[1:59] Mhm.
[3:54] » Mhm.
[5:04] » Thanks.
[5:17] » What the secretary of state?
>> So we have
[5:20] » That's our office. The elections office.
>> I think 6.7 here.
[5:25] » 4 volumes of public notices. So you
might want to
[5:30] take this with you to the board meeting
you know, when we have a meeting with
[5:33] » Do you want me to?
>> Well, yeah. I mean we definitely going
[5:36] to have to check that out when we
>> Because
[5:49] two elections.
It really is and the wages.
[6:05] I I don't know. I wasn't even
>> Are yours in there?
[6:08] » No, I wasn't there, but
>> Is this yours?
[6:10] » No.
>> Are yours in there?
[6:13] » The county does, so
[6:18] » The good one was left on the table and
that was a trick of his manner or yours,
[6:20] I guess.
>> I'm not sure.
[6:22] I'm sure.
Can't get anybody for anything.
[6:39] » I did. She brought it back.
[6:44] I put it up there. She left them in
there and I asked her to put them in the
[6:47] ballot box and then she had them and she
brought them back out and she brought it
[6:49] back.
>> Got you.
[6:51] » [clears throat]
[7:11] » Um I'd like to call a meeting to order,
please. If we could all please stand for
[7:14] the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
[7:19] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[7:24] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[7:30] justice for all.
[7:35] Thank you, everybody, for attending the
meeting tonight.
[7:39] » [cough]
>> First on our agenda is the approval of
[7:43] the town board meeting minutes
uh from the July 20th town board
[7:48] meeting.
Uh any questions or comments regarding
[7:51] the July 20th town board meeting?
>> Nope.
[7:55] » No, sir.
>> If not, can I get a motion and a second
[7:58] to approve the July 20th town board
meeting minutes?
[8:01] » So moved.
>> Motion by Mr. Crist, second by Berg. All
[8:05] in favor? I. Opposed?
Motion carried.
[8:10] Um approval of the August 4th
town board work meeting minutes. Any
[8:16] questions or comments regarding the
August 4th
[8:20] work meeting minutes?
>> No, sir.
[8:24] » Can I get a motion and a second to
approve the August 4th town board work
[8:28] meeting minutes?
>> I'll make a motion.
[8:30] » Motion by Mr. Lang, second by Berg. All
in favor?
[8:34] » I.
>> I. Opposed?
[8:37] Motion carried.
Town clerk report.
[8:41] » July receipts totaled $1,217.40
[8:45] with $1,102.06
going into the general fund.
[8:51] That's really all I have.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[8:55] Um our assessor is not here tonight, nor
is our code enforcement officer, so
[8:59] [clears throat] I'm going to move on
down to seven on on our agenda here,
[9:02] town justice, Justice Christopher.
[9:11] » It's got to be
>> Thank you.
[9:14] » Uh July
2026
[9:19] 85 cases, 38 vehicle and traffic, 36
criminal, and 11 summary proceedings.
[9:25] Uh 1,054 collected in fines and
surcharges, and I did five arraignments
[9:31] at the county jail.
For the cap, um
[9:36] » [snorts]
[clears throat]
[9:37] » we'll be addressing the new fall hours
shortly. She's been working every
[9:41] Tuesday and Wednesday night now from
4:30 to 7:30.
[9:45] Um
and uh the
[9:50] the reserve the
the assistant clerk
[9:54] um we're going to be discussing her work
this week. We're going to probably look
[9:57] to be having Saturday hours when you
guys open back up on
[10:01] from 9:00 to 12:00 to so the public can
have access to paperwork or pay fines or
[10:06] whatever, so while they're there, so
>> That's new, right?
[10:10] » Yeah.
>> Yep.
[10:11] » So so we're looking to have
9 hours of coverage a week here at
[10:15] least.
>> [clears throat]
[10:16] » So
and um
[10:20] » [laughter]
>> we're going to go through the J-CAP to
[10:22] try to address the door situation there.
Remember the one we had issues with
[10:27] before?
We're we're going to discuss either
[10:30] trying to get one moved to where we
wanted it before or having it where it
[10:35] was, but it can be opened and closed.
