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I pledge allegiance 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.
Okay, everyone's having a nice summer

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so far. Just got back from Philadelphia.
Spent the 4th of July right downtown

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Independence Hall. It's pretty cool.
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it was it was
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crazy.
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doing. They had all the revolutionary
people. They had flyovers. They had

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bands. I mean, it was just everywhere
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» it was great. It was great.
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Delaware where Washington crossed with
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with the fireworks going off. So, we
watched it right at the I was like,

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"Wow, history is slow." Anyway,
>> okay. Has everyone looked at the bills?

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You need a minute still, Bernardet? Any
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» I've been asking questions.
>> You got you got any more?

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» No.
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» I'll make a motion to approve the bills.
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» Okay. All in favor? I oppose. All right.
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» Okay. Um, approval of the June 10th
meeting minutes.

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» I'll make a motion to approve the June
10th meeting minutes.

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» I'll second in favor.
>> Opposed?

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» Passed.
Okay. Reports. Um, my report. Lots

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happened. Lots gone. So, um, I'll just
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grants, pretty much all of those are
still in, uh, there isn't really any

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moving, right, Courtney?
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um Joe and Courtney have been meeting uh
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kind of update when it gets to Courtney
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substation.
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I and I called a meeting with the J
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uh Virgin Town Supervisor Ernie Haywood
uh Virgin Fire Department's uh deputy

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chief Gary and um
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just discussed the emergency. We kind of
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events, what occurred, what
[clears throat] happened over at Nortra,

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you know, who in the county declares an
emergency, just kind of getting some

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real good knowledge about how this all
works. Um, when an emergency is

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declared, how do we get notified? How
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residents get notified? There was a lot
of concern from various residents in our

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community and business owners that they
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order. um that was issued by the Jennese
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issued by the fire department and then
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County Emergency Management. So we
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what happened up at North Terra was
simply a ammonia leak that was quickly

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contained. There was a dispersement of
ammonia in the village. Um it was

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evidence of people who were out. You
could smell it. It was pretty

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overwhelming for a few moments. There
wasn't any um damage or or injuries to

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anybody, you know, at at the site, the
fire, first responders, any of those

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folks, any of our community residents.
Nobody nobody reported injuries or

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damage or anything. So, that's a great
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the stay in place order was issued and
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um sent over social media. There wasn't
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not notification, anything like that. It
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uh social media. Jennese County
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and they issued it there. Um, Courtney
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Department and our team here quickly uh
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website page
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there it was word of mouth really. Um
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of streets. They put up some you know
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what do they call them? police or the
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» who closed off you know mostly on the
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over here going up towards North Terra
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you know for safety. The you know their
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small like a release of gas can turn
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because they have big tanks up there a
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very dangerous.
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response is. So, for notifications, I've
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I'll kind of go into that as we get down
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But the good news is there's some plans
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are for us to meet with Nortra. Uh we
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in this that they should have some
notification of some type. They did have

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a little slight alarm system, some light
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how they can enhance that and what they
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emergencies like that. They did things
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team evacuated the the guys out of
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their first priority, which is really
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overall um you know despite the
communication errors I think every went

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pretty well you know from the
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Jennese County Emergency Management Fire
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up the police departments that were here
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communication was at least good overall
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more communication with our office which
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» so we talked about that
makes sense about right

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» anything to add okay
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» notification or change or whatever it
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» the industrial park so
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» so what we were told is that Norta is
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that would cause a community
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» Okay. The other facilities, it would be
internal like a fire within their

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facilities. Nothing could be released
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» So, Nortra, because their ammonia is
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That's what it's used for. It's it's
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cause a lot of damage. Um, and uh no
other facility has those types of

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chemicals. That's what the county told
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» So, us and is it Oakfield or Elbow that
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» Oak Oakfield.
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they're looking at now the county is
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areas
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Burchin that might have, you know, other
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chemicals, but those are the two that
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So, we wouldn't have to have a
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or anything like that for any of the
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So, that was a good question and I made
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also concerned about that.
Make sense?

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» Yeah.
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favor that day was the fact that the
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» right? That's exactly what they said.
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village.
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So there were other out of that came
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what happens if a train blows through
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you know who's notifying CSX you know
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you bring a train it's just going to
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» whip it around you know so it's like you
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» were there no trains during that time
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talked about the chain of command on all
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» you know that is so an event a declared
emergency other than me declaring ing an

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emergency, which I have the authority to
do. Um, we defer to the state and local

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officials. We defer to Jes County
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fire department. If there was an
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of the other surrounding areas with
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doortodoor and do what they needed to
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but it could possibly be something and
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other good thing is that the fire
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up at North Terra that Monday night. So
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exercise up with North Terra and then
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their folks were already like they just
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it was awesome. [laughter]
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they go up and they do like a um just a
a practice a drill, you know, go through

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their facilities, see where everything
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really well.
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I I can't pronounce the other guy's
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say, "Hey, we'd like to just meet and
they they're going to get some times

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back together for me."
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with them and just kind of go through
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And and Ernie's on board with us. He
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» Yes,
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leak, I believe. We had to evacuate the
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» Yeah, we talked about that as well. So,
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» we we discussed it, Joe, but we didn't
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that it's it's Jennese County Emergency
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that they needed to shut down trains
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» Okay.
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some type of derailment here, you know,
um what would occur, you know, because

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there's oil and gas and all those kinds
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» you know. So, um
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» that's a different kind of emergency.
That's extreme. um you know and in in

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the event of that I'm assuming they
would we would add all state resources

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would be here you know and that type of
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» you still need a call system
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is we have a plan

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um I did I spoke with a lot of residents
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locally sent and I want to thank the
village office staff because they were

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fielding calls and people walking in
although is a stay in place order. We

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still had folks, you know, wandering
around and coming in and trying to get

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their information, but the office did
take some calls that were not so

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friendly. Um, and they handled it with
professionalism and Renee and Barb and

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Courtney did a great job. Fielded about
20 25 calls, 30 calls. Um, I actually

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kept the office open till 8:00 that
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» Um, I staffed it. I was here. Um, I took
several calls and met with people as

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they came in if they came in. Uh the
sheriffs were right out front um

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directing people away. So that was just
something that I felt was necessary for

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that night. Um
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» Yeah. Yeah. It was one of those things I
just you know it was just learning you

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» Um and and that is basically I did talk
to Bob as well. I said in in these types

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of situations as elected officials, it
would be very nice if you folks could

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reach out and just say how can I help?
what can I do?

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» Um, we had a situation where there were
people calling complaining instead of

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offering assistance
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especially when they either work for us,
you know, or they're part of our

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governmental system. Um, really, please
just offer your assistance and see what

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you can do. Reach out and you might not
even get to notice. You know, I don't

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know if either of you were noticed other
than social media.

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» I was at work, right? And I got a text
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» 5:30 p.m.
>> Right. Yeah. I didn't know anything

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about it.
>> So, I just stayed at work

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» for another hour or two before I came
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» And my wife called me at 37, can I come
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I said, "Come home on Friday."
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Um, so anyway, we're working on a plan.
Uh, once I meet with North Terra, I'm

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planning to just do a little write up.
You know, this is all the events. This

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is all we did. This is what occurred.
This is kind of where we're at. um

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that'll be sent out.
Um summer concert series, you guys all

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know that. Um
I've also met with the village office

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staff to discuss our social media
applications. Um

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just looking at what we post after this
incident, what we use and uh other

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possibilities out there. We just talked
overall about, you know, where we're

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posting, how we're posting, who's
posting, what our policies are, what our

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legalities are. There are a lot of
legalities, believe it or not. Some of

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them like, do you keep comments on? Do
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» Um, is that restricting free speech? Is
that not, you know what I mean? All of

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that stuff has to be discussed with the
municipality, right? We're not just

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someone, you know, guy in our basement
posting stuff. We're we are legally

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responsible for our speech, right?
So, we're we've reached out to some

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attorneys. We've got policy books. We're
looking at it all. But the bottom line

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is I want to have an improved social
media presence in the village of Burge.

