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Votes at a glance: Ballston Spa trustees approve minutes, hires, permits, contracts and routine business
Summary
The board approved a range of routine and permit actions including hiring for DPW and police, event permits, library asbestos procurement steps, an invitation to bid for a water-district pump-station upgrade, payment of appraisals and return of escrow funds; one construction change order was tabled for more information.
At their regular meeting, the Village of Ballston Spa Board of Trustees approved a series of routine motions, hiring actions and permits and tabled one contract change order pending additional information. Votes were recorded as voice votes with trustees responding "Aye"; the transcript does not include a full roll-call tally for each motion.
Key outcomes
- Minutes: Trustees approved the minutes of the Sept. 8, 2025 meeting.
- Personnel: The board accepted the resignation of Timothy Van Aplegorn from Eagle Matt Lee Fire Company 1 and the Ballston Spa Fire Department roles, approved the hiring of Jacob Kozlowski as a DPW laborer and approved hiring John Cioci (name spelled/pronounced in meeting) as a part-time Ballston Spa police officer.
- Permits and events: Trustees granted permission for a "Charlie Kirk celebration of life" on Milton Avenue on Sept. 24 (applicant Peggy Crawford) and approved a permit for an anti-drug peaceful protest by Carrie Scribner on Milton Avenue on Oct. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. The board also authorized Malta Avenue Elementary School to close Grove Street from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 10 for fire-safety presentations.
- Library work and environmental monitoring: Trustees authorized issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for asbestos remediation at the library and approved an asbestos air-monitoring proposal from Ambient Environmental Inc. The board authorized the mayor to execute related documents.
- Capital and procurement: Trustees approved an invitation to bid for the Milton Water District Old Mill Pumping Station upgrade with a bid-opening date of Nov. 14, 2025.
- Construction change order: The board reviewed Change Order No. 3 for USG Water Solutions related to delayed costs on the John Street Tower exterior panel and tabled the item to a future meeting pending additional information about carrier absorption of costs.
- Finance and property: Trustees approved payment of $1,500 to an appraisal company for previously approved appraisals of 66 French Street (appraised at $405,000) and 30 Bath Street (appraised at $265,000). The board authorized returning $3,782.50 in escrow overage to Chris Boya for the 11 High Street project (the application referenced in the transcript had been withdrawn).
Other routine business included department reports (DPW paving schedule and staffing, parks and recreation and fire department statistics) and community announcements. The board closed the meeting with approval of the abstracts and adjournment at 7:59 p.m.
Ending: The board voted to audit the abstracts and adjourned; several items (including library follow-ups and the USG change order) will return to a future agenda for additional detail or resolution.
