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Uh, I'd like to welcome everybody to the
August 20th meeting of the town of

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Southeast. If you could rise for pledge
of allegiance.

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Thank you. Uh, just to remind everybody
of the exits. We have two exits in the

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back of the room on each corner and one
exit up here in case of an emergency.

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Uh, I would ask everybody to turn off
their cell phones or put it on vibrate.

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Um, appreciate that. And I'll ask the
clerk for roll call.

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» Councilman Cypress absent. Councilman
Larka

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» here.
>> Councilwoman Lewis absent. Councilman

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Mazada
>> here.

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» Supervisor Castellano
>> present. Thank you.

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» Uh, okay. Uh, first item on tonight is
public hearing. So, I'd like to make a

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motion to open up a public hearing uh
for Verizon of New York LLC. Do I have a

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second?
>> Second.

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» All in favor?
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» I Okay. Uh if anybody would like to
speak uh about the uh non-exclusive

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cable franchise with Verizon New York
LLC.

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Step up to the podium here.

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Well, I didn't get any um feedback from
the public the last couple weeks or

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anything about it. And um with that, I
guess I'll make a motion to close the

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public hearing.
>> Second. Second.

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» All in favor? Thank you. I
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» All right. Uh we'll move on to our
regular work session. Uh item number one

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uh for discussion is uh the building
department update from Michael Levine,

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our town building inspector.

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Is this on?

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» Good evening everyone.
Uh just have a brief summary tonight. Uh

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review some work activities uh
for the year to date. Uh so far we've

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done
946 permits compared to,266

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for
uh year end 2025.

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Uh we've issued 414 certificates year-to
date compared to year end 2025 we did

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601
building inspections. Uh this year we've

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done 1120 year to date compared to year
end 2025 where we did 1125

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fire inspections year-to date we've done
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compared to year end for 2025
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of 266
notices of violation year to date we've

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done 266
year end for 2025 we did 378 8

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uh revenue
year-to- date 446,880

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compared to year end 2025 of 471761.

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Um [laughter]
what these numbers reflect is that our

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office remains busy. Um they also
indicate that our work volume for the

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year is on par or trending higher than
last year. our revenue for 2026 already

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exceeds the budgeted amount for the
year. So fiscally, we're in good shape.

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Um, as a department anyway,
one of the biggest challenges the

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building department faces is dealing
with contractors and property owners

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that do not comply with our local
regulations and New York State code

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requirements.
The time and cost expended by the

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department in addressing and correcting
compliance issues is tremendous and it

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impacts opportunities for efficiency.
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examples
range from people that pull permits

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don't close them out. So, we have to
chase after them,

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try to compel them to renew permits,
close out their permit, and to bring the

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the property into compliance. Um, other
examples would be somebody that applies

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for a permit,
um, does not submit a complete

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application
and we have to chase after them to get

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them to submit the the proper
documentation.

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Clearly, and probably the biggest issue
is property maintenance violations.

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People are not maintaining their
properties in accordance with the code.

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And that's not just residential
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commercial properties that don't
maintain their their property in

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accordance with the code create a
situation where uh public safety is at

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risk. Um, so all of these issues and of
course it's it's part and parcel to what

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we do, but there's
I I think a lot of uh what we seem to

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experience
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something the public needs to take
responsibility for. Um, they don't they

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don't seem to take the fact that they
take out a permit seriously. they don't

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look at the permit, they don't look at
the scheduling requirements. Um, and

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over time, uh, obviously it's a
liability, but it's also it's a big cost

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issue. And, um, you know, it would be
something that would would be nice if,

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uh, we saw, uh, more compliance rather
than less.

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Um, as provided to the board, we're
beginning to see attrition in the

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department as anticipated,
and I've provided my current

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recommendations to the board in recent
correspondence. [snorts] Uh, looking

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ahead to 2027,
we'll prepare and train for the

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implementation of software upgrades to
provide an online permitting portal. The

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portal will provide contractors,
professionals, and property owners the

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ability to submit permit applications
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Um, finally, I want to take the
opportunity to thank my staff for the

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work that they do.
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if there's anybody that has any
questions on the board, I'd be more than

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happy to address them.
>> Sure. Any questions,

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» Mike? Uh, has that um no show fee helped
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» for
uh was it inspections that we put in? I

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mean,
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a big impact with that because it's kind
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somebody that that is a no-show that is
charged the fee. Of course, they won't

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won't do it again,
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» But it's not going to impact the
hundreds or whatever other people that

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are are scheduling appointments. and
thanks for um the analysis that you and

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Alex worked on and we saw that come
through and we'll be discussing that. So

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» yeah, I I thought that that was
beneficial. I appreciate the uh being

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asked to to go through that exercise. It
was it was good. Yeah, it's always

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helpful um to to go through that, you
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lay it out on paper and see how it looks
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future state might look like. It helped
us too because

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» sure,
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to guess what you need, right? Because
you're the department head. You know

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exactly what it is. Um, but to be able
to spell that out on paper to help us

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like connect dots, I know for myself it
it helped a great deal. So, so thank you

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for doing that.
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» Um, I had a question regarding
two items that you mentioned. You know,

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you mentioned how, you know, onus on the
public to some degree to assist in being

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more compliant with with their permit
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» right? So I how do you couple that when
we once we get the online permitting

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software up and running? Do
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assist or make that maybe the public
more compliant because it's more user

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friendly, easier to manage, maybe easier
to communicate? So do you think

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ultimately when when we roll this out
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department?
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uh
you know the the online portal

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uh is kind of an interesting
uh application for a building

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department. Um I I personally feel that
you're going to have a have a lot of

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people that are just going to kind of
continue to do it the oldfashioned way

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because that's how they do it.
There are going to be people that, you

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know, like let's just say like a a
plumbing contractor that might submit 75

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applications a year. Certainly for that
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it would be very beneficial if they can
do it online because they could they

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could probably knock those out very
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the person that I have concern is
where they try to use the portal and

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they experience issues and we have to
engage

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you know continuous kind of phone
dialogue or email dialogue to try to

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help them through the process. So I
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mine. Um but at the same time I think
that when we go through the training

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process we have to make sure that we
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to address those questions as they come
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» Yeah. FAQs on a website are always
helpful. you know with AI now there's

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there's chat bots right which which you
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certainly could be useful so I hope when
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of bringing that other technology right
behind it because it would address many

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of the things you just spoke of so that
you're less staff reliant

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» yeah I was I was actually thinking about
[clears throat] it yesterday because I

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was on I was on the phone with a robot
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and it was providing ing me with very
capable responses and I was like, how do

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you get that
into what I do for a living? And uh so

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it's definitely I guess that's where the
world is heading in a lot of a lot of

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ways.
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» No, I'm glad to see u you know the
increase in activity in the department

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and you guys are doing a great job
keeping up with it. Um so you know

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compliments to you and your staff on
that. Uh definitely looking forward to

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the online permitting uh issue. I think
that'll you know it's the next step for

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us and I'm looking forward to it and try
to help any way we can. So I appreciate

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that.
>> Super. Okay. I think that we're unless

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there's any other comments or questions.
>> Thanks for getting all the solicitors.

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» Thank you, Peter. [clears throat]
>> Hopefully the sheriff's department gets

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them too.
>> Thanks very much.

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» Okay. Good evening.
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Uh number two for discussion we have uh
Putnham County District Attorney Robert

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Tendy here to give us an update on uh
scamming that's affecting Putnham

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County.
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» Speaking of AI Sesan
>> okay um I want to thank you for letting

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me come here and talk about this because
this is something that uh four years ago

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was a concern, three years ago was more
of a concern. Lately, it's just gotten

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really, really crazy. And as this has
been happening more and more over the

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past several months, and I've been going
to various senior centers and various

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social groups and talking to them about
it,

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people are still getting scammed a lot,
not just in this county, but all all

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over the world. Certainly in America,
and certainly seniors are hit more than

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more than most. Um, so I thought it
would be a good idea to come to each

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town and talk to the board, but more
importantly, it's on it's televised, so

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people can watch it and see it because
these I'm going to give you an example

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of what I'm talking about. A very good
friend of mine who's an international

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attorney, a very bright man. He travels
all around the world. He got scammed not

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too long ago out of $250,000.
He's a really bright guy. Um, it was a

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email and a phone scam. It was very very
sophisticated. Uh he thought it was a

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bank. He thought it was a client and he
fell for it. Fortunately, he has

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commercial uh theft insurance, so they
covered it. But that's that's that's a

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lot of money. I mean, he's a
multi-millionaire. It's not a lot for

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him, but it's a lot of money. And it's
it's how they did it. It was so well

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done that this sophisticated businessman
actually fell for it. So, I want to go

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over a couple of some of these scams
you've all heard of, but even though

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you've heard of them, they bear
repeating because people keep falling

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for them. In Putham County, two years
ago, we had a woman who was scammed for

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$120,000.
Fortunately, we caught the person who

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did it. It's very unusual that the
person's actually in the country, but in

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this case, the person was uh not too
long ago in my town, Putnham Valley, a

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woman was scammed out of $50,000.
Recently, someone was scammed out of

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$15,000.
Um, some people have their bank accounts

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used as conduits to transfer money
because they think they're speaking to a

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friend and they're not and they get told
the story. But I'm going to go over some

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of these examples and uh, you really
need to be vigilant.