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I think our systems are archaic. Um, and
our office staff are now empowered to do

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a lot more, especially with our summer
concert series, our our, you know,

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farmers market, all the things we're
doing. I want to get this out to the to

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the public and get people invested and
get likes and follows and all that good

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stuff. And Rene's taken that bull by the
horn and she's on it and she's creating

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things and doing things and it's looking
great. So, if you aren't following the

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village Facebook page or the website,
please do so. We're linking Facebook

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also to Instagram. Um, we've had younger
people ask for that. Um, and we're

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looking at perhaps other ways, social
media, that we can capture some of the

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younger, [clears throat] excuse me,
generations because they don't use

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those, they don't use the babies we use.
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works as well. In addition, uh, my last
comment there, I there was some power

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outages in the in the village um over a
long weekend. You guys experienced them.

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There were probably two, if not three
after that high wind event on a

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Thursday. Um, and I was unable to post
on our social media. So, that kind of

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got me. I was wanting to put things out
pretty much immediately like, hey, this

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is going on. It's like night, you know,
we're aware, you know, we contacted, you

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know, our electrical crew. They were
coming in, they were working, they were

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looking for it, but I want the folks to
know because, you know, if you have

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cellular data, you can still follow and
that's where everybody goes, right? So,

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I wanted posts to say, "Hey, we're
working on it. We're aware, you know,

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because I'm seeing complaints, you know,
on social media. Why? Why does this keep

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happening on me?" So, um, that's another
reason we allowed all of us to have

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access to be able to post. I would only
post in an extreme emergency, that type

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of a thing, you know, to get a quick
quick message out. Luckily, that night

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Barb reached out to me and like, "Hey,
do you want me to post anything?" And

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she did. You know, she was posting for
me, she was setting it all. So, it

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worked out really nice. So, um, but I
don't expect the office staff to be, you

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know, at night back in call 24/7 if
things are going on. So, um, as a result

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of that electrical thing, you know,
we've enhanced some of our ability to

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let the community know what's going on,
just so you're all aware. And if you

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ever need something posted as well,
you're welcome to reach out and, you

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know, clarify us and we'll get things
out there or if you think something

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should be posted, you know, or you want
something to be more posted or something

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like that. Courtney, that phone number
that we hear for electrical outages, is

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that that a waste of money now at this
point? Is it being utilized?

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» Well, Joe, I guess I would say that um
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can post information there if they want
to. They can post it, you know, but it's

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hard when you know they're, you know,
how long it takes them from to get from

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their house to here, right? So, if it
takes them, if they're even if they're

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home sitting there and they're ready to
walk out the door, it's going to take

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them 20 minutes to get here,
>> right? And in that 20 minutes, they've

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already received 20, 30 phone calls.
>> So, they don't even know what's wrong.

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So, do we want them to stop what they're
doing and make a recording and say, "We

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don't know what's wrong, but we'll let
you know when there is, you know, or go

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out and find out what's wrong." So, they
takes 20 minutes to get here. And how

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long is going to take them to assess the
problem and find the problem?

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» Yeah. Another at least 20 minutes,
right? So they are 40 45 minutes in

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before they know it's the problem is to
put it on there to let everybody know

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what they think that it's going to be.
And then you know then they you know

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they got to fix it and who knows how
long time it's going to take. So I I

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guess it to me that number should be for
times where we're going to be out for an

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extended period of time. If it's like a
a normal outage where oh crap a broker

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breaker flipped over here we got to go
whatever and send your out without power

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for an hour I don't really think that's
what the number is meant for because

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there's no way we can utilize it in that
time period. Um so you know if something

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happens with grid or we have a big ice
storm where we need to keep the people

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informed for you know a whole day or two
days of the power out. I think that's

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what that number is really best used
for.

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» Okay.
>> Um you know a lot of people say well I

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call the emergency number first. But
again you know their their first their

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first responsibility is to get in here
and assess the problem get it up and

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running first. I think the residents
would appreciate that but

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And this is a phone number that's listed
on the website or something.

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» Found the electric bill, I believe.
>> We do have it advertised in different

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places. And some people do know about
and call, but normally they just go

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right to the the personal number that's
listed and call directly.

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» Um, but you know, if that's something we
would want the lineman to do to just put

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every time, you know, before they leave
home be like, you know, we realize

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there's a power outage and we're
assessing the issue. Um, that will, you

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know, put put that into a you know
policy where it's case but again you

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know you don't know if power is going to
be out for an hour 15 minutes or 6 hours

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» and it was years and years before the
power like hadn't gone out

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» right
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» yeah I mean it seems to be a little more
frequent lately um this incident here

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seemed to be after the high winds a
branch or so what happens is a branch or

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a tree whacks that wire and it can trip
a breaker right and then uh they go

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» Oh they go reset the breaker and then
they may never know where that tree was

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because it's on the ground by then. You
know what I mean? Like it literally

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fell, hit the wire, then fell to the
ground and that trip once that wire gets

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whacked, it gets tripped. And we think
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So Eric or not Eric Nick went through
>> they literally did a visual of every

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line, you know, all weekend they were
here um and could not literally find

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anything that physically looked broken
or wrong.

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» So that was the result of that at this
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» but there's some there's some way that
you guys know the power's out before

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someone calls, right? There's an alarm
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» goes out [laughter] and then one
>> power goes out.

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» Yeah. They get a notice.
>> When the power goes out in the

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substation, it it's got an auto dialer
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» Oh.
>> And u as long as it kicks out. Um

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but in that situation,
the power to that section didn't go out.

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Just the residential section went out.
North Terra stayed on because they're on

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two separate feeders, se two separate
main transformers.

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So they they didn't go out. So that
thing never called out. So that I called

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I called Nick and he got a hold of Matt
>> cuz he wouldn't know that. He wouldn't

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know it was out.
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residents are almost as fast as the auto
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» That's wonder. Yeah.
>> Yeah.

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» I've got calls at 2 three in the
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» I get
>> call you directly.

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» Oh yeah.
>> I get I get call I get texts within

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minutes of the outage saying
>> you know what's wrong when this power

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couldn't come on like how how is it even
if we had people stationed here 24 hours

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a day sitting at the station. They
couldn't assess what's wrong that

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quickly.
>> Right.

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» Right. So it's just it's just what's
what happened when it come back on. Well

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it's been 10 minutes. Um,
>> yeah,

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» they had it on within hours. I mean, it
was it was pretty quick and then, you

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know, then it went off again on Sunday,
I think it was for an hour, maybe.

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» Something interesting. Courtney knows
about this. Akan is a municipal electric

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also. And Tom, the uh the leader there,
the foreman, he called and talked to

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Nick, okay?
>> He heard about us on the news and he

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said, "You know what, Nick? We had that
happen a few years back. We had an

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ammonia leak and it knocked our electric
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» Oh,
>> something about

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» ammonia.
>> It's heavy and it gets around the

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insulators and
>> that was that weekend after.

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» That's interesting.
>> Well, that's when it went out. And we

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couldn't we we
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to be a section from the from the street
to here and there was nothing no dead

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bird. No,
>> but that's where that ammonia was mainly

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going down because Huh?
>> My wife was walking down Gibson. She got

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a full width width of it going down
Gibson and that's where that station is,

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that section of line is that would kick
>> and he claims that it knocked their

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electric out.
>> Okay.

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» So,
>> that could have been that.

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» As crazy as that sounds, um they
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» all right.
>> That's interesting.

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» Yep.
>> And it was it just hap I mean it's an

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odd thing that happened immediately
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» league. So,
>> yeah. and unexplainable at that.

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» This was like three days later.
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Thursday was
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windtorm, was it?
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right? Because the emergency was on
Wednesday. Was the windstorm on

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» I don't know. I don't remember. Was it
Did it windtorm?

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» I think it did. It coincided with the
windstorm because we had people I had

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people asking me. I'm like, "We just had
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mean, kind of shake,
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what it is, but you got to expect
there's something maybe possibly

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loosening up. We're getting 80 mph winds
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» we don't have We do a really good job of
tree trimming here.

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» Yeah. The infrastructure is great.
>> So, we keep a lot of stuff away from it,

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right?
>> But I can tell you from, you know, being

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where I live, there's so many dead ash
trees everywhere

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» that they're they're just going to keep
on falling. There's millions of these

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dead ash trees. There's one been sitting
on the wire up by the train tracks for

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like a year up in the town. The past
trees have been laying on it for a year.

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» They're still going to keep falling for
quite a long time and taking power out.

