New Berlin Town Board denies offer from Chenango County DPW
NORWICH – The New Berlin Town Board voted to reject an offer from the county’s department of public works to begin training its first public notary, accepted a part-time police officer’s resignation, and agreed to spend about $1,200 on mower repairs.
Monday’s town meeting began with New Berlin Supervisor Robert Starr discussing repairs needed on one of the Town’s mowers.
Starr explained the Diesel Gravely Promaster mower the town purchased three years ago for $300 was having trans-axle issues costing $1,200 to repair.
According to Starr, the cost of replacing the mower would be upwards of $27,000, which he said justified the price of the town mower’s repair.
Then Starr said that the Chenango County Department of Public Works reached out to the board via a letter, which offered them the option to take over mowing county roadsides located in the Town of New Berlin.
He explained that the department of public works was willing to pay $50 a mile, and there are around 31 miles to cover, which means the reimbursement for mowing would be approximately $1,550.
“At $50 a mile, the offer is not good enough,” Star said. “We’ve been looking at the roads, and most of them have guardrails. We don’t have a way to mow behind the guard rails, and there are deep ditches to deal with as well.”
He said a boom mower provided by the county would make it possible, but not financially practical due to the cost of manning the boom mower, fueling it, and making repairs to it.
Starr said, “$200 a mile might allow us to break even, but for now my vote is a no.” The other board members agreed with Starr, and then discussed the result of last years audit.
Starr said the audit was without discrepancy or violation, and then accepted its results, along with the $625 fee for training the New Berlin Town Clerk Deborah Barker, to become a certified public notary.
The board discussed the town's law enforcement, and Starr said that he was happy with how the month of February went, but was especially impressed with the types of violations that the New Berlin Police Department discovered.
Starr cited a traffic stop where a New Berlin officer discovered an individual was driving without a license in an unregistered vehicle.
"It just shows you that when you go out there and enforce the traffic laws this is what you can find. If you just drive down the road looking the the sunshine you don't find these sorts of things. Good job and well done," he said.
Starr also brought up the need to vote on the resignation of part-time officer Michael Norbert, who was hired as a full-time officer in the Sidney police department. "He will be missed," said Starr, and the board members agreed.
The board then discussed its future plans for Millbrook Park, agreeing to change the names of the park's pavilions from Hilltop, Upper, and Sandy, to Osprey, Robin's Nest, and Sandpiper with new signs for $44.79 per sign.
The New Berlin board meeting was attended by Supervisor Bob Star, John Parks and Wendy Rifanburg.
Monday’s town meeting began with New Berlin Supervisor Robert Starr discussing repairs needed on one of the Town’s mowers.
Starr explained the Diesel Gravely Promaster mower the town purchased three years ago for $300 was having trans-axle issues costing $1,200 to repair.
According to Starr, the cost of replacing the mower would be upwards of $27,000, which he said justified the price of the town mower’s repair.
Then Starr said that the Chenango County Department of Public Works reached out to the board via a letter, which offered them the option to take over mowing county roadsides located in the Town of New Berlin.
He explained that the department of public works was willing to pay $50 a mile, and there are around 31 miles to cover, which means the reimbursement for mowing would be approximately $1,550.
“At $50 a mile, the offer is not good enough,” Star said. “We’ve been looking at the roads, and most of them have guardrails. We don’t have a way to mow behind the guard rails, and there are deep ditches to deal with as well.”
He said a boom mower provided by the county would make it possible, but not financially practical due to the cost of manning the boom mower, fueling it, and making repairs to it.
Starr said, “$200 a mile might allow us to break even, but for now my vote is a no.” The other board members agreed with Starr, and then discussed the result of last years audit.
Starr said the audit was without discrepancy or violation, and then accepted its results, along with the $625 fee for training the New Berlin Town Clerk Deborah Barker, to become a certified public notary.
The board discussed the town's law enforcement, and Starr said that he was happy with how the month of February went, but was especially impressed with the types of violations that the New Berlin Police Department discovered.
Starr cited a traffic stop where a New Berlin officer discovered an individual was driving without a license in an unregistered vehicle.
"It just shows you that when you go out there and enforce the traffic laws this is what you can find. If you just drive down the road looking the the sunshine you don't find these sorts of things. Good job and well done," he said.
Starr also brought up the need to vote on the resignation of part-time officer Michael Norbert, who was hired as a full-time officer in the Sidney police department. "He will be missed," said Starr, and the board members agreed.
The board then discussed its future plans for Millbrook Park, agreeing to change the names of the park's pavilions from Hilltop, Upper, and Sandy, to Osprey, Robin's Nest, and Sandpiper with new signs for $44.79 per sign.
The New Berlin board meeting was attended by Supervisor Bob Star, John Parks and Wendy Rifanburg.
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