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Residents question $191,000 year‑end transfers and ask about status of the comprehensive plan
Summary
During public comment, a resident asked why $191,000 in the supplemental transfer schedule was uncoded and potentially duplicated; another asked about the status of the town’s comprehensive plan and grant studies for Orange Lake; staff and counsel described an EIS draft under review and said engineering reports are available for future grant applications.
Janet Rosbeck, a resident of Dogwood Hills Road, told the board she reviewed the supplemental packet and identified $191,000 of transfers on page nine that she said were uncoded and lacking an explanation. "There’s $191,000 that is not coded or commented on... it’s unnoted, and it’s more or less doubled," Rosbeck said, asking where the money is coming from and where it is going. Supervisor Gil Piaquadio and Councilman Scott Manley acknowledged the question and asked the Town Accountant to review and confirm the coding; Piaquadio said he believed the amount may be coming from equipment lines and asked accounting staff to follow up.
Bill Fedder asked for the status of the Comprehensive Plan. Town Attorney Mark C. Taylor said consultants have completed a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that the town is reviewing; the next step would be to accept the draft, set a public hearing and proceed with SEQR (State Environmental Quality Review). Engineer Patrick J. Hines addressed questions about Westshore (Orange Lake) water and sewer grant studies, saying preliminary engineering reports for water and sewer had been prepared and previously submitted for grant rounds but were not accepted; the reports remain available to reapply as grant opportunities open, though costs are high and standards changed during DEC review.
Why it matters: Public comment raised transparency questions about end‑of‑year transfers and sought clarity on long‑running town planning projects and the availability of engineering work that could support future grant applications.
What’s next: The Town Accountant will be asked to clarify the coding and origin/destination of the $191,000 in transfers; staff indicated the EIS draft will be reviewed and the board would consider next procedural steps for the Comprehensive Plan.
