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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-12-2000 TOWN OF GROTON MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING - SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 AT 7:30 PM Those present: Glenn E. Morey, Supervisor Sheldon C. Clark, Councilman Donald F. Scheffler, Councilman Duane T. Randall II, Councilman Francis Casullo, Town Attorney Absent: Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman Also present: Colleen D. Pierson, Richard Case, Mark Gunn, Liz Brennan, Dan Carey, Dave Buck, Teresa Robinson, April Scheffler, Arland Heffron, Tina Wright. MOVED by Councilman Scheffler, seconded by Councilman Randall, to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2000 meeting as presented. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. General Fund Claim Numbers 231 - 266 of the in the amount of $16,867.63 were presented for audit. MOVED by Councilman Scheffler, seconded by Councilman Clark, to approve the General Bills for payment. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. Highway Fund Claim Numbers 127 – 146 of the in the amount of $17,315.24 were presented for audit. MOVED by Councilman Randall, seconded by Councilman Scheffler, to approve the Highway Bills for payment. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. Special Grant (HUD) Fund Claim Numbers188 - 189 of the in the amount of $2,762.72 were presented for audit. MOVED by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Scheffler , to approve the HUD Bills for payment. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. Town Board Meeting Page 2 September 12, 2000 Supervisor Morey invited Privilege of the Floor. When no one responded the Board moved on to monthly reports. Liz Brennan, Bookkeeper – You’ve got your report in front of you. There is only one transfer from Contingency to Youth Summer Help, $287.36 and this is to finish up that account. We will use all the money. We needed some more money in there, but we will be getting an extra amount back. I think it’s $865 that we’ll be receiving back on that. RESOLUTION #64 - APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFERS MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby authorize the following budget transfers: General Fund – Part Town: From: Contingency B1990.4 ……………………. $287.36 To: Youth Summer Help B7310.1 …………… $278.36 Mark Gunn, Code Enforcement Officer – My report for building permits for last month was relatively slow. I had one mobile home and four permits total. violations notices However, I was real busy in zoning. I had last month for a property on West Groton Road where I was holding a certificate of occupancy for an old mobile home and an addition that had to come down. It took me awhile to get that, but she has hired somebody and is taking it down now. So, that is one thing that was solved. William Bartlett I had gotten in touch with a about a new structure that had been started several years ago, back in ’96. It was never finished and the place started falling down and the foundation is falling in. He since has gone out and got another mortgage on the place and has hired Hatch Builders to go and redo it. Chris Hatch is coming in tomorrow to get a new permit and they will finish the house. So, that will be done. subdivisionLafayette We had a problem with a with some land that was being subdivided on Road and I spoke with the woman and said that we couldn’t issue another building permit until the proper subdivision paperwork was filled, which she did. So, that was taken care of. Michael and Maryanne Reagan I am happy to say that the case with the old demolished structure that was never taken out of there, and we had Mr. Hinkle here a couple of times. They have cleaned everything up and did a nice job doing it. I sent them a letter saying that I am happy with the results. Robert Totman The property on McLean-Cortland road was really strange and I thought it was taken care of. Mr. Totman, I ticketed him and made him come into Court. I didn’t do a proper job writing the ticket so they kind of, without prejudice, dismissed that one, because I didn’t Town Board Meeting Page 3 September 12, 2000 have the proper evidence. I in turn ticketed Gerald Cornell who is the gentleman who had the life-use through a Supreme Court document. I brought him into Court last week and he relinquished all his rights to that building. Now Mr. Totman has been ordered to remove the structure within 30 days, which Robert Totman had told me he was willing to do. He turned around and came and visited me last night and tells me now that he is going to turn everything over to his attorney. He is not quite sure he’s responsible for the teardown. So, now I’m not sure where that stands. I’m waiting for a contact from his attorney. To be continued on that one. Supervisor Morey – When did you hear this Mark, last night? Mark Gunn – Yes, he stopped in last night. I told him I was worried about the structure, not what was inside. If somebody had used motor oil or a gas tank in the ground, get the walls down around it and worry about what’s there after the walls down. It would appease everybody. In my line of work, it would take