[0:02] Let's go. Howard is here.

[0:05] » He's on the phone. Yep. That's the best we can do at the

[0:09] moment.

[0:13] » I pledge a legiance >> I pledge a legiance to the flag

[0:15] » of the United States of America. >> And to the republic

[0:19] » for which it stands, >> one nation

[0:22] » under God, >> indivisible,

[0:24] » with liberty and justice for all. >> Thanks everybody for coming to special

[0:29] meeting this is a special meeting on May 20th

[0:33] 26th to review the resolution for the local

[0:36] law number two for the flood plain flood damage prevention.

[0:41] Um everyone got the resolution. That was sent to you from

[0:46] Pat. Okay. So

[0:50] Um what we need to do on here is

[0:57] put it up for public review. So that's why this was going back and forth today

[1:02] if everybody was involved in this because that's that'd be correct to put

[1:06] onto the website. So that when the public reviews it

[1:11] they see what the law is all about. That's that's

[1:16] that's that's up to they need to have to be able to see that. So on Howard's um

[1:22] computer, he and I were going back and forth because what he saw and what I saw

[1:26] on the same attachment were two different things.

[1:28] So we sent pictures back and forth. Uh red was also on

[1:32] um Pat's and Kim's and it sounds like that could be the same.

[1:35] » Mine's definitely the show Scott. >> Yeah, it's right there.

[1:39] » It's right there. >> Yeah, and on mine I had no red and I had

[1:42] page numbers. So there was a different thing. I don't know how that happens.

[1:45] I'm not an IT expert. But stuff happens sometimes.

[1:50] For us to go forward, I we talked to Kim.

[1:53] Kim sent us the last hour two copies which those are the two

[1:59] to download and we'll use my website. And if you can get rid of the 25 copies

[2:03] we have prior to those two. Okay. So, does anybody have any

[2:09] questions? Howard, are you good with that?

[2:12] Okay. >> We don't have a resolution number yet

[2:15] cuz I'm still trying to figure out from April the May's minutes. So, it was yet

[2:19] to be blank. >> Okay.

[2:22] So, what we're doing here tonight is to keep this process going so that we fall

[2:26] under that uh deadline that we need to file.

[2:31] And so, everybody was able to read the local law providing for flood damage

[2:35] prevention from Pat regarding the resolution.

[2:39] » Mhm. >> Do I have a motion to approve?

[2:42] » I'll make a motion to approve. >> Do we have a second?

[2:48] » I'll second that. >> Okay.

[2:49] » I'm going to put in June 10th in there cuz that's our next meeting. I figure

[2:53] you need to get me anything before then because it's I got to have 5 days.

[2:58] I can send it tomorrow, but it won't go in until next week

[3:01] and then the week after. >> Mhm.

[3:03] So, um in that we need to have a we need to

[3:08] um First of all, I think we're any more

[3:10] discussion on that piece itself with the June 10th is you're okay with that?

[3:17] Howard, you okay with that? >> Yeah.

[3:19] » Okay. Um all in favor? >> I actually

[3:22] » I actually So, the next step is this has to be um

[3:27] the the clean copy that one of those clean copies that are coming from Kim

[3:31] this afternoon. So, there is no mix-up. That's going to

[3:35] the website. Okay.

[3:38] And Pat, do you want to send that or do you

[3:41] want me to send that to the to the website?

[3:45] » I don't I got I didn't I had an app on my laptop. I did not receive it.

[3:50] » Okay. and send it to the website. And then um

[3:53] » I was hoping to be here tomorrow cuz I don't get stuff from that people fund

[3:56] that. >> Yeah.

[3:58] Uh you should have gotten every your name was on it.

[4:01] So, that being said, what we need is to um schedule a public hearing for the

[4:07] local law. So, um that did you come up with a date that

[4:11] works for you? >> I presume on June

[4:14] » Yes, June 10th

[4:18] » resolution that would be >> Okay. And so,

[4:21] » sets the clock. >> We need to have a motion to set that

[4:25] public hearing for June 10th. >> I'll make that motion.

[4:27] » Okay, for 6:00 p.m. or 6:05. Everybody, have a second?

[4:32] » Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Howard, any

[4:35] discussion on that? Say all in favor.

[4:38] » Aye. >> Aye. Thank you.

[4:41] Okay. Um

[4:44] on the zoning law revision, I want to back up here a little bit

[4:48] because I think it's one of the clarify um where

[4:52] we're at. And if Tom has any info on here, you

[4:56] know, he's been working really hard, so I don't want to confuse the issue. So,

[5:01] what we did as a town board, we supported um

[5:05] the way I remember, we supported Tom going forward and looking at the

[5:08] research to um bring back about the black Black House and what it's what it

[5:12] means and how exciting it's going to be. Um

[5:16] but ultimately

[5:24] agency to send it to the planning board. We

[5:28] I it's the town board that's responsible. We don't want um

[5:32] Oh, sorry. Okay. So,

[5:36] so, I'm looking to see if um the town board would like to pick a lead

[5:42] agency for the Black House um with the idea that it would be by

[5:47] only, it's not by budgetary

[5:50] um donations. What did Howard

[5:53] Did you hear what I said? Howard

[5:59] » All right, I'm going to hang your phone up in a minute.

