TOWN OF HALCOTT
AGENDA
7:15 PM, Monday, June 17, 2019
Town GRANGE, all are welcome
Pledge of Allegiance
Regular meeting
CALL TO ORDER
0. John Farrel
1. Approval of minutes Monday, May 20, 2019
2. Highway Superintendent’s Report
3.Halcott Fair
4.Voucher vote.
5.Finance chair report
6. Clerk’s Report.
7. Other business:
8. Public comment.
Next meeting: Regular meeting Monday July 15, 2019
Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes Halcott Grange
May 20, 2019, 7:15 pm
Present: Town Supervisor Alan White, Council members Yukari Day, Alan Reynolds, Innes Kasanof, Judy DiBenedetto, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk Pattie Warfield, Solid Waste Coordinator Kip Johnson.
Call to order at 7:15 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Annual Report: Kip Johnson presented his annual report. (1) Solid Waste Coordinator Kip Johnson informed the Board that there is a need for greater public education in regards to recycling, such as the need to wash all recycled items before drop off, labels off or on, and additionally what items actually are recyclable material. The Board suggested an article for the Town website as well as The Times of Halcott newsletter, and an e-mail blast as ways to spread the information, with copies of this information made available at the Halcott Fair. (2) He also feels that it is important for him to have the ability to lock and unlock the dumpster, but as of now he has no key to the current lock and due to the kind of lock it is, no copy of the key can be made. The Board asked Highway Superintendent Boston to purchase additional chains and a new lock with multiple keys to alleviate this problem. (3) There has been interest from residents to have the ability to get rid of different types of metal, including appliances (which would need to comply with recycle rules), with an offer from an individual to transport said items when a load is amassed, if the Town should choose to offer this service. (4) The Board expressed their appreciation to Kip for the quality job is is doing at the transfer station.
Approval of the minutes of the April 15, 2019 meeting: With the following correction: Severe weather money was $8,000.00 last year. Motion to approve by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) The 284 Agreement is now complete, with work to be done on Silas Lake Rd., Turkey Ridge Rd., Townsend Hollow Rd., Landa Rd. and Denicola Rd.(B) Emergency Services Director John Farrell will try to make the June 17, 2019 Regular Town Board Meeting. (C ) Installation of the culvert on Turk Hollow Rd. for lean-to access has not begun, the DEC has not yet acquired the necessary permits, asking that Halcott apply for them. In addition it appears the DEC now feels a 42 inch squash pipe will not be of adequate size for the project. (D) The Greene County Highway Department worked in town removing dead trees along the County roads.
Voucher Vote: General Abstract G0519 – vouchers 70 – 74 = $995.07. Highway Abstract H0519 – vouchers 75 – 83 = $2,812.70. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Yukari Day, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Finance Chair Report: (A) Finance Chair Innes Kasanof presented her monthly report. (B) The Town was able to add $16,565.00 to the General Reserve fund, and $12,380.00 to the Highway Reserve Fund.
Town Clerk’s Report: Certificate of Occupancy Search: $25.00, 2 Building Permits, 1 @ $250, 1@ $350.00, 1 BP Renewal: $250.00, 1 Dog License (unneutered): $10.00, Billy Haynes: $200.00, Garbage Tickets: $135.00. The Town collected and disbursed $1,220.00 for the month of April.
Other Business: The Board had a discussion about the logistics of garbage disposal in the Town and what should be done going forward. The Town; as things now stand, takes in less money than the actual cost of the dumping fees charged by Greene County, and because of this all residents cover a portion of that deficit in their taxes. The Town has been selling garbage tickets that allow residents to dispose of garbage for $3.00 per bag. The Board feels a more equitable solution should be looked at such as raising the usage fee for private haulers who now use the dumpster for a nominal fee, and perhaps adding more of the cost into the Town Budget each year, eliminating the need for the purchase of garbage tickets by residents. The Board will continue to explore options for the Town.
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting June 17, 2019, 7:15 pm.
Motion to Adjourn at 8:49 pm by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Why not hold your next event in our historic Grange Hall? The Grange sits on the banks of Vly Creek in our beautiful rural valley. It offers a modern kitchen and seating for up to 80 guests. Use the form at the bottom of the About Halcott page to make a tentative reservation of our Grange Hall for your event. To secure the date, download the rental contract and return it by mail with your check to:
Town Clerk’s Office
264 Route 3
Halcott Center, NY 12430
The Halcott Town Board is making a few revisions to Halcott’s solid waste program. In an effort to make our mini transfer station more user friendly we have decided to eliminate the orange punch tickets and reduce the price for bagged garbage to $2 per bag. Starting on July 1, 2019 you can bring your bagged household garbage to the Highway Garage on Sundays from 10am until noon and pay KIp $2 per bag. We hope this will make participation easier. There will be no changes to our recycling program, but we remind you to clean your recyclable materials thoroughly.
At our June meeting we will also be discussing the fees for commercial haulers to make this program more cost effective for the town and more reflective of the costs incurred.
See the map below for our local Flood Analysis Map of areas to be studied. Landowners within these boundaries are asked to attend a meeting at 7:00pm on Monday, July 22 to share their past experiences with flooding and how it has affected them. Bring pictures if you have them! If you have questions, email a member of the town board or Mark Carabetta ( mcarabetta@mminc.com ) of the engineering firm that is working with us.
Click here to download a hi res pdf of the Halcott LFA map
From the Town Supervisor:
The Halcott Town Board invites you to attend a public meeting on July 22 at 7PM at the Grange Hall to learn about our Local Flood Analysis (LFA) project. An LFA is a two-step process where engineers are hired to analyze the causes of flooding in a defined area of the town, to identify how flooding can be avoided in the future, and then, with the approval of the Town Board, to recommend solutions to address these problem spots. Residents who live within the boundary areas of the proposed LFA are asked to come to the meeting to help identify chronic flooding spots that they are aware of, and to suggest possible fixes. Bring photos, videos and other examples of past disasters.
The LFA area covers a swath of properties and parts of properties running roughly from just beyond the Greene County line, up the valley, taking in a few hundred yards of County Route 1, ending above the intersection of Turkey Ridge Rd. It continues on County Route 3 to about the middle of the Margaritis property, crossing the stream and running up Judd Hill, over and down to follow Elk Creek Rd up to a little beyond the Townsend Hollow turn-off. Properties on both sides of the roads are included. The map of proposed boundaries for the LFA is posted on our website at www.townofhalcott.com .
Although not all properties are within the study area, all Halcott residents are invited. A presentation on the LFA process will be given and, using large scale maps, the public will have a chance to provide input on their flooding experiences. The LFA study is funded through the Delaware County Soil & Water Conservation District and the NYC DEP. Once the Town has agreed upon the areas that need attention, projects can be proposed to the Catskill Watershed Corporation and other potential funders for implementation funding.
Town of Halcott, Halcott Center, NY 
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