The only thing we'd need it for is to be
[10:41] » [clears throat]
>> closed at night if she's here
[10:45] Tuesday and Wednesday nights when nobody
else is here just for her safety, you
[10:48] know, having money or disgruntled
somebody with traffic charges or
[10:53] something just so there's some sort of
security there.
[10:56] But it could be during the day
and it can just be open.
[10:59] And we're going to look at the same one
that the Brockport has. It's got a
[11:03] a slide-through thing with the glass
that you can make payments through and
[11:06] everything like that, so
and [clears throat] I'm also going to
[11:09] look at
J-CAP getting an increase for cameras
[11:13] around the facility, some improved
cameras and more cameras for the whole
[11:17] facility. See if I can get the whole
thing for an increase on that. And um
[11:23] I think uh Dirk did a good job. We got
right now that the back door seems to be
[11:28] working quite well so far, so
that's all for my department.
[11:33] » Um I would just comment on that just
regarding the security cameras just
[11:37] making sure this consistent with the
current cameras that we have and the
[11:43] program that we have for the video.
I hate to have two different um
[11:48] you know
sets of programs for for two different
[11:52] sets of video cameras. It probably make
it a little bit unwieldy. So if we could
[11:55] maybe try to
maintain and and be consistent with that
[11:58] would definitely help out. I can talk to
you about that as well.
[12:02] » Well one thing we're looking for and
the door could be somewhere down the
[12:06] lane, but I'd like to see a
camera in the front and the back.
[12:12] At least they can call in to say I'm
here to pay a fine or whatever and she
[12:16] can see who it is, you know.
There's just a lot of safety reasons you
[12:20] got to keep in mind for that. So I'd
like to see that, but around the whole
[12:24] building just to see what's going on.
You [clears throat] know.
[12:27] You never know contraband, all sorts of
stuff.
[12:32] » Anything else?
[12:35] Well said. Thanks Mike, appreciate it.
>> [clears throat]
[12:39] » Um highway and water, Dirk.
>> Yep.
[12:42] » Um we'll start with water.
Um we did a long side service on County
[12:47] Line Road crossing Big Guys Campgrounds
recently. So another out of district
[12:52] user is tied in and transferred from
your well.
[12:57] We fixed a leak
um
[12:59] between the driveways at the Fantrow
post office.
[13:04] Um got that.
Has been uh
[13:08] kind of a sore eye.
Um we finally come to the determination
[13:12] and
and did find a leak over there. Um
[13:16] and just doing our various monthly
reports, health samples and reports.
[13:22] Um
blowing some hydrants off.
[13:24] Um
just trying to get some residual keep
[13:27] the residual high. Some of the Some of
the dead ends have to be done a little
[13:29] bit more often.
Um so
[13:33] that's it on on the water end of it. Um
highway uh replaced a culvert on
[13:39] Skillington Road, paved it, finished
that.
[13:43] Um replaced a driveway culvert on 31.
Um
[13:47] just west of the village, west of Lake
Road.
[13:50] Um
and just doing various got the parking
[13:53] lot done, of course, have them milled
out and and bindered, which is scheduled
[13:58] to be topped tentatively the first week
of of uh September, depending on the
[14:04] weather and and uh
if there's any setbacks as far as
[14:08] schedules on the contractors and
um and then just various repairs. Uh
[14:13] we're going to start mowing the
shoulders and
[14:15] after they pave the parking lot,
we'll start on the shoulders again
[14:19] mowing. I don't want to track a bunch of
grass and and stuff on the parking lot
[14:22] before it's paved.
Um I have to clean that up. It's kind of
[14:25] sticky and
then the top of it doesn't stick to it
[14:28] right. So,
>> Um yeah, let me know about the top on
[14:31] the parking lot cuz I'll put it
something on our Facebook page just to
[14:33] kind of let people know and um just give
my heads-up about uh
[14:37] parking.
>> Okay. I requested a Wednesday. We're
[14:41] going to try to do it on a Wednesday and
get it done.