[6:01] » Yep, hang up. Were you able to hear me?

[6:05] Howard, what was I saying about the black house?

[6:07] » Yep. >> Okay. So, um at that point, um then

[6:13] we can I think the first thing is we need to

[6:16] discuss about the town being the lead agent because it is our property.

[6:21] It is our um it would go on the property.

[6:25] And and the fact that the first things that people are going to ask, well, how

[6:29] can the town afford to pay that? We're not paying for it.

[6:32] Okay? It's it would be done by donations or by um volunteers and support. Um so

[6:40] so it's transparent. It would go the it would go to the

[6:44] planning board. They would review the site plan.

[6:48] And um and then also notify neighbors.

[6:53] So that it is it's transparent. People will know about

[6:57] it rather than just hearing on the street that

[7:00] you know >> Does it have to go to ZBA for a variance

[7:03] and then the planning board? >> Um there's only board, that's why we did

[7:07] the public um added the public facilities within it.

[7:10] Also Right.

[7:13] So we do have to have um you know, Matt's reviewing the zoning

[7:19] right now. We will have to have a public hearing on the revision to the zoning.

[7:24] Um and then to change that law. So so there's a parallel track here.

[7:29] » Which camera are you getting? She presented it at the last meeting of

[7:33] the board of trustees.

[7:35] The zoning that changes were already in there.

[7:38] » Right. In the zoning. >> So what draft brought stuff up?

[7:40] » Yeah, but you also brought up that we need to be a change because it still had

[7:43] Board of Trustees in it. >> Yes.

[7:46] » And so that's what needed to be done. >> the latest one.

[7:49] Yeah, it had no no trustees. It now it just said just a town cuz I was looking

[7:53] for that cuz you mentioned that. And it's all just relates to the town was

[7:58] not talking about the village at all. So >> Yeah. So we have

[8:01] » say village. You just said town of Salem Trustees instead of town board.

[8:06] Trustees are a village but it didn't say village Board of Trustees. It said town

[8:10] of Salem Board of Trustees and went out of the Board of Trustees section.

[8:14] » But it didn't say Trustees anywhere I don't think cuz I went through it and

[8:17] » It did in Kim's draft of the meeting. >> Okay.

[8:20] » We all have the same one. I haven't received anything else but that one.

[8:24] » So that was a revision that needed be

[8:29] modified. Um

[8:31] » She can probably do that. >> So

[8:34] » Or maybe he did. >> That being said, at this point

[8:38] um

[8:40] we could set a public hearing for the zoning for June 10th to go along with

[8:44] the public hearing for the um flood plain prevention with the

[8:49] revisions that we just talked about. So we can keep that process moving. So this

[8:54] is so there's two things going on. Uh lead agent as a town board for the

[8:59] back house and also um

[9:03] um the zoning.

[9:05] » The new law. >> The new law.

[9:07] » Or revised >> The revised law.

[9:09] » So we don't have to go to the planning board at the end of this um next week or

[9:12] anything with anything. >> Well, they said that talking

[9:16] » at I'm confused now. >> Well, Kim said that we could submit this

[9:19] anytime. So if if you give the approval

[9:24] for me to act on behalf of the town then

[9:27] officially then I can just start to submit things that we need to submit. It

[9:31] won't be final approval until things are done.

[9:34] » Yeah, I'm saying it. Do we have I don't know what the planning board

[9:37] stuff, but I know different things are fees. So, we as town are fees. I need to

[9:42] have money come into me to issue checks.

[9:46] » They won't charge. >> And that's what I was going to

[9:49] That's what I was going to ask about cuz it says

[9:51] » Cuz if you have to go to the county, they don't charge. And that's about all

[9:54] he's going to assume he's not going to charge the town a fee.

[9:58] » We've done it before when we've done stuff down at town hall. We've had to

[10:01] pay fees. That's not the question. >> So

[10:03] » I don't need to be worried about >> budget. So, with the with the with this

[10:07] option, are you saying that we had to pay a fee for it to do that?

[10:10] » Yeah, something that we had to do that we had to pay a fee and they sent it

[10:13] back and they lost the check and we had to reissue and yeah.

[10:19] » So >> It wasn't much.

[10:21] » Right. >> But, that's why I'm just if we have to

[10:23] issue checks >> Yeah.

[10:24] » we need to have something come in so I can go.

[10:26] » Good good question. >> Yeah, I was wondering about that.

[10:29] » you. So >> Yeah, thank you.

[10:30] » So, the fee's high for the planning board, but I can't imagine she's going

[10:33] to charge which is small. >> I don't know what those are. out.

[10:36] I'll be over there trying to get that fee.

[10:38] » Yeah. >> I don't know what the town would charge.

