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Wawarsing approves youth-bureau agreements, construction payment and personnel changes
Summary
The town approved county youth-bureau contributions for two youth programs, a $113,695 construction payment for wastewater equipment, an airport equipment consultant agreement, and several personnel and recreation items.
At its June 2 meeting the Wawarsing Town Board approved several routine but substantive items: annual agreements with the Ulster County Youth Bureau that provide $6,000 for the town’s My Sisters Keeper program and $4,500 for the summer camp program in 2026; payment application No. 10 to Jqu Construction Corp. for $113,695 for activated-sludge and clarifier work at the Khonson wastewater treatment facilities; and a consultant agreement with Visero Associates to reconstruct weather-reporting equipment at Joseph Y. Resnick Airport.
The board accepted the resignation of wastewater maintenance worker Richard Struber, effective May 29, 2026, and approved payout for accrued vacation in the amount recorded in the meeting minutes.
Personnel changes approved by the board included promotions and pay adjustments for lifeguards: Jonathan Coniker and David Dew were each advanced to head lifeguard at $18.25 per hour for the 2026 season; the board also adjusted the employment title and rate for Nishan Adne from custodial to recreational aide ($15.25 per hour). The board encouraged community members to recruit lifeguards for summer programs.
The recreation department’s participation in a July 3 community event at Joseph Y. Resnick Airport was approved and designated as a supervisor training day for participating staff. Department reports noted park improvements, pool preparation and an airport fueling equipment issue; the board also described a pending grant application for cellular water heaters to enable near real-time leak detection across the town’s water districts.
None of these motions required a roll-call vote in the transcript: most were approved by voice vote following standard motion-second procedures.
The board also asked staff to continue controlling spending amid rising costs and to follow up on workforce-development efforts with county community college programs for water and wastewater operator training.
