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The Town Crier January 16, 2008 |
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The Town Crier January 16, 2008 |
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Funeral Services for Donald Guest, Former Owner of Angola Penny Saver to be Held This Morning
On Saturday, January 12, 2008, Donald E. Guest, of Angola, NY, died in the Mitchell Campus of Hospice Buffalo Inc. He was 75. Don was the loving husband of Marjory (Hepfinger) Guest and dear father of Cindee-Jo (Ken) Evert, Kelly (Wally) Pokigo, Daniel (Pamela) Guest, Karen Guest and David Guest. He was the brother of the late Elwyn Guest and Virginia Tanner and grandfather of Emily, Ethan, Sean and Jeffrey. Funeral services will be held at the ADDISON FUNERAL HOME, INC. on Wednesday, January 16 (today) at 11AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Buffalo, Inc. 225 Como Park Blvd. Cheektowaga, NY. Mr. Guest was the former owner - operator of the Angola Pennysaver and Angola Ice Co. Don retired and sold his interests in the companies to family in 2005. Don was a very distinguished bowler. He bowled one 800 game, five 300 games and numerous 700 games. He also shot trap at the Evans Rod & Gun Club. Don was a huge fan of the New York Yankees. In 2002, Don was inducted into the Evans Brant Sports Hall of Fame. Highlights from the Angola Village Board Meeting The Angola Village Board met on January 7, 2008. Trustee Jim Carlson was excused. A letter from the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) was received. The Village of Angola’s North Main Water Line Replacement Project was not approved for funding in 2008. Forty-six project requests were received by CDBG this year. The Board will call and ask for the ranking the Village Project received and a copy of the checklist for scoring for the Project. On Monday, February 4, 2008, Kevin Gaughan will speak at the Village Board meeting on consolidation. Mr. Gaughan has been an advocate for consolidation in government to cut costs for residents. All are invited to hear Mr. Gaughan. The Board meets at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Mayor Howard "Hub" Frawley was invited to a dinner meeting being hosted by Assemblyman Jack Quinn and Legislator Bob Reynolds to discuss problems and concerns facing villages and towns in their districts. Mayor Frawley announced that the volunteer group took down the Village’s Christmas decorations on January 6. The group is looking for new "younger" volunteers to help in the future. Frawley also stated that he recently received a copy of a Directory of Chautauqua County that was well done. He will give it to the Chamber of Commerce as an idea for "selling" our area. Village Andy Yusik reported that the Title Search for the Intercontinental Building was located and forwarded to the prospective buyer. He is still waiting for the deed for 39 South Main Street (Depot Project). The Village has been notified that a foreclosure procedure is being done on 21 Maple Street. Mayor Frawley said he knows of an interested buyer for the property. Evans Police Chief Sam DeJohn reported that, currently, Car 58 is "the Village Car", the car that has the decal stating that it is "Serving the Village of Angola" and is the car usually on patrol in the Central District which encompasses the Village. He would like to have the decal applied to 2 more police cars, eventually having all the Evans cars carrying the decal. Trustee Bill Houston said that it made him feel good to see all the Police Department is doing in the Village. Fire Commissioner Lynn Kaminski reported that Erie County is working on a grant to upgrade the communication system for all fire departments and emergency squads in the County. She asked if the Board would write a letter of support for this endeavor. The Board approved the request. Ms. Kaminski also asked if pickup of cans and bottles after the High School’s February 9 Can and Bottle Drive can be arranged. Trustee Denise DeJohn thanked the Fire Department for allowing the students to use the Fire Hall as a collection site. She said it is important to work together as a community for the good of all. In other matters, the Board: • Previously, an Election Notice was approved on December 17, 2007 to fill two vacancies, one being Village Trustee and one being Village Justice, both to fill unexpired terms. After further review, the Justice resignation date of January 15, 2008, falls under the specified time table as per Election Law, to qualify for an appointment rather that an election for this position. Therefore, the Board approved a resolution, pursuant to Section 15-104 Subdivision 3(a) of the Election Law, stating the following offices are to be filled at a Special Election to be held March 18th 2008 in the Village of Angola (1) TRUSTEE — To fill an unexpired term for 1-year • Authorized the Clerk-Treasurer to publish, pursuant to Section 15-104(3)(b) and Section 15-104(4) of the Election Law that: 1. The General Village Election of the Village of Angola will be held