care of his tenant getting his property damaged. Supervisor Morey – Did you talk to the tenant yesterday or today? Mark Gunn – I have not talked to the tenant. If it doesn’t come down in 30 days I imagine he’s probably going to be back next month. There’s nothing more I can do there until I hear from his attorney to find out what exactly is going on. I had a gentleman who I had told would not get another building permit until he finished his barn that he had started building. He has given me trouble since ’98 on it. Since the letter, he went out and painted it and did the rest of the work on it and has wrapped that project up. Ed McKane The case which has been going on since April of ’99, I was ordered by the Court to go and inspect the property where his son met us at the end of the property, us meaning me and the Deputy. He refused us entry to the property, wanted to argue a little more but we refused, so we left. I took the report to the Judge the next day and there Fran Casullo and the Town Supervisor are going to finish out the case and see what kind of luck they have with it. At first, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure if that was a blessing in disguise or what. I’ve talked a little more and I see the way Fran sees it. He saw the aggressiveness of Mr. McKane that night, saw the verbal attacks on me and my family that night, there in Court, and he expressed his concern and said that’s exactly why he took it over and he will see it through from there. I’m happy with that now that I’ve got that kind of understanding about it. I just kind of felt like I had the rug pulled out from under me, but seeing it in that light, I thank you for that. Supervisor Morey – We certainly don’t want you hurt. Mark Gunn – I appreciate that. It was a long time, a lot of work and a lot of pressure. I’d gone through Court nights like that for the last year and a half. The only thing that I do ask is that next time I get into a Court case like this, that I get some physical support from a Board Member or two or the Attorney and get some people in here to show that it’s not me, it is my job but there is a reason for this sort of thing, and I’ve got people behind me. I kind of felt a little alone on this one for quite awhile, but I feel I got the support I needed now. Bernie Douka I just spoke with Mr. Casullo about the property, formerly Dick Clark property on th 162 Pleasant Valley Road. He’s been issued a deadline, which was the 30 of August to get some junk cars taken care of which is against his Special Permit. He is basically running a junk yard, not a repair business. I’ve gone by, noted that he hasn’t done anything that I can see. I Town Board Meeting Page 4 September 12, 2000 kind of wanted to see how this McKane thing played itself out before I made any kind of moves on that. I’m going to make another visual inspection on that tomorrow and contact Mr. Casullo to let him know and he said he would forward a letter if they have not made any further progress. And that was my month. Supervisor Morey – Okay, any questions? Councilman Scheffler – That’s seven for nine. That’s pretty good. Mark Gunn – Yes, it’s been tough getting there, but I’m slowly chipping away. Supervisor Morey – Mark, you’re saying that you’d like some Board Members at the Court trial. Is this a common thing? It isn’t, is it? This is one of very few instances that we have. The majority of people you do write letters to do take care of it right away. Mark Gunn - Yes, and when I get to a point where I’m banging my head against a wall and I’ve got the aggressive people in here, or someone who just doesn’t want to comply, I can let a Board Member know or two Board Members and basically get some, honestly, I’m not sure how their voice would even be brought into a Court, I’m not sure. I don’t know if I can call them up and say this ….. Supervisor Morey – Okay, you do have the list of, every Board Member who is supposed to meet with the Planning and ZBA and they have taken at least two months out of the year. If you can contact that person, I’m sure they would be more than happy to come. Richard Case, Highway Superintendent – As of this date the Highway Department has paving completed Cobb Street from Pleasant Valley Road to NYS Route34B and Sharpsteen Road from Pleasant Valley Road to NYS Route 34B. Torok Road was trued and leveled and a section of Sincerbeaux Road was paved while the paver was available. I don’t know if you’re familiar with that section of road that’s right in front of Houston’s barn where the milk truck has a tendency to keep pushing the road out of shape. So, we tried to beef that up a little bit. These projects are not totally completed but they will be as soon as we can borrow a shoulder machine from another municipality. Lansing Municipal Auction The machinery taken to the sold for around $4,100 before the auctioneer fees. I would like to request that these moneys, when received, be placed in the machinery equipment account 5130.2. The auction did not produce any equipment that fit our needs and therefore nothing was purchase, leaving the $10,000 in the machinery account. Mark Kirchgraber has now been in the Town of Groton’s employment for three months. Mark