A Grand Island Town Board Workshop will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Re: Meeting with Court Staff.
GRAND ISLAND TOWN BOARD
AGENDA – WORKSHOP #14
4:00 P.M. – Wednesday, March 7, 2007
I ROLL CALL
II AGENDA
A. COURTROOM SECURITY
B. EVICTION NOTICES
C. CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
III ROUNDTABLE
IV NEXT MEETING
V ADJOURN
Town Board Workshop Agenda - March 5, 2007
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Town Board Meeting Agenda - March 5, 2007
Town Board Meeting #4 will take place 8 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2007.
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Town Board Workshop Meeting - March 2, 2007
The following is the Grand Island Town Board Agenda Workshop #12 being held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2007:
I ROLL CALL
II 2007 CAPITAL BUDGET
III ROUNDTABLE
IV ADJOURN
Town Board Workshop Meeting
Grand Island Town Board Workshop Meeting 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2007 in the Town hall Conference Room Re: 2007 Capital Projects.
Town Board Action - 2007
Town Board Presents Well-deserved Proclamations
(left) Councilwoman Sue Argy, Supervisor Peter McMahon, Teddy Linenfelser, Councilwoman Mary Cooke and Councilman Dick Crawford.
Eagle Scout Travis James Zukic is shown with his brother and mother, as he shakes hands with Councilwoman Mary Cooke.
By Joelle Logue
Monday, February 5, 2007 . . .Town Historian and Isledegrande Editor Teddy Linenfelser was presented a
proclamation Monday honoring her mother, Marion Klingel, for a lifetime of
service to the Town of Grand Island. In commemoration of what would have
been her 100th birthday February 16, the Town Board is dedicating the Town
Common in Marion’s name and erecting a sign to that affect in a ceremony to
be held this summer. Marion’s pioneer spirit as fire dispatcher,
journalist, and founder and leader of service clubs helped put Grand Island on
the map. She was instrumental in the Island’s development and chronicled
its milestones and history.
("see editorial")
("see Proclamation")
Also honored Monday was Travis James Zukic, a member of Boy Scout Troop
630, who attained the rank of Eagle Scout. His project, leading to the
award, was refurbishing and building purple martin houses for Beaver Island
State Park. This took 200 man-hours of planning and leadership.
The Town Board declared February Disaster Preparedness Month by recognizing
members of the Grand Island Citizen Corps and Grand Island Community
Emergency Response Team. The mission of both organizations is to harness
the power of every individual through education and training, thereby
preparing them to be self-sufficient and able to help others in time of
disaster.
Two contracts have been extended between the town and State Office of
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation regarding payment to the town
for water and wastewater at Beaver Island State Park. The rate for water
will be $3.74 per 1000 gallons of water and $8.03 per 1000 gallons of
sewage received, treated and disposed of by the town.
A change order resulting in a net increase of $19,059.02 to the Baseline
Master Lift Force Main Replacement and Pump Station Rehabilitation was
approved. The work includes labor and materials to adjust the final
contract quantities for road replacement, temporary road replacement,
asphalt driveway replacement, concrete driveway replacement, grit removal
from the wet well as well as costs associated with the rerouting of the
force main, paving the entrance drive to wastewater treatment plant, sump
pump piping modifications at the Baseline Master Lift Station (MLS),
installation of a relay panel at the Baseline MLS to transmit alarm signals
to the wastewater treatment plant, and a credit to the owner in engineering
costs due to the contractor’s delay.
A resolution was approved opposing unfunded NYS mandates. The resolution
outlines the fact that town government, the school district and taxpayers
were being inundated with mandates and costs that make the property tax
burden one of the most regressive in the country, and it calls for mandate
relief measures by legislators rescinding 19 NYCRR Part 1203 effective Jan.
1, 2007 and other unfunded mandates. It also asks for release of 54-g
monies to help financially support all local governments in NYS in the
administration and enforcement of NYS codes. The resolution will be
forwarded to the governor, leaders of the state legislature and Western New
York representatives.
