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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
SEPTEMBER 22, 1981
WORK SESSION
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(Supervisor Pell, ill, Councilman Drum. delayed in New London, Justice _
Doyen off of Fishers Island in Connecticut .')_
(Present:. Councilman Murphy, Deputy Supervisor, Councilman Nickles,
Councilman 'Murdock;. Town Clerk Terry, Town Attorney Tasker, Highway
Superintendent Dean. )
9: 30 A.M. - The Councilmen met with insurance consultant William
>Mu,_ lien to discuss proposedinsurarice proposals for 1982 and .
necessary coverage .for vehicles, sprinkler system at the Town
Hall, public official bonds, Fishers Island Ferry District bonds.
There will be a meeting at . 10: 30 A.M. on September 23rd to discuss
coverage with interested insurance brokers.
10: 00 A.M. * - The. Board met with Jarvis Verity and Arthur Tyrrell of
the Southold Town Bavmen ' s Association. The Baymen are recuesting ,
that the Town purchase the launching ramp area on Narrow River Road,
Orient, presently. owned by the H. Al. Demarest & Sons, the o.nly 'public
access to Hallock' s Bay and has been in use by the baymen for at least
50 years.. They were advised that the Town has tried to buy this
property in the past and presently has a lease with the Demarests.
. , The Demarests have advised they will sell. .the ;property to the Town
if the County takes the Development Rights on their adjacent property.
Mr. Verity and Mr. Tyrrell and ,'Mrs. Hataier,; .President of the
Southold Town Trustees, suggested placing a limit on.. hard clams taken
from Town waters by residents. Two proposals were suggested: Commercial-
l 'boat or vehicle--Little Necks-2 counts, Cherry Stones-3 bushels,
Chowder-no -limit. Non-Commercial Resident--Little:.INecks-1 peck,
Cherry-i.Stones-1/2 bushe;l; Chowders-1/2 bushel. This is the proposal
the Baymen favor. Second proposal--Commercial - l ' boat or "vehicle--
Little- Necks-3 counts,. Cherry Stones-3 bushels., Chowder-no limit.
Non-Commercial Resident--lt2 bushel combined. The Baymen also feel .
residents of - the. Town should be required to obtairi Non-Commercial
Resident Shellfish.,'Permits 'at 'a nominal 'fee. Mr. James McMahon was
also: present. at this meeting and concurred with the recommendations -
of the. Baymen.
Councilman Murphy discussed the proposed Seed Clam Program
to be conducted under contract with Paul Flagg. --Councilman Murdock
said he does not .feel the present chowder clam program is effective;
why couldn' t the Town use the money from the chowder clam program
and that to be expended for the Seed Clam Program and purchase clams
with at least a two year growth for planting, citing this as more
cost effective program. --Mr. Tyrrell stated that it is his opinlo'n
that the seed clam program would be most effective because it can be
monitored,. rather "than just dumping clams into the creeks. --Ib '. Verity
said that he feels the chowder clam planting program is also valuable
and should not be discontinued. --Councilman Murdock said' he cannot
vote in favor of the Seed Clam Program until he has obtained costs
for obtaining larger seed clams.
11: 00 A.M.. - The Board began reviewing the agenda.
Councilman Murphy reported that the following determinations j
have been made in .connection with the Street Lighting Program:.
225 sites have been eliminated, 296 existing lights to be changed
from 92 watt to 50 watt high power sodium, and 150 new locations on
street corners, bad curves and dangerous intersections.
With respect to requests from Fishers Island for lights at
their tennis and basketball 'courts, �.there is a possibility of obtain-
ing surplus lights from LILCO at " little or no cost.
A request will be made to .Mr. Wolterding of the DEC, Albany
for another Open Dump Inventory Meeting so the findings can be
presented fully .to .the entire Town Board, Town Attorney and consultants
Holzmacher, McLendon and Murrell, . P.C.
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Meeting recessed at 12 : 15 P.M. for lunch.
During the lunch recess the Town Board, Town- Clerk, Town 'Attorney
and Highway Superintendent inspected the property of Agnes. Pagnozzi
on Jockey Creek Drive, Southold, with relation to. her wetland -application.
Work Session reconvened at 1 : 30 P.M. and the' Board continued reviewing
the agenda.
A regular mee-t1ng of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday,"
September 22, 19 at the Southold Town .Hall, -Main Road, .Southo1dj --
New York. Deputy Supervisor .Murphy opened the meeting at: '3:"00" 'P.M:
with the Pledge of -Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: Councilman Francis J. Murphy,- Deputy -Supervisor
Councilman John J Nickles
Councilman Lawrence Murdock, Jr..
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker
Highway Superintendent Raymond C. .-Dean
Absent :: *Supervisor William R. Pell, I-II . (ill )
Councilman Henry W. Drum _(delayed in New- London . Conn.
Justice. Francis T:: 'Doyen '(off Fishers Island .,in Connecticut)
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Our Supervisor. _Bill Pell is- home in bed sick. 'He
took sick yesterday and then I guess he became very allergic to the
medication and so -I think. he is `going to be out for a few days. .
Henry' Drum the Councilman is stuck, I guess-, . over in Connecticut -
wait-ing for the ferry so we do not have a quorum so we are going to have .
to recess this meeting and the public hearings. 11.1.1 ask the Town
Clerk--we can' t carry on any business without a quorum: I'=11- as the
Town Clerk to read the times that these meetings" will be recessed to.
