{"id":111328,"date":"2020-02-28T11:10:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=111328"},"modified":"2020-03-02T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:14:28","slug":"from-town-hall-notes-from-the-feb-13-2020-meeting-of-the-hamilton-town-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=111328","title":{"rendered":"FROM TOWN HALL: Notes from the Feb. 13, 2020, meeting of the Hamilton Town Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Submitted by Jim Leach<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battling colds and flu, the\nHamilton Town Council convened for its regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 13 at\nthe village of Hamilton Courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During public comments,\nEarlville Trustee Gerry \u201cDoc\u201d Hayes reported that Earlville, town of Hamilton,\nEarlville Free Library, Town of Sherburne, Partnership for Community\nDevelopment and Upstate Institute are collaborating on a community-based study\n\u2013 \u201cEarlville for Earlville\u201d \u2013 to engage residents in defining needs and goals\nfor the village and developing a plan to make those projects happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCD\u2019s Laura Coughlan said\ndetails are available online at hamiltonpcd.org\/earlvilleforearlville<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019d all like to see\nsomething good happen for Earlville,\u201d said Supervisor Eve Ann Shwartz, thanking\nlibrarian and Councilwoman Shari Taylor and Town Clerk Sue Reymers for providing\nimpetus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highway Superintendent Luke\nDowsland presented Mike Marcellus with a framed resolution from the Council in\nappreciation for his 25 years of service to the Highway Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shwartz said Marcellus is\n\u201calways there with a smile,\u201d and that he serves \u201cwith dedication and care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dowsland summarized his\ndepartment\u2019s activity for the month, including 27 plowing and sanding runs and\ntreating town roads with 28,000 gallons of brine, all of which is now produced\nin-house. The department\u2019s skilled mechanic, Mike Helly, is servicing SOMAC\nvehicles as time allows, saving money for town taxpayers and improving results\nfor the ambulance corps. The town crew continues its work running electrical\nwiring and data cabling in the new town office building. With continued fine\ntuning, solar panels and geothermal are delivering low-cost, renewable energy\nat the town garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bookkeeper Brynley Wilcox\nsaid Madison County paid the town $44,000 for plowing from December through\nearly January, with another $20,000 pending. The Council approved a resolution\nto have the town join a federally insured, AAA-rated investment pool with other\nNew York municipalities, referred to as NYCLASS. Investing only in the safest\ninstruments, such as CDs and government bonds, the pool improves returns by compounding\ninterest daily while simplifying bookkeeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Clerk Reymers updated\nthe Council on planned changes to the street lighting in Hubbardsville and\nPoolville. She will be sending a letter to property owners to alert them to the\nchanges, which are expected in the second half of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Council received the\nannual report of Town Historian Jackson Loop. The notations from his many and\nvaried interactions while collecting and dispensing the chronicle of our town\nmake a good read. A copy is available for review from the Town Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vincent\nFaraone gave a positive account of operations at SOMAC and briefed the Town\nCouncil on future considerations, including ambulance maintenance and replacement,\nand repairs and enhancements to the SOMAC garage and headquarters. Faraone\nnoted the important service provided by Colgate students and said that SOMAC\nattracts more student volunteers than any other assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Rossi reported progress toward revising\nzoning regulations. She also said that the town and village are awaiting\ncertification as Climate-Smart Communities and noted that the Climate\nPreparedness Working Group would be launching a public information program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shwartz updated the Council on the\nstatus of construction at the new Town Office Building. The goal is to move in\nby Aug. 31, 2020. She also reported on negotiations for broadband and on the\ncounty\u2019s share of casino revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By unanimous vote the Town Council\nestablished polling places for 2020 elections: Districts 1 and 2 will vote at\nHamilton Public Library, District 3 will vote at the office of the Earlville\nVillage Clerk, and District 4 will vote at Poolville Community Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next meeting of the Hamilton Town Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the village courthouse. Meetings are open to the public.\\<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Submitted by Jim Leach Battling colds and flu, the Hamilton Town Council convened for its regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 13 at the village of Hamilton Courthouse. During public comments, Earlville Trustee Gerry \u201cDoc\u201d Hayes reported that Earlville, town of Hamilton, Earlville Free Library, Town of Sherburne, Partnership for Community Development and Upstate Institute are collaborating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/111329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}