May 9th Regular Board Meeting

May 9, 2017 At 7:00 pm, Supervisor Gayle Ashbery called to order the regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Carlton. Present were the following Board members: Councilman James Shoemaker, Councilman John Fitzak, Councilman Marcus Coville, and Councilman Dana Woolston. Also present Dave Krull Highway Supt., Doug Heath, Town Attorney and Lynda Woolston, Code/ Zoning enforcer. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes of April 11, 2017 were approved, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Fitzak and carried. The April 2017 Supervisors report was approved, motion by Mr. Woolston seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. The Town Clerk’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Woolston and carried. Judge Hurley’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Coville and carried. Judge Russell’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Coville and carried. The Zoning/ Code report was approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak seconded by Mr. Coville and carried. Mr. Woolston abstained. Dave Krull gave an update on Highway and Water Department activities. He stated that the Highway Dept. has not gotten to much of the regular road work as they have been working on filling and delivering sandbags to town residents effected by high Lake levels and erosion. He also stated that he received word that his trip to Albany resulted in the Town getting $122,746 in chip money, $28,000 from Pave NY and $23,000 for extreme weather. Dave was also contacted by FEMA and the Town will be receiving $25,000 for the Snow even that took place in February In the month of February the Carlton Fire Company responded to 21 calls with a total of 173 man hours. They had a lot of pumping details this month and helped with sandbags. Legislator Defillips stated that things were starting to come together on help for the lakeshore. General Fund vouchers for $70,006.19 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Woolston and carried. Highway Fund vouchers for $54,782.88 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Coville second by Mr. Fitzak and carried. Water Fund vouchers for $55,120.50 were approved for payment, motion by Fitzak second by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. Under Privilege of the Floor John Olles asked what type of new generator the Town Building would need. Marcus Coville suggested a 26 Kw, but said they should call Gar to inspect it and give them options before buying anything. Dave Krull stated that the Town Building needed a new roof, that they were losing shingles by the bushel. Gayle will call Paul Chatfield (the structural engineer). Dwayne Tinkous brought to the attention, the issue of trees in the way of the fire lanes in the town and that they were damaging Fire equipment. A discussion about who should repair the fire lanes followed. Doug Heath stated that they are private right away and that the Town should not go on them and repair them. Frank suggested that Mr. Heath should write a letter to the residents stating that the right away is their responsibility. A motion at 7:25pm by Mr. Woolston to Adjourn, seconded by Mr. Fitzak and carried __________________________________ Karen Narburgh, Town Clerk