Notes from the October 2016 Hamilton Town Council Meeting
By Chris Rossi
The October Hamilton Town Council meeting took place in the Village Court House. We expect to meet there until our building renovations are completed. The meeting opened with a proposal for a village/ town dog park. The project is still in the planning stage with organizers working with the village to find an appropriate location. Read more about the Dog Park at hamiltondogpark.wordpress.com.
Bert Glazier has left the position of Highway Superintendent to accept a job with private industry. We are pleased to announce that the town has hired Jason Florenz to become the new highway superintendent, effective Nov. 7, 2016. Jason is very well-qualified for the position and has extensive highway experience—six years with Brookfield and 12 years with the village of Hamilton.
The Town has been working on a draft of the 2017 budget. Our 2017 budget and fire contracts public hearing takes place Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Poolville Community Center. This public is invited to attend.
Thanks to all who participated in the Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting. The response to the plan was largely favorable, with some comments and questions submitted at the meeting and afterward. With the comment period now closed, the plan is being reviewed once again to consider input from the meeting. Once that is completed the final draft will be made public on the website and in our local libraries.
The Plan then goes to the County for review before the board considers it for adoption.
Many Town residents have been experiencing problems with their Frontier Communications phone and internet service, and broadband service in general. Let us know if you have experienced issues in the past six months by contacting the Town Office. The Town is working with Madison County to find solutions to these problems.
A reminder—the town is now working from 40 Milford St., while the renovations at 38 Milford St. continue. Building plans are in the works and construction should begin this winter.
The Hamilton Town Council meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Hamilton Village Courthouse at 6:30 pm. Our next meeting is November 10.
We invite and encourage you to join us. For more info visit www.townofhamiltonny.org.
Chris Rossi is a member of the Hamilton Town Council.