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Dover board approves consent agenda and multiple procurement and grant resolutions
Summary
The Town Board approved the consent agenda and several resolutions on April 30, including acceptance of a historical society grant, award of a recreation bus contract, wheelchair lift installation, authorization to apply for a county MIG grant, a CDBG‑funded crosswalk loan, and personnel actions.
The Town of Dover board unanimously carried a slate of routine and project‑related resolutions at its regular April 30 meeting.
Key actions approved by voice vote included: - Approval of the consent agenda (payment of Abstract #4 for 2025; minutes and financial reports). The payment amount was read into the record during the consent motion. - Acceptance of a $1,450 recreation/historical grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation to help conserve a historical volume and support a public program coordinated with the historical society. - Award of 2025–2026 recreation bus transportation services to First Student Incorporated of Dover Plains at a rate of $75 per hour. - Authorization to advertise for sealed bids to install a commercial generator at the Dover Library (the town previously purchased the generator and will bid installation work). - Authorization to prepare and submit a 2025 Duchess County Municipal Investment Grant (MIG) application for senior center improvements (application deadline May 15, 2025). - Acceptance of a low bid from Northstar Lyfts LLC for a new wheelchair lift at Dover Town Hall in the amount of $22,540. - Authorization of a loan of $87,500 from the general fund for a reimbursable 2024 CDBG grant for ADA‑compliant crosswalk improvements at School Street and Route 22, and a $5,000 town match transfer. - Authorization to pay a refundable $4,400 deposit to purchase two handicap‑accessible portable restroom units for J. H. Ketchum Park (to be enclosed and plumbed to the septic system). - Release of performance guarantees for J&J Log and Lumber Corp. (refund amount $1,000) and for Westchester Modular Homes (release authorized; amount as stated in the meeting packet). The board noted one resolution required clerical correction before final recordation. - Approval of 2025 seasonal recreation employees and reinstatement of part‑time clerk Isabella Martinez effective May 5, 2025, at $17.16 per hour (up to 10 hours per week).
All motions were approved by voice vote (record in minutes: "All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?"), and no roll‑call tallies were provided in the public transcript. Where the transcript recorded an amount or deadline, those figures are included above.