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» Not here in a village. We take care of
those, but outside of the village, it

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can affect our feeder lines and
definitely everybody else around the

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area.
>> Well, that's the first question. Is it

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us or is it somewhere outside of us? So,
that's the first thing we always ask,

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you know, and if it's and that's what
we'll post. Look, it's not it's not

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within the village. outside, you know,
so we'll get that information out there.

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We're talking about all those ways to
notify during those emergencies. So,

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it's good. You know, we're updating.
We're getting it brought up to 2026,

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we'll get our information out there
better. Um, and going back to the phone

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number thing, Joe, I I don't know if
it's I don't I don't think it really

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cost us anything. So to have it just in
case down the road something happens but

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you know in the f it might be you know
it might be outdated because of social

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media because that's what people look
>> and do people who know about it other

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than it being
>> there's a handful of people who do

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» I think if you're the type of person
that wants to do that you would look I

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would I never thought to look there
because I'm not

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» the numbers list
>> it's on electric bill it's on the

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website um years ago we did magnets and
we gave to everybody with important

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contact information and that number's on
there as well. So people who have those

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still on their on their on their
refrigerators have that there too. So

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there's there's
maybe a handful of people

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always fun people.

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» Would it make any sense to put on the
bill extended outages that number rather

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than
>> let's update that.

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» I think doesn't already said emergency
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» Yeah.
>> Yeah. I mean

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» power going out it's not necessarily
emergency, right? So I guess we could

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word it differently.
rooms here. Extended holiday

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» extended extended. Yeah,
>> we'll look at that.

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» Uh farmers market kicked off really good
success. Um again, thanks to the office

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staff and park committee from planning,
coordination, hard work. Um the the

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Tavian was here. They put a nice article
in today.

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» So if you give a moment, read it. It's
really nice. Great pictures. Um lot of

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nice PR for farmers market. Nice picture
of Renee front and center. So, um, it's

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wonderful. Uh, I met with Joe, Courtney,
and Paul Osborne from Jennese County to

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discuss possible housing grants in the
village of Virgin and about an hour

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meeting about uh, state grant money
that's being released by the governor

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for improved housing throughout the
state. So, we talked about the reality

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of what that would look like and how to
access that and those types of things.

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Um Joe and Courtney, thank you for
meeting with the county of the sheriff's

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department. Um it's kind of a yearly
thing that's been going on in the

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village. Meeting with the sheriff's
talking about extra road patrols, our

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concerns in the village this year. It's
ebikes, um minibikes, kind of all over

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the place. Uh speed through the village.
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» pretty much this.
>> Yeah, I did stress uh right tickets.

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Yeah,
>> you know, you don't want more tickets.

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» We want folks saying, "No, you're going
to be blue virgin, you're going to get

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that ticket." You want people to see
I was coming down from

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I call it Sugar Creek, but the 7-Eleven
coming down the village and I'm doing 34

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and there's two ebikes following me
right the whole way. Kids, no helmets,

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just the whole way down right into the
village. I turned, they kept going. I

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was like,
"What do you do?" And literally on the

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street right behind me. If I hit my
brakes, they probably ran into me. They

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followed me the whole way about 30.
>> They're everywhere.

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» Did you receive the uh info from the
sheriff? Not yet. About the bikes and

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the rules and regulations and what we
have to do to get it on our

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» Yeah. So, we can make some ordinances
and things like that. So we just ask

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them to if they see them talk to the
kids and people

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confiscate one if you have to
you know that word will spread so fast

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you know I think that's why we need the
we need

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» information so they can confiscate.
>> Yeah.

409
00:28:53,520 --> 00:29:01,360
» So we'll look at
um

410
00:28:58,159 --> 00:29:08,120
other than that that's it was it's been
a busy time. Any

411
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:08,120
questions on my reporting?

412
00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:18,960
» Yeah, you've all read my report. So,
things roof repair the roof repair

413
00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:26,159
plant uh there.
Um roof's in good shape besides the the

414
00:29:22,399 --> 00:29:30,240
uh machines that blew off
putting the ventilation on it wasn't

415
00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:39,799
enough ventilation. So a lot of the
problem was moisture. We had some boards

416
00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:39,799
and back space.

417
00:29:40,399 --> 00:29:46,760
Now there's six of those spinning
on there.

418
00:29:56,159 --> 00:30:01,880
Off the agent was here this week. We got
really good turnout.

419
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:15,880
Farmers market will also be out next
Tuesday. The farmer markets

420
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:15,880
you know we got our farm market

421
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:27,559
things like that. So I would go to
so

422
00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:27,559
well if I come there

423
00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:43,200
um should be in my course for quite some
time

424
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:47,760
ended on May 31st. So uh work on to get
closed and all that

425
00:30:46,159 --> 00:30:55,559
there
programs began. Uh it's going really

426
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:55,559
well. Um Natalie Hudson is the leader

427
00:30:55,919 --> 00:31:02,000
going well. I'm not getting anything
done.

428
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:09,840
No work. No news. Just everything goes
on and every day I go get the lunches to

429
00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:17,399
school and drop them off to her. Great.
Well, so we got an average of 20 25 kids

430
00:31:14,159 --> 00:31:17,399
every day.

431
00:31:18,799 --> 00:31:28,440
The grant writers um Jesse County has
once again has the money for grant

432
00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:28,440
writing. Um

433
00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:42,279
side money on last year we used it for
joint comprehensive plan going forward

434
00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:42,279
that again

435
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:55,600
was break down with us in town's
paying for it this year because we paid

436
00:31:52,399 --> 00:32:01,279
for it last year or if we're splitting
We we split the cost to have it

437
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:05,067
resubmitted already
because we we submitted the grant

438
00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:10,080
application. It got turned down
[clears throat] and then we went half

439
00:32:07,279 --> 00:32:14,480
and half. I think 1,500 each.
>> Was that last year?

440
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:19,519
» It was so they could resubmit it.
>> So that would be this.

441
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:25,200
» So that's a different that's this grant
not the following grant which was these

442
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:30,640
» for the comprehensive plan. Okay. So, I
guess that money is that's $5,000 to do

443
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:35,120
other grants. If there's other grants
that um you guys can think of,

444
00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:38,399
» they do come through your emails every
once in a while. Other we'll see them

445
00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:42,399
out there. So, if you guys browse them,
see anything that you think is even

446
00:32:39,919 --> 00:32:45,760
interesting. Um send them my way. We'll
review them and if we think it's, you

447
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:48,399
know, worth it, we'll propose it to you
guys.

448
00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:50,159
» We get a hold like Eric Weiss.
>> Okay.

449
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:55,200
» See if there's any.
>> Right. Well, Eric White, Labella,

450
00:32:53,279 --> 00:33:01,120
» Jeff Smith, too. I know you know he's
been working on a grant for the match

451
00:32:57,919 --> 00:33:04,799
for the million dollar
infrastructure bicycle infrastructure

452
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:08,799
grant. So, that might be easier.
>> Yeah, you guys streets are joining

453
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:13,519
through
>> and I just I I just popped in my head

454
00:33:11,039 --> 00:33:18,720
just to you guys know we still haven't
got the bill for the project back here.

455
00:33:16,399 --> 00:33:21,279
» So, I don't know what's going on. I
mean, if they don't if they want to do

456
00:33:19,679 --> 00:33:29,279
it for free and never built it, then
hunky dory. Um, but uh time I talked to

457
00:33:25,919 --> 00:33:33,360
uh Eric Weiss about it, they just they
don't they haven't come to terms with

458
00:33:31,919 --> 00:33:37,120
the people, I guess.
>> Wow. Do you crew for stuff like that or

459
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:43,320
you just wait? [clears throat]
>> Yeah, we have to come

460
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,320
on,

461
00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:49,880
but
>> we get a purchase order.

462
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:55,120
» I don't know. No, I don't I don't if we
did a purchase to

463
00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:59,760
» that was kind of an emergency,
>> right? Because we didn't expect to have

464
00:33:57,279 --> 00:34:04,720
to do all the well drilling and stuff.
But as part of the EFC funding, too, and

465
00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:08,960
changes things
>> part of the whole project. So I don't

466
00:34:07,279 --> 00:34:12,079
think we do numbers for a large project
like that

467
00:34:11,483 --> 00:34:15,359
[clears throat]
>> budget for last year or this year

468
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:19,040
because now we crossed over.
>> Yeah. And so I think we were always

469
00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:23,200
going to take that money out appropriate
fund balance because there wasn't any

470
00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:27,040
budget um and it would have had to come
out of the sewer budget and there's no

471
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:32,000
money in the sewer budget to pay that
extra what $70,000 they quoted us. Um,

472
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:37,919
so that was going to come out the
general budget. So we talked about

473
00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:43,280
unappropriated fund balance paying that,
but then they inflated it well over 70

474
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:46,960
because they underestimated, you know,
how bad it was, even though we told them

475
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:52,480
before they touched the ground that
that's what they were going to run into.

