Guilford Lake swimming area to remain open
GUILFORD – The Guilford Town Board announced last night that the public swimming area on Guilford Lake will remain open during the summer of 2012.
The beach front area is part of 76 acres owned by Samuel Streiff and Helen Dobbins and has been leased to the town since 1979.
Streiff and Dobbins, who currently reside in New Hampshire, attended the April board meeting to discuss the lease in executive session.
“It was productive and we really appreciate them coming to town and speaking with us,” said Supervisor George Seneck.
Seneck said he received the new lease agreement last week and after reviewing it with attorney Steve Natoli, presented it to the board.
“This lease is just for this summer but it gives the town and the Streiffs a chance to review and continue to discuss options for the future,” said Seneck.
The new lease will cost the town $10, as in previous years, and will expire in February 2013 with no option to renew.
“We’re grateful to their family for the offer,” said Seneck. “Both parties are interested in what will happen ... we’ll both try to work on and continue the agreement.”
In a letter to the board, Streiff said he was grateful to the board for meeting with him and his sister and he hoped to continue a dialogue during 2012.
Summer youth swim programs will once again be offered at the lake and will be announced in the next month. The beach will open at the beginning of June.
The sixth generation owners of the property terminated the lease agreement in January following a local property tax assessment.
In previous years, the property was assessed at $50,000. This year’s assessment increased that number to $378,000 as part of a strict evaluation in an attempt to “bring equity and fairness to the entirety of the tax base,” said town assessor Penny Haddad
Haddad, also the New Berlin town assessor, took over the Guilford position in January.
In response to the sharp increase, Streiff, who lives in New Hampshire, terminated the lease saying the property taxes were too high to afford.
“We were very disturbed by the change ... we never wanted any development to be done on the property, but we just can’t afford the taxes as they now stand,” said Streiff. “I understand to a fair degree what’s going on, I understand the town board’s position, we just want them to understand our’s as well.”
The beach front area is part of 76 acres owned by Samuel Streiff and Helen Dobbins and has been leased to the town since 1979.
Streiff and Dobbins, who currently reside in New Hampshire, attended the April board meeting to discuss the lease in executive session.
“It was productive and we really appreciate them coming to town and speaking with us,” said Supervisor George Seneck.
Seneck said he received the new lease agreement last week and after reviewing it with attorney Steve Natoli, presented it to the board.
“This lease is just for this summer but it gives the town and the Streiffs a chance to review and continue to discuss options for the future,” said Seneck.
The new lease will cost the town $10, as in previous years, and will expire in February 2013 with no option to renew.
“We’re grateful to their family for the offer,” said Seneck. “Both parties are interested in what will happen ... we’ll both try to work on and continue the agreement.”
In a letter to the board, Streiff said he was grateful to the board for meeting with him and his sister and he hoped to continue a dialogue during 2012.
Summer youth swim programs will once again be offered at the lake and will be announced in the next month. The beach will open at the beginning of June.
The sixth generation owners of the property terminated the lease agreement in January following a local property tax assessment.
In previous years, the property was assessed at $50,000. This year’s assessment increased that number to $378,000 as part of a strict evaluation in an attempt to “bring equity and fairness to the entirety of the tax base,” said town assessor Penny Haddad
Haddad, also the New Berlin town assessor, took over the Guilford position in January.
In response to the sharp increase, Streiff, who lives in New Hampshire, terminated the lease saying the property taxes were too high to afford.
“We were very disturbed by the change ... we never wanted any development to be done on the property, but we just can’t afford the taxes as they now stand,” said Streiff. “I understand to a fair degree what’s going on, I understand the town board’s position, we just want them to understand our’s as well.”
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