has proven to be very knowledgeable and comfortable with highway construction and maintenance procedures that are performed on a daily basis. Mark has displayed a strong work ethic and the ability to work well with the public and other employees. It is my determination 50 cent pay that he has successfully completed his probationary period and should receive the raise that we talked about when he was hired. Town Board Meeting Page 5 September 12, 2000 timber sale In regards to the on Spring Street gravel mine property, I’ve received some quotes for surveying and have given the results to Glenn and Sheldon. Frank On behalf of the Town of Groton Highway Department I would like to congratulate Satterly on his announcement of his retirement from the Groton DPW. Frank’s commitment to municipal cooperation between the Town and Village has been greatly appreciated. In the same Jim Shurtleff light, I would like to congratulate on his appointment and look forward to working with him in the future. Supervisor Morey – There was a nice article about Frank in the Ithaca Journal as well as Margie Albern who is a crossing guard in McLean. Very nice article. Do we need a resolution for the transfer of money? And you also said the pay raise. And the survey, you want to do that now? Richard Case – That’s up to you fellows. We have two proposals. I just want to make sure…… Supervisor Morey – Was there a third one? Did you call anybody? Richard Case – I haven’t found anybody as yet. But I think in our procurement policy ……. Supervisor Morey – So, the total cost is $1,750? Richard Case – I can’t remember, the cheapest one was $1,700, which brings us within the two quotes….. Supervisor Morey – Did you ever use Manzari and Reagan? Richard Case – Personally, no. But I have heard nothing but good about them. Councilman Clark – I’m very familiar with them. Richard Case – The Town of Dryden, Sheldon worked with them. I’ve had three or four people tell me that they’re very good. Supervisor Morey – Well, there’s three resolutions here. RESOLUTION #65 - TRANSFER MONEY FROM EQUIPMENT AUCTION MOVED by Councilman Scheffler, seconded by Councilman Randall. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby authorize that the $4,100.00 made from the sale of surplus equipment at the Lansing Municipal Auction be transferred into the Machinery Account, DA5130.2. Town Board Meeting Page 6 September 12, 2000 RESOLUTION #66 - AUTHORIZE PAY RAISE FOR MARK KIRCHGRABER MOVED by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Scheffler. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby recognize that Mark Kirchgraber has completed the three month probationary period and authorizes a 50 cent raise for him. Supervisor Morey – And also, the survey is for the property up on the barn. The survey stakes are not properly set and we can’t do a forestry until we get the proper survey lines. Councilman Scheffler – So, we’ve got to survey it first. Councilman Randall – Where’s this money coming out of though? I mean it’s something above and beyond, this is a new item; it’s not budgeted. Where’s that come from? Supervisor Morey – Do you want to table it? Councilman Randall – I’m just asking a question because I don’t know the answer. Supervisor Morey – Neither do I. Councilman Clark – We agreed to pay for it from the future timber sale, which will plentifully cover it. Supervisor Morey – He doesn’t have to do it this month does he? Richard Case – No, but within, and Colleen can probably correct me, but within our budget, in the General Fund, we do put away money in case we need consulting engineers. I think this would fall under that heading. That’s why I started out with C.T. Male because that’s who we’ve used previously. I can’t tell you the item number………….. Supervisor Morey – Yes, account number A1440.4. Clerk Pierson – Is the $10,000 in there? Supervisor Morey – Yes. Richard Case – We set that aside in case of an emergency that we need an engineering consultant. Supervisor Morey – So, we do have money in there. Councilman Clark – I think it would be a good investment for the Town. Clerk Pierson – Are we doing them both? Town Board Meeting Page 7 September 12, 2000 Richard Case – I just got the proposal for the gravel mine side. After I saw the first quote I was a little concerned about price and I thought maybe just to expedite the timber sale, I continued on and just presented it to the surveyors as the one piece of property for now. RESOLUTION #67 - HIRE MANZARI & REAGAN TO SURVEY TOWN LAND MOVED by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Scheffler Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby authorize the hiring of Manzari & Reagan, Land Surveyors, to survey land belonging to the Town of Groton know as Gravel Pit #2, located on the South side of Spring Street and identified as Tax Map Parcel #321.