TOWN OF PINCKNEY
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 21, 2017
PRESENT: OTHER
IN ATTENDANCE:
Sherry Harmych, Supervisor Mike
Clemens
Don Cook, Superintendent Kay
Chapman, Tug Hill Commission
Dan Pearson, Councilman Howard
Beyer, American Legion
Sandi Dunn, Councilwoman Larry
Dolhof, Representative
Bob Amidon, Councilman
Dotty Pearson, Clerk ABSENT:
Don
Vincent, Councilman
Representative Larry Dolhof talked about the taxes on
Wind Farms regarding the substation which maybe turned over to National
Grid. Still working on share services
and they need new ideas for next year. C
&S company installing equipment on fire towers for emergency and police
which will be installed by winter.
Mohawk Networks, LLC will cover our area with Business fee $80.00/month
and residents $45.00/month. IDA Dairy –
boost milk production. CFA –
applications for grants – infrastructure projects.
Mr. Howard Beyer from the American Legion came to the
meeting to thank The Town of Pinckney for the donation to help provide flags
for the cemeteries’.
The
June 21, 2017 regular board meeting started at 6:40pm when all parties rose to
say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Kay
Chapman of the Tug Hill Commission gave a report on local official roads in the
Tug Hill Region. The adoption of
official road maps project started several years ago to accurately map town
roads, and assist communities in adopting an official roadmap. Through the use of GPS and GIS the commission
has been able to help 28 towns in the region achieve the adoption of their
official roads. With over 1200 miles of roads officially adopted, the
commission is continuing to help other towns go through the process. Official road data can be viewed in the Tug
Hill Commission public map portal (www.tughill.giscloud.com), or alter-natively viewed by navigating to the
Mapping Applications dropdown, and the clicking on Local Official Roads.
The
Clerks Report for May was presented. Total
disbursed - $23,462.13 (NYS Agriculture and Markets $4.00, Town of Pinckney
$6,827.76, Lewis County Treasurer $16,630.37).
A report on taxes collected from January to the end of May. The remaining taxes unpaid was turned over to
Lewis County Treasurer’s Office for payment. The Warrant approved and all books
balanced. A motion was made by Sherry
Harmych to accept the Clerks Report and seconded by Sandi Dunn.
The
Financial Report for May was submitted by Sherry Harmych, Supervisor and given
to all board members to review. A motion
was made by Sandi Dunn to accept the Financial Report and seconded by Bob
Amidon.
The
justice Report was presented. A motion
to accept the Justice Report was made by Sandi Dunn to accept the Justice
Report and seconded by Dan Pearson.
Planning
Board – No meeting this month.
The
minutes of the prior meeting (May 9, 2017) 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 Bob Amidon and seconded by Sandi Dunn. There were no corrections or additions to the
minutes. A motion to accept the minutes was
made by Bob Amidon and seconded by Sandi Dunn.
Highway
Report was presented by Don Cook, Superintendent.
-Pinckney
Road and 7/10 mile of River Road has hard surface
-Allen
Bray on as full time employee at $14.00/hour (went thru 60 day probation)
- Several
flat tires this month, (very expensive)
pickup and trucks. All were snowmobile studs.
-Vouchers
are including most of June
-Pickup
truck has rotten and cracked frame on both sides behind front wheels. Will not
pass inspection or mount plow on
-Will
turn in Pave NY and “Extreme Weather” funding forms as soon as cancelled checks
come back. Should be around $36,000 in
additional monies.
-Rebuilding Waterman Road.
-Awaiting payment on three culverts from new
installations (about $900.00).
-Done hauling material to the hill.
-Helping Denmark and Harrisburg on road projects.
New
Business –
Taxing
jurisdiction update – Next meeting will be July 21, 2017 @9:00am.
Had
some complaints about no garbage on Wednesday night. Getting estimates on new pickup truck – State
Bid List and Virkler. There are several
more properties that should be check on to see if building permits were issued
for new construction or additions. When
building or new additions, etc. to properties, it is important to get a
Permit. Please see our Zoning and
Planning Board permit laws.
Old
Business –
Still
have Planning Board position, Zoning Board position, Dog Control Officer, and
BAR member openings. Letters sent to two
property owners were sent and one has been cleaned up and the other one is
being handled. Received letter from Ken Blankenbush, local Member of Assembly
117th District, regarding the minimum maintenance road legislation,
is fully in support of the passage of this important legislation. He has urged his colleagues in the Assembly
Transportation Committee to allow this legislation to be voted on by the
Assembly to the conclusion of session this month. Emily Booth’s trees have been planted.
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 Dan Pearson.
A motion was made by Bob Amidon to adjourn the
meeting at 7:35pm and seconded by Dan Pearson.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2017 @6:30pm
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