[10:39] I don't know. >> I don't know. That's

[10:41] » So, so So, now we have three different discussions going on. Okay, so the one

[10:46] discussion is let's go back to the zoning law, the revisions to the zoning

[10:50] law. Um

[10:52] Can we set a public hearing for um June 10th for the the revisions to

[10:59] the zoning law? Do you have a motion for that?

[11:01] » I'll make that motion. >> Okay. Do we have a second?

[11:04] » I'll second it. >> Okay, so that'll be June 10th at

[11:09] say 6:30.

[11:14] So >> It'll be 6:30

[11:19] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[11:22] » Okay.

[11:28] » Okay. So >> Yeah. Oh, excuse me. Sorry for

[11:32] interrupting. Sometime could you send Can you copy that off and send it to us

[11:37] so we know how many days in between stuff's got to be and

[11:41] for notifications?

[11:45] » Yes, but >> What's that?

[11:49] » I know. I just said sometime will you send it out to us?

[11:53] » Yes, it's in there. It depends on what you're doing.

[11:56] » Thank you. >> And what legal notice you're doing. It's

[11:58] different for different ones. It's three.

[12:01] » Well, if you have time, if you could sometime send it out.

[12:06] » That would be great. So, all in favor for the

[12:09] » Hi. >> Hi. Thank you. Hi.

[12:12] Okay. So, that's number one. That's off the table.

[12:15] The second is is the um regarding the Black House. Tom and Dave

[12:21] have worked like 500%. Okay. There is talk on the street about what's

[12:27] going on and they mean they should be cuz they they're not familiar as to how

[12:30] this is going to work. So, I think we need to

[12:40] Yes, I would agree, but

[12:43] So, absolutely. That I agree with all of you. You're right. Um but

[12:48] So, what I'm looking for is for the Town Board to approve going forward with the

[12:53] Black House at

[12:56] um with the idea that it's going to be

[12:58] volunteer. It's going to be at um donations um that the money won't come

[13:03] from the >> No taxpayer money.

[13:05] » No taxpayer money is a good way to do it. Thank you.

[13:08] » How do they work like if they have electricity

[13:11] or anything like that about those? >> Well, the electricity part would

[13:15] initially probably have to go on to the town, but I'm I'm hoping that eventually

[13:20] just um Clyde for instance, they have a friends of the Black House. So, it'd be

[13:24] like more like the Georgie maybe. And Al actually brought that up

[13:28] way back when we had those question list of questions. I could see someone

[13:32] whether it be Asa Fitch or whoever because I mean they take care of the

[13:36] cemetery. So, just incorporate it. Eventually not have it on the town.

[13:40] » Yeah. I mean that's >> That's what I'd like to see.

[13:43] » Yeah. >> Just have a pri- a

[13:45] site >> So, we can keep it so that it's

[13:51] » Right. >> Right.

[13:52] » Well, you know, initially I'm going to go ahead and put

[13:56] electricity in there to start. >> Right.

[13:57] » We can just put the kind of the end stuff, you know, we don't have to

[14:00] » an old primitive candle holder. >> Yeah.

[14:03] » Start out >> It's It is 1780s.

[14:06] » No. >> Are you going to have anything in there

[14:09] about educational cuz I thought when I go to the county they're going to

[14:12] require you for a bathroom and for that reason.

[14:15] » I I talked to Theo and he

[14:19] didn't seem to think too much about bathrooms and stuff. He said there's not

[14:23] going to be any water or anything like that. So, that's going

[14:27] to be a discussion we'll certainly have you know, to find out these things cuz

[14:32] he said I said what about it? And he said, "Well, you got to got to give me

[14:35] the a- okay's first then we'll then we'll

[14:38] talk about it, you know." >> So, um I have a question.

[14:44] » Sure. >> Liability?

[14:47] How's that work? This is >> That would have to be under the

[14:49] insurance for the town. Yeah. >> Okay.

[14:51] » That has to be you don't get away from that. So, I mean that's

[14:54] But I can't believe it would be. >> Oh, no.

[14:57] We have Yeah, we have insurance on that lot anyway.

[15:00] » Yes. How is the town? >> Yes, we do.

[15:02] » Town property. >> Mhm.

[15:04] » Yeah. >> Just to clarify.

[15:05] » Yeah, you know. >> Yep.

[15:06] » Um good question. >> Yeah, it is a good question.

[15:09] Any other questions?

[15:12] Okay. So,

[15:16] So, at this point um So, that's n- number two request is to

[15:21] do the town board as lead agent for the lock house.

[15:25] With the amendments that we talked about.

[15:28] Do we have a motion for that? Did somebody motion that already?

[15:32] » I'll make a motion. >> Okay, do we have a second?

[15:36] » I'll second it. >> Okay, any more discussion?

[15:41] Any any more discussion on that? No. All in all in favor.

[15:45] » Aye. >> Aye.

[15:46] » Aye. >> Thank you.

[15:47] So that's number two. Number three would be since Stan has been working so hard

[15:52] at doing this, what I'd like to do is suggest that he be the our town board

[15:57] liaison to go to the planning board to answer

[16:01] questions and keep going forward with this project.

