At its Aug. 3 work session, the Town Board heard a presentation on the Storm King Golf Course. The details of the proposal appear on Page 1 of this week’s Cornwall Local. Other discussions are summarized below:
-The Town Board will consider several purchase proposals at its Aug. 10 meeting, The Buildings and Grounds Department is looking for a mower to replace one that needs costly repairs. Department head Tim McCarty is suggesting the Town get the model that the Village Water Department has.
-Eugene Conley has provided prices for radios for his department, and has also solicited bids for weed control between the circle and Town Hall. Mr. Conley has three people to maintain nine miles of sidewalk. In June these men worked for a dozen days to get the sidewalks ready for July 4.
-Supervisor Randy Clark has asked his department heads for a list of capital projects. He said there’s a possibility of getting $100,000 from the state.
-The Town Historian, along with the Cornwall Historical Society, is working on a Sept. 27 dinner to raise money for the restoration of the Sands Ring Homestead. The event would be held under a tent on the homestead property. It would include hard cider and recipes from a 1913 cookbook.
-The Town’s application for a grant to repair the Sands Ring Homestead was accepted, which means that the state received it ahead of the deadline and deemed it to be complete. The Town will have to wait to see if the application is approved.
Town Councilman Kerry McGuinness said he would like to discuss COVAC’s ALS providers to make sure there’s adequate coverage, “It’s something I’d like to discuss sooner rather than later,” he said.
-Attorney Steve Gaba is drafting a Memorandum of Intent to be reviewed and discussed with the Friends of Sands Ring. Speaking from the audience, Peter Erwin suggested that the role of the Sands Ring trustees needs to be clarified.
-The Building Department issued 13 permits in June. It conducted 52 inspections and 40 fire inspections. The department responded to six complaints.