In other business, the Town Board:
• Authorized the supervisor to sign the collective bargaining agreements
with Teamsters and CSEA subject to the approval of the town attorney.
• Appointed Peter C. Godfrey as Affirmative Action Officer for the year
2007.
• Created a new police officer (part-time) “A” at pay Grade 6 with a salary
range of $15.12 to $17.40 per hour, and to add a “B” to the existing
position at Grade 5.
• Appointed Jacquelyn McGinty as Clerk Part-time B, at Grade 3, Step A
effective Feb. 7.
• Changed Donna Jean McGilveary’s job title to Recreation Attendant
Part-time at Grade 1, Step B, effective from the date of hire.
• Named Thomas Dworak parts crew chief effective Feb. 14 subject to a
six-month trial period.
• Adopted a resolution approving the Niagara River Greenway Plan.
• Approved hiring Barbara Johnson as a cook’s helper (Recreation Attendant
Grade 1, Step B) at a rate of $7.18 per hour.
• Referred to the Town Board for review a resolution in support of Internet
Sex Offender Legislation.
• Referred to the Town Board and tabled by the applicant for 90 days a
petition to amend rezoning 131 Industrial Drive from M-1 to M2.
• Approved usage of the Town Hall Common area for a chicken barbecue May 19
for the Town Employee Relay for Life Team.
• Tabled until March 5 information on a plan to utilize a $4,200 state
grant for street tree planting, maintenance and inventory in response to
the October snowstorm.
• Authorized the preparation of specifications for the demoliton of the
water tank/ Cingular tower at 85 Carl Road that will go out for bid with
half the cost to be borne by Velocitel Inc. representing Cingular Wireless.
Town Board Action - 2007
Town Okays Preliminary Plat for Waterford Park
By Joelle Logue
Monday, February 5, 2007 . . .Developers of Waterford Park Subdivision were given preliminary plat
approval by the Town Board Monday, with two conditions, one of which will
satisfy concerned neighbors who wanted a cut through to Revere Road. The
second condition insists on a recreational fee per lot because the town
determined there is inadequate area for a public park within the proposed
subdivision.
Prior to the action taken, neighbors of the proposed subdivision reiterated
their traffic and environmental concerns. Don Wilkinson, adamant about
insisting on a cut through to Revere Road, spoke to that issue. Keith
Hoffman asked the town to rescind SEQR and seek conservation easements next
to designated wetlands and detention and retention ponds. Dorothy Westhafer
felt vegetative buffers should be included in the project to help protect
the quality of streams from erosion and pollution, and she asked that
archaeological studies be done. Usage easements from this development to
the bike path and a sound stormwater management plan were other points
Westhafer spoke to.
Diane Evans called Grand Island a special place and asked the town board to
set high standards for development here such as wooded areas and bike
paths. Nan Hoffman, disappointed with the developers who wouldn’t consider
residents’ suggestions like cluster development, claimed that all the
developers were concerned about was turning a profit.
Councilwoman Mary Cooke, speaking at the end of the meeting, said decisions
made on Waterford Park were based on facts, well researched environmental
and traffic studies and she would be glad to share any of the reports with
concerned residents.
Approved Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 16, 2007
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Unapproved Town Board Meeting Minutes - February 5, 2007
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Town Board Agenda Workshop - February 5, 2007
Town Board Agenda Workshop #10 will take place 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 5, 2007.
Click for Feb. 5, 2007 Town Board Agenda Workshop.
Town Board Meeting Agenda - February 5, 2007
Town Board Meeting #3 will take place 8 p.m. Monday, February 5, 2007.
Click for Feb. 5, 2006 Town Board Meeting Agenda.
Cable/Communications Committee To Hold Public Meeting - February 2007
Town Board liaison Gary Roesch has announced that the Cable/Communications Committee will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007 in the upstairs court room at town hall. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit input from the residents pertaining to their concerns and recommendations regarding Cable service on Grand Island.