I' m:sorry to inconvenience everyone who came out here today and in..
particular people who came for public hearings. But-,.we' have to have
a quorum in .order to -do this. Judy--
TOWN CLERK TERRY: The 3: 00 P.M. public meeting will be recessed
until 6: 30 P.M.
The wetland hearing 'on Agnes Pagnozzi application, .schedule' d
for 3: 30 P.M, will be recessed until 6 :20 P.M.
The 3-: 35 public hearing on the amended -1981. Federal Revenue
Sharing Budget will be rec.essed until 7: 20 P.M.
The 1982 " Use of . Federal Revenue Sharing Funds hearing scheduled
for 3: 40 P.M.: will .be recessed until 7: 25 P.M.-
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Thank you, Judy. That ' s the bad news. 'We can' t
even take input .I understand from the Town Attorney so .we are. going
-to have to stand recessed and hopefully . you can come back. and I' m.
very sorry for the inconvenience. I know .Bill' s. very upset .- I know-
Henry will be. more upset. when he finds that Bill was very sick, but
he had .to take his boy up to school and he planned to be here by.
3: 00 and I guess_ he. just got delayed on the ferry.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: . We dial try. to contact Justice Doyen who would
be the sixth voting member of, the Board and he had left town already
for somewhere in New England and we couldn't reach him either.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Thought we could fly him in.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: If we could have gotten hold of Justice -Doyen,
although he wasn ' t .scheduled to be here today., we could have gotten
. him to fly in and we would have then had four , but he was already out
of town when. we realized the gravity of our situation.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: ' So this was an easy- meeting. Thank you very much.
COUNCILMAN. MURDOCK: Not - productive, just easy..
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3: 31 P.M. - .The Board discussed off agenda items,
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It is now. 3: 30 P.M. and we would like to convene
the public hearing on the application for a wetland permit by Agnes
Pagnozzi. There not being a quorum present , this hearing .will be
recessed until 6: 20 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It' s. now 3: 35 P.M. and we would like to convene
the hearing on amendment of the current Town Budget relative to the
use of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. This hearing will be recessed,
since we do not have a quorum present , until 7 :20 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It is now 3: 40 P.M. and we would like to convene
the public hearing on the proposed use of Federal Revenue Sharing
Funds for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, .1982 and recess the .
hearing until'! i7:25 P.M. as we do not have a quorum present.
6:40 'P,.M. - 'Public Hearing (recessed from 3: 30 P.M. ) on wetland applica-
tion No. 71 by Agnes Pagnozzi.
A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board reconvened at :6: 55 R.M. ,
having been recessed at 3: 00 P.M. due to a lack of a quorum,
Present : Councilman Francis J. Murphy, Deputy Supervisor
Councilman Henry W. Drum
Councilman John J. Nickles
Councilman Lawrence Murdock, Jr'.
Town Clerk Judith T.-Terry
Town Attorney Robert W.' Tasker
Absent : Supervisor William R. Pell, ' III, (ill)
Justice Francis T. Doyen
COUNCILMAN: MURPHY: We ' ll now move back to our regular meeting and
on your agenda are reports. These reports are on file with the
Town Clerk for anyone to read them and I will ask the Councilmen
now, starting with Larry Murdock if he has anything to report .
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: Yesterday I*, attended -an 'all' 'day'- 'seminar on
lining and napping 'of landfills 'or '61 sing 'of landfills. It was
in Hauppauge. It was all day. . I brought back materials that I am
going to make a file in the Supervisor' s Office so that each of the '
members of the Town Board can read the pamphlets. We will. in the
future have, a .complete record of the day''s events so that I can
review them with the Board.. We do have-"a serious problem with
our landfill and will have to -address that . '
Another thing, I would like to- thank our, Super-int,endent' of
Highways on behalf of the people in Laurel . I received a couple
of phone calls. The Laurel School District is on austerity program
with no busing for their children. The parents who called me asked
if there was any wary the Town could clear the sidewalks along the
Main Road from Bray Avenue west to the Laurel School. ' The Superintendent
of Highways put people on .it right away so that the children don' t
have to walk out in the highway,. they ,can stay on the sidewalks.
Very-.unfortunate parts of- school budgets is when you go on a so-called
austerity budget you are mandated to. provide certain services and
that you do with that is the ones that impact the children and impact
the parents and I would publicly like to thank the Highway Superintendent
for responding so promptly. Thank you, Frank.
COUNCILMAN- MURPHY: Thank you, Larry: Henry?
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COUNCILMAN DRUM: Sorry-% to :be- late:
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: John? (nothing) .
Bill. asked me to mention. a couple of things. The meeting -with
the Railroad--he is having a terrible time contacting the head of
the MTA. ' There is a possibility of a meeting with the .county-. and
various Town officials on the east end for Thursday with John.. Behan.. -
and any. other. county officials. He ' s still working on it- trying to
do this. . _
As far as street lights are concerned. We had -the: r.esults of.
the survey that went. -out that Henry Drum and I and a .man from .Ray' s .
department--Ray .Dean' s department, who takes care of the street
. lights, made- and it looks like there is -approximately. 225 street
lights that are really in poor locations and can be removed without
hurting anything and where most people wouldn'-t even notice that
they were gone.. . We have locations. o,n . road inte.rsections,.. bad. curves
and all for approximately 150 new lights and under our federal grant .
