Councilman Greg Langdon Was Excused Due to Scheduling Conflicts

THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF BELLMONT HELD THEIR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING ON MONDAY MARCH 20, 2017 AT 7:30 PM AT THE TOWN OFFICE N BRAINARDSVILLE. PRESENT WERE SUPERVISOR H. BRUCE RUSSELL,COUNCIL PEOPLE MARK SECORE, WAYNE ROGERS, AND HARLEY TITUS, LEE DAVIS SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS, CANDY CHARLAND TOWN BOOKKEEPER, JOHN DALPHIN, CAROLE DALPHIN AND EJ CONZLA II(MALONE TELEGRAM).

COUNCILMAN GREG LANGDON WAS EXCUSED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS.

ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN MARK SECORE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS WRITTEN.

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ACTION ITEMS:

RESOLUTION # 18 BE IT RESOLVED ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARK SECORE ACCEPTING THE SUPERVISOR'S MONTHLY FINANICAL REPORTS.

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SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS REPORT:

A.OTHER THAN LAST WEEK'S BIG STORM EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING WELL WITH THE

THE HIGHWAY DEPT.

B.I ATTENDED THE LOCAL ROADS PROGRAM ON ADVOCACY DAY IN ALBANY ON MARCH 8TH.

C.BRUCE, MARK AND I MET THURSDAY MARCH 16TH TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASING OF TWO

NEW SANDER COMBINATION BOXES TO GO ONTHE 2012 AND THE 2008 PLOW TRUCKS.

TOWM SUPERVISOR'S REPORT:

A.STILL WORKING TO ACQUIRE "POSITION E-MAILS" FOR TOWN OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD BE

IN PLACE BY MARCH BOARD MEETING.

B.WE NEED ONE MORE PERSON TO BE ON OUR BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT QUALIFIED NAMES AND KEEP IN MIND THAT WE WILL TRY

TO KEEP OUR GEOGRAPHICAL BALANCE SO A PERSON FROM BRAINARDSVILLE AREA

WOULD BE IDEAL.

C.WILL MEET NEXT WEEK WITH JOHN CARR TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR:1. WATER BUILDING,2.

GARAGES REHABBING, & 3. MT. VIEW DAM REQUIREMENTS.

D.OUT OF STATE HOME OWNER HAS REQUESTED CONSIDERATION FOR WATER AND SEWER.

FEE REDUCTION ON A HOUSE NOT USED SINCE 3/2/15. AV IS $35,096, SEWER & WATER IS

$383.51. TOTAL TAX WITH 2016 SCHOOL RE-LEVY IS $1275.99.

JOHN DALPHIN CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE GAVE THIS UPDATE.

TOWN OF BELLMONT PLANNING COMMITTEE

REPORT TO TOWN BOARD, MARCH 20,2017

THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MET FRIDAY MARCH 10TH. NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOON FRIDAY APRIL 14,2017 AT THE TRAILSIDE RESTURANT IN MT. VIEW

WE HAVE LOGGED IN 103 RETURNED 2017 QUESTIONNAIRES. (FOR COMPARISON, THE 2016 SEPTIC SYSTEM QUESTIONNAIRE RECEIVED 183 RESPONSES(-SOME AS LATE AS MAY)

A PRELIMINARY STATISICAL ANALYSIS OF THE 2017 QUESTIONNAIRE FOCUSING ON "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY" ISSUES HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ; A COPY IS BEING DISTRIBUTED TO THE TOWN BOARD. A SUMMARY OF THE COMMENTS IS STILL IN PROGRESS.

ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:

- IN SECTION 1, VERY FEW(LESS THAN 10%) THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO NEW REGULATIONS -IN SECTION 1, A MAJORITY BELIEVE TRASH VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD OR AN ADJACENT PROPERTY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED; ALSO THAT A COMPLAINT PROCESS SHOULD BE CREATED;

-FOR LARGE-ITEM PICK-UP. ITEMS MOST NAMED WERE APPLIANCES, MOWERS, BLOWERS & GRILLS,SCRAP BUILDING MATERIALS;(ABOUT 65% OF RESPONSES HAD SOME ITEM FOR PICK-UP).

-ESTABLISHMENT OF A TOWN CLEAN-UP DAY WAS AGREED TO BY ALMOST 70% OF THE RESPONDERS;

-PARTICIPATION IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN.

JERICHO RISE: 2 SOUND TESTS WERE COMPLETED ON MARCH 8TH ON PROPERTIES NEAR TURBINES T117 & T118 AND 1 SOUND TEST WAS COMPLETED ON PROPERTY NEAR TURBINES T105&T106. ALL TESTS CONFIRMED THAT TURBINES WERE OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR TOWN LAWS.

COMPLETED AND DELIVERED TO THE NYS NATIONAL SECURITY & EMERGENCY SERVICES THE REQUIRED ANNUAL SINGLE AUDIT CERTIFICATION FORM.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE SUGGESTED SHARED SERVICES RESOLUTION THAT WAS PLACED BEFORE YOU AT LAST MONTH'S BOARD MEETING.

STUMPAGE FEES PAID BY CHATEAUGAY WOODLANDS, LLC TO BELLMONT FOR HARVEST OF 2,620.2 ACRES OF WOODLANDS WITH HARVEST OF $905,288.70 PAYING 6% TAX OF $54,317.32 TO FRANKLIN COUNTY AND BELLMONT RECEIVES 22.25% OF THAT FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY OR $12,083.25.

MARK SECORE COMMENT ON CHATEAUGAY/BRAINARDSVILLE FIRE DISTRICT:

AFTER FAILING INSPECTION ON SEPT. 13, 2016, CHATEAUGAY FIRE DEPT. AERIAL TRUCK WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THE FIRE DEPT. MEMBERS HAVE LOCATED A 1999 AERIAL TRUCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AT A DEALER IN FLORIDA. THE AMOUNT FOR THE AERIAL TRUCK DELIVERED WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTY IS $ 80,000.00. FOR SOME REASON THE COMMISSSIONERS ARE FIGHTING THE DEPT, OVER THE NEED TO REPLACE THIS VITAL PIECE OF EQUIPEMENT. MARK ASKED FOR NATE COLLECT OR ANY COMMISSIONERS TO OUR MARCH TOWN BOARD MEETING TO FILL US IN ON THE STEPS THAY ARE TAKING OR NOT TAKING TO REPLACE THE AERIAL TRUCK, NO ONE SHOWED UP. MARK THEN MADE A REQUEST FOR A MEETING WITH CHATEAUGAY TOWN BOARD, BELLMONT TOWN BOARD AND THE FIRE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.

NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD HERE ON MONDAY APRIL 17,2017 AT 7:30 PM WITH BOARD MEMBERS TO AUDIT BILLS & VOUCHERS AT 7:00 PM.

A MOTION TO AUDIT AND PAY VOUCHERS WITH ATTACHED BILLS OR INVOICES WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MARK SECORE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMANWAYNE ROGERS.

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COUNCILMAN MARK SECORE MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 9:02 PM AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS.

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