476
00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:57,920
Um, and suffering that first. Um, they
just didn't believe us and um, and what

477
00:34:55,679 --> 00:35:02,160
six balls around it, something like
that.

478
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:06,560
So they were overund what 25,000 they
wanted something like that

479
00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:11,280
» to GPS all the coordinates now where all
the casings are. So

480
00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:14,440
30 40 years from now when they got to do
it again

481
00:35:15,674 --> 00:35:20,240
[laughter]
>> cuz I remember they did it some 40 years

482
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:23,880
back. I don't that's how we knew what
they were going to run into.

483
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:30,560
» So that's just opinion on that.
I'm going to blame it on the old

484
00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:36,079
administration.
>> No news is good news on that one. Uh the

485
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:43,839
other thing is the uh the u this
building the HBAC is uh 18 years old. Um

486
00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:48,000
really right now it's just the air
conditioning has been a problem. The

487
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:53,920
furnace has seen okay. Um the air
exchangers out back. Um so um they've

488
00:35:52,079 --> 00:35:58,880
been twice this year they've came out to
fix it. Haven't been major things. um

489
00:35:56,720 --> 00:36:02,960
what they want to do maintenance on it.
Um clean things up, some of the

490
00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:08,240
connections that's 16, a little over
$1,600. Um so I guess the question is,

491
00:36:06,079 --> 00:36:13,599
do we want to just kind of do the
maintenance and see how long it takes us

492
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:18,640
or do we want to get some quotes on what
it takes to replace that?

493
00:36:15,359 --> 00:36:23,520
» Is there some people find a grapple?
>> I doubt that.

494
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:27,040
» Can we use beep funds?
>> Possibly. Some

495
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:32,160
» some of them. I mean, you know, the beef
funds for that for rebate for a

496
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:35,359
commercial or residential business is
like a thousand,000

497
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:38,880
something.
>> I would personally I'd get the

498
00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:42,560
maintenance done and then start digging
into where where we can go from there

499
00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:47,119
long
>> term.

500
00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:49,119
» Are you recommending some some quotes
done?

501
00:36:47,599 --> 00:36:52,960
» Oh, yeah. I'm definitely, you know, get
the get the maintenance done and then

502
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:57,200
start seeking quotes to, you know,
replace it, move forward. I agree.

503
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,440
» Doesn't mean we have to replace it
immediately.

504
00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:00,480
» No, but at least you know where you're
going.

505
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:03,920
» Yeah,
>> it's 18 years old. Probably a life what

506
00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:06,880
20 years.
>> Yeah, it's got to be done with soon. But

507
00:37:05,599 --> 00:37:10,400
I mean, at least we can get some quotes
and some ideas.

508
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,800
» Yeah. Get some quotes.
>> That's for this whole building or just

509
00:37:11,839 --> 00:37:16,720
the office space?
>> Uh these two spaces, the office and the

510
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:22,400
boardroom space.
the one there's two furnaces and two air

511
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:27,359
handlers that the lobby the boardroom
and then the back is done by one and

512
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:32,160
then the other one is for the office and
all the offices is the second one.

513
00:37:29,839 --> 00:37:35,200
» How how soon does the maintenance have
to be done? It's just routine

514
00:37:33,599 --> 00:37:40,000
maintenance is what it is.
>> It's all working right now. Um so there

515
00:37:37,359 --> 00:37:46,079
are some things they recommend because
they feel like the last problems that

516
00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:49,920
were caused by the connectors and
things back there.

517
00:37:47,359 --> 00:37:54,400
» I just hate spending $1,600 if you get
some quotes and we're going to replace

518
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:57,920
it if it's not something that needs to
be addressed immediately.

519
00:37:56,480 --> 00:38:03,599
» Who do we use?
>> Who do we use?

520
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:05,680
» Triple O, but in a case of um
three.

521
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:11,280
» Okay.
>> Yeah. You mean just to assess how bad or

522
00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:14,880
the necessity for the maintenance is to
begin with and then go from there? Do

523
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:18,000
they recommend a full replacement or do
they say like

524
00:38:16,079 --> 00:38:21,119
» Loki did that you got another five years
on it or something like that?

525
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:25,280
» Do we have routine maintenance done
every year?

526
00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:29,920
» We don't have yearly
but it turns out to be yearly that

527
00:38:27,359 --> 00:38:33,760
something goes breaks down the fix.
>> What budget would that come out of?

528
00:38:33,359 --> 00:38:38,320
» All three.
>> All three. Yeah.

529
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:44,560
» All three. This this space has every
bill for this space has a percentage

530
00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:47,560
breakdown based on what it's being used
for.

531
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:54,440
» What do you all want?
>> How long does it take to get quotes?

532
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:04,880
» Let's do that.
Yeah, let's get some quotes

533
00:39:03,119 --> 00:39:10,160
» for a replacement and then we're going
to have to do the maintenance, but you

534
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:12,720
know, if the if the cost is 4,000,
>> then we're going to spend 1,600 for

535
00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:19,119
maintenance.
>> Let's do the 4,000.

536
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:23,359
» I'm sure it'll be much more just
I know. You never know.

537
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:26,560
» So, that's okay.
>> That's what I got for now.

538
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:31,440
» Um, do you guys mind updating where we
are in the substation?

539
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:36,960
» Yeah, Joe. Uh we we meet every two
weeks. Uh we have a [snorts]

540
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:42,800
webinar at national every two weeks.
>> Um the last meeting uh two big things

541
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:49,280
that came out of or uh they looked at
the increase of the oxbow load

542
00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:50,720
u the projected load and uh they were
okay with that.

543
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:57,280
» Okay.
>> So that was huge. Um,

544
00:39:53,680 --> 00:40:02,320
and u they're looking at the uh they
said they're uh going to be able to

545
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:05,040
tweak their settings
a little bit which is what we need.

546
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:11,200
» Okay.
>> Um our engineers been trying to get them

547
00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:14,960
to tweak it so it's not the so the
coordination isn't so tight

548
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:20,560
» and they said there is room to do that.
So, they're hoping by this next phone

549
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:24,960
call that we have with them that uh they
would have their their engineer would

550
00:40:22,240 --> 00:40:29,599
have the uh where they're at with that.
>> Okay.

551
00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:37,040
» Um and he said that uh the other thing
the third thing here is the uh

552
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:42,160
um switching from the steel structure
there 345 feed coming in is currently

553
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:47,359
connected onto our steel structure. the
sub. We need to get that off there and

554
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:52,640
move it over to our new structure uh
which is a wood pole wood pole line. And

555
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:56,640
they're uh they're okay with that, but
they're thinking that they're probably

556
00:40:54,400 --> 00:41:00,800
going to have to set a new pole because
they don't like the idea of their pole

557
00:40:58,240 --> 00:41:06,400
being as close as it is right now to our
pole. So, they've got their

558
00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:10,319
their end looking at that for
engineering how they want to where they

559
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:14,720
want to set that new pole. So, we're
hoping by this this meeting coming up

560
00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:17,280
Thursday that uh
>> have an answer.

561
00:41:15,359 --> 00:41:22,640
» We'll have the answers and uh that's the
hold up right now. Uh we can't start any

562
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:25,280
work inside that substation
>> until that power

563
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:30,079
» site work until we get that power off
off the station and moved over. So, it

564
00:41:27,359 --> 00:41:34,560
completely kills that station so the
contractor can get in there and demolish

565
00:41:32,319 --> 00:41:41,520
everything in there.
It's going to take uh a substantial

566
00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:46,560
outage. um I would think on a Sunday
uh probably like 8 8 in the morning. Uh

567
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:49,520
when this does happen, we don't have a
date yet when it's going to happen.

