Live reporting: Legislation for action

K. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
Resolution 14-77: Classification Tax Allocation – Residential Factor
set residential factor at 1
motion, seconded, approved 8-0

Resolution 14-78: Classification Tax Allocation – Open Space Exemption
set no open space exemption
motion, seconded, approved 8-0

Resolution 14-79: Classification Tax Allocation – Small Business Exemption
set no small business exemption
motion, seconded, approved 8-0

Resolution 14-80: Classification Tax Allocation – Residential Property Exemption
set no residential property exemption
motion, seconded, approved 8-0


Resolution 14-76: Acceptance of Private Road Covenant With Developer of Unnamed Street Off
Upper Union Street (Mount View Farms Subdivision)
motion to waive the reading, seconded, passed 8-0
standard agreement to keep way private
motion, seconded, approved 8-0


Resolution 14-81: Refunding Bond Order
as mentioned a review of the bonds found some to be refinanced and save some money
motion, seconded, approved 8-0


Resolution 14-82: Appropriation – Sewer Retained Earnings
Beaver St interceptor, carries 70% of our sewer to the old sewer beds
over 100 years old, built in 1914
identified a long time ago as a liability
$14M to be moved to 140, have been reducing the flow through it
there is a culvert underneath it, if it breaks, it would drop 2M gallons a day into Mine Brook

the trains will be re-routed on Dec 6th to work with us to bring equipment in to do so
approve emergency through the State
working with Conservation Commission

they basically laid pipe and put stone on it

pipe are cast iron and it has lasted this long
the flow of sewer keeps the iron clean because it is so acidic
starting to well from the inside out

motion, seconded, approved 8-0


Resolution 14-83: Acceptance of Gift – Council on Aging

motion, seconded, approved 8-0

Resolution 14-66: Authorization to Grant Utility (Sewer) Easement
Bissanti and Mercer recused themselves

motion to take Resolution 14-66 off the table
seconded, passed 6-0

motion to waive reading, seconded, passed 6-0

(copies were missing from the Council package, hence the skip over this and returning to it)

This allows the maintenance of the sewer
unanimous (required 6 votes) had only five previously, Padula available tonight (as opposed to last time)