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Um,
one of the things that every is probably

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the oldest scam in the book as far as
phones go, it's the grandparent scam.

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your grandchild calls you and says, "I'm
in Mexico and I'm in jail and I need

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money to get out." And you may all be
familiar with it and you're like, "How

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could somebody fall for something like
that?" They do it all the time and they

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fall for it all the time. Um, sometimes
you get a call from somebody claiming to

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be your grandchild's friend. Your
grandchild's been in an accident.

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They're in the hospital. They can't
contact the parents. Uh, we need

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information for the doctor. Please give
us your credit card number. Something

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like that. People are still falling for
these scams. If you get a phone call

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from somebody who says, "I'm in Mexico
and I'm your grandson and or I'm the

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friend of your granddaughter or
whatever," just don't even say anything.

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Don't say, "Oh my god." Just hang out
the phone. It's a scam. It's a scam.

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That's all there is to it.
Um, speaking of AI, I speak to so many

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people who think they're being clever
when they get a phone call from an

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unknown party and they start talking to
them, grilling them, asking them

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questions, thinking they're going to
like, I'll show you. I know you're a

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scammer. All they're doing is cloning
your voice. They're recording your voice

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and they're cloning it. And if your kid
does it or a relative does it or a

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neighbor does it and these people are
very very sophisticated, you will

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eventually get a call from your neighbor
or your daughter or they might get a

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call from you and it's going to be your
voice and it's going to sound real

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and all you have to do is go online and
look at these AI videos. I mean, they

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looks they're amazingly real.
I just saw a video there that's it's

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spectacular. I'm so proud of this lion.
It raised a rabbit. It's amazing.

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It's fake.
My son-in-law had the opportunity to go

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to Egypt recently and he did an
archaeological dig and he sends me video

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from Egypt and he's surrounded by all
these ancient places and he's digging

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and he's talking to me.
He was in Walden, New York. The whole

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thing was fake. He wanted to show me how
easy it is. I'm like, I didn't know know

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you were in I didn't even know you knew
where Egypt was. [laughter] The It

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looked great. I was like, what the
hell's going on here? I really almost

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believed he was in Egypt.
Bank scams. If you get a call from your

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bank and your bank says your your
account's been compromised. We think it

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may have been hacked. We want to go over
some information with you to make sure

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that what's going on is legitimate or
illegitimate. give us your social last

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four digits of your Don't do it. Don't
do it. If your bank calls you,

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hang up the phone. Get in your car and
drive to the bank or hang up the phone.

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Go online, get the real bank number.
Call the bank number that you're used to

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calling and talk to them. Don't accept
the phone call from the bank.

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They are so good at that scam. It
happens all the time. I you may have

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heard a news reporter in Los Angeles
about two months ago fail for this. They

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called him up and they they wanted his
banking information and he went all the

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way to the point of actually going to
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That's when he realized this is crazy.
This can't be real. But they're so good

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at it.
They're really good at it. So don't fall

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for it. If somebody calls you and they
say they're from the IRS and they're

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going to garnish your wages, just hang
up the phone. All right? The IRS when it

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contacts you folks is too late. All
right? When you get contacted by the

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IRS, it's going to be by a bank account
garnishment, wage garnishment, etc. You

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get a call from the IRS, just hang up
the phone. Then, if you want, you can

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call the IRS, but don't ever do anything
on a phone call. It's like when you're a

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kid, your your parents tell you not to
speak to strangers.

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You don't speak to strangers on the
phone. It's that simple. You just don't

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do it, but everybody falls for it
because you get you get comfortable.

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This scam is very, very dangerous and it
happens a lot in Putham County because

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we have a lot of power outages. the nice
egg scam. If somebody comes knocking on

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your door and says, "We're from Nice.
There's been a power outage. We have an

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indication that there might be a short
in the wire going, "Can we come in?"

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Don't let them in your house.
It's really, really dangerous. They'll

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either hurt you or when you're not
looking, they're going to steal

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something. Do not ever, ever let anyone
in your house if you don't know who they

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are. It's really, really dangerous and
it happens often.

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Um, the debt collection scam. You get a
call from somebody who says, "We sent

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you a notice four months ago. You
haven't responded. It's for $2,500. It's

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at this address." They give you the
address. You're like, "Well, wait a

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minute. That's my neighbor's address."
And they go, "Oh, well, we have your

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address. We have your information. So,
it we're going to garnish your wages.

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You want to call an attorney, that's
fine." And you get all upset. And then

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they say, "Well, I tell you what, we'll
put everything on hold, but we got to

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make sure that you're you're being legit
with us. Give us $500. Give us your bank

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account number or give us your checking
account number, your debt debit card

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number, or even your credit card. Give
us 500 bucks. And you do it. You're

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talking to a stranger, a total stranger,
and you're giving them personal

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information and money. Don't do it.
Anytime you get a call from anybody or

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anytime anybody, if you don't know these
people and they ask you to transfer

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money from your account or give them
information to your bank, from your

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bank, just don't do it. Please don't do
it. And this one is very common among I

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guess you'd have to say seniors and it
it hits me really really hard because

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I'm 70 years old now. And if I get a
Facebook request from Destiny Love and

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Destiny Love tells me she really likes
my posts and she's really interested in

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me. She wants to know more about me.
Destiny Love doesn't give a damn about

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me. Destiny Love just wants my money.
And at 70 years old, I have to admit it.

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Even at 30 years old, you should admit
it. There is no destiny, love. It's some

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guy in Thailand who's trying to get in
my bank account.

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But you'd be surprised how many seniors
in Putham County have fallen for this

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where they get in touch or somebody from
their old high school days gets in touch

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with them via Facebook and before you
know it, they're talking to this person

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for 3 months, four months. They're
exchanging pictures. They're exchanging

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family pictures. because they're
exchanging information about where they

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live, their vacation homes, and next
thing you know it, your friend from high

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school, who was maybe your boyfriend in
in sophomore year is asking you if he

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can transfer money into your bank
account, not out, into your bank

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account. And you say, "Well, I don't
want to give you access to my bank

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account." He says, "Well, I'm just
transferring money in. I'm not taking it

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out." [snorts] And you're 75 years old
and you give them access to your bank

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account.
It's really common.

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So,
how do you prevent this from happening?

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It's really very easy. Don't talk to
strangers. It's that simple. Don't talk

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to strangers. Don't give them
information. Don't give them banking

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information. Don't give them any
information.

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If somebody calls you and you don't know
who it is before on my way here tonight,

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my phone's ringing. I don't recognize
the phone call. I could have hit answer

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on my car. I didn't recognize it. no
message. It's just a scam call.

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Everybody gets them. But sometimes
people pick it up.

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Lately, you're getting calls from
numbers that look like they're from this

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area because they're they're creating
fake phone numbers to appear on your

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phone. I forget what the term is. And
you say, "Oh, it's an 845225 number.

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It's got to be legit. Maybe it's a
friend of mine. I haven't had a call in

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four hours. I'm lonely. I want to pick
up." and you pick it up and you say

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hello and there's no answer and you say
hello and there's no answer and you say

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is anybody there and they're recording
your voice and every time they do that

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they get more voice information on you
but not only that I was speaking to a

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gentleman tonight says family members
getting a ton of these calls what

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happens is every time you pick up the
phone that's a data that's a data post

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for all these scam artists. They know
that you are likely to pick up the

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phone. You pick it up once and talk,
you're going to get five more calls. You

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pick it up twice, you're going to get 20
more calls. So, just don't pick up the

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phone. Don't talk to stranger. You don't
recognize the number. If it's somebody

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you know, they're going to leave a
message.

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If anybody says to you they want you to
be part of the investigation,

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hang up the phone. If anybody comes to
your house, and this has happened

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because it happened to the woman who
lost 50,000 bucks in Fountain Valley.

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They actually came to her house and they
convinced her that there was an there's

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a problem going on at the bank
and she gave them all the banking

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information because she thought they
were agents.

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This is really important and it sounds
silly and it might be a pain in the

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neck, but it's a good way to prevent any
scams, especially from family members.

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Have a code word with your grandkids or
your kids. Just keep it to your family

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whereby if if your grandchild's going to
call you or your child's going to call

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you and you you know your child's 38
years old, have a password. So if you if

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I see my son's calling me, I pick up the
phone. Password. Tomato feet. I know

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it's him. Password. Oh, come on, Dad.
Stop. Click. Hang up the phone. It's

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serious stuff. So, I hear tomato feet
all the time for my kids. Password

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tomato feet. If they don't say tomato
feet, I don't use tomato feet. I use

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something much better than that. I hang
up the phone

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and it's it's no nonsense. And I have to
say the same thing to them because it's

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too dangerous. There this is happening.
Uh last year in the United States over

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20 billion dollars was stolen. 20
billion from scams.