[16:05] » Um, I'll make that motion. >> You need to because you already said it.

[16:09] That's what this is for. >> I I I I

[16:11] I'd like it back in the minutes again. Yeah, I I mean we can have it four

[16:15] times, sir. >> I'll second it.

[16:19] » Okay. Okay.

[16:21] Any any questions on that? All in favor.

[16:24] » Come back to us then and tell us what we got.

[16:27] » Yeah. >> I see you.

[16:29] » Yeah. >> Yeah, all in favor.

[16:30] » Aye. >> Aye.

[16:31] » Thank you. I know that was confusing. Um, I tried to try to clarify this as

[16:36] best I could. Okay, um

[16:40] Other business just real quick. Uh, I talked to uh Robert

[16:44] Robert Judd who is the okay with having his name said.

[16:48] Um, he's sending a check for 2,500

[16:53] for stump removal. He's very specific about where he wants those stumps

[16:57] removed and he wants to give it to the tree committee. So the tree tree

[17:01] committee can go forward, but what he says is he wants it done in primary

[17:05] locations like Main Street, you know, West Broadway, East Broadway.

[17:09] He wants it >> William Street.

[17:11] » I was Sorry, I don't know where William Street is. There's like seven. There's

[17:14] like seven. So

[17:17] » I'll go there. >> Yeah.

[17:20] So

[17:24] We have Landon Landon Nelson and said he had some Josh Josh who is we've had

[17:29] before he does a good job too is also and he

[17:35] He's great too. They're both good.

[17:40] So right. So anyways

[17:44] so I lost in the mail.

[17:47] You've been following a FedEx truck around for 3 days now.

[17:50] » What happened to the mail? >> That's $2,500 check.

[17:54] I went back and went back to them and today it's coming to my house. I think

[17:59] what happened is they were going to the town office door

[18:02] and no occupancy. And so it didn't know where to go.

[18:08] So I put my email my address on it because somebody's there to receive it.

[18:14] Um So I just wanted it in the books that

[18:17] it's coming. And it would have been deposited into

[18:21] the general fund for the tree committee for stump

[18:24] removal. Would that work Cathy?

[18:30] Um any other business? >> I have a couple things and this is just

[18:34] something for us to think about. I know we don't have a sidewalk per se

[18:39] but I see a lot of business signs

[18:42] advertising their businesses on our town property and stuff. Is that legal?

[18:48] Or should we look into like I just

[18:53] There's just something not kosher about that. I don't know

[18:55] » It's like it's like real estate the real estate signs and then there's

[18:59] » There's all kinds of >> I don't think it's legal.

[19:01] » Yeah we had them taken off at the courthouse.

[19:03] » Is that is elevation hill revelations or is it

[19:07] listing on both? I don't think it's on both or thing that

[19:11] they did in Georgia. Danielsville. Danielsville. Okay we've been on both.

[19:14] » But it doesn't really matter who it is, but it's a sign match.

[19:17] » Or what happened? >> It's I think it's interesting cuz I

[19:20] looked into this before. Um because it they with those state

[19:24] things, they consider them temporary. >> Right.

[19:27] » Okay, and so does temporary mean 5 days? Does it mean

[19:30] 10 days? Does it mean 4 years? I have no idea.

[19:32] » Right. And like where he's got it now at the cemetery of Horner. Yeah, cemetery

[19:36] road of Horner. The county's going to come in there and try to mow around it

[19:39] and >> Yeah.

[19:40] » Then we have a mess. >> Yeah.

[19:42] And they're I see their signs like like on a on a tree or a pole and I'm just

[19:48] like >> And start signs are in the road.

[19:50] » That's they're in the middle of the >> Yeah, yeah, but you don't know where

[19:52] they are in >> I don't know where that line is.

[19:54] » I don't either. I'm not involved. I've never been involved with that.

[19:57] » It's a It's a sign law that is There's about We have about three of them.

[20:02] And I've read through the three of them. None of them make any more sense

[20:05] anymore. Okay. It's It's something that we should look at and revise.

[20:10] » Yeah, just yeah. >> And so Let me see if I can pull up all

[20:14] the current sign laws that we have. >> Okay, it's no hurry. It was just a just

[20:17] small thing. >> I I saw somebody raise that question.

[20:20] » Oh, you did? >> On Facebook, yeah.

[20:21] » Oh, okay. >> Uh and I'm kind of curious myself. And I

[20:24] think somebody chimed in and said, "No, you can't do

[20:28] commercial things like if you have a roofing one on

[20:32] downtown Portland. You can't do it. You can put it on a

[20:34] private lot, but you can't. But I don't know.

[20:39] Good question. >> It is a good question.

[20:43] » So >> The third one would be on county

[20:45] right-of-way up there. >> So why don't we we pull out the ones

[20:49] that we have? >> We only have one sign law. It was done

[20:51] by our employee. He said it wasn't good. It needed to be done, but because they

[20:55] were pushing to do it, that's all we had. Anything the village had is not

[20:59] ours. They didn't adopt anything the village had.