Tuesday, March 18th, 2008, and; 2. The polling place for the single Village Election District shall be the Village Hall, 41 Commercial Street, Angola, New York, and; The hours during which the polls will be open shall be from 12:00 O’clock noon until 9:00 PM in the evening. The next meeting of the Village Board will be on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. (The meeting will be on Tuesday due to the observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday.) A workshop will be held before the meeting, begining at 6pm, to discuss projects that may be qualified for Member Funding. All are invited to attend. Highlights from the Brant Town Board Meeting The Brant Town Board met on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. All members were present. Supervisor Leonard Pero reported that the Town’s Community Development Block Grant Project – Economic Development Study of Routes 5 and 20 – was approved for funding in the amount of $19,000. The Farnham Playground Project did not get funded in this round. Councilman Dan Kujawinski made a motion to rescind and void the resolution passed at the Re-Organization meeting that would limit the Town residents from speaking at Board meeting unless they had written in their request prior to the meeting. Councilman Jeff Gier seconded the motion. Kujawinski stated that he believed it was an injustice to the residents; no one would be able to speak at the evening’s meeting because the "in writing" rule had not gone into effect until it was too late for this meeting. Pero explained that the preferred arrangement would be to have the request in writing but any resident may approach any Board member during the work session held immediately before every meeting and then the Boardmember may request a suspension of the rules so that the resident may address the Board. It is not the intent to stop residents from speaking but to try to bring order to the meetings. Councilwoman Roseann Turner stated that people ask a question and the Board members have 15 seconds to come up with an answer. Some questions require investigation so that accurate information may be given. Turner also stated that at the past 12 meetings, some questions were repeatedly asked that dealt with personnel issues and personnel issues are not to be discussed in an open meeting. After the discussion, the motion to rescind and void the "in-writing" resolution was defeated 3 to 2. Councilmen Kujawinski and Gier voted to rescind. The majority of the audience that was in attendance at the meeting walked out after the vote. Councilman Kujawinski announced that Holy Spirit Church in North Collins would be having a Blood Drive on Thursday, January 17 from 1 to 8pm. There is a blood shortage in the area. All are encouraged to donate. No appointments are necessary. (See ad on page 9). Councilman Gier reported that he had the opportunity to meet with and tour the Highway Department facility. Gier reported that they are doing a good job. He also had the occasion to ride along with Police Chief Felschow and commended him for the fine job he and the department are doing. A Public Hearing was held to hear comments on Proposed Local Law #1 on Windmills. Robert Knoer from the Wind Action Group addressed the Board to answer any questions about wind energy, windmills and the Wind Action Group. A number of residents had questions and comments. The Board listened to everyone and suggested a joint meeting be held with the Planning Board and Ag Committee to further look at the proposed law before taking any action. Councilwoman Turner thanked the Planning Board for all the work they did on the law to this point – they "went from nothing to something" so that now the Board has a base to work from. A Public Hearing to receive comment on the proposed Veterans’ Exemption elicited no public comment. The Board tabled the matter until a copy of the law was available from the State Assessors’ Association. Another Public Hearing will be held when the law is in hand and the Board will be able to act on it. Supervisor Pero reported that the Time-Warner study to supply more homes with cable is on-going. The Town Speaker Series is continuing with speakers scheduled for the second Saturday of the month, from 10am to noon. In other matters, the Board: • Accepted Michael T. Rich for the Police Department so that Mr. Rich would be able to complete Phase II of his Police Training Program. There is no cost to the Town for this training. • Set a Public Hearing for February 12, 2008 at 8pm to hear comments on the Veterans’ Exemption. • Received a request to purchase new router switches for the Town’s computer server. The Board approved the request with a spending limit of $500. • Received a letter from Senator Dale Volker saying that he will look into funding for 7 life trail stations for the walking path in the Town Park. The amount requested was $25,000. The next meeting of the Town Board will be February 12, 2008 at 7:30pm with a work session at 7:00pm. All are invited.
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