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So, it's something that's really, really
serious. If you just stay vigilant, if

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you don't let your guard down, if you
don't talk to strangers, you're not

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going to have a problem. They only are
able to steal from you because you talk

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to them. So, please don't do it. It's
very easy to avoid it. Don't let your

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guard down and you'll be fine. All
right? So, I really appreciate the time

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that you gave me to talk to you today.
Um, it's a very important issue. It's

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very sad when I got a call from a
82-year-old male or female who I know

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and says,"I just lost 30,000 bucks."
I said, "Why didn't you call me?" And

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the answer is always the same. They
sounded so real.

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It's always that they sounded so real.
So, if you think you may be a victim of

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a scam or you have questions about it,
even mailings,

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you might get Oh, this is a great one.
I'm sorry I left this out. a fellow I

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work with who's in the cyber security
business received an envelope in the

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mail from a law firm saying that he's
part of a um

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class action suit which he was three or
four years ago and that he's got money

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coming to him even though the suit that
he was in was settled. So he's thinking

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well maybe there's more money.
So he calls

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and as he's talking to the person, he
says to himself, "Wait a minute. Wait a

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minute. What am I crazy?" Hangs up the
phone.

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He takes the paper that he got. He looks
up the law firm online. It doesn't

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exist.
The whole thing's fake. But he was about

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to talk to somebody because they thought
he had money coming to him. So it's

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something is if they look up to see what
law firms you've been in. They look up

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to see what lawsuits you've had. This
information is easily accessible to

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anybody who's really good at at um
technology. They can get a whole bunch

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of information about you and they do.
So, uh just be very careful about

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anything. And if you have any questions,
don't ever hes if especially if you're a

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senior, don't ever hesitate to call the
Putnham County District Attorney's

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Office. All you have to do is say, "I'm
a senior. I want to speak to Mr. Tendy.

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If I'm in the office, I'll take your
call. If I'm not, you'll speak to one of

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my investigators. But please call the
office. Don't do like two friends of

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mine did who did not call me and they're
they're friends. I said, 'Why didn't you

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call me? Because they sounded so real.
Just call the office or call the local

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PD or call somebody, but don't talk to
these people because you're going to get

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you're going to get scammed and it's
going to hurt. 50 grand is a lot of

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money to somebody who's 82 years old and
living on a fixed income. That's their

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savings, right? It's really rough. So,
please be vigilant. Please be careful.

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All right. Any questions?
>> I'm good.

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» All right. Thank you very much. I really
appreciate it.

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» Thank you for coming out today.
Appreciate

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» You're welcome. Take care. Thank you.
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» Don't forget your

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» Okay. Uh number three on our agenda
tonight is the 2027 Putnham County Real

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Property Tax Services Contract. Um we
have this on the agenda. I I know uh

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Lori Bell, our tax assessor, is here.
Could you talk to about this um item?

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» Hi, good evening. So, every year the
town enters into a contract with Putnham

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County for various services.
um mostly printing of tax bills, change

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notices, um that the assessment role,
the tax role, a few other things, tax

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maps. And so the director over in Putham
County was trying to come up with a more

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um a fairer way to price those items
depending on what which town wanted

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which services. So a hard copy of a tax
map is a certain dollar amount. A

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digital copy is a different dollar
amount. And some towns still want the

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hard copies, some are okay with a
digital. How many copies of the role do

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you want? Two, [clears throat] one,
whatever. So, she worked through that

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contract last year to come up with a
flat rate per parcel for basic services

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and then almost like a like a Chinese
menu. You just pick whatever else you

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want and you add it to the contract. And
that's those are the items almost all of

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them that I've checked off for that
contract for 2027. And then they'll

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calculate what the total cost to the
town will be. I think for us, the way

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she broke it out, we're going to spend a
little bit more, but I guess it's fairer

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to some of the other smaller towns, but
it there's no change in the services

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that we're going to get from the county
is the bottom line.

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» Okay.
>> And they decided in the past they would

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start the signatures at the county level
and they circulate [laughter] it back to

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the towns. It makes more sense that the
town signs it first and then you get

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everybody else's signatures. That's why
you have it prior to July uh June

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January 1. We weren't getting the fully
executed copies until like April,

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halfway through the year.
>> [snorts]

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» So that's all that is
>> and you're comfortable with it. So

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» absolutely. Yeah, absolutely.
>> Great. Thank you.

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» You're welcome.
>> Any discussion on this uh item?

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» No.
>> Uh item uh uh number four on our list is

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a New York State Crest grant
application. Um recently Senator Pete

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Arkham uh reached out to our office um
to tell us about a potential grant

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application that we could apply for. Uh,
so I did speak to some of the department

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heads and uh, you know, we're just
trying to narrow it down. Uh, the

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application is due on September 11th
this year. So I'd like to get ahead of

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it, make sure uh, you know, we get a
good application and hopefully have a

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fair shot at one of these grant
applications. $100,000 is a lot of money

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certainly to the town of Southeast. Um,
in speaking with Mike Berdick, our

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highway superintendent, he does have a
shovel ready project that he has at the

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highway department that he would like to
uh apply for, and certainly I think it's

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a good idea as well. It's uh to rebuild
the salt shed that they have. It was

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originally installed in 1998. Uh they
put a new roof on it in 2020, but it it

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does need some renovation and painting.
[laughter] And uh he has some estimates

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00:31:16,559 --> 00:31:25,520
that cost about 150 to $160,000 on that
project. Obviously 100,000 would cover a

408
00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:30,000
substantial part of it. Um so that's one
project that uh I got from uh some of

409
00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:34,399
the department heads also from uh our
parks department. Uh we had a discussion

410
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:38,559
about Lake Tanetta. There was an old
well at Lake Tanetta that is no longer

411
00:31:36,159 --> 00:31:42,240
active. They stopped using it years ago.
No one really seems to be quite sure

412
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:46,799
when they stopped using it. Uh but they
do have water that's supplied to the to

413
00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:52,320
the restroom over there and to the um
lifeguard room, the snack shack. And uh

414
00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:56,000
we were thinking about potentially
putting in a well there so we'd have

415
00:31:54,399 --> 00:32:00,960
good drinking water available to the
people that go to that park. Um it also

416
00:31:58,559 --> 00:32:04,960
would help with the restrooms because
the water that they're using kind of

417
00:32:02,799 --> 00:32:09,679
causes some plumbing issues as times
goes by. Um we have a a rough estimate

418
00:32:08,342 --> 00:32:14,000
[laughter] that it's going to cost about
100,000 maybe a little bit more. So it

419
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:18,399
would be a great thing to apply for
whether it's this year or maybe next

420
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:22,799
year. Um but something to think about.
Another item that came up was security

421
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:26,720
cameras for all our properties, uh, our
well systems in our sewer, uh,

422
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:31,440
districts. Uh, you've seen it on the
news a lot lately. It's there's a lot

423
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:35,919
of, uh, chaos going on and you don't and
having good legitimate security cameras

424
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:40,640
would benefit this, and I I think we
could, uh, have a good application in

425
00:32:38,399 --> 00:32:44,720
for that as well. U, but those are just
three of the items that came forward to

426
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:48,080
me. And um you know if anybody has any
other uh ideas certainly we have a

427
00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:52,720
couple weeks to think about it and talk
about it uh and then we'll put in an

428
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:56,799
application to the senator's office. Any
questions or comments?

429
00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:58,960
» Joe, I see that they're [cough]
aimed at public safety.

430
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,480
» Mhm.
>> Um [clears throat]

431
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:09,600
does that mean I mean we're allocated
the money but is there any reason if it

432
00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:14,480
wasn't public safety related that they
could deny the application? Well, I

433
00:33:11,679 --> 00:33:18,559
» if it was a salt shed for instance,
>> I asked that question and really didn't

434
00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:22,159
get an answer other [cough] than, you
know, everything goes towards public

435
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:24,960
safety. And
>> does a salt shed qualify? We're going to

436
00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:27,519
have to make that decision in the next
couple weeks.

437
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:29,679
» Yeah. Provide salt for the roads when
it's snowing.

438
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:33,120
» No, I'm sure there's a way we could we
could connect dots. Um,

439
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:37,519
» it's for the safety during the
snowstorm. We definitely going to need

440
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:41,200
salt on the roads. It it seemed very
vague to me when I asked about it. So,

441
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:45,279
it seems like it's open to a bunch of
items. I mean, originally it was like a

442
00:33:43,039 --> 00:33:49,360
police car, but we don't have a police
uh department, that kind of stuff. Um,

443
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:52,720
the security cameras were one of the
first things that came to my mind for

444
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:59,200
security purposes. [cough] And, you
know, the health and well-being of the

445
00:33:55,440 --> 00:34:04,320
the the park would be uh another thing.
We'll look at it and try to narrow it

446
00:34:00,799 --> 00:34:08,560
down to to something that's uh and the
senator's office was great. Uh very easy

447
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:11,679
to talk to. Um, and
>> I'm sure they would assist us and say

448
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:13,679
you're you're way off. That's not going
to make it or

449
00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:17,200
» I think they will. That's why I'd like
to get ahead of it before September

450
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:21,960
11th. But we'll continue the
conversation, I guess, unless you guys

451
00:34:18,399 --> 00:34:21,960
have any other questions.