The Cable/Communications Committee has developed a wish list, Draft #3, derived from the advisory board meetings with Time Warner, input from the Town Board and School recommendations.
Town Board Workshop Meeting - January 30, 2007
A Grand Island Town Board Workshop will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2007 in the town hall - Re: Executive Session - Parks & Recreation Crew Chief Position
Town/County Tax Information - January 29, 2007
For complete town and county tax information, click "2007 TOWN/COUNTY
TAX NOTICE".
Town Board/School Board Joint Meeting - January 29, 2007
A Town Board/School Board
Joint Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Grand Island High School. "Jan. 29th Agenda".
Town Board Workshop Meeting - January 23, 2007
A Town Board Workshop Meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2007 in the conference room of town hall. The meeting is in regard to:
Executive Session with Town Attorney 3:30 p.m.
Meeting with Developers Re: Waterford Park 4:45p.m.
Town Board Action - 2007
Residents Reiterate Objections To Waterford Subdivision
By Joelle Logue
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 . . .At the beginning of Tuesday’s Town Board meeting, Supervisor Peter McMahon announced that no action would be taken on Waterford Subdivision because there would be another meeting with the developer and the town board regarding egress and ingress into the development. But residents were upset about the negative declaration on the State Environmental Quality Review for the project that was determined in the workshop prior to the meeting, and they spoke out.
Keith Hoffman questioned the negative declaration suggesting it should be a conditional negative declaration outlining the adverse affects of drainage, impacts on services (schools), and traffic. Nan Hoffman claimed there were too many unanswered questions with regard to the studies and she pointed out that the land adjacent to Waterford Park was once an oil tank field.
Don Wilkinson said he was concerned about the Planning Board’s recommendation to grant preliminary plat in accord with the developer’s desire not to cut Revere Road into Waterford. He said it was “disgusting” that everything seemed to be at the convenience of the developer rather than the citizens who elected the town board. He asked that all three stump streets be cut into the development, referring to Revere, Enola and Stony Point.
Barbara Stochmialek focused on the importance of all the wetlands in the subdivision, not just those jurisdictional ones protected by the Corps of Engineers but the isolated wetlands as well. Her concerns were about the lowland soil water and asked that Grand Island look into studies that Amherst did on soils in wet areas much like the land in the proposed Waterford development. She asked that full disclosure be made to potential homeowners about the wet land on which their homes were built and suggested further foundation studies be conducted.
Dick Seibert bemoaned the fact that Grand Island was losing its natural habitat and its claim as a rural community while Colleen Dannels worried about drainage and infrastructure and potential fire hazards. June Beeles pointed out that it was horribly dangerous to add another road in the S curve vicinity.
Supervisor Peter McMahon said he or any of the council members would be glad to meet with residents to go over the studies and answer questions. He pointed out that power lines would be underground, a detention pond built and he alluded to other concerns residents had that he felt were unfounded.
Town Board Action - 2007
Empire Dismantlement Corp. Rezoning Tabled
By Joelle Logue
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 . . .
Dave Mazur and James Dinsmore both made a case for the rezoning from M1 to
M2 of Empire Dismantlement Corp. at 131 Industrial Drive during a public hearing Tuesday, but the Town Board referred the re-zoning request to the Town Board for review. Mazur said the new business would bring 19 employees to the Island and Dinsmore said the new demolition business would be good for the town. But the Planning Board did not recommend the rezoning and stated the applicant purchased the property less than two years ago and knew what the zoning was at the time.
However, in another rezoning request, the Town Board gave the green light to Niagara Development Group to rezone 2.06 acres west of East River Road south of Whitehaven from R-2to R1-D to permit seven single family lots. The Planning Board, in a 5-1 vote, recommended to deny the request because it would be considered spot zoning since adjacent properties are zoned R-1C (larger lot size).