568
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:53,839
We're still waiting for, like I said,
the coordination study

569
00:41:52,079 --> 00:41:57,440
um from National Grid.
>> We can't get into cold weather. So,

570
00:41:55,839 --> 00:42:02,079
» no, no, it should be.
>> Yeah,

571
00:41:58,079 --> 00:42:05,359
» it should be I'm thinking probably maybe
even in August.

572
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:10,640
» Okay.
>> Late August, maybe. Okay. Uh but it's

573
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:15,440
it's got to be coordinated with National
Grid uh and the New York Power Authority

574
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:20,560
to make when when the systems all when
it's switched over, they have to come in

575
00:42:17,839 --> 00:42:24,880
and power authority that is and and hook
up all their new metering because right

576
00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:28,880
now it's going through the old state old
station. So they to get we've got all

577
00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:32,560
the new
all the new equipment in place and

578
00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:37,440
they've already come out and looked at
it all and it's set to go, but they have

579
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:41,040
to tie it into the control house so that
when they switch the lines over, they

580
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:47,280
can start metering, you know, the
village's usage. So it's it's going to

581
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:50,480
be a coordinated effort here. Uh but uh
it's definitely probably be an eight

582
00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:54,960
hour outage. I would think things I
would doubt it. It's not

583
00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:57,839
» eight eight hours anyway. I'm just
>> Okay.

584
00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:58,720
» But uh again, that date has not been set
yet.

585
00:42:58,319 --> 00:43:01,760
» Okay.
>> And as soon as it is, we'll get that

586
00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:04,000
out.
>> Yeah.

587
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:06,720
» Customers.
>> Okay.

588
00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:12,480
» So hopefully after our [clears throat]
next phone

589
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:15,520
meeting with them, we'll have some more
answers for you.

590
00:43:13,599 --> 00:43:20,240
» Okay. Thanks, Joe.
>> Uh new cameras are up in the park.

591
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:26,000
» Okay. How's the new system working?
>> Great. It's a very good system.

592
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:31,280
better clear pictures and we can zoom in
pretty good back there compared to the

593
00:43:28,240 --> 00:43:36,119
old big foot cameras we had. So most of
the part is covered good

594
00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:44,480
cameras
and the cellular system was installed.

595
00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:50,160
So we should be able get on and see live
footage and review

596
00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:54,880
great pass footage without going up to
the bar standing in the back the

597
00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:58,370
bathroom. So I just sit there my
computer do it.

598
00:43:55,760 --> 00:44:02,400
» Nice. Very nice.
>> [clears throat]

599
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:04,880
» Sounds good. We've actually diverted a
few vandalism attempts through the

600
00:44:04,079 --> 00:44:08,960
cameras. So
>> Oh, why didn't you talk through those?

601
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:13,599
» Yeah, we found some people who did some
things and I went and talked to them and

602
00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:15,839
Courtney talked to them. So used but
>> we were able we were able to find the

603
00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:18,560
building.
>> Yeah, we were able to divert something.

604
00:44:17,359 --> 00:44:22,960
So
>> Courtney, do you have just a question on

605
00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:30,880
yours on the roof repairs? We got the
money in the budget to handle that or

606
00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:34,800
» I mean fix it or ruin the the
>> Well, I know it's got to be fixed, but

607
00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:37,920
I'm saying where's the money? Are we
have to take it out of our fund balance

608
00:44:37,119 --> 00:44:40,800
or
>> There's no fund balance in there. So,

609
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:45,440
we'll have to do we'll put it in the
budget line and um do a budget transfer

610
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:48,640
or
something like that to cover it.

611
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:51,680
» I thought we had money in the store that
we could tap into.

612
00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:54,560
» There's there's a there's a little bit
of

613
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:57,359
Yeah,
we can

614
00:44:55,359 --> 00:45:04,040
» put under buildings and then do a budget
transfer from contingency of that line.

615
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:04,040
» Okay.

616
00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:11,119
» Okay. Any other questions for Courtney
or I

617
00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:15,440
busy month?
>> Yeah. I don't know the other roof that's

618
00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:22,000
on top of the office in the garage and
that's a like a tar rubber roof with

619
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:25,440
flat with a stone on it. When that
starts to go,

620
00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:30,319
which it hadn't been repaired a number
of times in the last couple years,

621
00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:38,760
how do we go about that with all that
gravel on top of the road?

622
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:38,760
And that just like shoveling all

623
00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:43,520
that's pretty old, too.
>> I'm trying to think what year that was

624
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:47,359
put on.
>> Upstate roofing put that on. Okay. When

625
00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:51,000
» I was superintendent,
>> that's a long time.

626
00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:59,920
12, 15, I don't know, 20 years ago.
>> That's up here. It's It's part of the

627
00:45:59,119 --> 00:46:07,280
sewer plan.
>> Oh, where the office and his office and

628
00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:10,800
the garage door is.
>> Let's shut that off and put the new

629
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:14,599
rubber me down and put the stone back on
it.

630
00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:14,599
» Yeah.

631
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:24,200
Okay. Any other questions? Okay. CO
report. Take a peek if you have any

632
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:24,200
questions.

633
00:46:26,480 --> 00:46:29,640
» No questions.

634
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:36,400
» Yep.
>> Make a motion to approve the officer's

635
00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:38,400
reports.
>> Second. Anybody?

636
00:46:37,839 --> 00:46:45,839
» Second.
>> Okay. All in favor?

637
00:46:40,319 --> 00:46:50,240
» I opposed. Okay. Passed.
Okay. Uh plaque presentation

638
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:54,400
of concerns.
>> Oh, where? Oh, trustee concerns. Sorry,

639
00:46:52,720 --> 00:46:57,760
I it doesn't have something written on
it.

640
00:46:56,480 --> 00:47:01,280
» Okay, we'll start with Bernardet.
Anything on trustee concerns?

641
00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:03,680
» Uh no, I was just going to um ask
questions about the electric, but we

642
00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:07,440
talked about it.
>> Great.

643
00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:12,400
» Sure.
>> Um no concerns. I just want to say how

644
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,760
beautiful downtown looks, the flags, the
flowers.

645
00:47:13,562 --> 00:47:17,200
» [clears throat]
>> Courtney

646
00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:22,640
may thank you.
>> All the guys. Yeah. Outstanding. Looks

647
00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:26,400
beautiful.
Todd,

648
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:30,640
» um just u you know, I know we talked
about the ebike thing and I I I sent you

649
00:47:28,640 --> 00:47:36,319
that list of regulations you put on the
village website there. It's just I think

650
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:40,560
we need more awareness for the parents
um of what's going on with these ebikes

651
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:44,960
and all racing down the street doing
wheelies and obstructing traffic. It's

652
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:49,440
it's it's got to come to a stop.
>> Yeah, I'll put a lot I'll put them in my

653
00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:52,960
newsletter for sure.
>> So, it was interesting to see some of

654
00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:56,079
there were some comments on the that
notice and a lot of them were

655
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:58,000
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

656
00:47:56,720 --> 00:48:02,640
» were
>> not were were negative, I guess.

657
00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:06,400
best way to say it. There were a lot of
>> on what notice the social media?

658
00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:12,480
» So, we sent up we sent out uh basically
a standard New York State ebike policy.

659
00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:17,599
» Um that just warned, you know, just you
got to be 16 to ride them, wear helmets,

660
00:48:15,040 --> 00:48:22,079
follow the rules of the road, you know,
anyone under 16, it's illegal to ride

661
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:26,960
them on the road. You know, they could
be confiscated. those kinds of things,

662
00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:32,319
you know, just the rules, you know, just
awareness and, you know, there was

663
00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:36,800
just with that awareness, people were
like, you know, mind your own business

664
00:48:34,079 --> 00:48:40,559
and, you know, um, don't tell us what to
do or freedom, you know, the whole

665
00:48:39,200 --> 00:48:44,160
thing, you know. So,
>> there were some good comments, but, you

666
00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:47,280
know,
>> it's just it's just very interesting,

667
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:51,200
you know, but you're right. It is
parents responsibility for 16 and under.

668
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:54,319
Um,
>> you know, they're the ones buying these

669
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:55,599
ebikes for the kids.
>> Yeah.