452
00:34:24,879 --> 00:34:35,200
» Okay. Uh, item number five on our list
here is a discussion for 1460 Route 22,

453
00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:42,879
Tax Map 57-1-14,
uh, performance bond. uh establishment.

454
00:34:38,159 --> 00:34:48,879
Um let's see here. Um so it was uh sent
to us from the uh planning uh board, an

455
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:54,960
architectural review board. Um it is in
the amount of $15,500.

456
00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:59,839
Um this project has outside storage.
It's a construction company that's

457
00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:04,560
looking to take over the property. Um so
estimated site improvements which uh

458
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:09,839
totals $39,300. [clears throat]
There's inspection fees and other uh

459
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:14,800
involved there. $4,500.
Um and it's in front of us to if we set

460
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:18,800
up a performance bond. Any questions,
discussion? Nope.

461
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:25,599
» No.
>> Okay. Item number six.

462
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:31,200
We have discussion um for APAP Land
Management LLC, the Putinham County

463
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:37,289
Industrial Development Authority.
This is payment in lie of taxes, a pilot

464
00:35:33,119 --> 00:35:39,309
agreement for tax map 35-2-6.
[clears throat]

465
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:46,720
» Hey, Mr. No, thanks for coming back. And
um I just uh I asked for this to be

466
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:50,160
added. I know we're going to vote
tonight, but I did have some um

467
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:53,119
questions since I wasn't here at the
last meeting. I watched the video, but I

468
00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:58,320
don't know that they were answered there
either. And I just want to confirm some

469
00:35:55,520 --> 00:36:04,000
things. So, just to confirm, you're
we're not being asked to approve the

470
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:09,200
pilot itself. The pilot's approved, and
this is to vote to um authorize the

471
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:17,680
supervisor
to sign some paperwork that allows us to

472
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:22,720
be able to invoice the IDA for the money
per the schedule that's being presented

473
00:36:20,240 --> 00:36:26,800
as part of the already approved pilot.
>> That's that's correct. We've we've gone

474
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:31,839
through the entire well actually the
whole uh project has gone through the

475
00:36:29,119 --> 00:36:35,920
entire process approval process
>> and we don't authorize the project until

476
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:39,680
it's completed all of those
authorizations.

477
00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:47,200
» Okay. And then what we're asking you to
do is we're notifying you that yes, we

478
00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:52,880
we've come to this part now and because
the IDA has taken hold [clears throat]

479
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:58,640
of the property, okay, we are a
taxexempt uh operation and when we lease

480
00:36:56,000 --> 00:37:03,599
it back to them, we send that to them so
that they would be taxexempt. But rather

481
00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:10,240
than do that, the legislation has set it
up this way and our [clears throat] own

482
00:37:05,599 --> 00:37:16,079
tax uh un Unified tax exempt policy uh
has set it up so that we create this

483
00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:22,000
pilot payment in le of taxes program
where you get the value of uh the

484
00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:27,280
assessed property that was originally
there. So that that whatever the taxes

485
00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:33,839
on that is that continues and then you
get a portion in our case the typical

486
00:37:30,079 --> 00:37:41,520
portion is 50% for uh the first year and
then it goes in a cascading uh amount up

487
00:37:37,359 --> 00:37:46,320
to paying full amount over 10 years uh
for the rest of the benefit or the uh

488
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:48,640
» improvements
>> the

489
00:37:47,839 --> 00:37:50,960
okay
>> the improvements [clears throat]

490
00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:55,680
» the the improvements the improvements of
the project Okay. And so that's that's

491
00:37:53,839 --> 00:38:00,480
what we're asking you to do is just
basically sign the agreement so that we

492
00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:04,480
can facilitate the processing and the
administration of that uh process.

493
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:08,320
» Okay. Yeah. Thank you for clarifying
that. Um we've gotten or I've been on

494
00:38:06,720 --> 00:38:13,119
the board with other pilots and we've
gotten beat up like we are giving a

495
00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:17,440
discount and we shouldn't approve it.
But if we we're not approving that.

496
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:21,680
We're just approving a signature to to
get money or we get no money. That's it.

497
00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:27,119
Those are our options. So, I do have two
questions. You just actually hit on one.

498
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:33,359
I didn't hear it last time, but um my
understanding was that the pilot only

499
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:42,000
applies to the improvements, but the IDA
takes title of the property, leases it

500
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:46,240
back to the owner. So does how does the
land value or the property

501
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:51,680
pre-improvements
does that stay on the tax roll or is it

502
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:54,960
calculated that full amount today plus
50% of the

503
00:38:52,560 --> 00:39:01,359
» part of the arrangement is that you
would get the value of the property the

504
00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:06,720
property is uh the the tax bill that we
get from Lori

505
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:11,440
is uh is a bill that shows us the full
value of the property. property and then

506
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:18,000
the value of the the assessed value of
the improvements with the discount based

507
00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:23,839
on the pilot in whatever year it's in.
And that's the bill that we pay. So the

508
00:39:19,839 --> 00:39:27,040
bill comes from from her office. Okay.
As opposed from the regular uh tax

509
00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:30,400
office.
>> Okay. So the whole property comes off

510
00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:35,520
the tax roles.
>> That's correct. They pay 100% of

511
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:40,880
whatever the land was or pre-improvement
value plus 50% of the improvements.

512
00:39:39,119 --> 00:39:44,240
» That's correct. Well, the first year and
then 45, you know, 50

513
00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:45,520
» and then and then we invoice for that
amount.

514
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:51,920
» That's correct.
>> Okay. Um and then my last question is

515
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:58,640
about the clawback. not has nothing to
do with these two projects, but there

516
00:39:53,520 --> 00:40:01,760
are um or is a pilot on other big
projects and part of that calculation

517
00:39:59,947 --> 00:40:05,920
[clears throat] was jobs. I think there
were supposed to be a few hundred um but

518
00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:11,839
it doesn't have to be specific about
that, but

519
00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:17,040
if job count commitment is not met, does
that warrant a clawback?

520
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:23,599
» It it can and it does. it gets, you
know, it gets looked at uh in the case

521
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:32,880
of one of the projects that was along uh
Route 22. Um they the comp the company

522
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:37,440
had gone bankrupt and uh so it got a
little crazy because we didn't give back

523
00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:41,280
and turn the title back over to the town
so that they could completely take care

524
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:48,240
of it. This was in the town of Patterson
and uh you know it it it complicated

525
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:54,968
things but uh the clawback is something
that's decided on by the board but our

526
00:40:51,520 --> 00:41:06,480
we have a policy for it and basically
[clears throat] in our uh authorizing uh

527
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:11,680
uh lease we uh establish you know goals
and then we re review those goals.

528
00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:16,560
And if they don't make them, then
there's the possibility depending on

529
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:21,040
what the problems are that we can claw
back certain percentages and we have a a

530
00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:24,880
schedule that that we would look at
based on, you know, their failure to

531
00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:29,119
meet the goals.
>> And if there is a clawback, does that

532
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:31,599
get uh dispersed to the taxing
authorities?

533
00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:35,119
» I don't know because I've never done one
yet. Okay.

534
00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:38,720
» But I believe it does. It comes back and
and and we get uh I think it goes back

535
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:40,000
to the state though.
>> Okay.

536
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:47,920
» Okay.
>> Um Okay. I just think Southeast is the

537
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:53,920
uh best town in Putnham County for
development and economic growth and I

538
00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:59,440
would like to see you know some more
solicitation of businesses in but um

539
00:41:57,599 --> 00:42:03,839
anyway you've answered questions. That's
that's the important thing that the IDA

540
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:08,800
and the whole economic development team
in Putham County is trying to do is

541
00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:14,000
develop our commercial base so that we
can, you know, ease the the burden on

542
00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:19,119
the residential base and uh
>> I guess the last two have been here

543
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:21,839
already. Um but anyway, uh you've
answered my questions, so thank you.

544
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:24,160
» Yeah,
>> thank you very much. Unless there's any

545
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:28,240
other questions.
>> Any other questions? We're good. I just

546
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:30,880
have Bill at the end of the pilot period
the property reverts back to the

547
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:36,560
property owner. Correct.
>> At that time we return back or

548
00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:39,440
» Yeah. We we return the uh the property
well we return the title to the property

549
00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:42,880
owner
>> or the the original property owner and

550
00:42:41,359 --> 00:42:46,400
it goes back on the tax roll
>> right at the full value at that time.

551
00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:47,119
» Do they have to refinance it at that
point?

552
00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:51,920
» Excuse me.
>> Do they have to refinance it? How how

553
00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:54,960
does that work with the title change
>> the title? No, it just that that's part

554
00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:59,760
of the [clears throat]
in our case it's like a $500 fee just to

555
00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:01,200
return the fee the title.
>> Okay.

556
00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:06,000
» But it's uh
>> you know it's just part of the closeout

557
00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:09,960
of the the whole lease agreement.
>> Thank you.

558
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:09,960
» Thank you.