Two change orders to the Performance Service Contract were approved. One is a credit change order for project closeout that results in a net decrease in the amount of $2,531.74. Another is for additional work for the Water Treatment Plant SCADA system to include Whitehaven pump station pump control upgrades, a current isolator to clearwell level sensor, additional software, alarms and trending for the low lift and Whitehaven generator, gas detection input to the system from Whitehaven, and a spare modem for iDEN Network resulting in a net increase not to exceed $15,000.
As part of the Town’s Consent Agenda, letters from the state and county indicated that an application for a grant to fund the Scenic Woods Greenway Trail was turned down as were grants for a senior minibus and Love Road walk/path improvements.
In other business, the Town Board:
• Authorized the supervisor to sign the contract with Network Services for
town computers at a cost of $27,040.
• Created a new position of part-time clerk (B) at Grade 1 with the current
part-time clerk position, at Grade 3, to be come part-time clerk (A).
• Appointed Mary Witherspoon of Stony Point as part-time clerk (A) at Grade
1, effective Wednesday, January 17.
• Agreed to allow the town’s disaster coordinator and/or deputy coordinator
to participate in mutual aid countywide, and should a presidential declaration be made, payroll costs for providing assistance elsewhere would be recovered.
• Referred to the Town Board a request to change the speed limit on West
River Road from 40 mph to 30 mph.
• Referred to the Town Board a request to change the existing speed limit
and other modifications within Majestic Woods Subdivision.
• Announced that the town received a $5,848 Active Records Management Grant
form NYS Archives and that Margaret Butler has been hired to facilitate the grant through July 31, 2007.
• Referred to the Town Board the 2006 statistics for Animal Control.
• Gave site plan approval for the Dhafir residence at 1714 East River Road
to gain waterfront access by making a break in the metal guide rail to create a stone walk, stairs and a six ft. retaining wall.
• Approved the split and consolidation of a parcel of land by Dennis and
Shellie Herman Carder of East River Road contingent upon completed paperwork to be filed in the county clerk’s office.
• Gave site plan approval for a used car dealership by Grand Island Auto
Sales at 1725 Grand Island Blvd. contingent on striping the parking area and that no temporary or permanent structures be permitted.
• Approved utility easements for Golf Course Villas subject to the approval
of the town engineer and town attorney.
Town Board Action - 2007
LWRP Gets State Approval
By Joelle Logue
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 . . .Councilwoman Mary Cooke and Supervisor Peter McMahon announced Tuesday that the Town of Grand Island Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) had been given state approval. The town received a letter from New York Secretary of State Christopher Jacobs dated December 28, 2007 that said, pursuant to the Waterfront Revitalization of Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways Act, the town’s plan had been accepted. He commended the town for “developing a comprehensive management program that promotes balanced preservation, enhancement and utilization of the town’s valuable waterfront resources.”
State and Federal agencies must adhere to the plan, to the maximum extent practicable, in waterfront activities that may impact Grand Island such as the Niagara Greenway Project. Cooke stated that the plan took years to develop, but that the work was rewarding in that it will protect Grand Island’s waterfront from any adverse development.
Approved Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 2, 2007
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Unapproved Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 16, 2007
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2007 Town/County
Tax Bills Mailed
Town Clerk Patricia Frentzel announced that the 2007 Town/County Tax Bills have been mailed. If you have changed banks, have paid off your mortgage or do not have an escrow account and did not receive a tax bill, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 773-9600 ext. 620 or 600. The office will be open extras hours on Saturday February 10 - 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Wednesday February 14 - 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Thursday February 15, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Checks should be made payable to Town Clerk. The last day to pay without penalty is February 15. Envelopes must show a legible postmark of February 15 to be accepted on time. Taxpayers should call the office for correct amounts for payments made February 16 and later. Payments can be made until June 29, 2007. After this date, payments must be sent to the County.
