Submitted by Chris Rossi for Hamilton Town Council
(Hamilton, NY – Aug. 2015) The August Hamilton Town Council meeting opened with news from Earlville. Doc Hayes reported on the Susquehanna River basin project. Earlville has been asked to submit environmental assessment forms for this federal water quality study, and will need to hire an engineering firm to create the necessary reports.
The Town Council considered bids on the new salt shed for our highway garage. The Council approved an opened ended fabric covered steel framed structure with a concrete base. These structures are durable and cost efficient. Estimated cost for the project is $332,000, with the potential for grant money to offset a significant part of this expense.
The Town continues work on its future home at 38 Millford St.. The interior has been gutted and is ready for next steps—creating offices and meeting rooms, making the building accessible, installing utilities, and making the building energy efficient. The Town Council has requested financial support for much of this project from the offices of Senator David Valesky and Assemblyman Bill Magee.
After two years of community outreach and hard work the Comprehensive Plan Committee (CPC) is ready to share a draft of the new plan. Sept. 15, 16, 17 are scheduled for information meetings at 7 p.m. at the Earlville Fire Department (15th), Hamilton Village Courthouse (16th), and Hubbardsville Fire Department (17th). A Public Hearing will be held on Saturday Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Poolville Community Center. More information about these meetings will be made available by mail and on our website as the dates approach.
September is right around the corner, which means it is budget season. The Hamilton Town Council will be holding public meetings and hearings to review the tentative and final budget for 2016. Please check the Town website and local media as dates are advertised.
Please note, the Hamilton Town Council will now meet at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.. The Hamilton Town Council meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Town of Hamilton office at 16 Broad St. in the Village of Hamilton.
The next regular meeting is Thursday Sept. 10 at 6:30 pm. We invite and encourage you to join us.
For more information, visit www.TownofHamiltonNY.org.