The Clermont Town Board held its regular meeting on
Supervisor Banks called the meeting to order with a salute to the flag. A motion was made by Councilman Harned, seconded by Councilwoman Lent to approve the minutes of the February meeting as copies have been provided. All in favor. So carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
· Rebecca Sethi, chairwoman of the Hamlet Steering Committee reported on the survey and copies were given to the board members. The survey will assist in the direction of the hamlet design. A meeting was held with Behan Associates, Planners, and the committee and public on Saturday, March 4th at the Community House. Approximately 50 were in attendance. There will a meeting scheduled once the data is collected from the outcome of Saturday’s meeting. Copies of the survey will be left at the town hall. No one, other than Councilman Nolan, on the board, was able to attend, so an evening meeting might be scheduled to be able to include those who could not attend on Saturday.
· Dagmar Payne asked if the Town website was going to be updated. We no longer have a webmaster and the site has not been updated.
·
Robert Desmond, who attended the Fire
Commissioners meeting, thanked the Clermont Fire Department for saving the toy
factory from a fire on
WRITTEN
COMMUNICATIONS:
· NYS Department of Transportation – Request for Speed Reduction/Passing Zone Study for Route 9 – Letter written in 2004 requesting reduction from present 55 mph to 45mph from Route 8 to the Livingston Town Line and extend the no passing zone in the existing 45 mph zone in the hamlet of Clermont. Denied reduction in speed limit, however, will establish a no passing zone with the section of Route 9 that is posted with a 45-mph speed limit.
·
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Div. Of
Environmental Permits regarding notice of incomplete application Blue Stores
mine – A.W. Coons & Sons in the Town of
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·
NYS Office of Real Property Services – notifying
of assessment ratio in the event that update is not completed for 2006
roll. The number of residential sales
for the period
·
NYS Office of Real Property Services notifying
that the Town of
· Letter from Twin Counties Council on the Arts regarding cultural funds recipients for 2006 and reception held on March 2.
· Hudson-Fulton Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration 2009- Events to be held in 2009 from July through October to commemorate 400th anniversary of discovery of Hudson River in 1609, Steamship voyage of Robert Fulton in 1807 and past historic celebrations of these events.
OLD BUSINESS:
· Community House Grant – Received $25,000 of a $50,000 grant from Athens Generating for renovations to Community House. In order to match funds, it is necessary to transfer funds from the Con Ed CD with the following resolution.
Resolution #3-06 was offered to transfer funds from the Con Ed CD to the Interfund Transfer Account A-5031 and to the building account A-1620.4 in the amount of $25,000. A motion was made by Councilman Harned and seconded by Councilwoman Lent. All in favor. So carried. It was noted that the transfer had been done, however it had not been memorialized by a resolution.
· The Town Clerks report was read and a check submitted to the Town in the amount of $945.60. A motion was made to accept the report by Councilman Staats, seconded by Councilman Harned. All in favor. So carried.
·
Supervisor Banks reported that on the list of
spill incidents by DEC that was submitted last month by Councilman Nolan, that
17 of the cases have been closed with two cases remaining open, the Nevis Gas
station and a fuel tank spill on
· Councilman Nolan submitted a letter to Councilwoman Lent for the Zoning Review Committee.
· The Annual report for 2005 has been filed with the State Comptroller and a copy is on file with the Town Clerk.
·
Received a report from Erin Wood and Melissa
Head, Bard College Students on the development of the Town and the impact
on the Town of
·
Appointment of Dog Control Officer – A motion
was made to re-appoint Joseph Palumbo to the position of Dog Control Officer
for the term to expire
· Councilman Nolan reported on the Association of Towns Conference held in NYC. He spent time with the Office of the State Comptroller representative discussing
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balance sheets, statements, and procedures for accounting. He also heard about Economic Development and how to deal with it, Environmental Impact Statements and how they may soon have to be accessible on the internet, Creating quality communities through infrastructure, water and sewer systems, etc. Funding programs through USDA Rural Development.
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Reported that the two issues for the Zoning
Enforcement Officer brought to the Board last month have been relayed to
him. The owner of the property on Route
9 with the trailer has agreed to let the developer of property on Route 9
remove the trailer and the other issue of junk cards on
·
At a previous meeting, a letter was received
disagreeing with the Highway Superintendents decision to close the section of
road between
NEW BUSINESS:
·
Councilwoman Lent reported that volunteers are
welcome for the Easter Egg Hunt which will be held on April 15th
from
· Roof work on the Community House should start, weather permitting, soon after April 15th.
· Councilwoman Lent reported that seven display cases for the Community House are almost ready. The cases will hold items that Historian Anne Poleschner has been storing until the cases were available.
·
Councilwoman Lent has been in contact with a
representative from the
NEW BUSINESS:
·
The Zoning Review Committee will be meeting on
Monday, March 20 at
· If agreeable a meeting will be scheduled with Behan Planning Associates on the Hamlet for April 11th or 18th.
A motion was made by Councilman Staats, seconded by Councilman Harned to approve Highway Abstract #3, vouchers #20-31 in the amount of $6,255.49. All in favor. So carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Staats, seconded by Councilman Harned to approve General Abstract #3, vouchers 50-80 in the amount of $12,978.49. All in favor. So carried.
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A motion was made by Councilman Staats, seconded by Councilman Harned to approve Trust and Agency Abstract #2, vouchers 3,4 & 5 in the amount of $2,980.00. All in favor. So carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Staats, seconded by
Councilwoman Lent to adjourn at
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Helen Shannon
Town Clerk