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Votes at a glance: Marbletown board approves public hearing for CEA, appraisal review for federal grant and authorization to file PSC comments
Summary
The Marbletown board approved (1) a public hearing to consider adoption of a designated critical environmental area, (2) a $2,500 independent review of a federal-style appraisal required for a $300,000 grant-funded property purchase (paid from the preservation fund) and (3) authorization for resident Tom to file comments in PSC case 230165 with no town funds expended at this time; vouchers and minutes were also approved.
At its meeting, the Marbletown Town Board recorded the following formal actions and approvals.
Minutes and vouchers - The board approved the meeting minutes as presented (voice vote). - The board approved voucher batches: general vouchers 434–459 totaling $33,668.45; highway vouchers 169–186 totaling $105,636.10; High Falls Water District vouchers 76–77 totaling $3,651.86; and RMC vouchers 95–105 totaling $6,677.81.
Resolution 82 — Critical Environmental Area public hearing - Action: Set a public hearing to consider adopting the identified area as a designated critical environmental area (CEA). - Procedural details: Board set the public hearing to be on Tuesday, August 4 at 6:00 p.m.; if adoption proceeds, a subsequent public hearing (if required) was noted as September 15. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Resolution 83 — Appraisal review for federal grant (Integra Realty Resources) - Action: Authorize a second, independent review of a federal-style ("yellow book") appraisal required by a $300,000 federal grant for a property acquisition; the review engagement with Integra Realty Resources was estimated at $2,500. The original yellow-book appraisal was described as approximately $4,500, for a combined estimated appraisal cost of about $7,000. Funding: preservation fund (not town general or highway funds). - Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Resolution 84 — Authorize filing comments in NY PSC case 230165 - Action: Authorize resident Tom to act as the town’s agent to submit comments (or pursue party status) in New York Public Service Commission docket/case 230165 ("Grid of the Future"), with explicit instruction that the town will not expend funds for this effort at this time and that the board will review final drafts before filing. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Notes: In several votes the board used voice votes and did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript; where exact recorded vote tallies were not provided in the transcript, this summary states outcomes as recorded by voice vote.
