October 14th Regular Board Meeting

Town Board Minutes – October 14, 2025 Supervisor Gayle Ashbery called to order the regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Carlton at 7:00 p.m. Present were: Councilman Ryan Woolston, Councilman Charles Ricci, Councilman Brian McCue, Councilman John Olles, and Supervisor Gayle Ashbery. Also in attendance was Highway Superintendent Kurt VanWycke and Doug Heath, attorney for the Town of Carlton. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes from September 12, 2025 were approved by Councilman Olles, and seconded by Councilman Ricci. Public Hearings commenced for the following:  Public Hearing for Local Law 4: Extend Moratorium on Wind Energy Deriving Towers o Began 7:08 p.m. – Ended 7:09 p.m. Motion to approve by Councilman Olles, seconded by Councilman Ricci  Public Hearing for Local Law 5: Extend Temporary Town-Wide Moratorium on the Installation of Freestanding or Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Systems o Began 7:10 p.m. – Ended 7:11 p.m. Motion to approve by Councilman Olles, seconded by Councilman Woolston  Public Hearing for Local Law 6: Extend Moratorium on the Acceptance, Processing, and/or Approval of All Building Permits, Area or Use Variances, Special Use Permits, and /or Site o Began 7:12 p.m. – Ended 7:13 p.m. Motion to approve by Councilman Olles, seconded by Councilman McCue  Public Hearing for Local Law 7 – FEMA Flood Map, adopting the resolution with amendments o Began 7:15 p.m. – Ended 7:16 p.m. Motion to approve by Councilman McCue, seconded by Councilman Olles Town Attorney Doug Heath introduced the following:  Resolution to accept the 2026 tentative budget from $19,500 to $20,350 as a change for Ambulance Service. Approved by Councilman McCue, seconded by Councilman Woolston.  Change monthly meeting from 11/11/2025 to 11/12/2025 for Board Meeting and Public Hearing for 2026 Budget, approved by Councilman Woolston, seconded by Councilman McCue.  Resolution to relevy outstanding water bills, approved by Councilman Olles, seconded by Councilman Ricci. Regular meeting of the Town Board reopened at 7:16 p.m. Sue Fetzner questioning about our solar codes, where to find the FEMA flood map, The speed limit on the Oak Orchard Creek will be – John Fitzak will look into this for her. Supervisor Report submitted by Gayle Ashbery; total receipts for month of September were $415,315.64. Expenditures through September on average should equal 75% of annual budget; General Fund were 58.2%, Highway Fund 77.75%, Water District 93.54%. Report approved by Councilman McCue, and seconded by Councilman Woolston. Town Clerk Report – Presented by Debbie Yockel; Total revenues of $3574.00, of which $1125.50 was paid to NYS and total local shares remitted are $2448.50. Approved by Councilman Ricci; seconded by Councilman Woolston. Code/Zoning report, amount collected was as follows: Code, 12 Permits issued, $1775.00. Inspections this month: 58, New Builds: 1, Total receipts for 2025 to date: 93. Approved by Councilman Olles and seconded by Councilman Ricci. Town Justice report submitted by Judge Hurley, collected was $1290.00. A motion by Councilman Olles was made to approve, seconded by Councilman Ricci. Highway Superintendent report – Kurt VanWycke: New truck and benches for the Park have been received. John Fitzak – Dumpster on Salmons Land for fishing; O of A and Vets need drivers/Leadership Orleans accepting applications. Sue Fetzner and Donna Ciccarelli presented questions about short-term rentals – Re: what is process for getting input from the public and what the law will be. Payment of October vouchers in the amount of $162,161.69 was approved by Councilman Ricci and seconded by Councilman Olles. Motion to adjourn meeting at 7:34 p.m. was made by Councilman Woolston, seconded by Councilman McCue. Respectfully submitted by Debbie Yockel, Town Clerk