[14:45] Day after. I mean, they can drive on it
that day. It's just uh if it's hot out,
[14:49] there's nothing you can do. If somebody
turns their tires, it's going to make
[14:52] blemishes, but it'll roll back in, but
being a Wednesday, the less people
[14:56] around it, the better. You know, they
can park in the back again.
[14:59] Then we're getting into the cool nights.
Um but if you get them hot sunny days,
[15:04] it'll be sticky no matter what. So,
um but just various truck repairs,
[15:09] helping uh other towns with paving,
county with paving, chip sealing.
[15:14] Um
just ordinary summer stuff.
[15:19] So, it should do uh shared
So.
[15:23] That's it.
Okay. Thanks, Dirk. Appreciate it. Yes,
[15:26] sir.
>> Dirk.
[15:28] » Yes.
>> Fuller's Road right off Covert Road will
[15:30] be the first.
Covert?
[15:32] » Yep.
>> There's a hole in the road that big a
[15:34] bump. Three feet in off the
>> Okay.
[15:38] Okay.
>> It's getting bigger.
[15:39] » Is it? Okay. We'll have to go check that
out. There There's some culverts around
[15:43] there still
metal
[15:46] » Mhm.
>> and uh they're starting to show their
[15:48] face.
So, especially with the rain we've been
[15:51] getting and the water going through it,
washing and it's starting to
[15:55] show their ugly faces, so.
>> Mhm.
[15:57] » All right. Thanks.
>> Thanks, Dirk.
[16:02] » Um county legislator is not here
tonight, so we're going to move into
[16:06] public comments as it pertains to any of
the resolution or agenda items.
[16:13] » Yes.
Uh do you know where I live?
[16:16] » [laughter]
>> Uh wanted to give you an update about
[16:20] Water District 17 because I've been
doing some work on it.
[16:23] Uh called Emily Holden, asked her
uh when the update was. She says, "Don't
[16:30] know. Talk to this to the lawyer." She
said the lawyer had put in the paperwork
[16:34] in July. I says, "Excuse me, July?"
And she was like, "Oh, no, no, no. I
[16:38] talked to him in July." I says, "Okay."
So, I says, "Please call the lawyer." I
[16:43] says, "I think we deserve work product
if we're paying for that." I says, "And
[16:47] I will call the comptroller."
So, I called the comptroller. I spoke
[16:51] with Katie
um in the comptroller's office. She got
[16:55] me over to Jacob. Um Jacob called me
back and I explained the situation and
[17:01] that I wasn't getting a lot of answers
and I wanted to get some answers.
[17:05] Um where we are right now, Jacob gave me
the comptroller's lawyer's phone number
[17:10] as well as their email address. And so,
I am going to be contacting the lawyers
[17:16] to find out where the heck this is. Um
cuz as I explained to her, we've been
[17:20] working on this. We got the water
district in February. Uh the paperwork
[17:24] has been in as far as we know, and we're
just waiting for the comptroller to make
[17:29] the approval for
the overage. And so that we would really
[17:34] like to have this done at least started
this year.
[17:37] Um Emily told me once they get the
comptroller's approval, then it goes to
[17:41] bid, and then after bid, they can
actually start
[17:44] doing it. Um so that's kind of where we
are right now. So I will be contacting
[17:49] the lawyers for the comptroller, and
we'll go from there.
[17:53] Emily Holden is at MRB. [clears throat]
>> Yeah, she's the engineer.
[17:58] And rest assured if I hear anything uh
Stacy, you'll probably be the first
[18:02] person I call.
>> Well, she did say that you're calling
[18:05] every week, so.
>> I am trying to keep on top of it as much
[18:07] as I can. Just understand that there's
some of these things that are completely
[18:11] out of my control. I'm just waiting for
people to make
[18:13] » paying the lawyer, I think we deserve
some kind of work product. We should
[18:17] have some kind of answer, and we're not
getting it.
[18:19] » Yep, we do.
>> Um so.
[18:21] » Put a lot of money towards lawyers and
and everything else, so.
[18:24] Yep.
Uh if I hear anything, I'll definitely
[18:27] let you know.
[18:30] Any other public comments as it pertains
to any of the uh resolution agenda items
[18:34] tonight?