559
00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:17,839
» Okay. Uh item number seven is the exact
same uh situation with the Kinsley Group

560
00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:21,359
for development. Uh we won't rehash it
again, but it is the Putin County

561
00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:26,720
Industrial Development Authority. Uh
payment in le of complaint is this pilot

562
00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:30,800
agreement for tax map 7-2-252,
but everything was just uh discussed, so

563
00:43:28,720 --> 00:43:36,160
I don't think we need to belabor that
anymore. And then I'll go to item number

564
00:43:34,079 --> 00:43:41,760
eight. That's discussion on the A
districts that we're trying to have. Um

565
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:43,599
would you like to speak to that one at
all because we don't have unless we have

566
00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:48,720
somebody here?
>> Yeah. Uh there's been an ongoing issue

567
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:54,800
with um uh some confusion around a
districts and what um protections there

568
00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:58,400
are aren't. Um we've invited the uh
members of the a board to come. Um this

569
00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:01,839
is like the fifth time they they were
supposed to be here tonight. Uh they did

570
00:44:00,319 --> 00:44:05,200
let us know two days ago they wouldn't
be able to attend. So um I believe

571
00:44:04,079 --> 00:44:07,440
they're going to attend the next
meeting. So we'll put on for discussion

572
00:44:06,720 --> 00:44:10,880
at that point.
>> Hopefully Thursday, September 3rd. They

573
00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:16,079
indicated they would be here. So
hopefully we'll see. [clears throat]

574
00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:19,119
Okay. Uh, with that, I'm going to make a
motion to go into our regular meeting.

575
00:44:17,839 --> 00:44:21,760
Do I have a second?
>> Second.

576
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:25,359
» All in favor? I.
>> Okay. Item number one, I'd like to make

577
00:44:23,839 --> 00:44:27,839
a motion to wave the reading of the
correspondence.

578
00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:33,119
» Second.
>> Second. Thank you. All in favor? I.

579
00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:38,280
» Um, number two, I'd like to make a
motion to approve the vouchers in the

580
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:38,280
amount of 1,71,41.72.

581
00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:48,720
» Second. Thank you. All in favor? I.
>> Uh item number three, I'd like to make a

582
00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:52,240
motion to wave the readings of the
budget [clears throat] transfer and

583
00:44:49,839 --> 00:44:53,520
accept such transfers as submitted. Do I
have a second?

584
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:55,680
» Second.
>> All in favor?

585
00:44:54,560 --> 00:45:01,359
» I.
>> Great. Um item number four is um the

586
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:06,000
supervisor's report. I just want to give
a brief update on what's some of the

587
00:45:03,359 --> 00:45:10,560
stuff that's going around in town. Um
we're we remain in great financial

588
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:15,520
shape. uh we've begun the um budget
process for the uh for the 2027 uh year

589
00:45:13,839 --> 00:45:18,720
and uh started speaking to all the
department heads. Everything's moving

590
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:22,079
along nicely, so we're trying to stay
ahead of the curve and get everything

591
00:45:20,319 --> 00:45:24,880
taken care of uh so we're ready for the
budget season entirely. Uh we're

592
00:45:24,176 --> 00:45:28,800
[snorts] looking to make some
improvements here at Town Hall and at

593
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:32,720
Lake View Manor. Uh we're in the process
of getting some new doors for both uh

594
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:36,800
the town hall and Lake View Manner and
that's moving along well. Uh also get

595
00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:38,880
some new windows here at Town Hall. So
hopefully we'll see some of these

596
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:43,040
improvements in the next couple of
months. [clears throat] Um,

597
00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:47,680
additionally, uh, we're looking at
resurfacing the field in front of the

598
00:45:45,119 --> 00:45:50,960
gazebo and the lecture zone field. Uh,
as many of you know, it used to be a

599
00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:56,079
baseball field or softball field. There
was a lot of clay in the middle there.

600
00:45:52,960 --> 00:46:00,480
We got a lot of calls from youth uh,
sports that wanted to use the field. I

601
00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:04,800
think it'd be ideal for younger uh,
people to use the field. Um, but in

602
00:46:03,359 --> 00:46:09,520
order to do so, we're going to have to
tear up all the clay, uh, fill it with

603
00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:12,880
top soil. Uh, our highway department is,
uh, ready and capable of doing it. So,

604
00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:16,079
we've already had some discussions with
them, and then we're going to seed it,

605
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:20,960
and hopefully by next year we'll be able
to use it for youth soccer, lacrosse,

606
00:46:19,359 --> 00:46:26,160
um, pee-wee football, or something to
that effect. Um, with that, I went to

607
00:46:23,520 --> 00:46:31,280
the Village of Brewster uh board meeting
last night to discuss uh they have the

608
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:36,000
Tri-State parking lot there um right
next to the gazebo. Um, a lot of the

609
00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:38,640
feedback I got from the school and
people that wanted to use the field was

610
00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:43,520
there was no place to park. There's
minimal parking there, but we have this

611
00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:47,839
big um parking area that's called a
tri-state parking that's owned by the

612
00:46:46,079 --> 00:46:53,200
village. uh the village was very
interested in participating in allowing

613
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:57,520
us to allowing these groups to use the
field whenever there's an organized

614
00:46:55,520 --> 00:47:02,240
event. Uh they were very kind to have
the sunset uh concert series use the

615
00:47:00,079 --> 00:47:05,520
parking lot during that time period. So
late in the day and on weekends when

616
00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:08,880
there's an organized event there,
they're going to let us use their

617
00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:13,839
parking facility which will be fantastic
and make it um much nicer to get there.

618
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:17,520
And certainly it's a it's a gateway to
the village of Brewster and it's a it's

619
00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:22,240
a gem in the town of Southeast with the
reservoirs in the background and I'm

620
00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:28,319
hoping this all comes to fruition um as
we move forward. Um and u I had the

621
00:47:26,319 --> 00:47:33,359
honor of attending uh Putnham County
Sheriff's substation naming in

622
00:47:30,319 --> 00:47:37,040
Nelsonville today after uh late uh
Sheriff Kevin McCall. It's a great

623
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:42,400
ceremony by the uh Putnham County
Sheriff's Department. Um Kevin was a

624
00:47:39,839 --> 00:47:45,599
dear friend, outstanding guy and it was
a really beautiful event they had over

625
00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:49,839
there. So I was glad to attend on behalf
of the town of Southeast. Uh finally I

626
00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:54,560
I'd like to tell everybody that uh we
got our first uh film permit issued

627
00:47:52,560 --> 00:48:00,079
which is exciting and uh you know
hopefully more to come in the future. We

628
00:47:56,880 --> 00:48:04,079
just passed the passed it recently and
uh like the next day I got a call from

629
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:07,920
somebody who works for Netflix and uh
they're going to be they got issued a

630
00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:13,440
film permit. So, good stuff for town of
southeast. And that's uh that's all I

631
00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:20,240
have for the supervisor's report.
So, we will move on to um item number

632
00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:25,920
five. Uh setting of the uh meetings and
dates uh public hearings. All meetings

633
00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:31,040
will be held at 1360 Route 22 in
Brewster, New York at 7 o'clock unless

634
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:38,319
otherwise noted uh for next month uh
Thursday uh September 3rd, 2026 and

635
00:48:34,319 --> 00:48:41,359
Thursday, September 26 uh September 17,
2026.

636
00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:46,319
» Second.
>> Second.

637
00:48:41,839 --> 00:48:52,440
» Make a motion. Second. All in favor? I.
>> And on next on the agenda, we have

638
00:48:54,720 --> 00:49:01,760
Uh, I have a resolution authorizing the
supervisor to execute a non exclusive

639
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:08,559
cable franchise
uh with Verizon New York Incorporated.

640
00:49:05,599 --> 00:49:10,640
So, I'd like to make that motion. Um, do
I have a second?

641
00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:14,960
» You have to read it.
>> I'll read the resolution. Sure. Um,

642
00:49:13,429 --> 00:49:18,880
[clears throat] it resolved that the
supervisor is hereby authorized to

643
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:23,520
execute a cable television franchise
agreement with Verizon New York

644
00:49:20,559 --> 00:49:28,000
Incorporated for the provision of cable
television service within the town of

645
00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:33,680
Southeast in a form and substance that
is approved by the town attorney and to

646
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:37,520
intend authorized to the extent
authorized by New York State Public

647
00:49:35,359 --> 00:49:39,599
Service Commission. I will make that
motion. Do I have a second?

648
00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:44,240
» Second.
>> All in favor? I

649
00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:49,680
» great. Thank you.
Uh item number seven uh is another

650
00:49:47,599 --> 00:49:53,520
resolution we have. This is again going
back to the pilot agreements that we had

651
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:59,599
before that we just discussed. Uh the
first one is for APAP Land Management

652
00:49:55,920 --> 00:50:03,920
LLC. uh resolved that the town of South
resolved that the town board of the town

653
00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:09,599
of Southeast hereby approves the town's
participation and in acceptance of its

654
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:12,880
application shares of payments made
pursuant to the pilot arrangement

655
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:19,760
approved by the Putinham County
Industrial Development Agency based upon

656
00:50:15,520 --> 00:50:26,240
the following uh schedule actual only to
increase the assessed violation of

657
00:50:23,200 --> 00:50:30,880
subject premises attributed to the
improvement ments made in connection

658
00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:37,920
with the project. Uh first year is 50%,
second year is 45%. Third year is 40%,

659
00:50:34,720 --> 00:50:44,160
year four is 35%, year five is 30%, year
six 25%.

