 0-' the General Fund in the amount of $51,225.93 ware presented for audit, Mr. .Rankin moved 'that the bills be paid and the clerk instructed to draw wa rant for them. Seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, %rar,BenEchotea, Carey, Robinson. Don Cargian and Ron Sicina were present to repo =t on activities of local concerned citizens group regarding drug and alcohol abuse xn Groton. They asked'Boaxd to consider adopting an ordinance xelating to open alcoholic beverage containers. The Village has been asked to act an same ordinance. If Village adopts ordinance, then Town should consider adopting similar ordinance shortly thereafter in order to aid enforcement of Village orddna.noe should violators go ovear line into "down. Boaxd referred proposed ordinance to 'Town Attorney for his review and comments, Supervisor Robinson received word that the SPCA Cont'z1act will be changed again. Since two contracts have already beers signed by Supervisor, Attorney suggested stating in new Contract that 'this contr.-�.ot supercedes any previous contra.e•t signed by us ". Correspondence and reports from Town Clark, 'Town Justice and Zoning pffioear were reviewed. RESOLUTION NO. 2 - APPROVAL OF 1,983 FIRE, AMBULANCE AND GROTON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTUR CONTRACTS Moved by IdIr. Rankin, seconded by 1l[r. Sovocool Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson RESOLVED, that the Tom of Groton hereby approves 1983 Contracts L .'ith the iTire Department in the amount. of $22,700.00, Groton Ambulance in the .mount of $20,000.00 and the Groton Child Develop- ment. Center in the amotirjt of $21000,00. .tea 7 a Moved by Mr. VanBenschoten to appoint George Totman to the Planning Board for a term of seven years. Seconded by Mr. Sovocool. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson. Municipal Official's meeting will be held February 15 at 7:00 P.M. at the Icabod. Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. Carey, that the Board authorize the expenditure of up to $400 for Town officials to attend Annual Association of Towns Convention in New York City on February 20 - 23. George Totman, Verl Rankin, Arland Heffron, Robert Walpole, Roger Gleason, Cecil Twigg, George Bushnell, Teresa Robinson and Colleen Pierson are planning to attend. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson. Leland Cornelius informed board that Frank • weeks vacation and sick leave coming. Mr. for this uosition. He has decided on John moved to endow Mr. Cornelius to hire john Unanimous. Parker is retiring. He has three Cornelius has interviewed mechanics Sincerbeaux. Mr. VanBenschoten Sincerbeaux. Seconded by Mr. Rankin, RESOLUTION N0. 3_ - AUTHORIZE ATTORI %EY F'ITZGERALD TO ACT Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded wby Mr. VanBenschoten. of New York, the highway is declared Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, discontinued. Rankin, Carey, Robinson. RESOLVED, that the Toim Board authorize Attorney Jack Fitzgerald to write letters to Timothy Little and Rose Banner giving them until March 1, 1983 to apply for building permits in order to comply with Torn of Groton Zoning Ordinance, RESOLUTION NO. 4 - AUTHORIZE ATTORNEY FITZGERALD TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST SHERRY O'BRIEN Moved by fir. Rankin, seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Rankin, Carey, Robinson RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorize Attorney Fitzgerald to take legal action against Sherry 0 "Br:i.en for violating the Town of Groton Junkyard. Ordinance and operating a Motor Vehicle Repair Shop without a permit. RESOLUTION N0. 5 - HIGHWAY ABAR'DONMF.�1 Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. Rankin Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Rankin, Carey, Robinson RESOLVED, that the town highway hereinafter designated has not been opened or worked for more than six (6) years last past, and that the same has been abandoned by the public, and is no longer used as a public highway, to wit: the town highway extending from County Road 180, Church Street, in a general southerly or southwesterly direction to County Road 104, Stevens Road, and bounded. on the north by Tanner and Ballard and. on the south by Hill, Munson, and Davidson, WHEREFORE, pursuant to Section 205 of the Highway Law of the State of New York, the highway is declared to be and hereby is discontinued. The Planning Board will meet every third Tuesday of the month. Mr. Gary Evans will meet with them to finalize proposed ordinance. There being no further business, Mr. Rankin moved to adjourn meeting, seconded. by Mr. Sovocool, at 9:00 P.M@ - Unanimous Colleen D. Pierson Town Clerk