that now. Ray Dean- is able to apply for we have- from what they call
the 92 lights, 92 watts which is a. very inefficient -light and very
costly to operate and gives very .poor light to replace with 50 watt.-
high pressure sodium which will give. us much more -light ,and- much
less energy usage,. ' We have approximately 296. There is not enough
money in that - Federal Revenue .Fund for this---the full amount, but
what- we will do is work in areas and get this started-. Hopefully
in two weeks -we' ll have a resolution listing all of the poles where .
the new lights will be going and I. would stress. that if anybody . has
any locations we could- check against .our master list. to see- if this .
fits in. There is no money .in the- Town. - We can' t really afford .to -
put. a light .in front of . everbody' s .house as much 'as we would like to
because of: the cost but what we're trying :to do is make it :a- lot
safer and ,put lights .on very.,.,,dangerbus curves and on.. intersections
on our primary and secondary roads 'and . I would like to comment on
a program that Ray Dean' started and' is most effective and if you
notice it and .ask 'your friends who are driving at night, is the
reflector program. He' s gone .into certain areas and done this and
it ' s most effective We would like to continue on with this program.
We've had some very good. results, with it and 'then. people would .realize
that if there was a light on a corner you'd be able to. see _theesign
and that- you would know a corner is approaching or you would. realize
there .is a- dangerous, curve on the road: So this is what we are trying
to see come about: Hopefully within two weeks we' ll have it all
wrapped` up.
Fishers Island - concerning lights too, -we' ve. had.requests
where we think we can get some surplus lights from- t.he lighting
company to send over there so they can light their tennis courts
and basketball courts . We spend no money or very little .money. on
recreation over there on the Island and it really-.isn 't fair, This
is a big thing for these people and they would like it and we . are
trying to help them.
That ' s it . Now, Larry has---
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: "I ' d like to also remind . you 'of one other
thing. What we didn' t do when we--before we had the Pledge of
Allegiance, I think at this time I would move. tha.t we approve
the minutes of the meeting of September 8; 1981.
On motion .of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman -Nickles, : it- was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the September 8, 1981 Town Board meeting
be and hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I' d like a motion to set the- date of the next
meeting which will be October 6th at 7 : 30.
On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded. by Councilman Murdock,. it teas
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board
will be held 7: 30 P.M. , Tuesday,. October 6, . 1981 at the Southold Town
Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board : Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
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COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Larry asked me to change the agenda a little
bit. He has to leave and we would like to go to Hearings and
Decisions where it is necessary to vote on and then we will go
back to the communications and public notices and then any input
from the people in the audience.'
V. RESOLUTIONS
1. On motion of Councilmani Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold declares. itself
lead agency in regard to the State Environmental Quality Review Act
in the matter of the application of William Tsigakos and' Peter
Brountzas for a change 'of zone from "A" Residential and Agricultural
District to "B" Light Business District on certain property on the
south side of County Route 48, Greenport., New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles,. Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly 'adopted.
2. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board. of the Town of Southold declares itself
lead agency in regard to the State Environmental Quality Review Act
in the matter of the application- of Anthony 'J.' DeMaula . and' Dorothy J.
DeMaula for a change' 'of' zone from "A" Residential and Agricultural .
District to "C" Light Industrial District on. certain property on
the easterly side of North Drive (private road) , on Mattituck
Creek, Mattituck, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman -Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This- resolution was declared duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY:- Number -3 is a negative determination. on the
application of Agnes Pagnozzi to attach existing dock to two new
wooden spiles .
. TOWN. CLERK TERRY:. I 'm wondering if this should be struck.
COUNCILMAN. MURDOCK: We should---
. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Drop this now.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: I think .so.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: . Why?
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COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: Because the Town Board doesn' t have jurisdiction.
This is completely in the water. We` don' t have any jurisdiction.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES:- - Who will be taking lead agency? Trustees?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: We no longer have a wetland application to act
on.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES:- . This has to do with the DEC, not the Town' s
wetlands. It says, "Resolved that pursuant to Article 8 of the
Environmental Conservation Law State Environmental Quality Review---
This is under. SEQR, right?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Yes, . but upon .the application of Agnes Pagnozzi
for. a wetland- permit. i
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Who is going to be lead agency?
.COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: It says it' s for a wetland permit, John, and
a wetland .permit has to! do with the Town Board and we don' t have
any jurisdiction because it' s not in the wetlands,. it' s in the
. waterways.
COUNCILMAN- NICKLES: I' d like to consult counsel.
TOWN ATTORNEY' TASKER: It -would seem that the only connection that
the Town will have with this is with the application to the Board
of Trustees for a Trustees' permit to place this structure in Town
Waters In that case it would seem that the appropriate agency
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would be the Town' Trus,te'es -, The 3l,>be, the;:only agency that is
taking jurisdiction, therefore, I should think that they would
declare themselves- lead agency in place of the Town.
COUNCILMAN- MURDOCK: . It isn' t even applicable to have a wetland
permit under the circumstances.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I think it might help Mrs . .Pagnozzi if she
did gain the lead agency in her dealings with the Trustees. Would
it help her? To let the Trustees then make a decision?
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER: I think it would be more appropriate for
the Trustees to declare themselves lead agency because they are
the Town' s agency that is dealing with this matter. The Town Board
is not. You have determined that this is beyond your jurisdiction
or at least those -are. your comments because this construction is
not in the wetlands.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We will bow to your good judgment. We' ll hold
:Number 3. Number 4 is a proclamation on 4-H.
4. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Murphy,
WHEREAS the 4-H Program of Cooperative Extension since. its
beginning 60 years ago .has contributed much to the health and
welfare of the nation and has encouraged many young people to
choose careers which help improve family and community living; and
WHEREAS, during this week 4-H members, leaders and families will
observe National 4-H Week with the theme :` 1-'4-H - Pathways to the
Future" .
WHEREAS, 4-H members put into practice the skills and science
they learn as they develop their talents through 4-H projects
and strive to "Learn for Living'.',
WHEREAS, in these changing times young people, who are the citizens
of tomorrow, must discover and acquire the virtues of responsibility,
thoughtfulness, morality and understanding,
WHEREAS, the more than 500 volunteer adult 4-H leaders are organizing
their 4-H Clubs for the 1981-82 year, many others are organizing clubs
for the first time; and
WHEREAS, the nearly 56, 000 boys and girls participating in 4-H programs
throughout Suffolk County soon will be taking their places in society
by establishing homes of their own and joining the ranks of community
leaders,
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the members of the Town Board of the Town of
. Southold, in recognition' of the fine achievements of 4-H. members and
their families do hereby proclaim the week of October 4 - 10, 1981
NATIONAL 4-H WEEK.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
5. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold appoint Mary Ann
Galvin as a School Crossing Guard for the Southold School effective
immediately at a salary of $18. 00 per day.
Vote of the Town Board.: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 6 is another resolution honoring a
New York State Policeman who is retiring. He served the last
seven summers ,over on Fishers Island and from all reports. over
there he' s done a: very fine job and the people like him.
6. Moved .by Councilman Drum, .seconded by Councilman Murphy,
WHEREAS, Donald D.. Campbell, a most esteemed member of the New
Yorke State Police -is. retiring from public service; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Campbell has given generously of his time and
talents in his faithful service to the people of the Town of
Southold on Fishers "Island for the past seven years, now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby expresses
their most. sincere appreciation to Trooper Donald D. Campbell for
his unselfish and wholehearted cooperation and untiring efforts on
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behalf -of the Town of Southold and wish him much happiness, -success
and. good health in the years ahead.
Vote of the. Town Board:' Ayes: Councilman Murphy-, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman 'Drum.
This resolution was. declared duly ad'opt'ed.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 7 is the approval of a CSEA contract.
Judy, in case Bill is -still sick should we include- Supervisor-
William Pell -and/or his Deputy ?to execute the contract?`
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER:.- I don' t think you have .to- mention that;
Frank.
TOWN CLERK-TERRY: .You act in his absence., Frank: '
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We' ve come to an agreement It .can' t. .be `made
public until it is signed by both parties; but it . seems to be .a
very fair agreement with the working personnel in the .Town and the
Town Board is pleased with it and I 'm sure the workers are very
happy also and. it_ stayed within our -guidelines and we're very
pleased with it .. .
7. On motion of Councilman .Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum; it .was•
RESOLVED:-that Supervisor William R. Pell, III be- and. he.-hereby is .
. authorized and directed .to execute �t:he 'contra"ct with. the:.-'Civil.
Service Employees 'A'sso'ciatiori, 'I'nc. Suffolk Chapter ;' 'Southold' 'Town
Unit , effective 'January 1,' 1981 't'hr:ough De6ember'.'31,' 1982.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
8. .. On motion_ of Councilman Nickles, seconded by' Coun.cilm- an-Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board .of the Town..of.:Southold..gra.nt permission
to the Serii'or .'C`itizeris .'Club 'of 'Southold' 'Township-," .1blatti.tuck Unit--to
...hire- one bus at a cost of $300 to transport their group to Mil'leridge
Inn at Jericho, New York -on November` 4,' 1981; :and' 'one: bus. at a 'cost
of_ $550 ($66 of which is to be paid -from.-the Mattituc-k:-Unit ' s treasury)
to transport their. group to 'Lake Wararriaug, New Preston, ..Connecticut
on October .18'," -1981.
Vote- of the Town. Board: Ayes: . Councilman Murphy, Councilman..
Murdock, . Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum..
This resolution-.was declared duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 9 is one I would like to make. It is
concerning the Seed Clam Program -we' d like to get the Town involved in.
9. On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Drum, , it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold enter into an .
agreement with Paul J. Flagg, Shellfish Consultant for -the institution
of a Program for the Raft Culture of Seed Clams in the 'Town of Southold
at a cost of 1 , 200. 00. per- year; 50% upon signing. th_e_ agreement_ with
Mr. Flagg and 50% upon completion of the. program..
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I 'd like to make a couple of comments on it .
For.' this Mr. Flagg will give all the' 'scieritific 'monitoring, -technical
consultation. He' ll record the growth and survival rate. on , a.monthly.
basis. He' ll make weekly inspections of these rafts and give a report .
to the Town Board of the results at the end of the season.. He' ll be
happy to meet with and show the program and work with various 4-H
groups,- science clubs in the schools and the shop students in helping .
get this thing started. I think it is a very good -program. -.I. .offer
that resolution.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, ----
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: .. No: As. I expressed earlier today in the working
session, I am ;not 'satisf'ied t-hat 'the' 'Town 'Will' be' properly" spending
their money. I made myself a note that since I talked to the Baymen .
this morning I talked to Councilman Murphy and .expressed .my feelings
that I asked him questions relative to the 'Value' of maybe planting
-larger'-larger- clams. I will attempt to get answers' 'f'or my questions, hopefully
from Professor Smith at the college. I .Will be prepared to. answer at
the next meeting.. For now I must vote "no" because .I do have serious
doubts about the cost effectiveness. Whether we could use the -Town' s
money and provide much more seed clams for the Town.