[21:02] » Did that include the um you know, like the Salem Food Pantry or Salem Food

[21:06] Pantry? the um Salem farm supply used to have them out by Scouts Lake Road, and

[21:12] they were considered the um large size >> The maximum size is 3 ft by 4 ft.

[21:17] » But that was that is a law because I've seen it, but it's town because it's town

[21:21] property. It wasn't town property. So, let's let's

[21:24] » If the sign was there before Al did this, it doesn't apply. And he's got

[21:28] that right in there. >> Do you remember it used to be when the

[21:30] village was here, it was 2 by 3, I think.

[21:33] » Right. >> That was Salem for the village. The

[21:36] biggest sign you could have is 2 ft by 3 ft.

[21:38] » And like the courthouse has an advertising at Apple Festival, it makes

[21:41] perfect sense cuz once Apple Festival, they sell the tickets, it's gone it's

[21:45] gone. Right, they'll use them next year. >> I was going down on the board of public

[21:48] works and head waters of the Apple Festival.

[21:50] » Right. And that's to me that's fine because it's such a temporary thing.

[21:53] It's not they're not really a business to me. But when somebody's advertising

[21:57] that's I and they don't even get a fight.

[22:00] » And do they follow >> They're going to get a fight.

[22:03] And do they follow the this company or >> know what? You know where it was? It was

[22:07] in Greenwich. That's where I saw them. It was somebody in Greenwich complaining

[22:10] about the same thing. And what they were doing is they're picking them up and

[22:14] dropping them on the supervisor's front step.

[22:18] So, it wasn't in Salem, it was in Greenwich.

[22:22] » Yeah. You have to have them up and you have to have them down.

[22:25] » Period. >> That's the that's the

[22:26] » And I and that's the state >> Does this company even belong to our

[22:30] chamber of commerce? >> I'm your advertising your company you

[22:33] know. Let's let's let's review it.

[22:35] » Yeah, let's let's >> Let's let's find it, review it, and see

[22:37] what and and everybody think about it because that way if we all think about

[22:41] it and we look at others than us in other rural towns, maybe there's a

[22:45] template there that fits better than what we have. It's worth it's worth

[22:48] looking at. You agree, Howard? >> Sure.

[22:52] » Okay. >> And then the second thing is um when you

[22:55] have free hands of the head of the board of public works, we have nothing else to

[22:58] talk about sometimes, but um it was brought up about the electric

[23:02] scooters and the Lime bikes. And New York State law says you have to

[23:07] be 16 and a helmet. >> Mhm.

[23:09] » But the kids up at the school and I addressed this

[23:13] countless times at our safety meetings up at the school.

[23:15] » Mhm. >> Both friends have yelled but they don't

[23:17] know what they don't know what the rule is. Well, kids are going out the parking

[23:20] lot, you know, there's cars coming and going and now we're on the sidewalk.

[23:25] And we don't have a law for that either because it's brand new but I will

[23:29] forward everybody what Tanya sent to me

[23:33] what the law is. Oh, you've had seen it? So, you

[23:37] » Absolutely. >> Yeah, there's a crazy thing.

[23:40] » So, all we need is a little bubbles to come out and reinforce them.

[23:43] » Yeah. >> Yeah.

[23:44] » I mean, it's scare it's very scary. Yeah, because they mean

[23:48] They mean in and out of traffic. >> Young young kids on those things and

[23:51] it's just crazy. >> Yeah.

[23:54] » Yeah, there's set that comes down through here like

[23:57] » And they just scootch across the street. >> Well, I saw

[23:59] » And today a guy driving a bike and helmet, a kid on

[24:03] seat with his back with his baseball outfit on and stuff. You saw that?

[24:09] » Yeah. >> And he had no helmet no nothing.

[24:12] » And I'm sitting so straight and they go over the back end.

[24:14] » And there is no question that probably fall down.

[24:18] » However, you know, if >> I mean, look at the amount of ATV

[24:22] accidents we had. You know, I mean and

[24:26] I mean >> It's not like this is a school thing.

[24:28] Should be something that should be resource officers should do a sessions

[24:32] on or something up at the school. >> It's still great and I'm not giving up

[24:37] on that. That's the first week of June that will be addressed on that Tuesday.

[24:41] But but they're also going down our

[24:43] sidewalks. >> They're down on these Broadway sidewalks

[24:46] earlier today in the rain. >> Yeah.

[24:48] » And she was going how much to what you know, thing and the water is flying at

[24:51] it. So, they're going down too. >> 17 miles an hour?

[24:55] » No, sir. >> That's what they all

[24:58] I don't know what I'm saying. >> It's very white.

[25:03] » I'm I'm in total agreement. >> That's just

[25:07] » That's that. >> I've been meaning to bring him up the

[25:09] last couple months and I've got home and I didn't bring him up, you know.

[25:11] » Yeah, that's right. >> They used to run down when the

[25:14] politicians or whatever protesters are on the corner. That was the one that

[25:17] used to be in this whole getup. >> Yeah.

