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Clifton Park board approves equipment purchase and seasonal hires; residents press for landscaping invoices
Summary
The town board approved a $7,655 compactor attachment purchase, seasonal hiring adjustments and alcohol permits for Collins Park events; residents used public comment to raise pond, trail and landscaping concerns and requested invoices for recent work.
The Town of Clifton Park Town Board approved several routine resolutions and heard public comment about neighborhood landscaping and park maintenance.
The clerk read a resolution authorizing the purchase of a PCF‑64 plate compactor attachment with kit and mounting cap for a Bobcat excavator, with total cost not to exceed $7,655 charged to highway machinery small equipment. The board also approved a resolution accepting a recommendation for the Hubs Road multi‑use path construction contract (specific contractor and contract amount were not stated in the transcript), a resolution authorizing seasonal hiring/promotions/step corrections for summer 2025, and a resolution authorizing Anna Giaputo to serve beer and wine at a Collins Park gathering on Aug. 17, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Roll calls recorded affirmative responses for the measures; the transcript does not provide a numbered roll‑call tally for each member.
During public privilege, Suzanne Moore, who identified herself as chairwoman of the Knowles Mill Creek Park District, told the board neighbors are concerned about a pond’s high water level and resulting mosquito problems, an overgrown fence along the golf course, deadfall on trails, tree removals or damage near power lines, and dissatisfaction with a recent landscaping project. Moore asked to see invoices for the landscaping work; the clerk told her to submit a request to the town clerk’s office to obtain the documents.
Resident Mary Stalamaro (address given for the record) said she walks the neighborhood frequently and noted many flowers and improvements but also disputed another commenter’s characterization of the landscaping work. Board members thanked speakers and moved on to executive session later in the meeting.
The transcript records that action taken in executive session included the board authorizing the town attorney to answer a lawsuit and pursue a third‑party claim (see separate item). The other resolutions mentioned above were read, discussed briefly, and placed on the record as approved.