-4-2 for the agreed upon price of $1,750.00. Richard Case – Do you want me to contact them or someone else? Supervisor Morey – You can contact them. Colleen D. Pierson, Town Clerk/Tax Collector – Submitted her monthly Town Clerk’s report for the Board’s review. Francis Casullo, Town AttorneyMcKane – Two things. On , just to back Mark up a little bit. When we appeared in Court, Mr. McKane started using some language that wasn’t appropriate and it started getting into Mark’s family. Quite frankly, Mark doesn’t get paid enough to listen to that kind of stuff and I just figured, and I should have explained myself better that night, but I just figured at the time that it’s best that I handle it. He doesn’t know me; doesn’t have a grudge against me; doesn’t have a grudge my family. I’ll handle it from this point on. Hopefully we do this rarely. I just think it would be a lot better for Mark if he doesn’t have to put up this kind of stuff. You know, no one has to listen to that stuff in public, so I’ll handle the rest of this case. And I should have explained it to Mark and I didn’t. That was my rational for it. I apologize that I didn’t do it that night. The second thing, Glenn, I think we’re going to need a motion, because I have prepared a release diminishing lien agreementRobert and Kathleen Morey or discharge for that . executed that in 1995 with the Town of Groton. It was from the HUD or Community Development Fund. Apparently they’ve paid it, so we’re going to need a resolution authorizing you as Supervisor to sign that discharge of that agreement. Supervisor Morey – By the way, they’re no relation to me. May I have a motion please? Clerk Pierson – How do all the rest of them get this taken care of? The County did them and sent them up here, Teresa signed them, and I notarized them. Town Board Meeting Page 8 September 12, 2000 Supervisor Morey – This is the first time it’s happened. Clerk Pierson – But what’s the big deal? There’s new staff down there, I know, but I couldn’t find anyone who knew what was happening. RESOLUTIION #68 - DISCHARGE OF DIMINISHING LIEN AGREEMENT OF ROBERT & KATHLEEN MOREY MOVED by Councilman Scheffler, seconded by Councilman Randall Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Groton recognizes that the Robert & Kathleen Morey diminishing lien agreement has been paid in full and hereby authorizes the discharge of the lien from public record. Arland Heffron & Arthur Dawson, Town Justices – Submitted their monthly report for the Board’s review. Justice Heffron – I have three or four things that I would like to bring to the attention of the McKane case Board. For one thing, let’s review the as it’s actually happening. There was an th article in the paper here on August 16 about the case being put off for another month and the case has dragged on for over a year, which is more or less true. And the Code Enforcement Officer tells the Court that they’re more interested in getting Court fees instead of resolving the case. Well, that’s not true. We don’t want to collect money, we want compliance. And I’m going back here to the time when the case was handed to me. Supervisor Morey – Is this public information? Attorney Casullo – That’s what I was just beginning to think. As a matter of fact the case is still….it’s public information. I understand where the Judge is coming from, and I think he’s a little upset about…. I think, Judge, the one thing that I can tell you is that I’ll be taking a more active roll in this case. And I think at that point the Board knows that and I think that’s all that really needs to be said. Justice Heffron – Well, perhaps a little bit does. Mr. McKane was in Court and he pled guilty to the charge of not complying and he was fined an appropriate penalty, which he paid. To make a long story short, he was in Court last Wednesday night and refused Mr. Gunn admission to his property. And at that time Mr. Casullo stepped in and asked if he would allow him to inspect the property and that agreement was made. The case was adjourned to another 60 days for that inspection to take place. I don’t know what they set up for an appointment, but I understand that it is going to come about. This case was handed to me as a result of Mr. Dawson becoming biased in the case and he didn’t feel that he could do justice to it. I didn’t get the case until last April. I have progressed with it from there. Town Board Meeting Page 9 September 12, 2000 Supervisor Morey – Arland, let me stop you there. We hold no ill feelings about you. Hopefully we will be able to take care of this. I think it’s in the proper hands right now. Justice Heffron – Mr. McKane was in Court last week and he did show some progress and hopefully it will be resolved. It has been going on a long time, but I haven’t had the case except st for from about the 1 of last April. Another thing I would like to bring up: according to Town Law, Section 31, also under the annual audit Uniform Justice Court Act, we are required to have an . Does the Board want us to do that or do you want to engage an outside auditor? And if you do, will you set a date where we can have the material ready? Supervisor Morey – All right. Rick Beals is now doing the Town audit. I’ll call him tomorrow and set it up for you. He usually does it for you, doesn’t he? Justice Heffron – We do need an audit. I want to go back to one thing more about Mr. McKane. The Enforcement Officer brought up the legality of a fence. The Court cannot do anything about that because……………. Supervisor Morey – Arland, we’ll take care of that, okay? We’ll take care of it, find