660
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:50,160
Year 7 20%, year 8 15%, year 9 10%, year
10 5%. And be it further resolved that

661
00:50:47,359 --> 00:50:55,359
the clerk of the town of southeast is a
authorized and directed to transmit a

662
00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:59,440
certified copy of this resolution to the
Putnham County Industrial Development

663
00:50:56,960 --> 00:51:04,240
Agency and the assessor of the town of
Southeast and the Town of Southeast

664
00:51:01,839 --> 00:51:06,400
receiver of taxes. I'll make that
motion. Do I have a second?

665
00:51:05,839 --> 00:51:10,680
» Second.
>> All in favor?

666
00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:10,680
» I I

667
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:18,319
» Okay, moving on to number eight. This is
the Kinsley Group resolution. It's uh

668
00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:22,720
the same as we just discussed a moment
ago. be resolved that the town board of

669
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:27,920
the town of southeast is hereby hereby
approves the town's participation and

670
00:51:24,720 --> 00:51:32,559
acceptance in its applicical share of
payments made pursuant to the pilot

671
00:51:30,880 --> 00:51:38,240
arrangement approved by the Putnham
County Industrial Development Agency

672
00:51:34,559 --> 00:51:43,680
based upon uh the following schedule
only only to increase the assessed

673
00:51:41,040 --> 00:51:48,640
valuation of subject premises attributed
to improvements made in connection to

674
00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:56,160
the project same schedule as before Year
1 150% year 245%

675
00:51:51,520 --> 00:52:05,119
year 3 40% year 4 35% year 530% year 6
25% year 7 20% year 8 15% year 9 10%

676
00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:10,240
and year 10 5% and be it further
resolved that the town of southeast is

677
00:52:08,079 --> 00:52:14,319
authorized and directed to transmit a
certifi be it also resolved that the

678
00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:18,960
clerk of the town of southeast is
authorized and directed to transmit a

679
00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:23,839
certified provide a copy of this
resolution to the Putham County

680
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:30,079
Industrial Development Agency, the
assessor of the Town of Southeast, and

681
00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:32,480
the Southeast Receiver of Taxes. I'll
make that motion. Do I have a second?

682
00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:35,119
» Second.
>> All in favor?

683
00:52:33,599 --> 00:52:38,280
» I.
>> Thank you.

684
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:45,359
» And we're moving on to item number nine.
Uh this is a resolution of the 2027

685
00:52:42,720 --> 00:52:48,319
Putham County Real Property Tax Services
as previously discussed tonight. uh

686
00:52:47,599 --> 00:52:54,480
resolved [clears throat] that the
supervisor is hereby authorized to

687
00:52:51,040 --> 00:53:00,720
execute and deliver to Putnham County a
uh a Putham County real property tax

688
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:09,440
service contract dated as of the 1st of
January 2027 for the 2027 tax year in

689
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:14,319
the form and substance annexed here too
and it and be it further resolved that

690
00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:18,480
the town clerk shall forward a copy of
this resolution to the assessor forth.

691
00:53:16,240 --> 00:53:19,760
with. I'll make that motion. Do I have a
second?

692
00:53:19,119 --> 00:53:23,520
» Second.
>> All in favor?

693
00:53:20,800 --> 00:53:30,800
» I.
>> Okay. Item number 10.

694
00:53:26,880 --> 00:53:37,480
Um, this is uh involving the uh 1460
Route 22 uh site plan uh tax map

695
00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:37,480
57-4-1-14

696
00:53:38,079 --> 00:53:47,760
performance bond establishment. um the
project name um be resolved. Um let the

697
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:53,839
bond in the amount be established for
this project set forth the project name

698
00:53:50,079 --> 00:53:58,559
1460 Route 22 commercial site plan. Uh
the bond amount the site improvements is

699
00:53:56,400 --> 00:54:04,000
$89,300.
The erosion and settlement and sediment

700
00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:07,200
control $15,500.
And be it further resolved that a

701
00:54:05,359 --> 00:54:12,240
certified copy of this resolution shall
be transmitted by the town clerk to the

702
00:54:10,319 --> 00:54:17,200
planning board secretary and to the
building inspector Fort W. I will make

703
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:21,800
that motion. Is there a second?
>> Second.

704
00:54:17,920 --> 00:54:21,800
» All in favor? I

705
00:54:22,319 --> 00:54:31,559
» item number 11 uh this evening is a big
geyser. This is 22 Sutton Place tax map

706
00:54:28,559 --> 00:54:31,559
78-2-16.3.

707
00:54:32,240 --> 00:54:40,079
This is a release of a performance bond
established uh establishment of a

708
00:54:36,559 --> 00:54:43,359
maintenance bonds. So, uh, resolve that
the town clerk is hereby directed to

709
00:54:41,760 --> 00:54:48,960
cancel and return the original
performance security for Big Geyser site

710
00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:54,760
plan site plan, uh, 22 Sutton Place in
Southeast, tax map number 78-2-16.3,

711
00:54:56,160 --> 00:55:02,880
uh, in the remainder of the secured
amount of 22,500

712
00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:08,160
and to return any and all original
bonds,

713
00:55:04,720 --> 00:55:13,920
uh, deposits, letters of credit,
dictionary

714
00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:18,960
and of secured posted connected um
connections with the project. Upon the

715
00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:25,119
express condition that the applicant
owner first file a landscape maintenance

716
00:55:21,680 --> 00:55:32,079
bond in this in the security amount of
13,000 for a period of two years and a

717
00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:37,359
storm water maintenance bond
in the security amount of $14,500

718
00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:40,079
for a period of four years.
I will make that motion. Is there a

719
00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:47,088
second?
>> Second. Is there a type?

720
00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:48,720
» There's a 14,500.
[clears throat]

721
00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:52,160
» You seconded.
>> You seconded. All in favor? I

722
00:55:50,720 --> 00:55:55,400
» I
>> Thank you.

723
00:55:56,319 --> 00:56:01,440
Then moving on to uh new business. If
any town board member has any new

724
00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:05,440
business they would like to bring
forward.

725
00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:09,839
» I do not.
>> Okay. Being none, uh, we'll open it up

726
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:13,520
for, uh, recognition of the public for
public comment. Please come up and state

727
00:56:11,680 --> 00:56:17,280
your name if you could state your name
and and, uh, Yep.

728
00:56:14,960 --> 00:56:23,400
» right up front here.
>> And you're at and you reside at

729
00:56:19,599 --> 00:56:23,400
Southeast. So,

730
00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:37,599
» hi. Good evening.
>> My name is Joy Sarah and I'm a resident

731
00:56:34,079 --> 00:56:45,520
in Brewster here. And I would like to
make the town aware of an incident that

732
00:56:40,559 --> 00:56:51,359
occurred on July 29th at the building
department in connection with a foil

733
00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:56,480
request that I submitted.
I wanted several copies of documents,

734
00:56:54,400 --> 00:57:02,319
most of which could be copied at the
building department, but weren't because

735
00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:07,680
the clerk assigned to assist me was
incapable of making photocopies.

736
00:57:05,359 --> 00:57:13,839
I was told that I was not allowed to
assist her. Ultimately, I was told that

737
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:19,280
I would have to return on Friday to pick
up the photocopies that I could have

738
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:25,760
walked out with on Wednesday while I was
there. I was also told by this clerk

739
00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:32,319
that the copies would be made at a fee
of the hourly rate of the lowest paid

740
00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:39,680
employee of the town of Southeast. I was
not told what that rate was, nor was I

741
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:49,680
told how long the process of inserting
the single 8 1/2x 14 page and 26 11 by

742
00:57:45,599 --> 00:57:54,400
17in documents into a document feeder to
copy would take.

743
00:57:52,160 --> 00:58:01,200
Mind you that the consumer protection
laws clearly state that employee time

744
00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:07,520
may only be charged when the request
involves other records, those that are

745
00:58:04,160 --> 00:58:14,880
larger than 9 by 14 in or which are
maintained electronically and even then

746
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:21,280
only in circumstances in which at least
2 hours of employee time are needed to

747
00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:28,400
prepare the records. I picked up the
documents on Friday, July 31st. I was

748
00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:39,839
charged 50 cents
for 27 11 by 17 in pages and 25 cents

749
00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:46,240
for the 1 8 1/2 by 11 14 uh to 8 1/2 x
14inch page. Whether this was computed

750
00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:51,280
as I was advised it would be or in some
other fashion, I can't say because the

751
00:58:48,880 --> 00:58:55,680
invoice I was presented with did not
indicate.

752
00:58:52,880 --> 00:59:02,640
Contrary to the consumer protection laws
governing foil requests, I was not shown

753
00:58:59,440 --> 00:59:05,760
nor advised of a published fee schedule
prior to fulfilling my document request.

