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At-a-glance: Jan. 13 South Blooming Grove Board votes and motions
Summary
The board adopted minutes, accepted SEQR negative declarations, declared an emergency at the Route 44/Route 208 intersection, authorized bonds for pump-station and road improvements, accepted the abstract, entered and exited executive session, and adjourned. Vote tallies are recorded in the minutes.
The Village Board recorded the following actions and votes on Jan. 13, 2025:
- Adoption of minutes for Dec. 2 and Dec. 16, 2024: motion by Trustee Zalmon Rosner, seconded by Mayor George Kalaj; recorded as 3 Ayes, 2 Absent (SEG 015–016).
- Resolution No. (001): appointment of Baila Blumenthal as Village Treasurer (minutes list the resolution; mover/second and vote not specified in the entry) (SEG 026).
- Resolution No. (002): emergency declaration and authorization to procure road improvements at County Route 44/NYS Route 208; motion recorded as passed with 3 Ayes, 2 Absent (SEG 027–028).
- Resolution No. (003): declare lead agency and negative SEQR declaration for pump-station improvements; recorded vote 3 Ayes, 2 Absent (SEG 028–029).
- Resolution No. (004): declare lead agency and negative SEQR declaration for road construction at Route 208; recorded vote 3 Ayes, 2 Absent (SEG 029).
- The board entered executive session at 8:13 p.m. to discuss correspondence (motion by Trustee Guttman; recorded 3 Ayes, 2 Absent) and exited at 8:19 p.m. (recorded 4 Ayes, 1 Absent); Trustee Yitzchok Feldman entered during this period (SEG 030–032).
- Resolution No. (005): authorize issuance of bonds for pump-station construction; recorded vote 4 Ayes, 1 Absent (SEG 032–033).
- Resolution No. (006): authorize issuance of bonds for road improvements; recorded vote 4 Ayes, 1 Absent (SEG 033–034).
- Abstract accepted (motion by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by Trustee Guttman), recorded as 3 Ayes, 2 Absent in the minutes entry (SEG 041–043).
- Adjournment: motion by Trustee Guttman, seconded by Trustee Rosner; recorded 4 Ayes, 1 Absent (SEG 044–045).
The minutes do not provide contract amounts, bond principals, or procurement timelines; where votes are not recorded in the minutes (Resolution 001) the clerk's office should be contacted for the official record.
