June 16, 2009 Town Board Meeting

The Board unanimously approved going out to bid for a $600,000 project intended to mitigate the flooding on Western Avenue at Stuyvesant Plaza. Supervisor Runion said the project would not end the flooding there. He said the goal is to make the flooding much less frequent --- from two or three times a year to a 5 -10 year event. The breakdown on the funding: $200,000 from state legislator grants, $200,000 from NYS DOT, $100,000 from NYS Parks and Recreation department, $100,000 of private money from Stuyvesant Plaza.

Councilman Grimm made it clear this project does not involve the flooded basement problems in the area. That is a different issue.

The Board unanimously approved funding for a new 12-passenger bus for senior transportation. Mr. Runion said $34,000 of the $39,000 needed will come from a reserve fund for senior transportation (the other $5,000 will come from a state grant). Mr. Runion said that the reserve fund now totals $115,000. He has been adding $15,000 a year to the senior reserve fund.