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Mostly procedural items at the March Town Board meeting.
No updates on the Comprehensive Plan, the town is awaiting information from the state.
The budget adjustments on the preliminary agenda were removed from the agenda.
The board tabled a resolution urging state review of electric delivery charges and rate structures and authorizing communication with the New York State Public Service Commission regarding electric costs. Full text of the resolution here.
The Town Hall lower level renovation is nearing completion and there will be an open house planned.
Town Department Plan and Town Infrastructure Plan were reviewed.
Highlights from the February Town Board Meeting:
Village Mayor Pat Clune discussed Center for the Arts of Homer’s initiative with Spectrum to launch a public access channel for the Town.
Mayor Clune then discussed that applications are open for the Small Projects Fund as part of the Village’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. There will be an optional public meeting for interested applicants on March 3 at 6pm at Center for the Arts.
Lots of discussion about the NYS DOT’s proposed roundabouts along Rt 281 in the Village, at the intersections of Rt 41 & Rt 90.
Matthew Sweeney appointed to the Town Planning Board. Bruce Crandall will be stepping down and Supervisor Park contacted Matthew Sweeney, at the recommendation of Planning Board Chairman Mike McMahon.
Supervisor Park provided information about change orders for the Town Hall basement renovation project and goes on to explain his reasoning for asking for another $100,000 to be added to the project’s contingency money. The board voted to approve the added contingency. According to Supervisor Park, most of the contingency expenses to date were to address site conditions only discovered once demolition commenced, and it sounds like a number of oversights on the original drawings and specifications from the project’s architect and engineer.
Attorney Ellis is working on a draft local law to put some restrictions on building residences on seasonal roads within the town.
A Point of Concern:
The appointment of a new Planning Board member was added to the agenda at the meeting and was not included on the agenda posted publicly the day before.
Appointments to the Planning Board affect long-term land use and development decisions in the town. Including such items on the published agenda whenever possible would improve transparency and help residents stay informed about important actions before they happen.
Official minutes here
Highlights from the January Town Board meeting:
- The Town will be updating the Comprehensive Plan. This is important, and I will make a separate post about it.
- LegislatorReedCleland announced a community meeting about Micron and what it may mean for our area, January 20th at 4pm at the CNY Living History Center, and a second public meeting January 22nd at 8am to discuss a county occupancy tax.
- County Legislature Chairman Kevin Fitch discussed an initiative to work with surrounding counties on cost saving initiatives, and spoke about a broadband project which the county will own and oversee.
- Supervisor Park recapped 2025. The recap was handed out and you can find it here.
- Supervisor Park went over 2026 goals. One of these is forming a committee to develop the new Comprehensive Plan. You can find the handout here.
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