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Friday, June 17, 2005

Town Board Meeting-June 14

TOWN OF LINDLEY REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING JUNE 14, 2005

CALL TO ORDER: HAROLD SEMPLE 7:05PM
PRESENT: SUPERVISOR-HAROLD SEMPLE
COUNCILMAN-PAUL STERMER
COUNCILMAN-PAUL MORTZHEIM
COUNCILMAN-GERRY SIMCOE
COUNCILMAN-JACOB GROSS
HIGHWAY SUPT.-DICK JOHNSON
CODE ENFORCEMENT-DAVE FULLER
TOWN CLERK-DIANA L. HILL
ALSO ATTCHED ATTENDANCE LIST
MINUTES

A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES READ FROM THE MAY 10TH, 2005 TOWN BOARD MEETING. (WITH CORRCTIONS)
MOTIONED BY: JAKE GROSS SECONDED BY: GERRY SIMCOE
PAUL S.-YES, PAUL M-YES, GERRY-YES, JAKE-YES CARRIED

PUBLIC COMMENT

ALVIN SCHOONOVER: ASKED WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT MICKEY HEFFNER’S PLACE?
ALVIN FEELS THE TOWN BOARD MUST KEEP ON TOP OF THIS PROBLEM.
DAVE REPLIED THAT THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE TOWN JUSTICE.
NEXT IS JUST WAITING FOR THE COURT NIGHT.
ALVIN: FEEL THE TOWN ATTORNEY SHOULD BE INVOLVED WITH THIS SITUATION.
*ROADS-WE GET MONEY FOR CHIPS PROGRAM-WE NEED TO BRING ALL ROADS UP TO THE ERWIN PLAN. 2. WE NEED A ROAD PLAN-TO BLACK TOP SO MANY MILES PER YEAR.
*HAROLD COMMENTED: THE ERWIN PLAN WAS USED TO WIDEN THE ROADS & GRAVEL THE ROADS-THE CHIPS PROGRAM REPLACED THE ERWIN PLAN, PLUS THE CHIPS PROGRAM IS TO BE USED FOR PROGRAMS THAT WILL LAST 10 YEARS.

DICK PIERCE: THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ON WHEN YOU’RE ASSESSING THE PEOPLE, NOT THE PROPERTY. THE TOWN SHOULD HAVE 3 ASSESSORS/AND NO FULL RE-VALUE.

HARRY PIERCE: ASKED WHAT IT COST TO HAUL GRAVEL FOR THE TOWN?
SHOULD THERE BE A GRAVEL PIT IN THE TOWN TO HELP WITH THAT COST?
DICK COMMENTED- SAVONA GRAVEL BID IS STATE BID
HAROLD SUGGESTED LOOKING INTO GETTING GRAVEL FROM THE CREEKS WITHIN THE TOWN. WOULD BE CHEAPER, FOR THE TOWN.

JACK SMITH-ASKED ABOUT THE SPEED LIMITS ON WELTY HILL RD. /SPEED LIMITS HAVE BEEN LOWERED.

REPORTS

IT IS NOTED THAT A MONTHLY REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE TOWN SUPERVISOR, & THE TOWN CLERK, & HIGHWAY DEPT, & CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2005: COPIES ARE ON FILE IN THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE.

COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD

DAVE FULLER-CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER- HEFFNER PAPER WORK HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE JUSTICE. COMMENT WAS MADE FOR DAVE TO LOOK INTO ROY HERRICK’S PLACE AND DALE DAVIS’S PLACE.

KITTY PIERCE-TOWN HISTORIAN- ASKED THE TOWN BOARD TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE NYS CENTRAL RAILROAD TO SEELYE CEMETERY.

A MOTION WAS MADE TO CHANGE THE NAME FROM NYS CENTRAL RAILROAD CEMETERY TO THE SEELYE CEMETERY:
MOTIONED BY: PAUL MORTZHEIM SECONDED BY: GERRY SIMCOE
PAUL S-YES, PAUL M-YES, GERRY-YES, JAKE-YES CARRIED

MARY LENZTEN-PLANNING BOARD CHAIRMAN-ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE FLOOD PLAN MAPS FOR THE TOWN. GAVE THIS MATTER TO DAVE FULLER TO HANDLE.