754
00:59:04,900 --> 00:59:12,960
[clears throat]
I also needed copies of three mapsized

755
00:59:09,440 --> 00:59:20,000
pages that I was told had to be sent to
the town engineer for copying at a fee

756
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:25,440
of $15 paid in advance. I paid the
requested fee and I asked for a receipt

757
00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:31,920
on town letterhead acknowledging the
payment and noting the names of the two

758
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:37,520
documents I was paying for. The clerk
refused to note the names of the two

759
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:43,280
documents on the receipt. Not only is it
entirely reasonable for me to have asked

760
00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:49,599
that the names or a clear description of
the documents be noted on the receipt,

761
00:59:46,480 --> 00:59:54,559
failing to do so cannot create a record
of which documents my prepayment

762
00:59:51,839 --> 00:59:58,640
covered, effectively leaving me without
proof of payment for the [clears throat]

763
00:59:56,079 --> 01:00:02,960
documents in question being reproduced
and leaving the town vulnerable to a

764
01:00:01,040 --> 01:00:08,240
claim that they failed to provide the
requested prepaid documents. I waited

765
01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:13,280
three weeks to receive those three
pages. I [snorts] would like to point

766
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:19,280
out that under foil, records must be
available for inspection and copying.

767
01:00:15,920 --> 01:00:25,599
This is a direct quote, i.e. at at all
reasonable times, i.e. during all hours

768
01:00:22,480 --> 01:00:30,400
that the entity is regularly open for
business. End quote. There must also be

769
01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:36,960
a published schedule [clears throat] of
fees if more than the 25 cent per copy

770
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:42,720
allowed by law is to be charged. I'm
pretty wellversed on foil law. New York

771
01:00:40,160 --> 01:00:48,240
State Association of Town Clerks,
Association of Towns, and New York State

772
01:00:45,359 --> 01:00:56,400
Committee on Open Government all offer
online courses on foil law as does Sunni

773
01:00:52,240 --> 01:01:01,839
Sunni Albany. I'm aed at the egregious
incompetence of the clerk that I dealt

774
01:00:58,960 --> 01:01:07,760
with. Not only did she lack the basic
skill of photocopying, she had a huge

775
01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:14,319
chip on her shoulder.
It is disconcerting that the town with

776
01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:19,839
our tax dollars pays for the services of
such an unskilled, ill-mannered, and

777
01:01:17,040 --> 01:01:25,040
unprofessional individual.
I left there insensed and I wanted to

778
01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:30,400
file a complaint with the attorney
general's office and let them decide if

779
01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:34,559
in fact the consumer protection laws
were violated by the actions of the town

780
01:01:32,960 --> 01:01:40,160
so that the town can be guided
accordingly in the future. It is pretty

781
01:01:37,280 --> 01:01:47,359
sad that I even have to come before this
board with such a narrative.

782
01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:50,079
So that is what I have to say.
>> Thank you. Appreciate your time. We'll

783
01:01:49,119 --> 01:01:54,240
certainly investigate it.
>> Thank you.

784
01:01:52,400 --> 01:01:57,960
» Oh, I'm getting your microphone here.
Sorry.

785
01:01:54,720 --> 01:01:57,960
» It's okay.

786
01:01:58,640 --> 01:02:09,680
» And I waited two weeks to come here so
that I could be civil

787
01:02:04,400 --> 01:02:12,799
and not name names or or or
detail the shenanigans that I had to put

788
01:02:12,240 --> 01:02:15,359
up with.
>> Well, we appreciate you coming out

789
01:02:14,079 --> 01:02:18,520
tonight. We'll take a look at it.
>> Thank you.

790
01:02:23,368 --> 01:02:25,388
» [clears throat]

791
01:02:25,839 --> 01:02:29,920
» Hi everyone.
>> How are you?

792
01:02:27,680 --> 01:02:34,799
» I'm fine. Um my request is going to be
simple then. Um

793
01:02:32,799 --> 01:02:38,079
what would be really helpful? I'm really
interested in when the a districts are

794
01:02:36,799 --> 01:02:42,160
in front of you and I was very
interested in the IDA and I'm not sure

795
01:02:40,400 --> 01:02:46,240
how you can do this or if you can do
this and certainly you don't need to

796
01:02:44,319 --> 01:02:51,280
hold a public hearing but is there any
way I mean tonight Bill's still here but

797
01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:55,599
is there any way to accommodate the
public by allowing them to ask any

798
01:02:53,359 --> 01:03:00,048
questions at that point or does it have
to be in a public hearing it's just or

799
01:02:58,559 --> 01:03:03,359
because I don't want I mean no one wants
[clears throat] to hang out till the end

800
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:07,520
of the meeting till public comment so
that's my question

801
01:03:04,799 --> 01:03:12,000
» for certain things we've like your
favorite topic maple road you know we've

802
01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:17,039
kind of opened the floor up um
>> I know and that was really rough so I

803
01:03:14,319 --> 01:03:21,520
understand why it's not it's difficult
>> you know for the a [clears throat] I

804
01:03:19,839 --> 01:03:26,960
thought about this for the a board I
didn't know if any of the um a property

805
01:03:24,559 --> 01:03:33,760
owners would come in if they had I would
have you know asked the board if it was

806
01:03:29,039 --> 01:03:38,960
okay if they could speak um but you know
I I don't know if you're asking for like

807
01:03:35,839 --> 01:03:41,599
every topic. Um but you could always I
mean there's usually only six people

808
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:45,520
here. You could always throw your hand
up and we're pretty good at recognizing

809
01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:49,119
people that want to talk. I think
>> because I really don't believe it or not

810
01:03:47,119 --> 01:03:53,280
I don't like to be disruptive during
your meeting. But I do and I do love

811
01:03:50,960 --> 01:03:56,960
public hearings even when on the
planning board. But I'm just trying to

812
01:03:55,359 --> 01:04:00,240
think of how we can make it user
friendly without being disruptive

813
01:03:58,400 --> 01:04:04,559
because I know the Maple Road one I
think went off the rails and and lasted

814
01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:07,839
a really much longer than we would have
thought. I mean, I was grateful to Joe,

815
01:04:06,319 --> 01:04:12,559
but I think it was rough.
>> It was it was I think we've talked about

816
01:04:10,720 --> 01:04:14,480
this. It's always good to let people
>> Yeah.

817
01:04:12,960 --> 01:04:17,119
» you know, get it out. Um
>> Yes.

818
01:04:15,039 --> 01:04:23,280
» But I mean, if you if you want to ask a
question and Bill wants to answer, I'm

819
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:26,960
have no problem with that. when the a um
Will and I talked about this at one

820
01:04:24,720 --> 01:04:33,039
point like you don't
>> I I wanted to make maple or it may have

821
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:36,799
been another topic a public hearing but
it's not a public hearing so you can't

822
01:04:34,799 --> 01:04:38,960
make it a public hearing but we can kind
of open the floor up

823
01:04:38,160 --> 01:04:42,559
» okay
>> um

824
01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:45,599
» so it could be case by case or or if
someone were interested they could get

825
01:04:43,839 --> 01:04:50,240
in touch early and say that's something
they want I mean because I admire

826
01:04:47,599 --> 01:04:53,920
» um Miss Zero had to you know waited
through this meeting to speak her piece

827
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:57,440
and I I just think it's so important to
hear the public and I know that you

828
01:04:55,920 --> 01:05:01,920
» Yeah, I I don't disagree with you at
all. Uh 12 years on the legislature, I

829
01:05:00,160 --> 01:05:05,359
we had endless committee meetings on
topics and we always had a great

830
01:05:03,359 --> 01:05:08,960
opportunity to talk to people and you've
been to plenty of those meetings as

831
01:05:06,480 --> 01:05:11,920
well. Uh we had great conversations with
people and then when we had our full

832
01:05:10,559 --> 01:05:16,240
meeting at the end of the month or
beginning of the month I should say uh

833
01:05:14,160 --> 01:05:20,000
then it was for the legislators to make
a decision and then hear afterwards. So

834
01:05:18,400 --> 01:05:23,680
it's a learning process for me as well,
but I am always open to if somebody

835
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:27,440
raises their hand to allow them to
speak. I think that's always the best

836
01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:31,119
thing to do in government. But case by
case like you said and certainly call us

837
01:05:29,440 --> 01:05:37,200
in advance anytime.
>> The other thing we've done sometimes is

838
01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:41,920
uh we've acknowledged it's controversial
or that people are here. We've asked

839
01:05:38,960 --> 01:05:44,799
that person to stay like I think for CAC
one time we did that and it turned out

840
01:05:43,359 --> 01:05:48,400
to be a disaster because we made him
stay for two hours. But we have done

841
01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:51,920
that in the past too which is right
helpful. But

842
01:05:49,440 --> 01:05:55,440
» right well any way that this board can
be accommodating would be really

843
01:05:53,440 --> 01:06:00,319
appreciated and I understand it's case
by case and I have no problem calling it

844
01:05:57,520 --> 01:06:06,319
advance as you know so um that would be
great and I do have one question if you

845
01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:11,359
don't mind Bill. Um, so I if the town,
and I think this was handled really

846
01:06:08,240 --> 01:06:15,760
well, but if the town didn't sign on on
these two parcels, because they, one of

847
01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:20,319
them certainly has been on in town for
years,

848
01:06:17,280 --> 01:06:25,280
would the IDA really not withhold our
share of the taxes?