[18:38] Uh if not, I will move into new
business.
[18:42] Uh first on the agenda under new
business is a proclamation
[18:47] uh designating uh childhood cancer
awareness month in the month of
[18:51] September here in the town of Amory.
Uh whereas September is national
[18:56] childhood cancer awareness month, a time
to honor children and families affected
[19:00] by this deadly disease, and to rally
support for groundbreaking research that
[19:05] can save kids' lives.
And whereas the 2025 statistics from the
[19:09] American Cancer Society state that about
9,550
[19:14] children in the United States under the
age of 15,
[19:18] 5,450
adolescents between the ages of 15 and
[19:22] 19 will be diagnosed with cancer and
about 1,050 children under the age of 19
[19:28] are expected to die from cancer.
Whereas in 2025 in the Rochester region,
[19:34] 61 local children have been newly
diagnosed with cancer,
[19:38] five have relapsed and we have lost five
children.
[19:42] And whereas everyone can help to improve
treatment and cure childhood cancer by
[19:46] bringing a greater awareness to their
communities,
[19:49] although cancer is a pernicious and
complex
[19:52] National Childhood Cancer Awareness
Month challenges us to change the
[19:55] numbers. We must remain vigilant to
improve these statistics and press
[20:00] forward.
And whereas we recognize the many
[20:04] organizations in our communities
including Cure
[20:07] Childhood Cancer Association that
provides services and support to this
[20:11] population,
thereby enhancing the quality of life
[20:14] for these children and their families.
And whereas Town of Murray residents are
[20:19] urged to recognize the impact of
pediatric cancer on families within our
[20:23] community
and honor the children in our community
[20:27] whose lives have been cut short by
cancer.
[20:30] Now, therefore, as a supervisor of the
Town of Murray, New York, I hereby
[20:34] proclaim the month of September 2026
to be Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
[20:42] » [clears throat]
[20:54] » Take that.
[21:01] » [applause]
[21:06] » Thank you.
Absolutely.
[21:11] Second on our new business here on the
agenda tonight is a resolution
[21:15] designated budget line for maintenance,
Halburton Road Cemetery.
[21:21] Whereas it is an important public
service to maintain cemeteries in the
[21:25] town of Murray,
and whereas the town of Murray Highway
[21:28] Department will be maintaining the
premises of Halburton Road Cemetery on
[21:34] an as-needed basis. And now be
[clears throat] it resolved that for
[21:38] accounting and reporting purposes,
reasonable expenses associated with
[21:42] maintaining the privately owned
Halburton Road Cemetery will be paid
[21:46] [clears throat] from Cemetery Services
budget line 88 10.1.
[21:52] With that, I'm asking for a
second motion and a second to approve
[21:57] that.
>> I'll make the motion.
[21:59] » Motion by Mr. Lang, second by Mr.
Christ. All in favor?
[22:02] » Aye.
>> Aye.
[22:04] » Opposed?
Motion carried.
[22:07] » I have a question.
>> Yep.
[22:08] » So, we currently this is for the next
budget.
[22:12] Correct? Or are we establishing this
line currently?
[22:17] » I think we already have the line, don't
we, Derek?
[22:19] » Yeah.
>> Okay, so it's not
[22:20] » It's just double just
being on
[22:24] » authorizing what we need.
>> Okay.
[22:28] » And this is a private cemetery?
>> This is a cemetery that's located on the
[22:32] east side of Halburton Road, kind of
kitty-corner from St. Rocco's.
[22:36] Kind of back off the road.
Um this is a cemetery that basically
[22:43] there's no more plots left to my
knowledge. The town had secured a
[22:48] right-of-way to that cemetery many years
ago in order to access that cemetery and
[22:52] maintain that cemetery on some some sort
of a level.
[22:57] Um there's no grass in the cemetery.
It's not a cemetery that we would mow,
[23:01] but it would be a cemetery that we would
pick up brush, uh uh deadfalls, uh knock
[23:05] weeds down, and make it look presentable
on an as-needed basis. And I think
[23:10] » cemetery, why are we using public funds
to do that?
