December 20, 2006

The regular meeting of the Town of Wilson Town Board was held, Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the town Hall.

The following people were present:

Supervisor                    Joseph A. Jastrzemski

Councilmen                  Brad Clark, Melinda Major-Holloway and James Muscoreil

Highway Supt.  Daniel M. Kerwin

Bldg. Inspector Lawrence Banks

Planning Brd. Chmn.     George Waters

Attorney                       Kyle Andrews

A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously carried, the minutes of the December 6, 2006 Special Meeting and the December 19, 2006 Special Meeting be approved as submitted by the Clerk.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, authorizing the Supervisor to pay all bills and bring all accounts into balance.

A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mrs. Holloway the following bills be allowed as read by the Clerk:

General A Fund            #376 thru #405                        $12,225.08

General B Fund            #140 thru #152                          29,561.43

Hwy DA Fund              #151 thru #165                            3,785.33

Hwy DB Fund              #49 thru #53                                2,000.00

Water District               #167 thru #186                          14,381.81

SL Water                     #23 thru #25                                   286.37

H/SS                            #18                                                 252.50

H/Ss                             #18                                                 252.50

                                                                        Total All Vouchers  $62,765.98

 At this time, Mr. Jastrzemski opened the public hearing on the request of Leanne Haley-Brown for a Special Permit to operate a Commercial Horse Boarding Facility at 4430 Chestnut Road, Wilson NY. 

Mrs. Haley-Brown was present.  In response to a question from a gentlemen in the audience,  Mrs. Haley-Brown stated that she has a 40-acre parcel and will have no more than 14 horses at the facility.  

There being no one else who wished to speak, Mr. Jastrzemski closed the public hearing. 

A request was received from Brett Sippel that Kenneth Martin be approved as a volunteer for the boy’s basketball program at Thomas Marks School.  

A resignation was received from Desire Carlisle, Justice Clerk, p/t,  effective December 28, 2006.

 A request was received from Judge Botzer that Mary Canfied be appointed Justice Clerk, p/t to replace Desiree Carlisle and that Desiree Carlisle be appointed substitute Justice Clerk, p/t to replace Mary Canfield. 

At this time, Mr. Jastrzemski opened public participation. 

A Sunset Island resident wished the Board Members  a very  Happy Holiday Season.

The new president of the Frontier Skydivers introduced himself and expressed his desire to work closely with the Board on any problems that may arise with their operation on Beebe Road.

All being heard who wished to be heard, Mr. Jastrzemski closed public participation. 

Mr. Banks reported 12 building permits issued during the month of November at an estimated cost of $400,000.

 Mr. Kerwin told the Board that he is  sending a letter to the owners of Dorwood Mobile Home Park offering to maintain any fire hydrants in the park on a regular basis. This is a service the Water Department may provide if requested to do so by the owners. 

Mr. Andrews reported on zoning violations and the work he is doing on Local Law No. 1, 2007 to bring the Town into New York State Compliance. 

Mrs. Holloway spoke about drainage problems at Greenwood Cemetery.

 Mr. Jastrzemski spoke about his meeting with the Greenway Committee and his efforts to extend the Greenway along the Seaway Trail into the Town Somerset.

Mr. Jastrzemski reported that the Coast Guard has discontinued its plans to practice  live fire 13 miles out on  Lake Ontario near Youngstown and Wilson.

Mr. Andrews has sent a letter to the Village requesting that the Village  pay part of the money that has to be repaid to HUD for the fireworks on the pier.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski,  seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, authorizing the purchase of  250 recycling bins from Rehrig Pacific at a cost of about $1,650.00.  

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously adopted, declaring the Town of Wilson Lead Agency in a  Type 1 Environmental SEQR process for the Rainbow Mobile Home  Expansion Project.

A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously carried, a letter be sent to Time Warner Cable expressing the Town’s displeasure with the loss of programming and the increase in charges. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, Kenneth Martin be approved as a volunteer for the Boy’s Basketball program at Thomas Mark’s School.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously adopted, James Pringle be appointed laborer p/t for snow emergencies at a rate of $10.00 per hour paid bi-weekly.

A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Jastrzemski and unanimously carried, the resignation of Desiree Carlisle be accepted, effective December 28, 2006. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, Mary Canfied be appointed Justice Clerk p/t at a rate of $10.30 per hour, effective December 29, 2006 and paid bi-weekly to replace Desiree Carlisle.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, Desiree Carlisle be appointed substitute Justice Clerk, p/t to replace Mary Canfield, effective December 29, 2006 at the same rate of  pay as the Clerk for whom she is working.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously adopted, authorizing a $200 annual clothing allowance for Machine Equipment Operators at the Highway Department.  MEO’s will be allowed to purchase up to $200 worth of Carhart jackets, boots, gloves, hats, jeans or work shirts annually during the month of February at the  Lockport Surplus Center Outdoor Store.

A motion was made by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously carried, authorizing the purchase of two (2) flat screen monitors for the Town Clerk’s Office and one (1) flat screen monitor for the Highway Department at a cost of about $200.00 each.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, Leanne Haley-Brown be granted a Special Permit  to operate a Commercial Horse Boarding Facility at  4430 Chestnut Road for a period of one (1) year as requested.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Jastrzemski and unanimously adopted, the property at 2973 Beebe Road  be declared unsafe and dangerous and order it to be demolished and removed and further order that a notice be served upon the persons in the manner provided in Chapter 54-6 of the Town Code.

 A  Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously adopted, adopting the Niagara County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan as the Town of Wilson’s Natural and Manmade Hazard Mitigation Plan.  Copy attached to these minutes.

Mr. Clark thanked Diane Muscoreil for the work she did on the Mitigation Plan and the grant application for drainage work.

 The Reorganizational Meeting was set for Wednesday January 3, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

 A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,   

                                                                        Wanda E. Burrows

                                                                        Town Clerk