670
00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:59,359
» Yeah.
>> So, I'll put another I'll put a notice

671
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:03,760
out there and we'll we'll rescend it.
We'll resend more updated ones. And that

672
00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:06,559
was another thing, you know, about
meeting with the sheriff's about that

673
00:49:05,359 --> 00:49:13,160
policy.
>> There's

674
00:49:08,559 --> 00:49:13,160
the the sheriff's um

675
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:19,599
the sheriff's hands are tied a little
bit because there's no real standard.

676
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:23,839
There's no law per se. It's policies
that are out there and each municipality

677
00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:27,839
can make their make their own policies,
right? So, we don't right now have any

678
00:49:26,240 --> 00:49:31,760
and that's what Joe was asking Courtney
about is that

679
00:49:29,599 --> 00:49:37,599
» the sheriffs were supposed to send us
some information about guidance of maybe

680
00:49:35,599 --> 00:49:41,359
setting standards or policies for the
village and what we would want to do and

681
00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:44,800
how far do we want to go with it and
things like that. You know what I mean?

682
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:47,200
I'm not trying to restrict, you know,
people. I just want people to be safe,

683
00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:50,000
you know,
>> be aware.

684
00:49:48,319 --> 00:49:53,040
» Yeah. And when me and Joe met with them,
you know, this is something that's

685
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:56,160
happening in every it's everywhere.
>> And, you know, and it's very hard for

686
00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:59,760
them, like you said, it's very hard for
them to do it because there's

687
00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:04,160
regulations, but also the reg state
regulations are, you know, based on

688
00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:08,400
speed and design and and these different
things. So, how can a police officer in

689
00:50:06,240 --> 00:50:13,040
a car look at a bike and be like, he
can't do that because that one is over

690
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:17,280
this amperage. And so, but this one's
less than that amperage. So, it's you

691
00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:21,920
know, so he's so they have to try to
keep up with different models so they

692
00:50:18,720 --> 00:50:25,119
can like having how can you possibly
>> become an ebike expert to enforce the

693
00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:29,280
law
>> down the road. I see the state

694
00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:35,359
» having some [snorts] laws. I mean, it's
it's across the state and as they get

695
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:38,400
bigger and more fast and I mean these
things go 40, 50, 60 miles an hour, you

696
00:50:37,839 --> 00:50:40,720
know,
>> you go through the tape there

697
00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:47,440
everywhere. You know what I mean? So,
it's it's just not unique here. It to me

698
00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:51,760
it's making parents and people aware of
>> What about adding a bike?

699
00:50:49,839 --> 00:50:54,800
» Oh, jeez. Well, we cut down into the
main roads.

700
00:50:53,280 --> 00:50:59,359
» So, the main roads are owned by the
state. So, 19 Buffalo are owned by the

701
00:50:56,960 --> 00:51:03,920
state. We couldn't do it in 237. They're
not our roads. We can only do it within

702
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:05,435
» the side streets. And I don't wide
enough.

703
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,920
» That's not That's not the problem,
[snorts]

704
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:13,920
you know. The problem is,
>> you know, the main roads here.

705
00:51:11,280 --> 00:51:17,359
And just a side note is I've been here
16 years, which is

706
00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:21,760
» long, but not terribly long, but it's
long enough to have seen a half dozen of

707
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:24,319
these type of situations with different
things,

708
00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:32,480
» right? And they all come and go, whether
it's ebikes, dirt bikes, dirt bikes, or

709
00:51:28,240 --> 00:51:36,079
just regular bicycles or skateboards or,
>> you know, there's always these things.

710
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:38,319
There's always something new. It's
>> kind of fad

711
00:51:36,640 --> 00:51:42,960
» and then, you know, then we react to it
and pass a legislation and five years

712
00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:47,040
down it like,
>> you know, it's it's a it's a reactive

713
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:51,920
kind of thing to a problem. But
>> in the end, it just kind of fad dies

714
00:51:49,040 --> 00:51:54,720
out. We're on to something else like
that.

715
00:51:52,960 --> 00:51:58,079
» And I do chat with the kids out there. A
lot of them congregate up by my house,

716
00:51:56,640 --> 00:52:01,119
guys. Just don't be drying them on the
streets, you know. I'll look out for

717
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:04,079
you. Look out for me. Okay. Okay. You
know, so I mean, we're having

718
00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:07,520
conversations with them up there. I do
go up to the park, chat with the kids up

719
00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:12,160
there as well, you know, just take it
easy through the streets, keep my senior

720
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:16,160
residents happy,
you know, and they're good. They're

721
00:52:13,760 --> 00:52:20,079
good. But they have questions. Well, can
we ride them on the road or sidewalk?

722
00:52:17,599 --> 00:52:24,160
And I'm like, I don't know. [laughter] I
don't know, you know. So, just things

723
00:52:22,319 --> 00:52:26,880
like that. I don't even know, you know.
>> I don't know where the parents are. And

724
00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:29,200
I'm, you know, I'm going up and down
Buffalo Street at 1:30 in the morning.

725
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:32,960
» Yeah.
>> Up and down. Up and down. 1:30 in the

726
00:52:31,520 --> 00:52:33,680
morning. We're the parents of these
kids.

727
00:52:33,440 --> 00:52:35,599
» Yeah.
>> They're not that quiet.

728
00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:39,760
» Oh, they're not that quiet.
>> Well, the the day I sent that thing to

729
00:52:37,839 --> 00:52:43,359
Mike, a friend of mine had sent it to
me. I watching these two guys. I was in

730
00:52:41,760 --> 00:52:47,440
my front yard. They came off a Buffalo
Road down Rochester Street right down

731
00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:50,240
the middle of the road and there's this
one of those speed sensors right in

732
00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:53,920
front of my house and they they they
stop at 40 miles an hour and these guys

733
00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:56,640
went past that thing and it wouldn't
even go off.

734
00:52:55,359 --> 00:53:00,800
» They go right down the middle of the
road. No helmets, just going like a you

735
00:52:59,359 --> 00:53:05,200
know, going to bed out of hell.
>> Yeah. Well, that's the thing. Some

736
00:53:02,079 --> 00:53:07,760
getting hurt will be will be, you know,
the next

737
00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:10,800
» electric, but they're still they're
noisy. They're still noisy.

738
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:12,559
» You can hear them when they're going
down the street.

739
00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:16,880
» Yeah.
>> Especially at night when everything's

740
00:53:13,839 --> 00:53:23,040
quiet, trying to sleeping. A window open
>> up and down and all that.

741
00:53:19,359 --> 00:53:27,119
» Okay. Any other trustee concerns?
Okay.

742
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:33,359
All right. Now, new business, right? All
right. First thing first, uh I have a

743
00:53:29,599 --> 00:53:39,359
plaque presentation for Joe.
This is for his service as mayor.

744
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:44,240
Um and how many years of service in the
village, Joe?

745
00:53:42,559 --> 00:53:48,079
» 32.
>> I don't Well, I started in 1990.

746
00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:54,160
» 1990
>> and I retired 2018.

747
00:53:52,559 --> 00:53:59,359
Yeah.
So 28 years been on the board as a

748
00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:03,359
trustee and then mayor. So
>> trustee

749
00:54:00,240 --> 00:54:07,280
» 28 30 34
35 years

750
00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:11,520
» 35 years I invited his wife and kids and
they all wanted to come but you were

751
00:54:08,720 --> 00:54:17,599
totally said I don't want you here. This
is grandson over to the library for

752
00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:20,880
some. Yeah, this [laughter]
>> believe me I I do appreciate.

753
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:24,480
» So either way, here you go, Joe.
>> That's beautiful.

754
00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:28,319
» Presented to Joe M. What's the M?
>> Martin.

755
00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:31,839
» Martin uh Shenino in recognition of his
dedication, dedicated service, and

756
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:35,920
outstanding leadership to the village of
Virgin. Your commitment and vision have

757
00:54:34,079 --> 00:54:40,880
made a lasting impact on the entire
community. With gratitude and best wish,

758
00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:44,839
best wishes 2026.
Stand up in front of the

759
00:54:45,280 --> 00:54:47,920
» side.
>> Did you guys match on purpose, too?

760
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:51,467
You're out.
>> I maybe Yeah. [laughter]

761
00:54:55,839 --> 00:55:00,400
» Tilt it down just the hair. Joe,
>> good.

762
00:54:59,599 --> 00:55:02,720
» Have a glare.
>> Yep.

