{"id":79146,"date":"2017-03-25T13:39:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79146"},"modified":"2017-03-24T21:45:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T01:45:45","slug":"hamilton-town-council-march-meeting-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79146","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Town Council March meeting notes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Rossi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The meeting opened with an update from Hamilton Village Mayor Bob McVaugh, on the discussion about\u00a0immigration enforcement issues at the last Village Trustee meeting. Local residents shared their views with\u00a0the Hamilton Village Police Chief, the Mayor, and Trustees.<\/p>\n

Village attorney Jim Stokes is drafting\u00a0guidelines for the Village Police department for consideration at the next Village meeting. The Town and\u00a0Village are also looking to the County Sheriff’s Office for their policy and guidance on this issue.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a busy winter for the highway garage. Jason Florenz, highway superintendent, has purchased radios for communication in all trucks.<\/p>\n

The County is working on making radio communication between our\u00a0highway staff and other emergency response entities possible\u2014fire departments, troopers, sheriff.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Town is buying a new loader and is considering selling our wheeled excavator to the towns of Smithfield and Lincoln, with the right to borrow it back as needed.<\/p>\n

Now that the Comprehensive Plan has been adopted, the Town is turning its attention to an action plan. A\u00a0committee will review the proposed updates and additions to the Town Zoning. In conjunction with the<\/p>\n

Comprehensive Plan, the Town is working with Colgate and other local entities on the Climate Smart<\/p>\n

Communities and Clean Energy Communities initiatives. Madison County was recently recognized for their<\/p>\n

status as a Climate Smart Community.<\/p>\n

The Partnership for Community Development has completed its airpark marketing study and will use the data to attract new business. Grant applications are currently available for new and existing businesses in Brookfield, DeRuyter, Eaton, Georgetown, Hamilton, Madison, Nelson, and Lebanon. For more information, visit,\u00a0http:\/\/www.thisishamiltonny.com\/work\/pcd<\/p>\n

Work on the new Town Office at 38 Milford Street continues, with plans to have the existing structure removed by a builder, and decorative elements saved for the Town\u2019s use on the new building. Construction\u00a0for the new building is planned to go out to bid by the end of April with occupancy by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The Wetland Trust has alerted the town of Hamilton of a mitigation plan they are proposing for property\u00a0located in the Nine-Mile Swamp. The plan allows builders who develop properties on wetlands to offset building impacts by preserving other wetlands from building pressure. The Wetland Trust will preserve from\u00a0development lands bought from private property owners bordering the Swamp who wish to participate in\u00a0this program. Working with the Wetland Trust and other local entities, the Town would like to ensure recreational access to the Sangerfield River as it flows through the Nine-Mile Swamp.<\/p>\n

The Town resolved to support the Volunteer Firefighters\u2019 Benefit Law bill expansion at the request of the Hubbardsville Fire Department. If passed, this bill would extend the already existing VFBL to cover all instances of melanoma, as well as cancers of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, prostrate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems.<\/p>\n

The Hamilton Town Council meets on the second Thursday of the month at the village courthouse in the\u00a0Village of Hamilton at 6:30 p.m. Our next meeting is Thursday, April 15. We invite and encourage you to join us. For more info visit www.townofhamiltonny.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note: Submitted by Chris Rossi, Hamilton Town Council<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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