ONLINE TAX RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS (SERVICE FEE DOES APPLY):
Click for "Tax Information 2007"
Part-Time Clerk Position Available - January 2007
Part-Time Clerk Position for the Zoning Board of Appeals and Zoning Department: this position is 19 hours per week as P/T Clerk in the Zoning Department. Duties include preparing agenda, minutes, legal notices, vouchers, notification of hearing letters, and correspondence. The job requires at least one evening meeting on the first Thursday of each month (Recording Secretary - ZBA). Microsoft Word, computer knowledge, and organizational skills required. Starting salary is $10.59 per hour. Please reply to:
The Town of Grand Island
Attention: Supervisor Peter McMahon
2255 Baseline Road
Grand Island, N.Y. 14072
Please include any relevant experience, education or training. Replies received on or before Monday, Jan. 22 will be considered. For additional information, contact any member of the Town Board.
Town Board Agenda Workshop - January 16, 2007
Town Board Agenda Workshop #5 will take place 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
Click for Jan. 16, 2007 Town Board Agenda Workshop.
Town Board Meeting Agenda - January 16, 2007
Town Board Meeting #2 will take place 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
Click for Jan. 16, 2007 Town Board Meeting Agenda.
Planning Board Workshop Meeting - January 8, 2007
A Grand Island Planning Board Workshop will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2007 in the down stairs conference room of town hall. Click for Jan. 8, 2007 Planning Board Meeting Agenda.
Town Board Workshop Meeting - January 8, 2007
A Grand Island Town Board Workshop will take place at 4 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2007 in the town hall Conference Room - Re: Executive Session with Town Attorney
Unapproved Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 2, 2007
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Town Board Workshop - Jan. 3, 2007
Click for "Jan. 3, 2007 Workshop.".
Town Board Action - 2007
Town Reorganizes for 2007: Crawford Continues As Deputy Supervisor
By Joelle Logue
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 . . .Supervisor Peter McMahon again named Dick Crawford Jr. as his deputy supervisor during the town’s reorganization meeting held Tuesday, January 2. McMahon asked for and was granted a 60-day extension for filing the Supervisor’s Financial Report for the fiscal year 2006. He also appointed Elizabeth Zilbauer as his secretary for the new year.
The town board adopted three resolutions pertaining to methods of assessment for water, sewer and lighting. All operation and maintenance costs, net of water rents and other revenues shall be apportioned against the assessed land valuation of each of the properties or parcels of land within the Consolidated Water District. All lighting costs shall be apportioned against the properties in all districts of the town based upon the frontage of said property. The method for the apportionment of the capital construction and operation and maintenance costs of the Wastewater Treatment Plant facilities and sewer district lines and appurtenances is as follows: 100% of all net operation and maintenance costs and 10% of capital costs shall be apportioned to the water consumption of each of the properties or parcels of land within the town sewer districts and recovered as sewer rent; 90% of capital costs shall be apportioned against the assessed land valuation of each of the properties or parcels of land within the town sewer districts; where there is an accessible line frontage it shall bear an annual tax of 80 cents per front foot in the areas of the Consolidated Sewer District formerly known as Sewer District #4, except that lateral sewer lines installed by a real property developer such front foot charges shall not apply. Also, a charge per frontage feet in said former Sewer District #4 or those connected in the East River lateral to be determined by the county.
The town board also took action on the following:
• Set mileage at 48.5 cents per mile for town officials and town employees performing duties for the town.
• Authorized membership at the NYS Association of Towns Meeting in New York City by those department heads and/or elected officials with necessary funds in the budget; and authorized the supervisor to cast one vote for the town at the meeting. The alternate delegate is yet to be determined.
• Renewed the town’s membership in the Association of Erie County Governments, NYS Government Finance Officers Association, State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officers (SAMPO), the New York Planning Federation, and the Association of Towns of New York State.
• Adopted Rules and Procedures originally adopted Jan. 20, 1964 and amended January 18, 1988, May 19, 1997 and January 5, 2004.
• Set petty cash funds as follows – town clerk ($700), sewer and water ($150), town justices ($200), highway dept. ($125), recreation dept. ($100), Enrichment & Referral ($100).
• Announced town clerk’s office hours as 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 1-June 30 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 1-Aug. 31; closed on town designated holidays; special hours for tax collection to be announced.