763
00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:06,000
» All right. Good job. [applause]
>> Thank you very much.

764
00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:16,000
Let me just say it was an honor to serve
as mayor. It really was. And uh

765
00:55:13,599 --> 00:55:21,920
to serve with the board members. Thank
you for all your support. And uh I can't

766
00:55:20,480 --> 00:55:24,160
thank Courtney enough.
>> Right.

767
00:55:22,319 --> 00:55:27,920
» Um Mike, you'll find out how valuable
this guy this guy is.

768
00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:32,880
» And uh I couldn't have done what I did
without Courtney. So and uh and the

769
00:55:30,480 --> 00:55:38,319
office staff and the employees. Courtney
was always memory in here.

770
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,200
I just want to say thank you.
>> Nice.

771
00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:42,559
» Thank you, John.
>> Oh, thank you.

772
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:46,559
» Thank you, John. That's a long service.
Still going. So,

773
00:55:43,839 --> 00:55:50,720
» very nice. Thank you. I'm glad I can
continue to serve.

774
00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:56,640
» Yeah, that's very thankful for that.
>> I gave you the box if you wanted it. If

775
00:55:52,319 --> 00:56:03,200
not, we can toss it. But there you go.
>> Beautiful. Thank you so much.

776
00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:03,200
» Okay.

777
00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:10,799
So notification system, I I pretty much
updated you on where we are, but just

778
00:56:08,079 --> 00:56:16,400
the the outcome of notifications. The
county emergency management system off

779
00:56:13,200 --> 00:56:22,000
or services also had uh questions posed
to them about notifications like when

780
00:56:19,520 --> 00:56:27,119
emergencies are declared, how are how's
the community notified, especially if

781
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:32,079
it's a stay in place or how people know,
you know? So they use all the tools they

782
00:56:29,839 --> 00:56:36,960
can. They ask their partners like us,
the village and the town to also use all

783
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:41,680
the tools we can. Um we talked about
where the failures were in the

784
00:56:38,480 --> 00:56:45,040
notifications. Um you know it was a
little delayed the information getting

785
00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:50,880
to our village staff, a little delayed
getting over to the town. Um it was

786
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:55,920
declared but nobody knew what that meant
other than just stay you know. So we're

787
00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:59,119
like okay what does all that mean? So
people were concerned. And they were

788
00:56:57,359 --> 00:57:03,520
like, you know, I'm out in the yard with
my kids and I nobody told me, you know,

789
00:57:01,599 --> 00:57:11,359
and I could that was dangerous, you
know. Yeah, you're right. So, we talked

790
00:57:06,799 --> 00:57:15,680
about an alert system at Noera, a noise,
a light, but there were also negative.

791
00:57:14,079 --> 00:57:21,200
There's pros and cons of all of that.
You know, if an alarm goes out over

792
00:57:17,599 --> 00:57:26,400
there, is it a evacuate? Is it stay in
place? Is it a fire? You know, we don't

793
00:57:24,079 --> 00:57:33,119
know. So, we're talking about ways to
enhance all of those notifications. The

794
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:39,520
county does have a a plan. It's called
uh phase one and it is a

795
00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:46,400
localized
uh notification system to cell phones.

796
00:57:42,559 --> 00:57:51,440
It's it pings a specific area. So, it
could ping a onem radius around the

797
00:57:49,040 --> 00:57:55,119
village of Virgin or perhaps include
part of the town or wherever they wanted

798
00:57:53,200 --> 00:58:00,079
to. they could go two miles, five miles,
however long or big they needed to go.

799
00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:05,599
» Um, they've been working with phase one
for a while on developing the system.

800
00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:13,520
Uh, Tim Jagger is reaching out to them
and uh getting phase one into place and

801
00:58:10,240 --> 00:58:19,440
we're going to do a test um in the
village and possibly the town um in

802
00:58:17,359 --> 00:58:23,680
either what they say September, October,
right? So there's first responders month

803
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:26,640
month or something like that or what is
it called? Something like that.

804
00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:30,480
» Yeah. Yeah.
>> It's it's like a first responders month

805
00:58:28,319 --> 00:58:33,920
or so we're going to do it during that.
It's awareness month basically for you

806
00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:37,440
know change your batteries all those
kind of things in you. So, we're gonna

807
00:58:35,520 --> 00:58:42,880
we're gonna target uh with in
coordination with them to, you know, set

808
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:48,000
up
train to set up a radius and we'll put

809
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:52,400
alerts out to the village and it's going
to come across as an Amber alert or

810
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:55,200
something like that. It would be a loud
there's a

811
00:58:53,440 --> 00:58:58,000
» there's an emergency declared in your
area, please go to social media.

812
00:58:56,960 --> 00:59:00,240
Basically, something like that.
>> That' be great.

813
00:58:58,799 --> 00:59:03,839
» I would suggest that they use a
different tone than the Amber Alert

814
00:59:01,680 --> 00:59:07,680
because when I hear that, I just dismiss
it. That's crazy,

815
00:59:05,119 --> 00:59:13,440
» right? So, whatever phase one uses,
that's what we'll use. I we'll we'll try

816
00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:16,400
it, test it, um and go from there. So,
then

817
00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:20,960
» then we'll have that uh then we'll have
discussions about how that went. Um

818
00:59:19,040 --> 00:59:25,280
we'll alert the community, ask for
feedback. Um the problem with that whole

819
00:59:23,760 --> 00:59:28,559
thing, everything will have a problem is
that if you're at work in Rochester,

820
00:59:26,720 --> 00:59:30,640
you're not in the pain area, you know.
So,

821
00:59:29,040 --> 00:59:32,319
» Oh, so it's only with the location of
the phone at that time.

822
00:59:31,839 --> 00:59:36,960
» Correct.
>> Oh, yeah. Interesting. He did say though

823
00:59:33,920 --> 00:59:39,440
that if if people travel into the zone
then they get

824
00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:43,599
» you would get it as well. Right. So it's
it's zone located.

825
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:46,880
» So it's you know your phone your phone
entering in and out type thing.

826
00:59:45,040 --> 00:59:48,480
» It's not based on your home address
where that phone is.

827
00:59:47,839 --> 00:59:52,880
» No.
>> So we talked about that as well. Is

828
00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:56,960
there maybe a notification system where
people can register you know like I want

829
00:59:54,960 --> 01:00:01,040
even if I'm vacation Florida I want the
notification that there's an emergency

830
00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:05,760
in my home you know. So that also is
being proposed to phase one. So, it

831
01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:10,160
might be an option that we can also even
though we're not home or in that ping

832
01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:12,720
area because we live in that ping area,
we'll get a notice somewhere else. But

833
01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:17,839
you would have to actually register
physically as a resident or a person of

834
01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:21,440
interest, right? Makes sense, you know,
and I would want to know

835
01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:23,920
» about traveling. Hey,
>> 14.

836
01:00:23,501 --> 01:00:28,319
[laughter]
>> Yeah. They also said too is the downside

837
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:30,640
to is not, you know, people turn off
their notifications,

838
01:00:29,440 --> 01:00:33,839
» right? you turn on. Yeah.
>> And if all the notifications are turned

839
01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:37,200
off, then you're not great. You're not
going to get it.

840
01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:41,599
» But I mean, whose
>> But we would put out aformational

841
01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:44,160
letter, you know, with that information.
If you turn your noises off, it's not

842
01:00:42,960 --> 01:00:47,119
going to work. If you're outside the
area, it's not going to work. You have

843
01:00:45,359 --> 01:00:51,200
to personally register to get them, you
know, that whole thing. We'll give them

844
01:00:48,319 --> 01:00:57,440
instructions. We'll try it. Um, but that
will solve, uh, I think the notification

845
01:00:54,240 --> 01:01:01,119
issue. Um, we did discuss getting our
own yearly subscription to a

846
01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:05,359
notification system that would have to
go to the tax base basically, but we're

847
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:08,319
we're letting the county take the lead
right now.

848
01:01:06,480 --> 01:01:14,640
» Um,
so we're going to wait on their

849
01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:15,760
» um assistance and participation.
>> Make sense?

850
01:01:15,200 --> 01:01:22,160
» Yeah.
>> Do we still do like a like new resident

851
01:01:20,160 --> 01:01:24,079
packets or whatever we used to do or get
out?