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Vote of the Town Board. ,`' Ayes: CouncilmanMur:phy, Councilman
Nickles, 'Coun.cilman Drum. No: Councilman Murdock..
This resolution was declared "lbost .
10. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman. Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town 'of Southold advance $6 ,'000. 00
from the General Fund Whole Town Account to the Nutrition Program for
a period of 60 days.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I was out of the room when- this was brought up
today. - This is going to be reimbursed?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Yes, this is after billing shortfalls and the
idea is to set this. -- We have to advance----
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Yes, I think we talked about this at the last
meeting.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman. Drum.
This resolution was declared duly 'ad'opted.
11. On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold 'ac'cept a Certified
Check in the amount of' $2, 250,'00 from Harold Reese as a bond for
completion of Schooner Drive .,in Harbor Lights, Section I at Southold, .
New York, and release Bond No. 5-571120 issued by the Aetna Insurance
Company in the name of Harold Reese Sr . and Frederick Reese in the
amount of $25, 000. 00 for roads and improvements in the remainder of
Harbor Lights, Section I.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: . Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum,
This resolution was 'declared. duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 12 is a trailer application (Philip R:.' Marco) .
Mr : :Drum :wasn't .,here at the working session so maybe after the resolutions
maybe I' ll fill you in on it,
12. On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the application of Phhi1ip R.' Marco dated September 18,
1981 for permission to erect a single 'family trailer on the south
side of Indian Neck, Lane, Peconic., New York be and hereby is granted
for a six (6) month. period. .
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Henry, this is on a farm, 135 acres. It ' s behind
their barns. Temporarily they ask for a year. It is. a minimum. of
500 to 606 feet from. the nearest property line.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: The reason for the confusion, in their applica-
tion they filled i:t out that the trailer was going to be on a one
half acre plot. I_.guess they thought that they were trying to---.
we were trying to ask how much space they would dedicate to it, but
it is for a working trailer unit on a much larger parcel. .
Vote of . the Town. Board: Ayes: . Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, .Councilman Nickles,-. Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
13. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that . the .Southold Town Board declare itself leadaagency
in regard to the State Environmental Quality-Review Act in the matter
of the. application of Frank. Frankola Tor 'a wetl'and' "permit on certain
property located at dredged boat basin off Goose Creek at south side
of Glenn Road, Southold,, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock,. Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum,
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
14. ' On motion .of Councilman. Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town .Board of the Town of Southold appoint Lydia
Tortbra 'Co-c`h'a:irp'ers.on
. .of' 'th"e Matt'ituck 'Inl'et A�dvi'sory Committee
effective immediately.. .'.
Vote of the Town Board: . Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
Th-is -resolution was declared duly adopted.
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15. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by._ Councilman Drum;`
WHEREAS, on Sept-ember 22, 1831 a group of people did assemble -for
the purpose of establishing a church in the commun.ity . of Greenport.,
and
WHEREAS, these people did establish the First Baptist- Church -of
Greenport and did construct their 'original church building in 1833, .
and
WHEREAS, the First Baptist Church of Greenport..- under the:.pastorship
of Reverend Willis Sceviour, the 36th minister of the . First Bap.t.ist .
Church of Greenport,. are celebrating . their one hundred and fiftieth .
anniversary on September 22, 1981, now, therefore,. -be- it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold. does hereby
extend sincere congratulations and best wishes to the. First Baptist .
Church of Greenport, New York on 'the celebration 'of the 15.Oth
Anniversary.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I ' d like to go back to .Resolution- No.' 3- on
Agnes Pagnozzi .because it would appear from this resolution .that
we are .lead agency. "Notice is hereby given .that the Southold Town .
Board as lead agency for the action described .below--='.. This. is a
Negative Decl'aration. . If we are already lead agency we are going
to have. to cope; with this whether we want to or not-.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: For that action which is no longer in effect.
You have said that you have no jurisdiction over -that- .wetland
application. ' You won't be giving a permit.:
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: As lead agency we can't say it -has`no significant
effect? I don.' t think the Trustees ever take a lead agency,
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER: I would imagine that they would or. should if
the only application that would be .coming .before them would- be an '
application for a permit that only they would issue: They would have
to, they would. be the only ones involved.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: They would be the only: ones in Town, but there
are other agencies, the DEC and the` Corps of Army. Engineers.. .
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER: I .would be very surprised if. the Trustees never
took lead agency in issuing a permit. For instance, I presume that
they issue many' many stakes, mooring stakes. I. don't .know whether
the DEC gets involved or whether the Cor.ps of' Engineers -gets involved.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: When. I was a Trustee we issued stakes without
any other permits.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: I think what we probably have to do is go back
in our records and find the day that we appointed ourselves as lead
agency, then have a resolution changing that back and taking ourselves
off of this matter.
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER: All you have. to , do .if you: do not, want- to be
lead agency, and you have presumably already passed the resolution
declaring yourself lead agency, if you do not wish to .be lead. agency,.
you .can pass a resolution rescinding that resolution...
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: That is what''we will have to do.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES:. It seems to 'me we are taking a taxpayer and
sending him from pillar to post and ,back and forth and around and.
back and I would like to know from the Town Clerk who is the person .
- that processes all these negative declarations and. lead agencies.
