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Town Board Meeting Highlights

March 11, 2020

To strengthen communication with residents, this newsletter provides headlines from Town Board meetings.

This regular monthly meeting lasted 95 minutes.

Resolutions/Local Laws:

Local Law 2020 #1 – The Board voted 4 to 0 to hold a public hearing on 4/8/2020 at 7:00pm, regarding “a Local Law to provide for the written notification for defects and obstructions on town highways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, and culverts in the Town of Caroga.”
Land Lease Negotiations – Authorized Supervisor Horton as negotiation liaison with Nathan Littauer Hospital (NLH) for possible land lease and clinic project (4 to 0 vote).
Nick Stoner Municipal Golf Course –
- Approved golf rates discussed at February 2020 Board meeting (4 to 0 vote).
- Approved 4 old mowers going out for bid with Auctions International (4 to 0 vote).
- Approved lower financing (4.47% with $550 fee) for new fairway mower (4 to 0 vote).
- Approved donating 4-person golf outing for NLH 5/29/2020 fundraiser (4 to 0 vote).
Fire Department – Waived local fees for building the new fire hall (4 to 0 vote).
Employee Assistance Program – Renewed EAP contract with St. Mary’s (4 to 0 vote).
Microphone System – Approved $1,828.39 microphone system purchase (3 to 1 vote).
Training – Approved Supervisor Scott Horton for training at Lake Placid (4 to 0 vote). Approved Town Clerk Linda Gilbert to attend NYS Town Clerk’s Conference (4 to 0 vote).
Municipal Insurance – Approved oath of undertaking with insurance policy for re-elected Town Justice, James Subik (4 to 0 vote).
Other Approvals – Approved minutes of the February 12^th board meeting (4 to 0 vote). Approved 2019 annual audit of the Town Justice and Town Clerk books (4 to 0 vote). Approved paying bills as presented for audit (4 to 0 vote).

Coronavirus Information:

To find out more, go to the US Centers for Disease Control or NYS Department of Health:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/sick-with-2019-nCoV-fact-sheet.pdf
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/
New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) Coronavirus Hotline: 1-888-364-3065

Next Meeting:

Monthly Town Board Meeting, Wednesday, April 8, 7:00pm at Town Hall.

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