852
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:27,280
» Uh, we have a little card, but it
doesn't have

853
01:01:25,359 --> 01:01:31,440
like everything on it. We talked about
doing some sort of

854
01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:35,599
» um glad
>> there used to be new resident little bag

855
01:01:33,359 --> 01:01:38,480
of stuff.
Anyways, that would be something. We

856
01:01:37,280 --> 01:01:42,240
could have that in there. Yeah.
>> Or for them to see about the

857
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:45,119
notification system too,
>> right?

858
01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:48,319
» I think it would be great if if we can
get it working properly and we can use

859
01:01:46,880 --> 01:01:51,520
it because they're they're also, like I
said, concerned about Oldfield. So,

860
01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:56,559
they're going to we're going to kind of
do it in conjunction.

861
01:01:54,000 --> 01:01:59,599
Um, so there'll be a lot of information
even by Jennese County Emergency

862
01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:02,160
Management to the community. This is
going on. This is happening, you know,

863
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:05,200
so
>> everybody will be fully aware and

864
01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:09,040
they're taking the lead. We are we'll be
a partner. So,

865
01:02:07,200 --> 01:02:12,880
» makes sense.
>> Sounds good.

866
01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:19,760
» Okay. Um, resolution Courtney.
>> Uh, so this is a resolution for the

867
01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:22,760
uh joint comprehensive plan grant
application.

868
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:31,400
requires a 15% match
half of which below the village

869
01:02:31,839 --> 01:02:36,839
7 7.5%
match

870
01:02:37,119 --> 01:02:46,000
we did not get it last year but that the
conversation uh we met with staff from

871
01:02:43,839 --> 01:02:49,440
um
not sure what the it was called but the

872
01:02:48,640 --> 01:02:58,640
» New York state
>> yeah New York the the department who uh

873
01:02:54,240 --> 01:03:03,280
graded the grants pointswise. They they
were saying we're we were like so close

874
01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:08,079
and they couldn't they couldn't say it
they couldn't say it say it but they

875
01:03:04,559 --> 01:03:11,359
were emphasizing just how close we were.
>> It was just just

876
01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:13,920
very and so
>> Were they emphasizing that because

877
01:03:12,480 --> 01:03:17,119
there's something you can do to make the
next one go through? Yeah, there's a

878
01:03:15,920 --> 01:03:24,319
couple little things that they
feedbackwise that um do different um and

879
01:03:21,599 --> 01:03:28,000
they'll put us over and but they just
kept on saying I think we should I think

880
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:31,760
we think you should reapply. You don't
need a lot of different change just need

881
01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:35,760
to reply. So there's a few little tweaks
in there that they're going to do. Um

882
01:03:33,920 --> 01:03:39,839
but besides that we have a really good
chance

883
01:03:37,520 --> 01:03:45,520
but it's something we need. Um it'll
take it'll be a long process.

884
01:03:41,839 --> 01:03:47,760
Comprehensive plan is not um like simple
and easy.

885
01:03:46,400 --> 01:03:50,960
» The [clears throat] last done under
Hannah

886
01:03:49,680 --> 01:03:53,960
back quite a while.
>> Yeah.

887
01:03:55,599 --> 01:04:03,359
» 2013 to update the
>> 2016. There's been so much change and so

888
01:04:01,119 --> 01:04:10,559
much, you know, movement that it's
outdated. And uh that's really supposed

889
01:04:06,640 --> 01:04:14,079
to be the world guide decision making of
>> what we do. And

890
01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:18,559
» having an updated one gives us a better
chance of getting grants for our future

891
01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:22,559
building progress and things like that.
So

892
01:04:20,720 --> 01:04:24,960
» all right, I'll accept a motion of
approval.

893
01:04:24,559 --> 01:04:31,039
» Okay.
>> Board questions. Make a motion that we

894
01:04:26,799 --> 01:04:38,680
uh accept resolution number 10 of 2026
support the submission of smart growth

895
01:04:33,039 --> 01:04:38,680
planning grant application by version.

896
01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:45,079
Um all in favor I
>> opposed.

897
01:04:46,400 --> 01:04:57,119
Now we have a fire department um member
Emily Hod

898
01:04:54,640 --> 01:05:00,119
who's just outside the village at
Johnson

899
01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:11,200
and would like to be um accepted.
>> What is the rule for where you have to

900
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:14,200
live? Is there any rule?
>> Not

901
01:05:14,400 --> 01:05:21,039
» no. But you just have to be they want
you there in in an emergency.

902
01:05:19,440 --> 01:05:23,680
» So if you're
>> She literally lives just over the

903
01:05:22,559 --> 01:05:29,599
expressway
>> in it's considered church, but it's like

904
01:05:26,480 --> 01:05:36,400
right off the cut road there. So
>> but is you know comes to all the

905
01:05:33,599 --> 01:05:42,960
» departmental. I'll make a motion that we
uh approve uh Emily Hog uh as a member

906
01:05:40,480 --> 01:05:46,079
of the Virgin Fire Department.
>> I'll second that. Okay. All all in

907
01:05:45,119 --> 01:05:48,960
favor?
>> Any opposed?

908
01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:53,119
» Congratulations, Emily.
>> Thank you, Emily.

909
01:05:50,799 --> 01:05:57,920
» Yeah, Emily. It's nice to see that we
get the

910
01:05:55,599 --> 01:06:02,799
Deon sister. He's like the most like
basically he got um he got the award for

911
01:06:00,720 --> 01:06:06,480
like service most called fire department
of the year most like he got like three

912
01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:09,920
awards at the banquet
>> um and he lives

913
01:06:08,640 --> 01:06:14,079
» that is where she lives.
>> Yes [laughter]

914
01:06:11,839 --> 01:06:20,000
basically. Yeah.
He lives Yeah. They're just up that way.

915
01:06:16,799 --> 01:06:23,119
So yeah,
>> they're dedicated and so they probably

916
01:06:21,599 --> 01:06:24,799
want to go to these calls together.
>> Yeah, that'll be good.

917
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:29,119
» Nice.
>> Okay. No old business, no privilege of

918
01:06:26,640 --> 01:06:33,119
the floor. So, we are Any other
comments, questions, concerns?

919
01:06:32,319 --> 01:06:38,160
» No.
>> Okay. Next month, folks, we are at the

920
01:06:35,200 --> 01:06:40,799
town. We are doing our joint meeting.
But I know you're on vacation.

921
01:06:39,440 --> 01:06:44,400
» Oh, yeah. That's on the 18th.
>> 18th. Yeah. So, we will not have our

922
01:06:42,880 --> 01:06:48,160
Wednesday meeting. It's a Tuesday
meeting over at the town.

923
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:50,960
» Tuesday. August 18th.
>> August 18th at the town. We're doing a

924
01:06:50,400 --> 01:06:55,760
joint meeting.
>> What time is it at? It's

925
01:06:53,599 --> 01:07:00,000
» I believe it's seven. I believe it's
still made the farmers market until

926
01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:02,960
» Yes.
>> Dumb. We got We were out of here at

927
01:07:02,079 --> 01:07:07,280
6:30.
>> Yeah. So,

928
01:07:04,160 --> 01:07:10,720
» so it'll be the town is going to do
their board meeting. We're going to do

929
01:07:09,119 --> 01:07:17,839
our board meeting, but there will be
opening presentations by both the fire

930
01:07:12,880 --> 01:07:22,720
department and uh county legislator
>> uh Christian.

931
01:07:20,799 --> 01:07:28,079
He's gonna just going to both do updates
of current status um of county and fire

932
01:07:26,960 --> 01:07:32,400
department
>> and it'll be recorded if I want to watch

933
01:07:29,839 --> 01:07:36,160
it
>> so I don't know if there

934
01:07:34,799 --> 01:07:42,559
» I will ask her
>> and

935
01:07:38,559 --> 01:07:46,319
» yeah we keep the our small yeah our
agenda I don't anticipate a ton for next

936
01:07:44,720 --> 01:07:52,480
month I'm really hoping for an easy
month and no talking to the news this

937
01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:57,920
month is [laughter] not right.
>> Okay. Um, accept the motion.

938
01:07:54,720 --> 01:08:03,280
» I'll make a motion that we adjourn.
>> I'll second. All in favor? I accept.

939
01:08:01,440 --> 01:08:06,760
Yeah, we've had a busy time.
>> It's been busy.