What' s the difference if we• declare. on the .pagnozzi application no .
significance. tonight?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: The Town .Board declares yourself lead agency and"
. takes action from that point . forward with regard to any application
that is filed with you. Wetlands and Change of Zones, and for instance
the bridges- or if someone i.s doing a sandpit or whatever. This applica-
tion for . wetlands. you have determined, -because .you are not going to
make a decision on it, that you have no jurisdiction, and I am not. *. .
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going to -be issuing. a, permit, ,,;therefore your power has ceased: You.
shouldn' t -have been involved in the 'first .pl"ace: Now, if the applica
tion then is before the Town Trustees it is up. to- them to become; if
they wish .to and I would assume they should, _ lead agency, take the
necessary SEQR. step.s., I don't see how you can follow this- through-
an application you are no -longer involved -in.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Then if -we are going to do as .Councilman. Murdock
suggests, .pass a resolution rescinding our lead- agency status-- I would
suggest we n.otify -th.e Trustees that we .have -done so and-,then they would
be the lead agency.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY:_ Frank, would you like to say someting, Frank
Cichanowicz? .
FRANK CICHANOWICZ, Chairman, Southold Town -Conservation Advisory
Council: We. were on the railway thing a month. before -the Pagnozzi.
application. _As far as .what's going. on there the Southold Town
Conservation Advisory Council agreed to have- that -go ahead.. They
have a .pre-existing dock. already in existence now; They're asking .
for two more pilings on .that 'dock. They.'re .really. not: doing anything..
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: - Frank, you weren't. here .earlier.. :The problem
is that .the entire structure, .those four pilings and the hoist are
in the water and -as such that' s bottom land and completely under the
jurisdiction of the Trustees. It -is not wetland and the Town Board
has no jurisdiction. It is completely a matter-'for the Trustees and
the, Conservation. Advisory .Council -but. not., for the Town Board- because
it is. completely 'in. the water. It i-s not a wetland, it is_ a waterway
..and that is why we have no jurisdiction,. . We`re not trying:- to .pass
the buck, we just don' t. have any jurisdiction because of -the actual
-placement of those pilings
MR. CTCHANOWICZ: Tt 's not really in any Town waterways it 's almost_ .
..'dry ground..
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: * But it isn1;t.11Will spartina- grass grow there?
MR. CICHAN.OWICZ: You are going to be wasting, a .•lot of time .-with
that. I wouldn' t be too worried about it. . Where it is is .such
a marginal land.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Frank, we understand- what you' re- saying. Our /
problem is we' re not here to discuss the pros and- cons ,of this:
application because as Larry indicated it ' s- not in our bailiwick.,
COUNCILMAN MURPHY:" The only reason I mehtion ' it.,' I. agree, I . think
we should"'go ahead and have this resolution; just: really 't,b he':1",
' Mrs. Pagnozzi come to a head with the ,Trustees: I think: all we'.re.
doing is delaying her and sending her around for- .more permits and.
I' m sure she' s fed up to her neck with applications. Arid she-:paid
for this by the way too.
MRS. PAGNOZZI: I -don' t need the Conservation or anything? .
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER: The only thing that we are talking about
here tonight is whether or not you nedd a permit under the Southold
Town Wetlands Law which is administered by the Town Board. That-' s
the only thing that we're saying tonight that you do .not need. On
the hoist that, is, because it is not constructed in. wetlands.
MRS. PAGNOZZI: What ' s wetlands?
TOWN ATTORNEY TASKER: Wetlands is where certain- -beach grasses grow.
That would be on the shore. This is not on the shore, :it is -out - in
the water..
MRS. PAGNOZZI : What ' s with the rails?
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: The railing does go on the shore. I-'m not even
sure if we are prepared to discuss that as yet . I think Councilman -
Nickles had some reservations on that one after visiting the property.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: John, would you like )to offer.:t he, resolution or
do you want to leave it in a hold state?
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COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Well, you're asking me to offer the 'resolution
to rescind or off a resolution. for a negative declaration? I 'd like
to . do it personally, but if .the Town Clerk and the Town Attorney are
telling me that it ' s improper for us to take lead agency--continue
our lead agency if we do not have the matter before us anymore--but ' .
then on the other hand really if we do,,, what ' s the big deal if' we do'.'
stay with the lead agency?. It ' s beyond me.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We're much better on big decisions.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I' ll offer that resolution.
V. 3 On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of 'the Environmental `Conservation
Law State Environmental Quality' Review and 6NYCRR Part 617, Section
617. 10 and Chapter 44 of the.Code of the Town of Southold; notice -is-
hereby given that the Southold Town,-Board, as lead agency for'-the
action described below, has determined that the project, which is'
unlisted, will not have A significant effect on the environment.
Description of Action: Application of Agnes Pagnozzi for a wet"land
permit to attach existing dock to two new .wood pilings and add two,
additional pilings for a hoist for permanent use at her .property
located off south side of Jockey Creek Drive, on Jockey Creek,
Southold- New York.
The project has been determined not to have a significant
effect on the.-environment; for the following reasons:
An environmental assessment has ,been submitted which . indicated
that no significant adverse effect .to the environment are likely to
occur. should the project be implemented as planned.
Because there has. been .no`' response in the allotted time from
the New York 'State Department of Environmental Conservation, it is
assumed .that there is no objection nor comments by that agency.
Vote of the. Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
. Murdock, Councilman- Nickles, Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion. .of .Councilman Murdock,,, seconded, by Counc'illman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that this Southold -Town . Board_ meeting stan-d 'recess.ed at 7: 20 P.
for ;;the -time _requir.ed to hold the: following_public ';hearings: .