MARY ASKED THE TOWN BOARD IF THEY WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THE TOWN OF WAYNE’S CONCERN WITH HOW STEUBEN COUNTY’S HANDLING SUD-DIVISION FILINGS.
THE CONSENSUS OF THE TOWN BOARD WAS YES. A LETTER WILL BE MAILED ON THE TOWN’S LETTER HEAD.
*THE ZONING LAW REVISION- NEEDS AN INDEX
1. PROVIDE COPIES TO TOWN BOARD JUNE 14TH.
2. HOLD A WORKSHOP WITH THE COMMITTEE ON JULY 19TH.
3. TOWN BOARD DISCUSSION (REVIEWS TO THE BOARD) AUG 9TH
4. HOLD PUBLIC HEARING / TOWN BOARD AUG 16TH, 7:00PM
5. REVISE AS NECESSARY
6. TOWN BOARD VOTE SEPTEMBER 27TH, VOTE THAT NIGHT OR WAIT UNTIL BOARD MEETING.

**HAROLD HAS TO RE-SCHEDULE THE SEPTEMBER TOWN BOARD MEETING-AS IT IS THE SAME NIGHT AS THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ON SEPTEMBER 13th. THE TOWN BOARD MEETING IS RE-SCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2005 AT 7:00PM
ALSO THE NOVEMBER MEETING HAS TO BE RE-SCHEDULED, AS IT IS THE SAME NIGHT AS ELECTION NIGHT. THE MEETING IS RE-SCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 15TH, 2005 AT 7:00PM.

COMMUNICATIONS

LINDLEY’S CHIP CAPITAL BALANCE IS $87,024.71, THIS CONSISTS OF A $66,069.35, & CHIPS CAPITAL ROLL-OVER AMOUNT OF $20,955.36
THE TOWN OF LINDLEY’S EQUALIZATION RATE IS 4.22%
IN SUPPORT OF COLLATERAL SOURCE BILL – CONSESUS OF THE TOWN BOARD WAS YES TO SUPPORT THIS LETTER.
THERE WAS A WORKSHOP FOR THE SALT BUILDING (BARN)
HAROLD ASK THE TOWN BOARD TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE WITH THE PLANS FOR THE SALT BUILDING-

A MOTION TO CONTINUE PURSUING THE SALT BUILDING, WITH JACOB GROSS HEADING THE PROJECT/ WILL CONSULT WITH HAROLD AS HE GOES ALONG.
MOTIONED BY: PAUL MORTZHEIM SECONDED BY: PAUL STERMER
GERRY-YES, PAUL M-YES, JAKE-YES, PAUL S-YES CARRIED

A MOTION TO PUT THE LEGAL NOTICE OF THE MACHINERY BUILDING BIDS INTO THE LEADER AND THE ADDISON POST.
MOTIONED BY: PAUL STERMER SECONDED BY: PAUL MORTZHEIM
PAUL S.-YES, GERRY-YES, PAUL M-YES, JAKE-YES CARRIED

ROAD SIDE MOWING- RAY BOWEN WILL DO THE JOB FOR $2,875.00
A MOTION TO ACCEPT RAY BOWEN (AT $2,875.00) AND HIS OWN LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR MOWING THE TOWN ROADS.
MOTIONED BY: JAKE GROSS SECONDED BY: PAUL STERMER
JAKE-YES, GERRY-YES, PAUL S-YES, PAUL M-YES CARRIED

BILLS:
GENERAL: ABSTRACT# 6
HIGHWAY: ABSTRACT#6

MOTION TO PAY BILLS:
MOTIONED BY: PAUL STERMER SECONDED BY: GERRY SIMCOE
GERRY-YES, PAUL S-YES, JAKE-YES, PAUL M-YES CARRIED

AUDITED SUPERVISOR’S BOOKS

MOTION FOR ADJOURMENT
MOTIONED BY: PAUL STERMER SECONDED BY: PAUL MORTZHIEM
PAUL S-YES, PAUL M-YES, GERRY-YES, JAKE-YES CARRIED

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

DIANA L. HILL
LINDLEY TOWN CLERK DATED: JUNE 17TH, 2005

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