• Set bond amounts for town personnel – supervisor ($250,000), town clerk ($250,000), deputy town clerks ($250,000), supervising accountant ($250,000), Court clerks – town justices ($100,000), and a blanket bond for each other bonded employee ($5000).
• Designated the Island Dispatch as the official newspaper for the town.
• Designated M&T Trust Company, HSBC Bank, MBIA CLASS, JP Morgan Chase Bank. Citizens Bank, First Niagara Commercial Bank and Bank of America as depositories for the town.
• Named Bonadio Group as audit counselors.
• Set the payroll date as every other Thursday, beginning Jan. 12
• Set town board meetings for the first and third Mondays of each month at 8 p.m. unless it falls on a holiday in which case it will be held on Tuesday. Workshops will precede the meetings at 6:30 p.m. There is no meeting the third Monday in February due to the Association of Towns conference.
• Designated Supervisor Peter McMahon as budget officer for the town, and as police commissioner and town liaison for the Grand Island Police Dept.
• Agreed to retain the law firm of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear LLP, Peter C. Godfrey, Esq. Of Counsel as attorneys for the town.
• Adopted an investment and procurement policy and adopted a fee schedule for 2007.
Supervisor & Town Board Appoint - 2007
By Joelle Logue
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 . . .The following appointments were made during the reorganization meeting of the town of Grand Island Tuesday.
Supervisor Peter McMahon named the following committees:
Audit: Chair Mary Cooke, Gary Roesch.
Personnel Committee: Supervisor Peter McMahon, Dick Crawford.
Sidewalk & Bike Path Committee: Chair McMahon, Town Engineer John Whitney, Traffic Safety Advisory Board member Lawrence Kieffer, Councilwoman Mary Cooke, Highway Supt. Ray Dlugokinski, Planning Board Chair Peter Morelock, Recreation Director Linda Tufillaro.
Special Districts: Chair McMahon, Mary Cooke, John Whitney, Dan Moran and Don Hoover from Water, and Wayne Clinton and Mike Braun from Wastewater.
Historic Preservation Committee: William Koch, Barbi Lare, Teddy Linenfelser, Shirley Luther, Joseph Macaluso, Sharon Nichols, Curtis Nestark.
Citizen Corps Council: Dorothy Bitner, Frank Brusino, Gregory Butcher, Hank Carroll, Maisie Dommell, James T. Glass, Carol Jones, Nancy Koch, Norman Mrkall, Richard Stoll, Stephen Stouter.
Town Board liaisons: Cooke (Environmental Conservation Board, Historical Preservation and Human Rights), Gary Roesch (Economic Development, Planning Board and Communications & Cable/Communication), Crawford (Traffic Safety Advisory Board, Library Trustees, Citizens Corps, Youth Board), Argy (Architectural Review Board, Community Enrichment and Parks & Recreation Board), McMahon (Long Range Planning Committee, Golden Age Club, Safety Committee).
Douglas Learman was re-appointed Code Enforcement Officer, Kevin Koch as Deputy Code Enforcement Officer and Michael Eisenhauer as Code Enforcement Officer B Part Time.
Town Attorney Peter Godfrey and Payroll Clerk Diane Nesbittwere appointed Harassment Complaint Officers.
Gregory Butcher was appointed Deputy Disaster Coordinator.
Teddy Linenfelser was re-appointed Town Historian for 2007.
It was announced that James Tomkins is Deputy Highway Superintendent effective January 1.
Advisory Board Appointments
• Architectural Review Board: John Butler for a five-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2011.
• Cable/Communications: Peter Bellanca and Mike Dlugosz reappointed to seven-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2013.
• Commission for Conservation of the Environment: Dorothy Westhafer reappointed for a five-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2011.
• Community Enrichment: Thomas Butler, Danielle Gworek, Erin Koprevich and Dan Stinson reappointed for one-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2007.
• Economic Development: John Bonora, Jerry Doane, Roy Gerard reappointed for three-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2009.
• Human Rights: Mary Sommer reappointed for a five-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2011.
