TOWN OF FORESTPORT
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES
FORESTPORT TOWN HALL
10275 State Rte. 28, Forestport, N.Y. 13338
December 20, 2023 @6:30

PRESENT: Supervisor Entwistle
Councilwoman Kardash
Councilman Scouten
Councilwoman Abrial
Councilwoman Verschneider

ABSENT: No members of the Town Board were absent.

RECORDING SECRETARY: Tracy Terry, Town Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:30PM by Supervisor Entwistle. The pledge was recited.

GUEST SPEAKER: Engineers from Barton & Loguidice reviewed the scope of the Round Lake Road bridge project.
95% of the grant for the project is coming from the State with a 5% match from the town. If the cost is over $1.2 million, the town would be responsible for that. They are currently in the Preliminary design phase. The project has a tentative start date of July 2025 and will take approximately three months to complete. Bob Whitehead, from the gallery stated he would like to have a dry hydrant put in because the town does not have a lot of dry hydrants. By doing this project, it would be an excellent time to do so. Supervisor Entwistle stated they would look into it. The public comment period will be open until the end of next week. Below is the handout from Barton & Loguidice.

BUDGET AMENDMENTS:
General:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kardash and seconded by Councilwoman Verschneider to approve the following budget amendments.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED

Highway:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Abrial and seconded by Councilman Scouten to approve the following budget amendments.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED

Sewer District #1 :
A motion was made by Councilman Scouten and seconded by Councilwoman Verschneider to approve the following budget amendments.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/0 absent MOTION CARRIED

Water District #1:
A motion was made by Councilman Scouten and seconded by Councilwoman Abrial to approve the following budget amendments.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED

Buckhorn Water District # 2:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Abrial and seconded by Councilwoman Kardash to approve the following budget amendments.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED

ABSTRACTS:
WATER DISTRICT #1:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kardash and seconded by Councilwoman Verschneider to pay Abstract #12, Vouchers #152- #167 in the amount of $4,900.16.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED
BUCKHORN WATER DISTRICT #2:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Abrial and seconded by Councilwoman Verschneider to pay Abstract #12, Vouchers #45- # 51 in the amount of $1,610.35.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED
SEWER DISTRICT #1:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Verschneider and seconded by Councilman Scouten to pay Abstract #12, Vouchers #84- #91 in the amount of $2,545.44.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED

GENERAL:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Verschneider and seconded by Councilwoman Kardash to pay Abstract #12, Vouchers #610- #672 in the amount of $97,062.02.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED

HIGHWAY:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kardash and seconded by Councilwoman Abrial to pay Abstract #12, Vouchers #404- #442 in the amount of $49,681.46.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/0 absent MOTION CARRIED

TOWN CLERK MINUTES:
A motion was made by Councilman Kardash and seconded by Councilwoman Abrial to accept the minutes from the:
November 15, 2023- Regular Town Board Meeting
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED
REPORTS
WATER DISTRICT #1
WATER DISTRICT #2
SEWER
TOWN CLERK REPORT
JUSTICE REPORT
PLANNING REPORT
SUPERVISOR REPORT
DOG REPORT- Not in board packet. The Board packet was together when given to the Town Clerk.
PLANNING BOARD OF APPEALS- Not in board packet. The Board packet was together when given to the Town Clerk.

A motion was made by Councilman Scouten and seconded by Councilwoman Abrial to approve the reports as a whole.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/0 absent MOTION CARRIED
NOCCOG:
Joe Rowlands of NOCCOG went over the monthly announcements.
WATER:
• Lucas Kafka-Lucas is fully certified and will start January 1st as the Full-time Water Operator.
SEWER:

OLD BUSINESS BOARD:
• Comprehensive Plan Update-The Comprehensive Planning Committee met with the Planning Consultant, and they had 100 samples of questions. They narrowed it down to 35 questions. The questionnaire will be put on the website Mid-late January. The Planning Consultant stated they usually have a 20% response rate. Supervisor Entwistle is hoping to surpass that percentage.
• Nuisance Law-
A motion was made by Councilman Scouten and seconded by Councilwoman Kardash to approve the Nuisance Law as drafted.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Scouten- YES
Councilwoman Abrial- NO
Supervisor Entwistle- YES
Councilwoman Kardash-NO
Councilwoman Verschneider- NO
2 ayes/ 3 nays/0 absent MOTION IS NOT CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS BOARD:
• End of Year Meeting- December 28, 2023, at 11AM
• Organizational Meeting- January 3, 2024, at 6:30PM
• Bookkeeper Position- Dawn Campbell will be retiring in May. They are interviewing for the Bookkeeper position and a Part Time Assistant Bookkeeper position. Sometime in January, they will sit with Dawn, to see what she does on a busy day. There are three qualified candidates. Dave Ultsch, from the gallery asked if the position was Full Time and if there is an Assistant right now. Supervisor Entwistle stated it is a Full-Time position and there isn’t an Assistant. If something were to happen to the Bookkeeper, there’s no one to replace her. The Assistant’s job would be to get the mail, water and sewer billing. The Bookkeeper position is going to move to a salary position instead of hourly.

NEW BUSINESS PUBLIC:

ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Kardash and seconded by Councilwoman Abrial to adjourn the meeting.
5 ayes/ 0 nays/ 0 absent MOTION CARRIED
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 pm by Supervisor Entwistle.
Respectfully submitted,

Tracy M. Terry

Forestport Town Clerk