[23:14] » Uh because it is our opinion that that
cemetery needs to be maintained instead
[23:17] of going
>> society also requested that we take care
[23:20] of it.
And we did a lot more research and found
[23:23] out that it isn't
owned by anyone that's claiming it, and
[23:28] typically cemeteries
in the village or the town are
[23:33] taken care of by
>> By the town.
[23:35] » The town and cemetery.
>> So, we just want to try and make it
[23:39] presentable.
And I know Greece is already in it. The
[23:42] county has already done a lot of work in
there.
[23:44] Uh but then when we found out it was
privately owned, and
[23:48] we kind of ceased to assess, right? And
now we're
[23:51] requesting to use a few funds to go in
there and just do it maybe once or twice
[23:55] a year and make it presentable.
>> Well, the only other privately owned
[23:59] cemetery to my knowledge is Sandy Creek
Cemetery, which is maintained on a
[24:03] privately owned basis.
Um well,
[24:07] » And
they're they're taking care of that
[24:10] before it gets turned over to the
because it's active.
[24:14] » [clears throat]
>> And I think it's all going to go through
[24:16] the state process and then they'll end
up going back to the town. You know, I'm
[24:20] not going to lie.
And the one in Hubbellton, no one really
[24:25] knows the ownership of
>> Right.
[24:28] » And the county did a research and they
couldn't come back with anything, so
[24:31] » You know, it's just sitting there by my
house.
[24:34] » It's just like the community cemetery.
[24:42] » [clears throat and cough]
[24:45] » Uh next on new business is a resolution
for the Zener agreement for meter
[24:49] readings.
Uh whereas the town of Murray has the
[24:53] opportunity to modernize the manner in
which water meters are read and how that
[24:56] data is stored and whereas Zener USA
will provide equipment, maintenance, and
[25:01] hosting services
now be it resolved Supervisor
[25:05] Wrightmeyer is authorized to enter into
an agreement with Zener USA for the
[25:08] period of February 20th, 2026
through February 19th, 2027 at a cost of
[25:15] $4,465.60
[25:18] subject to attorney approval.
And be it further resolved that
[25:22] Supervisor Wrightmeyer is authorized to
sign the agreement.
[25:25] Can I get a motion and a second to
approve that?
[25:29] Motion by Mr. Christ, second by Mr.
Valentine.
[25:32] All in favor?
>> I.
[25:34] » I.
Opposed?
[25:37] Motion carried.
Uh next under new business is the
[25:41] Growmark propane contract. Be it
resolved that the town board of the town
[25:45] of Murray authorizes the town of Murray
to enter
[25:48] into a one-year contract with Growmark
for propane at a cost of $1.65
[25:53] per gallon through May 2027.
Can I get a motion and a second to
[25:59] approve that?
>> Sure.
[26:01] » Motion by Mr. Valentine, second by Ms.
Berg. All in favor?
[26:05] » I.
>> I.
[26:07] Opposed?
Motion carried.
[26:12] » [clears throat]
>> Finally under new business, a resolution
[26:15] regarding surplus road millings.
Um whereas over the course of time
[26:21] roadways and other travel areas have
been milled as part of repaving projects
[26:26] and whereas the town of Murray has three
piles of approximately 900 tons of
[26:31] surplus road millings,
each pile consisting of approximately
[26:35] 300 tons.
Whereas the town of Murray is desirous
[26:38] of selling the road millings,
now be it resolved that the town of
[26:42] Murray Highway Superintendent is hereby
directed to research option agencies or
[26:47] sites
to use to sell the millings piles.
[26:51] And be it further resolved that the town
of Murray supervisor is hereby
[26:54] authorized
to sign any documentation or paperwork
[26:57] to facilitate the sale of the surplus
millings pile via auction.
[27:03] Can I get a motion and a second to
approve that?
[27:05] » Can I ask you a question? What What do
you think you're going to
[27:08] possibly get out of
>> It's hard to say time of year.
[27:12] » Last time, what did you get?
>> Last time that went for I believe
[27:16] $3,000.
>> And how much more is this?
[27:19] » Oh, that sure was. It's probably
It's probably something.
[27:24] Honestly, that pile was like around 200
ton last night.
