Village of Williamsville Village Board met Sept. 28.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Town Hall/board meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President Yokley. Clerk: Karen Winger. Trustees: Gettleman, Carter, Brennan, Bunger. Absent: Hofferkamp, Tierney
GUESTS: See attached list for those who attended via telephone.
Pat McCue, 416 East Jones, attended the meeting. He shared a spreadsheet regarding the amount of money he has spent on sewer over the years. He stated he has been paying the sewer charges, even though he is not hooked up to the sewer, he is on septic tank. President Yokley stated the Village has an ordinance (which was passed several years ago) that states you have to pay even if you are not hooked up. President Yokley will have Kent Thompson contact Pat McCue. President Yokley stated we could help facilitate hooking up the sewer. He stated with all sewer services, the home owner owns the service line from the house to the sewer. President Yokley advised him to hook up to the sewer system before he starts experiencing problems with his septic tank.
COMMUNICATIONS: President Yokley stated the All Town Clean-up went well. He thanked Public Works for doing a great job.
Roy Pyers attended the meeting. He also stated the weekend event went very well.
Trustee Tierney made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting held on September 14, 2020. Trustee Gettleman seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
FINANCE: Trustee Tierney was absent.
Trustee Gettleman made a motion to pay bills as presented. Trustee Brennan seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.
Trustee Gettleman made a motion to approve the aggregate amounts for the tax levy ordinance. Trustee Carter seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried. The tax levy ordinance will be passed at the next board meeting.
PUBLIC SAFETY (John Brennan): Trustee Brennan stated he held a Public Safety Committee meeting to approve the draft of our active shooter policy.
Trustee Brennan made a motion to approve the Williamsville Police Department Active Shooter Policy, seconded by Trustee Carter. All ayes, motion passed. The approved version will be sent to the school.
WATER & SEWER, (Matt Bunger): Trustee Bunger stated the water line by Caldwell Storage is complete. Trustee Bunger stated the sewer project on Main Street will hopefully be started end of November. Trustee Bunger gave an update on the sewer plant upgrades.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Hofferkamp): Trustee Hofferkamp was absent.
President Yokley stated Trustee Hofferkamp is expecting a couple of TIF applications, but hasn’t received them yet.
President Yokley stated the construction on the Community Center project will hopefully start next week.
PARKS & RECREATION (Dave Carter): Trustee Carter stated the Village is looking into some rip-rap for the lake. Trustee Bunger will be looking into getting the rip-rap.
President Yokley stated the pads for the bleachers at the park have all been completed. President Yokley also stated all concrete work that pertained to the OSLAD grant, has been completed.
STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS & STORM SEWERS (Patrick Gettleman): Trustee Gettleman had nothing to report.
President Yokley stated curb and gutters on the overpass are 98% complete. They still need to tie in the inlets and the gaps. They will then start putting the wet rock down. He also stated the sidewalk will begin next Tuesday. He said they plan to have that completed by the first week of October.
President Yokley stated Truman Flatt will begin to widen Walnut Street on Thursday, this is due to a north bound turn lane being installed for the overpass.
President Yokley stated the trail construction has been started. He stated they will be working on tree removal on the north side, for a two-mile span.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: No additional business to report.
The regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Village of Williamsville adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
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