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APRIL 19-25, 2019
LOCAL
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 16
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
Josh Turner, Morgan Wallen headline Cattaraugus County Fair ....see page 2
SGI students learn about the world through ELA projects ....see page 2
A new boy in blue
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Rowe twins sign college letters for UB, Fredonia ....see page 7
Springville Village Board approves $3.6 million budget, tax levy below tax cap By Kellen M. Quigley
The Springville Board of Trustees on April 15 unanimously approved the $3.6 million budget for its upcoming fiscal year with a 3.46 percent tax increase. Although early budgetary figures from New York state had the village planning to go over its tax cap for the 2019-20 fiscal year, the final budget saw a tax levy of $1,823,461, which is under the tax cap set at $1,823737. The public was presented the preliminary budget in March by Mayor William Krebs, and the board on Monday held little discussion following its approval. The tax levy is $17.76 per $1,000. The village’s fiscal year runs June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020. Adoption of the budget came following a couple local law public hearings, SEQR declarations and approvals concerning changes in the village. Photo by Kellen M. Quigley First, the board held a public hearing The Springville Police Department recently hired Vincent Pupo III (left), of Hamburg, on Local Law 6 for 2019, which as a new part-time police officer in the village. Pupo was presented with his police concerns amending boundaries of badge by Officer in Charge Nick Budney (right) during the Springville Board of districts on the zoning map for Elm Trustees meeting Monday, April 15. Street with a Healthcare Overlay.
The village was approved as the lead agency, a SEQR with a negative environmental impact was approved and the local law was adopted without issue. Next, the board held a public hearing on Local Law 7 for 2019, which concerns amending parking for bars and restaurants in the village, specifically allowing one space per three actual seats or one space per each 40 square feet of possible seating area or a combination of both. The village was approved as the lead agency, a SEQR with a negative environmental impact was approved and the local law was adopted without issue. Additionally, the village board approved rescinding Local Law 2 for 2019, which authorized the tax cap override originally expected with the state’s preliminary budget. The tax cap override was no longer necessary since the village budget is under the tax cap. IN OTHER BUSINESS, the Springville Fire Department was awarded a $5,000 grant to help pay for See Budget page 2
Concord Town Board approves spring cleanup, summer mowing bids
By Alex Simmons
At its regular April 11 meeting, the Concord Town Board accepted several reports from town departments for the month of March. The Code enforcement officer said there were nine new building permits for the month of March and several current permits are being polished. The dog Control Officer said there were 15 summons served and two dogs picked up and returned to owners. Phone calls have been made to ensure licenses are being obtained. The Town Clerk reported that birth certificates and death certificates brought in $4,284.56 in March. Additionally, Justice Frank took in $10,230 to the town and Judge Gibbins $9,004. Highway Superintendent Dennis Danes said between March 9 and April 3, the department has been out plowing and or sanding a total of seven days, adding he is “hoping the season is over.” The department switched the main plow from truck 18 to truck 15. The spare plow was put on
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truck 18 for sale as surplus on AuctionsInternational. Highway Department employees have been making road sign repairs and spring road assessments. Equipment for spring road sweeping has been serviced and prepped and road clean up started on April 2 and was completed April 8. “The guys did a fantastic job, with the weather this year we got out early and got a lot of stuff cleaned up and have gotten a lot
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of compliments from residents already,” Danes said. Council member Philip Drozd said the fire department is making plans for their Car Crafter Show event on July 21. There is also tool auction raffle going on now. IN NEW BUSINESS, a new hearing was set to appoint a new flood law, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. prior to the next scheduled town board meeting May 9.
The award for the spring trash pick up went to Waste Management. The mowing bid went to ST&J’s Lawn Care and Landscaping from West Valley with Scott Summers as the rider. He bid for Mortons Corners, East Concord and Spaulding road cemeteries and the Concord Senior Center. The board determined that Summers does have adequate equipment to complete these jobs. It was also noted that ST&J’s has been mowing the “zombie houses” in the village of Springville. Summers comes highly recommended by Liz Melock as he did a great job with these houses, received no complaints and was always on top of getting these lawns mowed. Next, Town Supervisor Cyde Drake thanked Darlene Schweikert and Stephanie Bacon for their “vital services they perform and their exemplary dedication to the communities they represent.” The Town Board recognized the week of May 5 through 11 as Municipal Town Clerks week. Drake also said Schweikert received “Clerk of the Year” from
the Town Clerk Association. The board also accepted with regrets the resignation of the cleaner at the senior center. They discussed hiring a new cleaner in conjunction with the assistance of SASI who would assist in training. Spending highway funds to “crack seal” as usual, stone and chip West Hoffman, South Hoffman, Morton, Pritchard, Kaiser, East Avenue extension and White streets as well as culvert pipe replacement, asphalt replacement and general repairs as needed was approved. Much of the cost will be based on the 2019 oil index. Mutual aid with the towns of Sardinia and Colden is hoped for to make improvements beginning in June to roads and trails at Crane Ridge as well. Additionally, the board discussed the improvement of street lamps to include LED lights on various roads in the town of Concord. The next scheduled meeting of The Concord Town Board will take place on May 9, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at The Concord Town Hall.
A Look Back: Our old-school information network
BY JOLENE HAWKINS Some of you may flyers, teacher lessons and information be wondering: where during World War I. We have one scrapbook do I get all my information from the Women’s Club with photos and notes. We have High School yearbooks and on the stories that I share with books about the surrounding towns history. you? We also have photographs and photograph Well, looking back, some are from people albums. It is a treasure to us when those who come in and share their family history with us, photographs included where they were bringing in photos and genealogy of their family. Others are taken from the many genealogies of family names that we have in our taken, when and the names of everyone in the photo. We have some others that will cabinets — several shelves worth, some in book form, some loose only have … the cow, Bessie. Of course, papers, some in binders and some in folders. it does not include the name of the person We also have handwritten journals that are fun to read. Archie whose hand is on Bessie, or where it is taken Warner and his brother wrote journals, entering in something every or why. day, such as the weather is bad today, planted the field with corn Then we have albums, that share all the today, churned butter on the back porch, played at Woodside or went information and then some, giving us a story to town. of the family as they moved from town We have lots of letters and scrapbooks as well. We tried to transcribe the handwritten letters, which makes it easier to read them. to town and had children, then those kids getting married and so on. Such a delight The scrapbooks are a mixture of articles and items — we have one that is different peoples hair worked into intricate pieces and stuck to when those come in. We have inbound books of the old the pages with red wax. The Lucy Bensley keeps several scrapbooks, one with posters, See A Look Back page 4