[27:28] So, I'm going to split it up.
So, maybe you know, if one person wants
[27:32] more than buying one of the piles.
>> Can I get a second on that?
[27:35] » It's probably something. Probably not
going to
[27:42] » Anything else?
>> You got anything? Sorry.
[27:45] » I'll approve.
>> No, I don't.
[27:48] » Okay, can I get a motion and a second to
uh approve the uh surplus road millings
[27:52] resolution?
Motion by Berg.
[27:54] » Second.
>> Second by Mr. Lang. All in favor? Aye.
[27:58] Opposed?
Motion carried. [clears throat]
[28:01] Uh any old business at all from anybody?
[28:08] Committee reports?
[28:12] Assessor?
[28:16] Highway and water?
>> Nothing on that.
[28:20] » Justice? No, we've already discussed
that tonight.
[28:24] Codes, planning, and zoning?
>> Codes, we have to We have to catch up
[28:27] with on that.
>> Yeah, is there a meeting in September,
[28:30] do you know?
>> I'm going to check the calendar and
[28:33] follow up on it.
[28:36] » Um town clerk?
[28:39] When was the date which you will be
coming off of summer hours again? Do you
[28:43] remember what that date is?
Is it Is it Day weekend?
[28:48] » Um I
>> I was curious.
[28:51] » I think it's actually
John wrote the the resolution for the
[28:55] weekend before,
which is
[28:59] Labor Day.
And I don't care. I'll work till 12.
[29:02] » [clears throat]
>> Yeah, so I'll I'll be open that day.
[29:05] » Okay.
Uh Youth Commission, I don't have
[29:07] anything to report.
>> Yeah, I I um participated in the meeting
[29:10] last week.
>> Okay.
[29:11] » And
next week This week This year they had 5
[29:15] weeks
of um activities. Next year they're
[29:18] hoping to get 6 weeks. They have to try
to fit it in between like the fourth and
[29:21] before like the high school season
starts. [clears throat]
[29:24] They have black dirt in the farmers
field. They're putting in like a four
[29:27] square court. I guess it's, you know,
games for kids.
[29:30] But um they're looking at upgrading the
baseball fields. That was a big thing
[29:34] that they're talking about.
Trying to maybe even get a grant for it
[29:38] or, you know, how they can maintain them
better because they were having some
[29:41] issues with the baseball fields in the
farmers fields. So that's something
[29:43] they're really looking at.
And uh besides that, there looks like
[29:47] they might get a grant for some baseball
equipment. Um
[29:51] That's a quick update of that.
>> Do they have any idea what the upgrades
[29:54] to the baseball fields would cost?
>> No, they they didn't. They're kind of in
[29:58] the early stages. They're They were
talking about they cut them out like
[30:00] they do the, you know, the varsity field
or whatever. They're easier to maintain
[30:03] that way, but it's just getting it to
that point. I think once they got it to
[30:07] the point where it's nice, it would be
easier to maintain.
[30:10] But anybody that Anybody in baseball
knows like a pitcher's mound and stuff
[30:14] that's something where you constantly
have to work on.
[30:17] But once you get it good, it's
Yes.
[30:21] Yeah.
They do. Yeah.
[30:24] » Yeah.
So, that's a quick update.
[30:28] The next [clears throat] meeting's in
February, I think.
[30:30] » Okay.
[30:32] Any public comments from anybody here?
[30:38] If not, we will go into paying bills and
approving the supervisor's financial
[30:42] report.
Can I get a motion and a second to pay
[30:46] bills and approve the supervisor's
financial report?
[30:51] Motion by Berg, second by Krist.
All in favor? Aye.
[30:56] Opposed?
Motion carried.
[31:00] And with that, uh, can I get a motion
and a second to adjourn tonight's
[31:03] meeting?
[31:06] Motion by Mr. Valentine, second by Mr.
Krist. All in favor? Aye.
[31:13] Yep, absolutely.
>> Short term your project.
[31:15] » Yep.
Thank you.
[31:18] » What is happening with
[34:34] » Woo!
[36:29] » Mhm.
[38:04] » Mhm.