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Candor Town Board Meeting March 10, 2009The Candor Town Board met at the Town Hall, 101 Owego Road. Deputy Supv. Dougherty called the meeting to order at 7:03pm with pledge to the flag and Clm. Cobler offered prayer. Present: Deputy Supv. Dougherty, Clm. Bish, Clm. Lindsay and Clm. Cobler. Supv.
Collins was excused from the meeting. Minutes of the February 24th meeting presented and reviewed. Various Reports were presented to the Board and filed with the Clerk. The Board and Public were informed of the correspondence received since the last meeting which, included a Special Franchise Assessment, Time Warner Franchise fee payment, COG letter regarding low turnout at their meetings and encouraging attendance from Municipalities along with their minutes, Local Gov't efficiency & competitiveness update, Flood Summit brochure, cable rate increase, residential assessment ratio and a letter from Couglin & Gerhart pertaining to the Darlington case. Clm. Lindsay was asked to report on the Highway Complex Property Committee. He proposed that Joe Bish, Kevin Noble, Jane Maas, Vem Quick Sr., Steve Green, Jeff Matoon .and himself makeup the Committee. He intends that they will be meeting once a month. M-41 Clm. Cobler moved seconded by Clm. Dougherty to appoint these people to be the Highway Complex Property Committee. Vote - 4 ayes and 0 nays. United Alarm Systems were notified of the local authorities to be contacted in case of an emergency. Clm. Cobler reported that the Planning Board is looking into developing a local ordinance that will provide for broader control than just road maintenance. M-42 Clm. Cobler moved and seconded by Clm. Bish to have the Minute Books microfilmed and a CD made at Challenge Industries in Ithaca. Vote - 4ayes and 0 nays. The Town Board has decided to withdraw from the initial agreement of purchasing land from Joyce Aman for a gravel pit located in Catatonk. It was discussed that the Town has an agreement already in place to remove gravel from the pit located on Spencer Road in which Joyce Aman also owns. M-43 Clm. Cobler moved seconded by Clm. Bish to grant Highway Superintendent permission to draw up an agreement similar to the one on Spencer Road for the removal of gravel located near the intersection of Catatonk Hill Rd. and NYS Rte. 96 in the Town of Candor. In which, the Municipality shall pay the Landowner, monthly $1.00 for each cubic yard of gravel removed from the premises. Vote - 4 ayes and 0 nays. Clm. Cobler who is Candor's REAP Representative spoke that they would be a tremendous asset to the Local Municipalities in writing up grants, training and classes, obtaining a list of local resources available along with technician support. REAP would like to encourage the Municipalities to take advantage of this wonderful assistance. Clm. Cobler will be in contact with Mayor Spaulding regarding a Village REAP Representative to be involved. Clm. Cobler encouraged the Board to fill out the Council of Governments Survey, which was included in their packets. C-2 The Village of Candor has requested another letter of endorsement to support their request of State and Federal assistance to improve the Village's existing water supply system. M-44 Clm. Bish moved and seconded by Clm. Lindsay to submit a letter of endorsement in support of the Village obtaining the grant money, which is in Governor Paterson's limited stimulus package available to municipalities and school districts. Vote - 4 ayes and 0 nays. Deputy Supervisor Milton Dougherty spoke on the Memorandum of Understanding for Municipal Cooperation in Condemnation Proceedings, which could be executed between the County of Tioga and its Local Municipalities. The memorandum would provide for cooperation between the two if a demolition is to be done which could possibly save tax payer money. Clm. Lindsay reported talking to Jim Doucett about storing materials excavated from the gravel pit located on Spencer Rd. He has given the Town permission to store stone and gravel on his property for $1,000/year as long we maintain the driveway, keep the dust down and level the area to be used. M-45 Clm. Bish moved and Clm. Cobler seconded to grant Highway Superintendent Kevin Noble permission to draw up an agreement with Mr. Jim Doucett regarding renting his property to store stone and gravel for the Town Highway Department. Vote - 4 ayes and 0 nays. Deputy Supervisor Dougherty spoke for Kevin Noble in his absence regarding Advocacy Day, which, Kevin is participating in. A group of 41 people are 10bWng legislanJ:es in Albany to restore the CHIPS money. Dougherty also mentioned the New Dump Truck is not finished yet and that the Bids on the 2001 Ford pickup will close March 24 @ Noon. Code Enforcement Officer James Douglas submitted his monthly report and gave us an update of the Court Clerk's Office door. He also brought up appearance tickets being mailed instead of served by a Constable, which would be more cost effective. M-46 Clm. Bish moved to adjourn the meeting at 8: l opm and Clm. Cobler seconded it. Vote 4 ayes and 0 nays.
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