7 20 T.M. recessed from 3: 35 P-M. in the matter? of. the amendment
of the -current Town Budget relative to Federal,Reve;nue Sharing Funds.
7:25 P.M, recessed from 3:40 P.M. in the matter''of the proposed
use of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds for the fiscal year beginning on
January 1.,- 1982.
7:.30 ' P.,M: - in the matter of the amendment of the current Town
Budget relative to Federal. Revenue ' Sharing Funds.
7: 35 P.M.- in the matter of the proposed use of Federal Revenue
Sharing Funds for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 1982..
Vote of. the Town Board: . Ayes: Eotincilman' Murphy, Councilman
Murdock., Councilman Nickles, Councilman', Drum.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Regular Town Board meeting reconvened -at 7:40 P.M.
IV. HEARINGS AND DECISIONS
4. Moved by Councilman Nickles, 'seconded by Councilman Murdock,
WHEREAS, Agnes Pagnozzi applied to the Southold Town Board for a
permit . und'er.- the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance o_f -the Town
of Southold, application dated July `6, 1981, and
WHEREAS, said application was referred to the . Southold Town Trustees
and. Southold Town Conservation .Advisory. Council for their. findings
and recommendations, and
WHEREAS., . a public hearing was held by the Town Board with respect
to said application on the 25"th day of August, 1981, at which time
all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Agnes Pagnozzi be and, she hereby
is granted. permission .under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance
of- the Town of Southold to construct "50 feet of marine railway in
front of her property located off south side of Jockey Creek Drive,
on Jockey. Creek, Southold, ' New York. '
Vote- of' the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles', Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared- duly adopted.
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COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We:,-.1,1 move bank to. Number ;I:LI to Communications.
III COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCILMAN MURPHY:
1. Suffolk County Coordinator replacement-(Edward Lademann),
taken off because of disability. We assume, .he .will. be- replaced
shortly. "
2. Report concerning the water supply and marginal water
districts. We have three in Southold Town and this is concerning
their-operation. Basically they are worried about at least one
man operations. (From Suffolk County .Department of Health Servi-ces. )
3. Letter from a person who signed it "Sincere-ly yours Fr-om -
Canada" . She' s quite upset about the. ferry service. ' She enjoyed.
our town very much on her visit here and I think we have' -one. of,,-the
.Councilmen, he , could probably add .a little toth6 ferry service .and
on that subject Bill Pell and myself both were. members of- the Bi
State Ferry Commission and the study,. when it was concluded this
spring, recommended a sum of money beset aside; The .two -governors
and the Department of Transportation set aside money for. -.the purchase-
of new equipment and rented or loaned to the ferry- operators at -Port
Jefferson and Orient and to be paid back out. of operating funds. -The
program was delayed and it' s still being delayed. We have contacted
Senator Ken LaValle to see if he. could get the money- released and it! s
being delayed because there was a rider in there,. a small amount of. :
money set aside for study of another, site in Shoreham and the people
in Shoreham were so very much opposed to this that the . got -to: their
legislators- and had them put the hold oh'the money so nothing'. has been
able to be done and we 've lost another six months. It '.s .a, very
important means of transportation for us. o.ut -here and we .are. working
to see if we can 'get this' mone.y released so .we can get started .on
these necessary improvement9.,
4. ' Request for the use of the Senior Citizen's -Center.. It was
approved. (Chess Club)
5. & 6. Dealing with the railroad concerning their plans' to
discontinue freight service out here. We seem to be getting no
where in dealing with the railroad-,-and they seem to be oblivious.
to the east end of Long Island. I guess they have much bigger and
better things to do further to t;he west. (Bb-Lth:old -Lumber Co. , Inc .
and Reeve Lumber & Woodworking Co. , Inc. )
7. Petition requesting street lights and I .believe 'we .will check
these locations that they mentioned but. I believe that all: of_ these
locations have been picked up on the survey that Henry Drum and myself .
made and we are finalizing that now and these lights should be put in
. because they are all in intersections and in ' that area there are no
lights at all. (Residents of' Captain' Kidd' Estates and- Sunset Knolls,
Mattituck, Ruth Road, Stanley Road, Daisy- Road, -Sunset Drive, - Dogwood
Lane and Sunny Lane. ) :-
8. ;Concerning a boat launching ramp .on the Sound. :We! re,;very
much aware of it and the need and we 're very aware .and the .Highway
Superintendent is very aware of the problems with it but we will try
to work out something. (From Phil Corrado to Supervisor of the
Southold Park District. )
9. Request from the Southold School Di'stric.t to change the
Election District 10 where these people vote - in the. primary. .or the
general election from the school--Pecon'ic. School to -the 'Senior Citizen
Center because they need the school and I guess •they don ' t want to
close the school down on that day for the voting and both major
pa-rties. have approved this and so it will be done.
10. From the North Fork Taxpayers Association requesting the
.use of the -facilities of the Senior Citizen--Youth Center for
October '22nd to "Meet the Candidates Night" . 'Asa .public service.
this- has .been approved and. we all will be there.
