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Wyoming County board endorses application to buy Camp Wyomoco; vote splits 130–71
Summary
A majority of the board approved a $2.0 million DEC Open Space grant application to acquire 287-acre Camp Wyomoco for a county park; the non-consent resolution passed with Ayes 130, Noes 71.
In non-consent business, the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors voted 130–71 to approve Resolution No. 26-258 endorsing the county’s application to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Open Space Conservation Grant Program to acquire the 287-acre property known as Camp Wyomoco in Varysburg for use as a county park.
Finance Chair Mr. Kehl presented the resolution, which requests up to $2,000,000 in DEC performance‑payment grant funding and acknowledges the county will provide additional funds if the total project costs exceed the grant award. The resolution describes the property as suitable for multi-use recreational and educational amenities to serve the public, 4‑H and Cornell Cooperative Extension programming.
The vote was the meeting’s most contested: the clerk recorded Ayes 130 and Noes 71, with a roll call of towns cited in the record. The resolution authorizes the chairman to proceed with the grant application and recognizes a 10% DEC retainage payable at deed recording and closing.
Board members supporting the acquisition cited preservation, public recreation and programmatic use. Those voting no (71) were recorded in the transcript; the resolution packet states the county will set aside additional funds should the DEC grant not fully cover acquisition and closing costs.
