July 14th Regular Board Meeting

Town Board Minutes – July 14, 2026 Supervisor Gayle Ashbery called to order the regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Carlton at 7:05 p.m. Present were: Councilman Charles Ricci, Councilman John Olles, Councilman Ryan Woolston, Councilman Brian McCue, and Supervisor Gayle Ashbery. Also in attendance was Doug Heath, attorney for the Town of Carlton. Highway Superintendent Kurt VanWycke excused. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes from June 9, 2026 were approved by Councilman Ricci, and seconded by Councilman McCue. Resolution in Support of Increase For Town Services For Snow & Ice Control and Mowing. Requesting a 30% increase in rates from Orleans County. Approved by Councilman Olles and seconded by Councilman McCue. Councilman Woolston abstained. Public discussion: Donna Ciccarelli questioning where we are with short term rental rules. The board is working with legal to put them together and should be announcing a public meeting date in September. Sue Fetzner asking about our master plan and is concerned about the number of cormorants around the lakes and Oak Orchard Creek. Hoping DEC and step in and help control the population. Bob Vanwuyckhuyse thanked Kurt and the highway department for paving. Judge Kevin Hurley informed us the state is coming June 10th to install the big screens for virtual court. George Miller questioning about the steering committee’s work on putting a copy of the master plan together for review. There were complaints about property down on Point Breeze Rd having garbage laying around and disturbances. Supervisor Report – Total receipts for June $329,049.70. Expenditures through June on average should equal 50% of total budget. Actual through June: General Fund 38.11%; Highway Fund 39.05%; Water District 67.49%; Approved by Councilman Olles, seconded by Councilman McCue. Town Clerk Report – Debbie Yockel reported total revenues of $2,582.00, of which $66.84 was paid to NYS and total local shares remitted are $2515.16.00. Approved by Councilman Olles; seconded by Councilman Woolston. Code/Zoning report – Permits issued were 13 with revenues of $1,675.00 for June. 17 inspections were done. Approved by Councilman Woolston, seconded by Councilman McCue. Judge Kevin Hurley – Town Justice report submitted; collected was $2,352.00. Councilman Ricci approved, seconded by Councilman Olles. Highway – Superintendent Kurt VanWycke: Paving is done. Doing a second round of mowing. We had a couple of water leaks and got those resolved. John Fitzak – He reports there will be a land use workshop on 07/15/26 at the library in Albion. Hazardous waste pickup is scheduled on 08/08/26. Information regarding these can be found on Town of Carlton website www.townofcarlton.gov. July 28th the Association of Municipalities meeting will be held 6:00pm at the Fairgrounds, coinciding with the 4H Fair. DMV is working on having AI answering questions for residents. Payment of July vouchers in the amount of $381,909.17 was approved by Councilman McCue and seconded by Councilman Ricci. Motion to adjourn meeting at 7:35 p.m. was made by Councilman McCue, seconded by Councilman Woolston. Respectfully submitted by Debbie Yockel, Town Clerk