May 10, 2006

A regular meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on May 10, 2006. Supervisor Michael Flaherty called the meeting to order at 7 PM. Present were Board members Charles Kutcher, Thomas Hitchcock and Harry T. Wilson. Also present were Assessor Georgette Krauss, Building Inspector Tom Cross, Zoning Officer William Dwyer and Attorney for the Town Tal G. Rappleyea, Rene Van Schaack, Town residents Werner Pscherer, Greg Kroyer and WAJ students Joan Russell, Heather Matthews and Corissa Corwin and the town clerk.

The Public hearing on Local Law #4 of 2006 was opened. The law concerns a private roads amendment to the subdivision regulations and posting of signs as required by zoning and subdivision regulations.

There was no comment from the public.

Supervisor Flaherty made a motion to close the public hearing, 2 nd by Councilman Kutcher and carried.

Councilman Kutcher made a motion to adopt Local Law #4 of 2006, 2 nd by Councilman Wilson and carried.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye 4 Flaherty, Kutcher, Hitchcock and Wilson.

Councilman Wilson made a motion to accept the minutes of April 12, 2006, 2 nd by Councilman Hitchcock with the addition of landowner when referring to Mr. Rappleyea.

The Supervisor's monthly financial report was given to the Board and bank statements were made available for review.

The building inspector presented his monthly written report.

A comparison was done between April of 2005 and April of 2006. In 2005 there were 18 building permits applied for and in 2006 there have been 17. In 2005 there were 12 certificates of occupancy issued and in 2006 there have been 9. In 2005 there were 18 certificates of compliance issued and in 2006 there have been 30. In 2005 there was 14 certificates of occupancy searches done and in 2006 15 have been done. The number of houses in 2005 was 4 and in 2006 there have been 5.

A motion was made by Councilman Hitchcock, 2 nd by Supervisor Flaherty to accept the building inspectors report.

The zoning officer gave his written monthly report.

The beginning of this month he sent out letters of violation of cars on several sites. The owners have been asked to reply by the end of May.

The town attorney said he has spoken to and faxed a copy of the junkyard law to the attorney representing Mr. Rappleyea, landowner on Co. Rt. 17. He should be filing the application for a junkyard very soon and show paper work concerning grandfathering.

An order for appearance has been served to the Department of Corrections to have Mr. William Matthews appear in Town court on May 22, 2006. He already consented last month to remove everything but his Mustangs from the property.

A motion was made by Councilman Hitchcock to accept the zoning officers report, 2 nd by Councilman Kutcher and carried.

The Assessors reported that 1821 change of notices were mailed out and she has already spoken to many taxpayers.

Rene Van Schaack from Greene County Soil and Water reviewed land acquisition requirements with the Board. Four designations were discussed, the village extension, the industrial/commercial zone and the two hamlets.

Maps showing the designations were looked at.

Mr. Van Schaack will develop new maps superimposing the flood plains and develop a more manageable map that will show the parcels the Board wants to exchange.

When completed they well be brought back for the Board to review again.

Councilman Kutcher presented a medical insurance comparison chart with five different insurance plans.

A representative from Empire NYS is scheduled to speak with town employees on Monday, May 15 th at 5PM in the municipal building.

Councilman Kutcher will check to see if a representative from Blue Cross (Empire) can speak with town employees on Wednesday, May 24 th at 5PM in the municipal building.

A special meeting was scheduled for May 24 th for the Board to make a decision on which medical insurance the Town will be using.

Councilman Kutcher was commended on the work done to obtain the information.

Supervisor Flaherty informed the Board that he spoke with State Commissioner Denise Sheehan and was told that DEC will provide an officer, currently in training, to work at Colgate Lake.

The officer will be working on or before Memorial Day. A prison crew from Summit will come and clean the area.

A letter of thanks will be sent to Commissioner Sheehan.

The finance committee of Councilmen Hitchcock and Kutcher audited the bills prior to the meeting.

Councilman Kutcher made a motion recommending the Board approve the audit. Councilman Hitchcock 2 nd the motion and all Board members voted Aye.

The general fund was $8326.39 on abstract #5, claim numbers 97 to 118. The highway fund was $5358.86 on abstract #5, claim numbers 69 to 84.

The Boards to-do list was discussed.

The town will re-advertise for an independent audit.

Town wide garbage pickup is tentatively scheduled for sometime in August.

Supervisor Flaherty made a motion to approve Resolution #8, 2 nd by Councilman Wilson and carried. Resolution #8 gives the Planning Committee permission to proceed in the selection of a consultant.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye 4 Flaherty, Hitchcock, Kutcher and Wilson.

The Board reviewed a proposal from General Code to do document management or “codification” for all town laws and minute books.

Councilman Wilson made a motion to approve Resolution #9, 2 nd by Councilman Kutcher and carried. Resolution #9 authorizes General Code to code town laws and minute's books at a cost of $9521.oo paid in quarterly payments.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye 4 Flaherty, Hitchcock, Kutcher and Wilson.

