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Regular meeting of the Town Board, Town of Schaghticoke — March 10, 2021, held via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Present were Supervisor Salisbury and Councilmen Akin, Fogarty, Rustin, and Westhead.
- Minutes of the February 10, 2021 meeting accepted (Rustin · Westhead — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
Department head reports
- Highway Superintendent Shawn Hayes gave his highway and water/sewer report.
- Town Historian Chris Kelly reported she had been researching the Sunset Heights section of Speigletown, with help from a resident, and was continuing the work.
Business
- Town Clerk’s bills from the Scheduled Payment Report of March 10, 2021, totaling $282,765.06, approved (Akin · Westhead — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
- Acknowledge the audit of the judges’ 2020 books, which had been audited by Town Board members (Rustin · Fogarty — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
- Host Community Agreement for the Herrington Solar Project accepted (Akin · Rustin — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
Public comment
- A property owner asked about a property he bought in Melrose, at 850 NY Route 40, under the impression it was zoned commercial; he discovered it had reverted to residential. Town Attorney Dave Brennan explained that a building not used for commercial purposes reverts to residential after a year, and the owner was given information on how to seek a rezoning so he could use the property.
- Residents from Hemstreet Park shared concerns about being in the Hoosic Valley Ambulance district rather than using the Clifton Park/Halfmoon service.
Adjourned at 7:44 p.m. (Rustin · Westhead — Ayes: all; Nays: none). Submitted by Jennifer Molesky.
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