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Farmingdale trustees approve PFOS/PFOA wellhead treatment, OK Village Hall accessibility work and set hearings
Summary
At its July 10 meeting the Farmingdale Board of Trustees determined a planned granular activated carbon wellhead treatment at Well No. 2-2 to be a SEQRA Type II action, awarded a $228,765 contract to renovate Village Hall using CDBG funds, approved event and operational waivers, and set public hearings for Aug. 7.
The Farmingdale Board of Trustees on July 10 approved a SEQRA Type II determination for a PFOS/PFOA wellhead treatment project at Well N-06644 (Well No. 2-2) and awarded a Village Hall accessibility and entrance renovation contract, while also setting several public hearings and approving routine event and permit requests.
Mayor Ralph Ekstrand opened the meeting at 8 p.m. and presided over otherwise routine business, including the formal resolutions. The Board determined that the proposed wellhead installation — which includes granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration vessels to be housed in a proposed 2,450-square-foot building, two approximately 540-square-foot concrete pads, repaving of selected asphalt and replacement of equipment at the municipal wellfield at 1 Ketcham Lane — is a Type II action under 6 NYCRR §617.5 and therefore not subject to further SEQRA review. The resolution (RESOLVED #2024-07-09) concluded the Board’s environmental-review determination for the project to remove elevated PFOS/PFOA concentrations from Well No. 2-2.
The Board also voted to award a construction contract to Mayne Construction of Long Island for $228,765 to reconstruct the Village Hall entrance, replace interior doors, fully rehabilitate two main-floor restrooms for handicapped accessibility, add a new closet and expand the code office (RESOLVED #2024-07-11). Of the contract total, $191,632.58 will come from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and $37,132.42 from the Village of Farmingdale General Fund.
Trustees approved other operational and event items on the consent agenda and through individual resolutions. Those actions included: authorizing Roadwork Ahead to number parking stalls in village lots at a cost of $32 per stall (RESOLVED #2024-07-12); waiving the Village open-container law for specified Music on Main event dates (RESOLVED #2024-07-13); approving Farmingdale Breakfast Rotary Club’s request to use the Village popcorn machine during the Puppy Runway Show (RESOLVED #2024-07-08); and reserving a full table and purchasing a half-page color ad for the NCVOA Annual Testimonial Dinner at a combined cost of $1,350 (RESOLVED #2024-07-10).
On procurement for fiscal-year services, the Board approved Nawrocki and Smith as Village Auditor for 2023–24 at a fee of $19,500 with option years at $20,000. The motion passed with Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, Trustees Cheryl Parisi, Walter Priestley and Craig Rosasco voting aye and Deputy Mayor William Barrett recorded as abstaining (RESOLVED #2024-07-14).
During the meeting the Board opened and closed a public hearing and resolved to amend the Farmingdale Village Code to require a no-fee permit, footing and inspection for flag poles over 15 feet and to cap new flag pole heights at 20 feet; existing flag poles will remain grandfathered as pre-existing uses (RESOLVED #2024-07-07). The Board also set public hearings for Aug. 7 on a special use permit at 334 Main St. and on a special use permit for Scoops and Cones (95 Fulton St.) to allow more than 12 seats.
In the public-comment portion residents raised several neighborhood concerns, including reports of an unfamiliar parked car, construction lighting at a Waverly Place site, downtown noise levels (one resident said they have improved), questions about truck parking in residential areas, and a claim that one-way signs at the Atlantic Avenue train station had been reversed. The meeting later moved into executive session and reconvened; it adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
The Board’s next meeting with a public comment period is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Minutes were signed and filed by Brian P. Harty, Village Clerk/Treasurer.
