November01

December 15, 2003

The Regular Meeting of the Wilson Town Board was held Monday, December 15, 2003 at 7:40 p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall.

The following people were present:

Supervisor Jerry L. Dean

Councilmen Brad Clark & Nancy Schaal Simmons

Donald Luff & Bruce Muck

Highway Superintendent Daniel M, Kerwin

Building Inspector Lawrence Banks

Assessor Milton Bradshaw

Planning Board Chmn. George Waters

Attorney Walter E. Moxham

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the minutes of the November 17, 2003 Regular Meeting, the December 1, 2003 Workshop Meeting and the December 11, 2003 Special Meeting be approved as submitted by the Clerk.

A thank you was received from Rebecca Albright for the plaque and kind words of recognition during last month's meeting in honor of her receiving the Everett R. Dyer Award.

A request was received from Lawrence Banks, Building Inspector, for authorization to purchase a cell phone for Town business.

A request was received from Lawrence Banks, Building Inspector, for authorization to attend the Niagara Frontier Building Officials Annual Conference January 26 thru 28, 2004 in Amherst at a cost of $250 plus mileage.

A request was received from Desiree Carlisle, President, Wilson Board of Education, for the Town to share the cost of her attending the Leadership Class of 2004 with the Wilson Central School Board.

A resignation from the Board of Assessment Review was received from Edward Hastings.

Correspondence was received from Lynne Seefeldt asking the Town of Wilson to go on record as opposing the DEC siting plan for Hazardous Waste in the Town of Porter.

Mr. Bradshaw announced that the factor file work is complete and that he is presently reviewing commercial properties. There was a discussion of the recently adopted Niagara County Local Law amending the tax exemption for persons 65 years of age and older. The Board will discuss this at the next Workshop Meeting.

The next Planning Board Meeting will be Monday, January 12, 2004.

Mr. Banks reported 7 building permits were issued in November with an estimated value of $170,000. Mr. Banks also spoke about the need to do inspections on private Sunset Island sewer and water hookups.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the following bills be allowed as audited by the Board:

General A Fund #463 thru #499 $10,997.07

General B Fund #189 thru #205 24,085.79

Hwy DA Fund #172 thru #180 2,912.83

Hwy DB Fund #50 thru #52 1,557.16

Water District #186 thru #200 7,017.92

S.I. Lighting #22 thru #23 187.59

H/SS #33 thru #35 652,098.49

H/Water #24 4,647.60

SF Fund #12 thru #15 61,439.62

Total All Vouchers $764,944.07

The following people spoke during public participation:

Kathy Sullivan 66 Sunset Island

Gene Haas 106 Sunset Island

David Seefeldt 3073 Maple Avenue

Harold Zimmerman 2174 N. Beebe Road

Ronald Haefer W. Lake Road

David Moyer 10 Shore Drive

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

A Resolution was offered by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, the salary for Brett Sippel and Kimberley Platt, basketball coaches, be set at $500.00.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the town's telephone service be changed to A T & T.

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

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, authorizing Robin Slate, CPA, to prepare the 2003 financial statement.

A motion was made by Mr. Luff, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried,authorizing the Building Inspector to attend the Building Officials' Annual Conference in Amherst as requested.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the request of Desiree Carlisle for the Town to share in the cost of her attending Leadership Niagara Class of 2004 be denied.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, a Special Meeting be set for Monday, December 29, 2003 at 7:30 to act on any business that may come before the Town.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the Reorganization Meeting be set for Monday, January 5, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. to be followed by the Workshop Meeting.

The next Regular Meeting will be Tuesday, January 20, 2004.

A Special Meeting was set for Monday, January 12. 2004, at 4:30 p.m.

Mr. Dean stated that there was money in the budget line to cover a cell phone for the Building Inspector. A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, authorizing a cell phone for the Building Inspector.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Luff, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously adopted, authorizing the final payment on the Sunset Island Sewer Bond payable January 2, 2004.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the resignation of Edward Hastings from the Board of Assessment Review be accepted with regret.

A motion was made by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mrs. Simmons, and unanimously carried, the Town go on record as being completely opposed to the DEC's proposed siting plan for Hazardous Waste in the Town of Porter. The Clerk will send a letter to the DEC voicing the Town's opposition to this proposal.

A motion was made by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Wanda E. Burrows RMC

Town Clerk

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