849
01:06:23,200 --> 01:06:27,760
» That's a hypothetical question that I
can't answer because I've never heard of

850
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:33,039
it happening.
>> Okay. because it Yeah, it sounds to me

851
01:06:30,319 --> 01:06:37,119
» it's it's like hi, you know, yes, we
could have taken all the money off the

852
01:06:34,960 --> 01:06:43,200
tax roll and you guys would be, you
know, left left hanging. But the answer

853
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:48,960
is that the legislature when it said
this said that we had to set up a system

854
01:06:45,920 --> 01:06:54,160
where we would get back the money that
rightfully belongs to the the towns

855
01:06:51,680 --> 01:07:00,160
giving the benefit and the incentive
benefits that we want to the uh project

856
01:06:57,680 --> 01:07:05,760
and that's why we have that universal
tax exempt policy that sets this up and

857
01:07:03,119 --> 01:07:11,119
that's that's what we use. So the answer
is number one, I can never see somebody

858
01:07:08,960 --> 01:07:14,720
saying, "No, we don't want your money."
And number two, we we're trying to make

859
01:07:13,119 --> 01:07:18,160
it as easy as possible.
>> Well, I I think it's a case of um and I

860
01:07:16,799 --> 01:07:23,520
know we don't want to go back and forth,
but I think it's a case sometimes of the

861
01:07:20,640 --> 01:07:29,119
the town really would like the full bill
to be paid, not not have a pilot in some

862
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:35,200
cases, not all cases. And I think that's
fair enough. Um, I'm not a big fan, as

863
01:07:31,599 --> 01:07:40,240
you know, of pilots, but it seems to me,
and I am not accusing anyone of a crime,

864
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:44,720
let's be very clear, but it seems to me
it's kind of if you don't do this, I

865
01:07:43,039 --> 01:07:48,480
mean, life is full of this, you're not
going to get your even if you don't vote

866
01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:51,920
for this, even if you have good reason,
we're going to withhold money from you

867
01:07:50,160 --> 01:07:54,880
even though you're entitled. And that's
>> that is not the situation.

868
01:07:53,520 --> 01:07:56,880
» Let me let me just chime in here because
I I was thinking about this too

869
01:07:56,766 --> 01:08:02,000
» [clears throat]
>> um just now as you were talking. the the

870
01:07:59,599 --> 01:08:08,400
way I see what we approved and it's been
so um

871
01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:10,960
uh misrepresented in the past of what
our actual role in this is,

872
01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:14,880
» right?
>> Um when I rewatched the meeting from

873
01:08:12,880 --> 01:08:19,440
last week, something that uh clicked was
that we have to invoice you for the

874
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:23,199
money.
>> And this just seems purely

875
01:08:21,279 --> 01:08:27,679
administrative. like any company to set
up like a vend we're almost setting up

876
01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:32,880
like you as a vendor of ours so that we
could send you a bill. So I think if we

877
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:37,199
voted no and again hypothetically and we
said hey where's our money you guys

878
01:08:34,799 --> 01:08:40,000
would say sign this paper and send us an
invoice,

879
01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:42,960
» right? So it's almost like this this
whole thing about pilots it's

880
01:08:42,239 --> 01:08:46,799
» it's
>> it seems like a dog and pony show and a

881
01:08:45,040 --> 01:08:49,920
little bit of jazz hands thrown in.
>> They're like a horrible show that nobody

882
01:08:48,799 --> 01:08:53,359
wants to watch.
>> Yeah. Yeah. It's something I really

883
01:08:51,440 --> 01:08:57,199
don't like, but I appreciate you're
sticking around and um that that does

884
01:08:56,400 --> 01:09:01,920
clarify
>> through the arguments. [laughter]

885
01:08:59,440 --> 01:09:05,960
» No, but um anyhow, um thank you all. I
appreciate it.

886
01:09:02,719 --> 01:09:05,960
» Thank you.

887
01:09:12,960 --> 01:09:19,199
» Hi, my name is Dashel. I'm a resident of
the town and I also represent the Hudson

888
01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:22,400
Valley Transparency Project. Um just I
recently attended a meeting at the

889
01:09:20,640 --> 01:09:25,600
Brewster Central School District and
what they tend to do at the beginning of

890
01:09:23,679 --> 01:09:28,960
their sessions between the um work and
the regular session and the pledge of

891
01:09:26,880 --> 01:09:32,400
allegiance. They'll have a they'll have
two public comment sessions. They'll

892
01:09:30,480 --> 01:09:36,239
have one at the beginning that's for
agenda items only so that people can ask

893
01:09:35,040 --> 01:09:39,839
questions of some people that might be
there early in the meeting. And then

894
01:09:38,239 --> 01:09:43,279
they have a public comment that's just
general. It could be on action items, it

895
01:09:41,679 --> 01:09:47,759
might not be at the very end of the
session, which I think that might

896
01:09:44,880 --> 01:09:50,960
alleviate what um some of the concerns
she had with not being able to ask

897
01:09:49,679 --> 01:09:55,280
questions of people who were going to
speak here later. I think that um might

898
01:09:53,359 --> 01:09:58,080
be
I can't think of the word, but a

899
01:09:56,719 --> 01:09:59,280
consideration for the board to take.
Thank you.

900
01:09:58,719 --> 01:10:04,880
» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

901
01:10:00,719 --> 01:10:14,280
» Uh oh, school board member back there.
>> We also don't have time limits.

902
01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:14,280
» Three minutes. Are you all you get?

903
01:10:15,440 --> 01:10:21,040
» Uh Scott Seaman, Time of Southeast Bruce
Board of Education. Like to thank him

904
01:10:19,920 --> 01:10:23,920
for making the comment. I was going to
make the same exact suggestion.

905
01:10:22,719 --> 01:10:26,763
» We'll do that if you get rid of time
limits.

906
01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:29,040
» I have no trouble getting rid of time.
[laughter]

907
01:10:27,440 --> 01:10:32,640
I when I first joined the board, the
time limit was two minutes.

908
01:10:30,640 --> 01:10:37,199
» I suggested five and they we agreed on
three. So, and most people if you talk

909
01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:40,080
past three minutes,
>> no one's listening. you're out of

910
01:10:38,320 --> 01:10:45,040
control and there's a problem. Anyway,
so um we're uh full into finishing up

911
01:10:43,520 --> 01:10:49,760
construction, getting ready school
starting in a couple weeks. On Monday,

912
01:10:47,280 --> 01:10:53,760
we do have the back to the den uh school
event again where we um have a lot of

913
01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:56,719
people members from the school, the
sports, all the activities. We also

914
01:10:55,280 --> 01:11:00,960
invent our community, invite our
community partners down to the turf

915
01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:05,360
field and people come and talk and meet
everybody and and get um you know better

916
01:11:02,960 --> 01:11:10,159
feeling, get the young men and women
prepared for school. Um everything else

917
01:11:08,480 --> 01:11:14,320
is, you know, we're hoping to have the
uh Rosi Center and some of the interior

918
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:18,080
work done at the high school uh prior to
work. Uh of course, we thank the town

919
01:11:16,640 --> 01:11:23,199
for all the work they've done on all the
adjoining roads and uh to get ready for

920
01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:28,400
school and to get as much done before we
send our 100 buses out onto the road and

921
01:11:25,520 --> 01:11:34,239
back up traffic. Um
and um over at CV Star, we're hoping the

922
01:11:30,960 --> 01:11:38,800
cafeterium will be done. Um obviously it
won't be done at opening but I think the

923
01:11:35,840 --> 01:11:42,400
plan is either November uh October or
November it'll be done so those students

924
01:11:40,800 --> 01:11:47,920
can be the first ones to actually take
place in having their own cafeteria and

925
01:11:45,600 --> 01:11:50,880
their own gathering area. Right now they
have to go to the middle school and it

926
01:11:49,440 --> 01:11:56,880
also frees up space that we can give
back to the middle school um just to um

927
01:11:54,000 --> 01:12:01,120
alterations changes pull out a lot of
additional work can be done. Um, and as

928
01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:04,239
always, you know, we thank the town for
the work you do on our behalf. And if

929
01:12:02,880 --> 01:12:08,760
there's anything we can do, please let
us know.

930
01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:08,760
» Thanks, guys.

931
01:12:12,719 --> 01:12:20,640
» Okay. Unless there's anyone else,
um, recognition of the town board for

932
01:12:17,520 --> 01:12:22,640
town board comment.
>> Any comments?

933
01:12:21,600 --> 01:12:25,840
» No comments.
>> Okay.

934
01:12:24,159 --> 01:12:27,199
I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Is there
a second?

935
01:12:26,560 --> 01:12:31,040
» Second.
>> All in favor?

936
01:12:28,880 --> 01:12:31,040
Thank