TOWN OF PINCKNEY
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 11, 2017
PRESENT: OTHER
IN ATTENDANCE:
Sherry Harmych, Supervisor Kay
Chapman, Tug Hill Commission
Don Cook, Superintendent Angie
Kimball, Tug Hill Commission
Dan Pearson , Councilman Jenny Briot.
Avangrid Renewables
Don Vincent, Councilman Dan
Murdie, Avangrid Renewables
Sandi Dunn, Councilwoman Scott
McDonald, Avangrid Renewables
Bob Amidon, Councilman Mike
Clemens
Dotty Pearson, Clerk
The
April 11, 2017 regular board meeting started at 6:30pm when all parties rose to
say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Angie
Kimball from the Tug Hill Commission explained the agreement between
Turin, Pinckney, Osceola, Montague and
Florence to establish a cooperative zoning board of appeals. It is the purpose of this agreement to
provide rules and regulations for such cooperative zoning board of appeals
known as the “Tug Hill Cooperative Zoning Board of Appeals”.
Kay
Chapman from the Tug Hill Commission gave a report on workshop principles to be
held on May 18th at Jefferson County. Cost is $50.00. To register go to www.clrp.cornelledu/workshop/workshops.htm.
Jenny
Briot from Avangrid Renewables gave an update on the progress of the windmills
in the Town of Pinckney. (Draft form for
the land work, layout of land agreements and zoning laws). Decommission – electrical equipment,
structure of 8 ft. be enclosed, dumping of waste water (quality). Ft. Drum has expressed concerns with the
weather radar with take-off and landing.
Need FAA layout, taxing, studies and survey. Arnold Road status – could gate .7
mile of minimum maintenance road.
The
Clerks report was presented. A motion
was made by Sandi Dunn to accept the clerks report and seconded by Bob Amidon.
The
Financial report for March was given to all board members to review. A motion to accept the financial report was
made by Sandi Dunn and seconded by Don Vincent.
The
Justice report was presented. A motion
to accept the Justice report was made by Sandi Dunn and seconded by Bob Amidon.
Planning
Board – Received check from Marc McAleese for subdivision.
The
minutes of the prior meeting (March 15th) were copied and passed around
to all Board Members, who were given a chance to review. A motion to dispense with reading the minutes
was made by Don Vincent and seconded by Sandi Dunn. A motion to accept the minutes was made by
Dan Pearson and seconded by Sandi Dunn.
Highway
report was presented by Don Cook, Superintendent.
-P4
Mack, replaced dump box floor supports, rebuilt lift cylinders, new brake
valves
-P12
International, back in service with new dump bed
-P16
Ford LS9000, rebuilt dump box and painted
-P2
Oshkosh replaced all rims and tires. All
split rims and tube tires now gone from truck fleet
-P11
traxcavator repainted
-All
equipment serviced
-
Louis is now enrolled in driver training at NTTDS
-Tree
trimming began
-No
flooding or wash out issues
-Split
crew in two covering Mondays and Fridays
-New
signs to hang on garbage barn (DAK)
-Yearly
NAPA filter sale utilized to replace stock
-Getting
numbers on loader swap in June.
-attended
Snirt meeting at DEC in Dadville
- Al
Bray looking to work part time again
-all
bank run gravel hauled in, working on next year’s sand (10 loads)
-new
time control documentation
-Playground
– have list for things to be done
New Business –
The
first Saturday in June after Memorial Day (June
3, 2017) will be Spring Clean up.
NO Wednesday night trash.
There
are two properties in the Town of Pinckney that are in Foreclosure by the
County of Lewis for delinquent taxes.
The tax auction for 2017 will be on May 10th at the Elks
Lodge in Lowville at 11:00am.
Snirt
insurance binder was received.
Resolution #62-2017
Budgetary Transfer
Be it Resolved,
the former town clerks account had been closed in March 2016 and, there is
currently a balance of $172.43 remaining in that account and, there have been
no withdrawals or requests for any monies in that account.
Therefore be it resolved on the advice of NYSOSC to transfer the monies into
the clerk’s revenue account #1255.
Therefore be it resolved that this resolution is effective immediately.
A motion to accept Resolution #62-2017 was made by Don
Vincent, Councilman and seconded by Bob Amidon, Councilman. The Poll of the Board was Yea.
Old Business -
We still have openings for Planning Boards position, ZBA
position, Dog Control Officer, and BAR position. If interested in filling these positions,
please get in touch with Sherry Harmych, Supervisor.
Trees for Emily Puffer property will be planted as soon
as berm dries up.
At a governor’s conference it was recommended that
cemetery’s need a fence on the road frontage.
Vouchers
were passed around the table and all were approved and signed by the
Board. Sandi Dunn made a motion to
accept the vouchers and seconded by Bob Amidon.
A
motion was made by Sandi Dunn to adjourn the meeting at 7:55pm and seconded by
Bob Amidon.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING MAY 9, 2017 @ 6:30pm
TAXING JURISDICTION MEETING APRIL 27, 2017 @4pm
