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The finance rules committee moved to authorize renewal agreements with NYMIR through Eastern Shore Insurance Agency for the annual insurance policy renewal at a total cost of $289,330.34 effective April 5, 2025. Legislator Tom Kalmus moved the renewal and Legislator Vince Osborne seconded; the motion carried.

The General Services Committee reported and the board approved multiple procurement awards for the contract period April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. The awards included: hot asphalt mix (award per highway tabulation); pavement marking to Seneca Pavement Markings; sand, crushed stone and related materials per tabulation; and roadside vegetation control to Angelo Contracting Services. Each award was moved and seconded as recorded on the meeting minutes and carried by voice vote; the board did not record roll-call tallies for those motions.

The board's finance rules committee also reported that it had examined claims presented for payment totaling $2,820,050.29 and recommended they be audited and allowed. Resolution number 64 (auditing and allowing claims in the amount of $2,820,050.29) was moved and seconded and was recorded by roll call. During that roll call, one legislator stated an abstention for payments made to themselves and to vouchers they approved; the roll-call transcript shows Legislator Mosher abstained and the remainder voted yes and the resolution carried.

Other consent and individual resolutions were considered. Resolution number 68 authorizing an agreement with Titan Roofing Inc. for roof replacement and abatement services at 6832 Out McAlpine Street, Lyons Falls, under the Round 8 Restore New York grant, was moved, seconded and carried after discussion about asbestos abatement and consultant oversight; the clerk confirmed consultant Taylor Freon of Denk would advise on framing decisions and asbestos completion. A separate resolution (number 82) regarding increases to health insurance premiums was on the agenda but a motion was made to go into executive session to discuss that item further; the board entered executive session at that point.

Where votes were taken by voice, the minutes record \"Aye\" and the chair declared the motion carried. For roll-call votes, the clerk recorded individual votes and abstentions as shown in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lewis Legislative Board Meeting - March 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board approved a $289,330.34 insurance renewal, awarded several highway and roadside contracts for 04/01/2025\u0000through\u000003/31/2026, and approved auditing and allowing claims totaling $2,820,050.29 (resolution 64). One legislator abstained on the claims vote; a later agenda item on health-insurance premium increases moved to executive session.","taxTitle","Lewis County, New York","taxId",56524,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6092057,"Lewis County lawmakers urge resolution opposing NYPA ownership of large renewable projects",472,1582000,2054000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856667-e3d2073ec88ce1177a004fc932dbfc1e&start=1582&end=2054","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856667-e3d2073ec88ce1177a004fc932dbfc1e/thumbnail_1582000.jpg","/articles/6092057/Lewis-County/New-York/Lewis-County-lawmakers-urge-resolution-opposing-NYPA-ownership-of-large-renewable-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092057-61b3936eff9b48613f91694df4477ac6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180476&Signature=ZtZSuaw0racBkQ0C6cGiyFRxOA3pivh7PnXe-Lp0HuE7OhtnaoBlwHoQ6zuE1baEd9I8de6-zEsSJR9ZwOilq958w7~jhomEvkre3XNWuoZFesfi~6ZQKhAxKIHQw7jWd4tP7FKG05tY8MHDeZH0rNJmU6DPVlSKH5DVaM7Xt1kSJIHun6i6AUX13jzhQRldLGTULt-JroRlB5UImqxHpRHKPNRmsYOm06Zp7r8VmYSn8D3xlplfj8SVpKOgMYaQL7gmEaTYiBLCHDM-I9XxmPNKCt7QklwHC~u0PAmzvlzb9PVp174QwdhPO1wRniFDgISzY5icvqnIWdWB2sR0zA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lewis County County Manager Tim Hunt and several county legislators said in their April meeting that a New York Power Authority plan to own large renewable-energy projects could remove those projects from local tax rolls and deprive the county and its towns of revenue.

Hunt said Lewis County staff learned a NYPA strategic plan (dated Jan. 28, 2025) identifies a proposed 1,200-acre utility-scale solar project in the town of Krogan as a candidate for NYPA ownership. \"The problem with NYPA owning solar and wind projects is it takes it off the tax rolls because it's a state agency,\" Hunt said. He added his office had met with NYPA and the governor's office and that NYSAC and other counties share the concern.

The county's concern centers on local pilot and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements that the county and its municipalities now receive from private renewable projects. \"If we allow this to happen, it's gonna take the pilot program right out of the picture,\" Legislator Tom Kalmus said. He cited Maple Ridge Wind Farm as an example, saying it pays \"about $4,000,000 a year\" in pilot payments split among the county, towns and villages.

Both Hunt and Kalmus described steps they have taken so far: meetings with NYPA, contact with the governor's office, and outreach to county associations. Hunt said NYPA has already taken over a solar project in Washington County and that the NYPA plan discusses owning or co-owning projects and reducing local tax disincentives for developers.

Legislators also flagged related policy moves: bills in the state legislature to move energy storage projects into the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) process and proposed sales-tax exemptions for storage, both of which could further limit local control and revenue. \"We think this is a huge end run around home rule,\" Hunt said.

Legislator Tom Kalmus asked staff and the finance and rules committee to draft a formal resolution opposing NYPA ownership of projects and to coordinate with other counties and towns. No formal vote or county resolution was recorded at the meeting; the request was recorded as direction to staff and legislators to prepare a resolution and gather support.

The item drew sustained discussion from multiple legislators and the county manager; Hunt characterized the matter as ongoing and said staff are still gathering facts about which projects NYPA intends to acquire and the potential timing.","County manager and legislators said the New York Power Authority\u0000(NYPA) plan to own solar and storage projects could remove them from local tax rolls; legislators asked staff to draft a formal resolution and gather support from other counties and towns.","actionData","errors"]

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Lewis County approves insurance renewal, multiple highway contracts and auditing of $2.82 million in claims

Lewis County lawmakers urge resolution opposing NYPA ownership of large renewable projects