• Library Trustees: Scott Smith reappointed for a five-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2011.
• Parks & Recreation: Barbi Lare reappointed and Patti Loquasto appointed for five-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2011.
• Planning Board: Robert Starzynski reappointed for a seven-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2013.
• Traffic Safety: Betty Harris and Christopher Pyc reappointed and Frank DelSignore appointed for three-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2009.
• Zoning Board of Appeals: Marion Fabiano reappointed for a five-year term and Robert Mesmer as an alternate for a one-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2007.
Town Holidays Designated - 2007
By Joelle Logue
All town offices will be closed in observance of the following holidays, as set forth in the various union bargaining units:
Martin Luther King Day (Monday, Jan. 15), President’s Day (Monday, Feb. 19), Good Friday (1/2 day Friday, Apr. 6), Memorial Day (Monday, May 28), Independence Day (Wednesday, July 4), Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 3), Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 8), Veterans Day (Thursday, Nov. 12), Thanksgiving and day after (Thursday & Friday, Nov. 22-23), Christmas Eve (Monday, Dec. 24 & Christmas Day, (Tuesday Dec. 25), New Year’s (1/2 day Monday, Dec. 31) and (Tuesday, Jan. 1).
Computer & Textiles Recycling Day Announced - 2007
By Joelle Logue
The City of Buffalo and Erie County will sponsor a computer and textile recycling day in the Buffalo Zoo Parking Lot (Jewett & Parkside), Saturday, January 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Household computer and electronic items being accepted include CPUs (hard drive), CRTs or monitors, keyboards and mice, printers, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, VCRs and DVD players. The cell phones will be donated to the Buffalo Zoo.
Old clothes and textiles will be accepted and reused at AMVETS retail locations. Those unable to be reused will be recycled. Items turned in should not be soiled.
For more information, call 858-6996 or check online at erie.gov.
Public Meeting will Air Niagara River Greenway Plans
Appointments & Approvals Made at Town Board Meeting - 2007
By Joelle Logue
A representative from the Greenway Commission will make a presentation on the project at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, January 9 in the Golden Age Center, Nike Base, 3278 Whitehaven Road.
. All residents are urged to attend to hear how this project will impact Grand Island. Questions will be answered and comments will be heard. Councilwoman Mary Cooke suggested residents check out the plans on the Internet at niagaragreenway.org. (Website direction: PDF 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Greenway Commission Plan: 9 - Executive Summary, 10 - Action Plan (Grand Island prominent p. 54-64), 11 - Figure 37 shows Grand Island projects, and 12 - DGEIS (Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement)
Town Clerk Patricia Frentzel appointed Betty Lantz, Diane Darmofalski, and Karen Cooney as deputy town clerks and Sally Kaiser as part time clerk. Also, Lantz as deputy registrar and Darmofalski, Cooney and Kaiser as sub registrars.
In other business, the Town Board:
• Authorized the supervisor to sign a five-year contract with AFSCME Local 1783-A effective Jan. 1.
• Appointed Elizabeth Velocci as Account Clerk Typist at Grade 3 effective Jan. 3.
• Agreed to advertise for a part-time zoning clerk.
• Refunded $80 in agricultural permit fees to Raymond Fisher and Michael Wagner due to overcharges.
• Re-approved map covers for Fairway Greens Phase II, clusters 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21 to be included in the naming of the private road, White Oak Terrace.
• Approved a special use renewal for a private airport, landing strip by Robert Mesmer.
• Approved the hiring of Donna Jean McGilveary as a part-time cook’s helper, Grade 1 Step B, at the Golden Age Center.
• Accepted with regret the resignation of Bob Cleveland from the Community Enrichment Council.
• Approved the following part-time winter hires in the Recreation Dept.: Casey Dahlstrom, Justin Wood, Morgan MacGuire, Ashleigh Freiday, and Lisa Kurpiewski (all at $7 per hour).
• Announced that the next Town Board meeting would be held Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, Jan. 15.