Supervisor Flaherty made a motion to approve Resolution #10, 2 nd by Councilman Wilson and carried. Resolution #10 authorizes the purchase of a new Copy Star copy machine with a maintenance and toner contract at a cost of $6864.78.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye 4 Flaherty, Hitchcock, Kutcher and Wilson.

A meeting will be scheduled with Scott Wallant architects on May 17 th at 5PM. The Board would like to schedule a monthly meeting date of the third Wednesday each month for updates.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM on a motion by Wilson, 2 nd by Flaherty and carried.

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Patricia Merwin Town Clerk

May 24, 2006

A special meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday May 24, 2006. Supervisor Michael Flaherty called the meeting to order at 5PM.

Present were Board members Charles Kutcher, Thomas Hitchcock and Harry T. Wilson and the town clerk.

The meeting was scheduled relevant to the health insurance plans being looked at by the Board.

The Board discussed the Empire NYS plan versus the Blue Cross (Empire) plan.

Councilman Kutcher made a motion to approve Resolution #11, 2 nd by Supervisor Flaherty and carried. Resolution #11 authorizes the Town to join the Empire NYS insurance plan for one year.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye 4 Flaherty, Hitchcock, Kutcher and Wilson.

Councilman Kutcher was commended on the work done to obtain the insurance information.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 PM on a motion by Flaherty, 2 nd by Kutcher and carried.

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Patricia Merwin Town Clerk

Planning Board

May 4. 2006

Roll Call: Acting Chair: Janet Nicholls
Members: Joan Kutcher, Carol Muth and Paul Rosedale
Absent: Jane Bostrom, Gene Beers

The meeting was called to order at 7:53 pm. Mrs. Kutcher made the motion to appoint Janet Nicholls as Acting Chair for this meeting. Mr. Rosedale seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous and the motion carried.

Agenda Item 2: Approval of Minutes of April 7, 2006.
Mrs. Muth made the motion to approve the minutes. Mrs. Nicholls seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous and the motion carried.

Agenda Item 3: Application for Sketch Plan Review for Lars Peters of 62 Goshen Street, Jewett, NY, Tax Map No. 112.00-3-81; District: Rural Residential. No one appeared on this application.

Agenda Item 5: Application for Sketch Plan Review for Stanislaw Bobal and Joseph Barlik of Route 23C, Jewett, NY, Tax Map No. 130.00-1-? [part of Eisenburg subdivision of 130.00-1-13]; District Rural Residential. No one appeared on this application.

Agenda Item 7: Report from County Planning Board Representative.
Mr. Beers was absent and no report was given.

Agenda Item 6: Review of the Town Board Revised Proposed Subdivision Amendment.
Mrs. Dwyer distributed copies of the proposed amendment and members reviewed them noting that all recommended changes were incorporated in the draft.

There being no other business, Mrs. Nicholls made the motion to close the meeting. Mrs. Kutcher seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous and the meeting ended at 8:00 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ann Dwyer, Clerk

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Jane Bostrom, Chair

Zoning Board

May 3, 2006

Roll Call : Chair: Russ Coloton
Members: Ann Dwyer, Margaret Flaherty, Kathleen Williams
Absent: Tod Mallory

The meeting opened at 7:25 pm.

Agenda Item 2: Approval of Minutes.
Mrs. Flaherty made the motion to approve the minutes of June 1, 2005. Mrs. Dwyer seconded the motion. The vote was three ayes with Mr. Coloton abstaining. The motion carried and the minutes were approved. Mr. Coloton made the motion to approve the minutes of August 17, 2005. Mrs. Flaherty seconded the motion. The vote was three ayes with Mrs. Williams abstaining. The motion carried and the minutes were approved.

Agenda Item 3: Application for Area Variance for Robert W. Cramer of 271 Goshen St., Jewett, NY, Tax Map No. 112.00-2-15.2, District: Rural Residential. Present: Robert Cramer.
Mr. Cramer is applying for an area variance in order to locate a house and barn near the end of his driveway and well. He initially prepared the location of the house and barn in 1991 prior to the adoption of the Zoning Law. The laterals for his septic system are in place and only the tank needs to be installed; he has approval for the location of the septic system from DEP. In addition, the excavation holes have been started. Construction was halted when DEP declared, sometime in 1991 or 1992, that the driveway was constructed over a wetland and had to be relocated. Due to financial costs associated with the driveway relocation, he was unable to proceed with construction. He had not applied for a building permit in 1991. He acknowledges that the proposed buildings could be located elsewhere on the property and stated it would be a financial hardship to extend the driveway and would result in a very long one, costly to maintain. In addition, relocating the well and septic system and re-excavating would also cause a financial hardship. Members reviewed his application and recommended amending his request to further clarify the reasons for the variance; providing documentation of the actual dates of the construction prep work; and, include accurate dimensions and distances on the plan. They agreed to schedule the application for the June meeting.

There being no other business, Mrs. Williams made the motion to close the meeting. Mrs. Flaherty seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. The meeting ended at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Ann Dwyer
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Accepted