[25:20] » Flying that sign around. >> Basically.

[25:22] » Brenda, um I know um

[25:25] Sergeant Sullivan does a prom prom >> Yes, he does.

[25:28] » And when is that? It's a June >> June 6th is the prom.

[25:32] » So, I know he's coming in June. >> Do you have to take a picture?

[25:35] » Yeah. >> We're taking a picture on the 5th.

[25:37] » Oh, so so maybe it's June 5th. I Let me reach out to them. I heard that before.

[25:42] » It's June 5th.

[25:44] Yeah, that's what I got. >> Okay, so

[25:46] » is a Friday and >> So, the Friday before the prom is when

[25:49] he will come in and talk with them and do the

[25:52] I I encourage everybody to come. It's He's been doing it for a while.

[25:57] He's does a great job with it. And um

[26:00] » And Billy Webster's gotten into all the high schools now crossed out by the

[26:04] property up at the court. And so we got that safety issue.

[26:07] » Yeah. Webster's good. >> That's good. So, what are they doing

[26:11] then? >> With the e-bikes.

[26:12] » We'll talk to him about it in a minute. >> e-bikes, yeah.

[26:14] » They're so fortunate I saw them the other day. I didn't I didn't beep the

[26:18] horn and said, "You're not supposed to be doing that." And I won't tell you

[26:22] what the response was. Cuz they cross from diagonal to their

[26:25] kitty corner. They're not crossing the way they're supposed to. It's crazy.

[26:29] Just cuz it's quicker and it's easier. Hopefully nobody gets hurt.

[26:33] » Yeah. Yeah, that's the hope. I mean, it's been

[26:35] » Sometimes it's not big kids either. It's >> I mean, the last month the the ATV

[26:41] accidents have been really um wicked in that. It's been wicked.

[26:45] » Mhm. >> Um so, that's what we're trying to

[26:47] keep our city the best we can.

[26:49] » At At that is if we have some kind of legal

[26:53] something. I and I'm not I hate laws.

[26:56] » But the educational thing The educational piece would be helpful.

[26:58] » I see the education part. >> Yeah, it would be really important.

[27:01] » Yeah. So, do we have any other business?

[27:04] » Um yep, I got two things.

[27:07] » Did you get the insurance to give me for your event this weekend? I have not seen

[27:11] it. >> Oops. Okay.

[27:13] Okay. >> Please keep us posted.

[27:15] » Laura. >> I already have some.

[27:17] » Go ahead. >> Yeah, two things.

[27:20] CJ sent me a text today, said that the county is wants some more insurance

[27:26] from his vendor. He's been on the phone with him for the

[27:30] last 3 days, the vendor pushing them to get the insurance to him.

[27:34] Um to the county so he can get that. He's apologizes and he's trying, so that

[27:42] was his text to me today. Um

[27:45] the other thing is is there's

[27:50] there's rumors now about the Glens Falls Hospital

[27:53] bit going around. Um

[27:57] can we, just for our sake, are they going to send us an email or

[28:02] can we get an email stating that they aren't

[28:05] re-doing the lease? Because people have heard that we're

[28:10] kicking them out and I just think we need something in writing that it's not

[28:14] us, they're leaving. >> Okay.

[28:17] Yeah, I'll send a note up to Rick. And have a good day.

[28:21] » Yeah, that way it just can say it's nothing to do with the town, it's Glens

[28:24] Falls Hospital is deciding they're changing.

[28:28] Nobody knows why, so >> Yeah.

[28:31] Okay. Um anything else?

[28:35] » Well, just that. >> That's all I got.

[28:37] » Thank you. >> We got uh nice egg is going to give us

[28:40] three trees that uh

[28:44] to plant. We just have to pick out the committee's going to

[28:49] pick out which ones and they're they're actually smaller so you could actually

[28:52] do a shovel plant. Well, they're going to get 1-gallon

[28:56] uh 3-ft tall in a gallon so we'll have to figure out where those are going to

[28:59] go. And Travis

[29:03] I could do that, yeah. right up front.

[29:06] » Nice. >> And um Travis did get a hold of me today

[29:09] and uh he wanted to know where we wanted to plant and he would mark the spots.

[29:14] » Great. >> So we're planning to See what's going

[29:16] on. >> Teamwork on it. I love it.

[29:18] » Record that, please. >> some nerves.

[29:21] » I'm actually really super excited about it.

[29:25] On Friday night they're supposed to be here.

[29:29] Main Street and Shushan us in East Broadway to assist putting up

[29:36] Salem has, I believe it was 69 banners. So

[29:40] in East Broadway and Shushan, I believe it was 17.

[29:45] The ultimate goal is to have those banners up in Salem and Shushan

[29:52] by the time the sun rises on Memorial

[29:57] That is the goal. >> I love an optimist.

[30:00] » Excuse me? >> I love an optimist.

[30:01] » We Well, we have reached out to numerous individuals and as you know, you you've

[30:06] been one of the one of the parties here. Um there's been some volunteers and

[30:10] there will be some more once I really feel confident that once

[30:14] they start seeing these banners are beautiful, ladies and gentlemen.