out what it is and try to resolve this problem, okay? It’s gone on too much and we know that. I promise you it will be taken care of. Justice Heffron – One last thing, I believe the door was approved for the courtroom. Where do we stand on that? Councilman Randall – We needed another bid, which I asked somebody and they didn’t come forward. It was a matter of the procurement policy. I talked to Frank yesterday. He is pretty busy, so…… I haven’t forgotten it. Supervisor Morey – Arland, all the good ones are really busy and you have to stand in line and wait. Justice Heffron – Thank you. Supervisor Morey – David Buck, Police Officer in charge of the Village of Groton Police Court Constable Department would like to come and discuss this situation about the . Hi, David. Officer Buck – Thank you. I think maybe we’ve gotten somewhere with this with a person who could possibly help you out. The situation being that even with the Village Court, for me to attempt to put in a Court Officer is even tough for me, mainly because everyone that I have who’s employed is part time. To bring somebody in for Court, not knowing how long they are going to be there is even tough on us. It may come down to the point where we are going to talk too about using the same person, if we can. Judge Heffron, I think at this point, is happy with the Court Officer. Justice Heffron – I was going to bring that up, but I thought you would. Supervisor Morey – That’s one of the agenda items. Town Board Meeting Page 10 September 12, 2000 Officer Buck – The unfortunate part was that Judge Heffron called us a couple of months ago for a Court Officer because they were ready, I think at that time, to charge the Jury. It was expected, we thought, by the other agency that was actually having the trial, that it would be handled by them. Come to find out, there is no obligation on their part to do it. We only found that out by having a meeting with Glenn, the two judges and myself meeting with the Resource Center for the Magistrates. If Arland can use us, we’d loved to help you out. But at this point I can’t guarantee because even if we have Village trial, I’m going to have a hard time getting somebody in here too. The other thing with the wages, I guess there’s a difference in the wages. Whether you work that out or not, I don’t know. For me to send a man over here, it’s going to cost $11.00 an hour, if I can get a man. I guess there was some problem with that. But like I said, for myself, we may even try and use this person too, if it’s possible. I know that the part of whether he is going to be a Constable or a Court Officer is of course going to be for you to decide. I also know that there are different ways to do it. Another Court actually employs them. They are an employee of the Town. Others don’t, it all comes out of the Court budget. So, there are certainly different options and different ways to do it. The other situation which you have is where we sent our officer over to cover because there was just absolutely nobody there and they couldn’t go any further unless they had a Court Officer. We sent the officer that was working the Village that day over here and it turned out to be an hour and a half. I don’t mind accepting that hour and a half. We’re here to help each other and I don’t mind that one bit. If it became a situation that could have been used, then I would have, but certainly to help the Town out, I don’t have a problem with that. It is just something that I can’t foresee being able to do. I guess that’s about all I really have to say, or to address you. There may be some point where I am going to have to go back to my Village Board, or if Judge Heffron and Judge Dawson are going to be able to handle this themselves. Possibly at this point you do have a Court Officer which up until a week or so ago, we didn’t have anybody. Supervisor Morey – And you highly recommend this person? Officer Buck – I do, yes, I personally know him. He enjoyed it and he is one who is available because your hours for your Court trials, you can’t determine them, you won’t know until then. I know that day it went from 11 o’clock in the morning until 10 o’clock at night and I just can’t guarantee because I have officers who are working full time jobs somewhere else. We just couldn’t put somebody in there for that. It would be hard to do. Supervisor Morey – Does the Board have any questions about the job or the responsibilities? Councilman Scheffler – He’d be basically a bailiff in Court and then go pass out summonses or whatever he had to? That’s the way I understand it. Supervisor Morey – Well, you should have gotten a copy of the job description too. All right, thank you David. Officer Buck – The only thing I have to say is if for some reason you get caught in a bind, we’d be glad to help you out if we can. We know you’ve got to have somebody there and if others don’t feel that there is an obligation, to me if there is a request from the Court I would feel that we would have to act upon it somehow. If I can help you, if you are caught in a bind, just let me know and I’m sure we can work something out. Town Board Meeting Page 11 September 12, 2000 Supervisor Morey – Next item on the agenda is