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Town of Union board approves vendor appointment, trainings and Lead Agency/SEQR for 737 W. Main St.
Summary
The Town Board unanimously adopted several resolutions Feb. 5 including appointing Cindy Mills as an independent assessor vendor at $30/hr, authorizing staff training, approving pool operator training, and declaring Lead Agency and issuing a SEQR negative declaration for demolition at 737 W. Main St.
At its Feb. 5 meeting the Town Board of the Town of Union approved a series of routine resolutions and motions covering personnel, training and a land-bank/demolition review.
Personnel and training actions: the board adopted a resolution to approve Cindy Mills as an independent (1099, no benefits) vendor to the Assessor’s Office, effective Jan. 1, 2025, at $30 per hour (Resolution offered by Councilman Joseph P. Nirchi Sr., seconded by Councilman David Kudgus; Vote: all yes). The board also approved permission for Brian Lucas, Thomas Paden and Rob Tinklepaugh to attend STBOA training in Sidney, N.Y. on Feb. 12 (motion by Nirchi, seconded by Kudgus; motion carried) and adopted a resolution to allow Stefan Miller to participate in Certified Pool Operation training online on March 4–5, 2025 for $380 (resolution by David Kudgus, seconded by Frank J. Bertoni; Vote: all yes).
Planning and environmental review: the board declared itself Lead Agency for the 737 W. Main Street land bank and demolition project and adopted a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) after reviewing EAF Parts 1 and 2; the board authorized execution of Part 3 (Resolutions by David Kudgus, seconded by Frank J. Bertoni; Vote: all yes). Those actions advance the town’s review of demolition of the former Food Fusion/Russell’s/Red Lion restaurant at that address.
Community events and filings: the board carried motions to approve and refer multiple event requests (e.g., No Shave November/Cure the Blue 5K at Highland Park, a pavilion request from the South Central Fire Police Association on July 20, the Duck Derby fundraising event and pavilion/tagging dates, recurring Soccer Shots field use at Struble Field) to the Commissioner of Public Works. The board also received and filed communications such as Charter Communications notices and minutes of the Town of Union Local Development Corp.
Votes and procedure: several items carried on motions recorded as "Carried" without an explicit roll-call tally recorded in the minutes; where minutes state "Vote: All yes," the board recorded unanimous adoption by the members present. The minutes show no dissenting votes on the listed resolutions.
Next steps: implementation items (vendor onboarding, training attendance, SEQR filings, park permit referrals) will proceed through the relevant departments and the Commissioner of Public Works.