[30:18] Absolutely beautiful. You you'll you'll be proud.

[30:21] Um I think once a few of the individuals and excuse my expression, but may very

[30:27] actually see what's happening, I think they probably will say, "Hey, can I give

[30:31] you a hand?" Um Andy Hervey has really orchestrated this like to a T.

[30:39] Um I know he's still at water school, but yeah, but with that being said, I I

[30:45] just want to say here we come and that's the ultimate

[30:49] goal. >> Nice.

[30:50] Did they all get Did they all get Did the list get filled? Cuz I was down

[30:55] the South Dory and he told me they needed needed a sponsor break.

[30:59] » Uh um I do believe that everybody received one that

[31:04] wanted one. >> Okay. Okay.

[31:05] » Um I do know that there's two that are in the process of still being ordered

[31:11] » Okay. >> because they didn't meet the deadline.

[31:13] » Okay. >> One thing that I do want to share with

[31:15] the board and the town, this is this is an ongoing um

[31:20] event. >> I got phone calls, so I wondered

[31:22] » An ongoing event. So that the purpose was was to get them done by Memorial Day

[31:28] so we could start our stuff here in Salem.

[31:31] » But somebody could still order one. >> Absolutely. It's not a closed

[31:35] » or >> Or excuse me.

[31:37] » It would still be the same >> Right. Through the American Legion

[31:39] office so that's the >> same form cuz I have

[31:42] » Yes, the same form and everything Yes.

[31:46] And like I said, can't thank all the volunteers and and I'm very optimistic,

[31:51] Tom. >> If that's the

[31:53] » You'll find out something about me. I'm waiting for this for a long time and

[31:58] » It's great. >> Monday morning when the sun comes up, it

[32:00] would be nice to have our community be able to share that

[32:03] with. >> But do they designate the poles or

[32:06] whatever? >> Um that actually when people have

[32:11] put the application in, they might Okay, they might say I'd like

[32:16] to be down on West Broadway because maybe my you know, that's where I grew

[32:19] up. Okay, I know that

[32:22] Bricky Clark School is going to be in the center of town.

[32:26] Um Dorothy has made some really great ideas, you know, Jew Moore, some of our

[32:32] some of our community. I know that Gary Slater wants to be with Oh gosh,

[32:37] why can't I think of his name? Double brackets, we have single one is best

[32:41] buddy. They went off to service together. Gary came home and his buddy

[32:46] just passed away not too long ago. So, they want to be on the same, you know,

[32:51] like I said, I just got to say kudos to getting it done and um

[32:57] Monday morning, God willing and creek don't rise.

[33:02] The weather was good for it. Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. You know, like I

[33:05] said last night at our auxiliary meeting, those men and women, they stood

[33:09] in the rain. You know what? I I guess

[33:12] being the old farmer.

[33:16] God willing.

[33:24] But these are

[33:28] They are absolutely And so, that would be another little um

[33:32] hiccup and stable on Friday. What we're doing that and get some.

[33:37] » So, I'm going to go forward with Dan from what you just said. The the hiccup

[33:41] we're talking about is Mike Phillips, the contractor, is taking down that

[33:44] building on Friday. >> Oh.

[33:46] » Okay. >> Oh.

[33:48] » So, we'll be busy. >> I've been talking with him back and

[33:50] forth um So,

[33:53] they yes, they contractors is it was either this Friday and Saturday or it

[33:59] was going to be after 4th of July. There's sites up there that are loose.

[34:03] There's a board up there that's loose. Every time I'm checking to make sure

[34:07] everything's still loose on top of the roof because that makes

[34:11] Yeah, it's a yeah. So, um

[34:14] very thankful to have it coming down. And so, we talked to John DePree because

[34:19] the tax sale is going to be there they're pushing it back. And I'm going

[34:23] to reach out to I think it's auxiliary. >> It's auxiliary.

[34:27] » Oh, yeah. I think it's auxiliary. I don't care if you use my front yard. It

[34:31] might be safer than there next to a demolition house with asbestos and

[34:35] things like that. >> They're all just canvas. That's where

[34:39] they come from. >> Yes.

[34:42] » Yes, and I think there's others that are going to be getting them also. So

[34:47] I'm going to I saw a thing where somebody was going to bring a flatbed.

[34:51] » I got more phone calls at 9:00 in the morning and more space and it's not a

[34:55] town but they think it's town cuz it says town line.

[34:59] I'm like, I can't do anything for you. He wanted I gave him Presbyterian. I

[35:04] said, get on them you know, Facebook cuz there's nobody

[35:07] there. >> Yeah.

[35:08] » So I'll try to reach out to auxiliary and ask if that um

[35:12] done and see, you know, cuz we could put up a cone. The John

[35:17] DePree's and my suggestion is run a construction tape

[35:22] and keep them in the back part away from it.

[35:24] So that's a possibility. Um but

[35:27] I think that keeping people away from there we would

[35:31] be better off keeping people away from the demolition church rather than

[35:34] encouraging them to go back.