action on the Constable position. The rate, Colleen, is $10.00 an hour, or what do you want? Clerk Pierson – That’s what Arland put on the voucher. The Town Board had set $10.25 for the previous one. So, if he accepted that $10.00, maybe $10.00 is okay. RESOLUTION #69 - APPOINT RICHARD EXTON AS TOWN CONSTABLE MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby appoint Richard Exton to the part-time job of Town Constable at the rate of $10.00 per hour. Officer Buck – I’m sorry, you said Constable? I don’t think he’s going to accept the position as Constable. It would be as Court Officer only. Supervisor Morey – Okay. The next item on the agenda is resolution to approve Tompkins County Recreation Partnership. I’ve handed out all the information to everyone. It is on its final draft with the addendum to the final proposal. Is there any discussion on this? RESOLUITON #70 - APPROVE TOMPKINS COUNTY RECREATION PARTNERSHIP MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby approve that the Town of Groton becomes a member of the Tompkins County Recreation Partnership as long as the fee is $434.00. Supervisor Morey – It’s budget time everyone, and tonight we are going to set the first two meetings on budget. It’s an open meeting and anyone is welcome, but the Board has got to be there. th Budget Work Sessions set for: Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM th Saturday, September 16 at 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM MotionExecutive made by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark, to go into Session t o deal with personnel with just the Board Members and Town Attorney. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. Town Board Meeting Page 12 September 12, 2000 Motion Regular made by Councilman Scheffler, seconded by Councilman Clark to resume Session. Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLUTION #71 – REFUSE APRIL SCHEFFLER’S REQUEST TO CORRECT ACCOUNTING FOR BACK PAY AND TIME MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark Ayes - Scheffler, Randall, Clark, Morey. RESOLVED , that the Town Board, after discussing the back pay, back vacation time, back sick time, and back holiday time for April Scheffler, the Town Board has decided to make no further monetary payments and will grant no additional vacation, sick time, or holiday time. Supervisor Morey M&T Investment – Moving on. The auditors wanted us to review the Corporation. Everybody has a copy of it. Is there any questions on it? We’ll be doing this periodically throughout the year. Announcements: th Retirement Seminar , September 19, 6:30 – 8:45 at the Cooperative Extension. th Norma Neville will be having a retirement party on September 16. Planning Board has decided, to fill the two vacancies, to invite the people to come to the Planning Board Meeting, find out what they want, and then present it to the Board. The Board will be invited. That will happen that month. Part of the Planning Board also wanted me to bring to the Board, we’re not going to make a Agricultural Statement motion tonight, but there is an and a copy of the Local Law of 1977. That has to do with when agricultural land is taken for residential land or commercial land. There is going to be a seminar in September that we’re going to be going to find out a little bit more about it. But what they’d like to do is include this with the application for everybody coming into town. Diversified Industries You did get a letter from . We’ll act on that next month. Tree foresting, since we did vote for surveying, then things will be falling into place, won’t they? Councilman Clark – We won’t act on Demeree…he submitted a proposal, right, for his work? But we can’t do that until after the survey is finished, right? Supervisor Morey – Yes, we’ll be putting that out to bid. Town Board Meeting Page 13 September 12, 2000 Owasco Watershed There will be a meeting having to do with the at Summerhill on September th 26 at 9:00 PM. The Board is welcome to go to that too. Is anybody interested? I’ll be attending. th Jim Seward will be here in the Town Hall September 19. audit Also, we are going through an . Rick Beals is here doing an audit and I will contact him about doing the Court at a later date. Dan CareyFarm City – I’d just like to thank the Board and Rick Case for helping us out with Days . You did a lot of advertising for us in the newspaper and I really appreciate that, Ann and I do and the family. I know Rick came up and had his fellows do a lot of site work along the highway and put up signs and I really appreciate that. The event went good. Sheldon was there, he can tell you. We’re really happy and would like to thank everybody for cooperating and getting it done. Supervisor Morey – Dan, it was a lot of fun, an enjoyable day. And you’ve got a great place up there. Dan Carey – Thank you. Councilman Randall – The ZBA, they looked through the Comprehensive Plan and I’d like to give them a vote of confidence because I think they’re really eager about attacking that and they had a lot of good suggestions. At 8:42 Councilman Clark moved to adjourn meeting until September 28, 2000 at 7:30 PM. Seconded by Councilman Randall. Unanimous. Colleen D. Pierson Town Clerk