by Denise Wright
The June 19th meeting of the Stephentown Board was brief but busy. During the claims audit, it was mentioned that the Solutions by Design claim was for increasing the cyber-security at the town hall using ARPA funds. Supervisor Roder said that they had finished upgrading the security at the town hall, which was why the live stream did not work last month. Roger assured me it had been corrected, so the live stream is now working.
After the town clerk and justice court report, the transfer station reported depositing $6,273 for May. Everything was on schedule for the month compared to last year. The cleanup day on June 9th was a great success. It was reported that seven roll-offs were filled, plus three town trucks with everything ranging from tires to mattresses and grills. The crew and volunteers were invaluable that day. Roder says the program was well received by the community.
The first quarter sales tax check for $99,026.23 was received. Roder commented that it is up just a little bit from last year, but there has been steady improvement.
According to one resident, a state bird survey is happening in the area in case residents see individuals with binoculars who look like surveyors in the Stephentown area.
The Youth Commission has hired the assistant director this year and is interviewing counselors. Every day of camp has been planned; applications are coming in. Roder stressed that all new employees would need to get their new hire packets in immediately.
Teen nights at the library have been going well, with 20 teens participating in May, and 14 in June. The drug take-back day was a success, and the Heart Association has a program where blood pressure kits could be available at the library. The library is finding out about participating in the program.
Purchasing a new ambulance is still in the works. The town hall will look into LED light fixtures in the next few weeks. The board will also consider adding more lights in the garage. They will look at potential funding under Green Energy grants.
Some of the town camps will have some safety components this year. There was a mention of holding some CPR classes in the future.
Resolutions 38 and 39 about the Generac generators for the town hall and highway garage CBE Electric will be just over $19k for the town hall and $35k for the garage generator. The highway garage’s generator is more expensive and more extensive because it needs to run all of the equipment the garage needs to keep running.