[35:38] With the with the tags.

[35:42] » You own it. >> Fireman

[35:45] they rented. >> I said it's a nice open space kind of

[35:50] » Yeah. >> Just I have one more thing.

[35:53] » Yeah. >> I I sent you all the I sent decided I

[35:56] should send you all that QR code thing this one last meeting he was here and I

[36:01] was just about to replace them and my ones I replaced last about a year. He

[36:06] said I can do that for the last three years or more. So he's doing it for

[36:09] nothing. So it's he's and the goal is again to

[36:13] have them done for the weekend before Memorial Day.

[36:16] The QR codes. So that instead of the yeah, they're

[36:20] nice vinyl.

[36:22] » We have to get them just so much fun. >> Yeah.

[36:25] » We have one. there. >> They're dripping all over.

[36:28] » One more thing, as tomorrow is the Salem Community Day day and so everybody's

[36:32] going to be working hard with the students. I think Brendon will go down

[36:35] with the Georgia cleared Georgia. >> Tomorrow?

[36:39] » Or next week. >> Tomorrow.

[36:41] » Oh, Stacy wanted some kids to be able to read them.

[36:45] » That's June 10th. >> Nice.

[36:47] » Over June 10th. >> Yes.

[36:51] » Um, so everybody who's participating tomorrow that's really it's a great day.

[36:57] It's really incredible to watch and they worked hard. Some

[37:01] They worked hard. >> Yeah.

[37:04] » Okay. >> Both of them.

[37:05] » So, the other thing is on June 5th, Mary Skelly and Cindy Rogers will have be

[37:10] having their last reenactment at the at the Veterans Park.

[37:14] Um, as a town, I am always very proud to say

[37:18] because at the Board of Supervisors, I've heard many

[37:21] times say, "Well, you know, the kids aren't taught about local history

[37:25] anymore." Well, let me tell you, in Salem, you better learn it

[37:29] and you're going to experience it and you're going to have food from it and

[37:33] you're going to make the food and you're going to understand the muskets and the

[37:37] They do it have done an incredible job and they're both retired.

[37:40] » Who's the other one? >> Mary Skelly and

[37:43] » Cindy Rogers. >> Um, I encourage everybody to go see the

[37:46] last one. I'd love to see you >> 11:30 on Friday and she actually invited

[37:51] you and myself and some other and Al cuz Al was in the one of the first ones

[37:56] and I think he she's going to try to get John Hubbard too cuz he was

[38:00] one of the first people to do that stuff. So,

[38:03] » So, it's an exciting day. You know, I I would love to think about

[38:08] I think we should give them a proclamation something. I don't think we

[38:12] say thank you enough. I mean, they've been doing how many years of this?

[38:15] » Yeah, a lot of years. >> Is it 30? 30 something years?

[38:18] » Yeah, it's got to be. >> Yeah.

[38:21] » Long time. >> Long long time. Anyways, very much

[38:23] appreciated. >> Consider the revolutionary works on

[38:25] material of yours. >> It's in the park.

[38:28] » Yeah. >> Um at the Veterans Park.

[38:33] » Any other business to come before the board? Yes, Scott.

[38:38] » I did notice that seemed like Jim Gainey is trying

[38:41] » Yes. Yeah, yeah.

[38:49] » I I did notice that they were definitely back further than today and and more

[38:53] space in there. So.

[38:57] Yeah, good thing.

[39:00] » Yeah. Yeah, it's terrific.

[39:04] So.

[39:09] » Keep our buddy up. Keep our buddy in your prayers. He's not doing well.

[39:15] Sure. Had a motorcycle accident.

[39:22] Yeah, that's the cool.

[39:34] » That's the same as the mayor. >> We need to do something to have a motion

[39:38] and a proclamation. >> Yes, please.

[39:41] You want to make that motion? >> I'll make that motion.

[39:44] For a proclamation to appreciation against the wicked dog.

[39:48] » Proclamation appreciation for the city guys are taking for for the mayor Scott.

[39:53] » I'll second it. >> Any more discussion?

[39:57] » No. >> All in favor.

[39:59] » I. >> I. Thank you.

[40:00] » He's on the >> Thanks, everybody.

[40:03] Okay, any other business?

[40:06] Public comment?

[40:09] No. Okay.

[40:13] Okey doke.

[40:18] Okay. Just so

[40:20] » I don't know we got to have information how long they got to go on this stuff.

[40:23] » Yeah. Yeah.

[40:27] Okay. Do we have a motion to adjourn?

[40:31] » I'll make it. >> Okay.

[40:33] We have a second? >> I think Howard seconded.

[40:36] » Yes, second. All in favor? >> Aye.

[40:39] » Aye. >> Aye.

[40:42] » Thank you. I'm just saying

[40:45] » You I have tea sometimes having these ones guys now.

[40:48] » them. >> Thank you very much.

[40:53] » Thank you. >> So, the phone bill we need to call

[40:55] » Thank you, Tom. >> to go with

[40:57] » You know.

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