II .- -^PUBLIC NOTICES COUNCILMAN NICKLES:
1. From the New York District, Corps of -Engineers.; application.
by Orient By The Sea Marina for maintenance dredging. Comments .may
. . be directed to the Corps of Engineers by October. 9th in writing.-
2: . Also from the Corps of Engineers an application ,by David
Levitt for. jetties, bulkhead, piers and dredging with beach
nourishment, North Dumpling Island, Fis'hers .Island. Comments by
October 9th.,
3. Department of the .Army, New York: District, Corps of Engineers
application by Matt A Mar Marina, Inc. for floating docks. . Comments
by October 9th.All these notices are with the Tlowni O'1es^k: -f' you, wfsY]. GQ, rook.
over them.
35.0 SEPTEMBER 22 ,' 1981
• COUNCILMAN MURPHY: That now definitely finishes the agenda that we .
had prepared and I would like to ask if any of the Councilmen .would
like to make' any other comments. Larry? (Not at this time, thank
you. ) Henry? (None. ) John? (None. ) Frank, none. I would like to.
open it. up. to the floor if anyone would like to address the Board,
please feel free to do so- at this time. Ruth Oliva.
RUTH OLIVA, President, North Fork Environmental Council : Gentlemen
and Lady of the Southold Town Board and citizens of the Town of
Southold: As a _resolution, introduced by Mr. Murphy and supported .
by Supervisor. Pell, to form a citizens b ommittee 'to study Southold' s
waste management was .not acted upon, the North Fork Environmental
Council has been instrumental in organizaing. a committee of seven
qualified citizens.. . These citizens have agreed to work together to
help find the answers to important concerns relative to the management
of the Town,' s . solid waste. . Tentatively the name chosen for this group
is Southold Waste Study C'omirii'ttee,
The Southold Waste Study Committee wishes to make the expertise
and experience of its members available to the Town. Board in arriving
at viable 'and acceptable .decisions as how best to handle the wastes
such as are now being deposited at the Town's disposal area in Cutchogue.
The. New York Department of Environmental Conservation has ordered that
this disposal area--or dump--be phased out in approximately three years.
The Southold Waste Study Committee is already beginning to look
into questions which .n.eed - study before a decision is made on whether
or not to accept the proposal of the Energy' .Development Corporation,
or any other proposal, for receiving and processing our trash and
garbage. Some .of these questions relate .at this time to the Energy
Development Corporation and Trofe Roc-a-Jet System which it proposes
to- operate for the town... These include:
What. is the financial status of the Energy Deyelopment Corporation?
Who are i.ts principals?- Can the Town be confident'::,that the corporation
will install and. .perate the system over an extended period of. time
without the Town. having to assume such responsibilities itsel.f? What
are the record and reputation of the Trofe Corporation and its.
principals? Shou'ld the Trofe incineration plant 'be �built upon or
near the present dump? How will its heavy use of':'wat`er. affect the
Town' s .water table? What effect will its operation liave on the.
environment? To what extent have these questions been investigaged
and answered to date?
In addition to these questions, there are others, such as: To
what extend have alternatives to the Trofe system been` sought and
investigated? Could a recycling and resource recovery system serve
the Town' s needs? What is to be done with the Town' s scavenger
wastes--the deposits from cesspools and septic tans--which are now
deposited at the disposal area?
Members of the Southold Waste Study Committee are well qualified
to help find the answers to these questions. The present members are:
Martin Garrell of Mattituck; a physicist who is a college
professor who is also involved 'in a project at Brookhaven National
Laboratories. Mr. Garrell has already visited the Trofe plant in New
Jersey and has resently attended a special conference on waste
management.
William G. Albertson of So uthold, . who is vice-president of the
North Fork Bank and Trust Company and manager of the Shelter Island
branch.
Jean Tiedke of Southold,,- who has served the Town of Southold in
numerous ways, include as the Town' s representative in opposition to
the proposed LILCO nuclear plantain Jamesport. She is a member of the
board of directors and a• past president' of the League of Women Voters
of Riverhead-Southold.
E. L. Midgette of Nassau' Point, a retired engineer formerly listed
in Who' s Who, who served 12 years with the high speed machinery firm:
of Harris Corporation after a college professional career at John' s•:
Hopkins University engineering school and as head of the mechanical
engineering department at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.
Thomas Tomaszewski of Laurel, a physics teacher at Mattituck
High School and a partner in' a solar energy company.
Gene P. Kinghan of Southold, head of the science department of
Shelter Island schools. .
And Ruth Oliva of Orient, president of the North Fork Environmental,
Council.
The members of the Southold Waste Study Committee are ready,
willing and able to help the Town Board in this important and urgent
matter of waste management . And we' hope to .work closely and cooper-
atively with the Town Board in . all phases of this study.
Thank you.
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COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Thank you very much, Ruth. -I'm very much in -
favor and I think. it is a very good start for us and thank you for
your interest .
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I personally think that is the proper. way .to. do it.
I think when a group of citizens have -the -interest I th-ink that it i-s
their privilege to form a committee and advise .us on the Town.. or any
elected official.
COUNCILMAN .MURPHY: I think we' re starting well. John', : do you have
any comments? (No. ) Larry? (No. )
Anyone else in the audience like to make- any comments? . (None. )
If not , I would like to apologize again for such a mixed up day for.
all those people who came to the many hearings and many. meet-ings that
we had and didn' t have and thank you for your patience. .and. I entertain
a ..motion to close.. _
On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by .Councilman -Drum, it - was
RESOLVED that there being no further business_ to come before this .
Town Board meeting adjournment be called at 7 :55 P .M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy., Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman. Drum.
This resolution was -declared duly adopted.
udith T. - Terry
Town Clerk