Southern Ulster Times , Wednesday , January 18 , 2017 3
Marlborough donates $ 2,000 to seniors
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
In an ongoing support program , the Town of Marlborough last week donated $ 2,000 to the Marlborough-Milton Seniors organization that will allow them to host numerous in-house activities at their meeting place at the Methodist Church .
Supervisor Al Lanzetta said the town also allocates $ 7,000 to rent the space at the Church , provides $ 9,000 to pay for the cost of the busses for their trips and $ 1,500 to cover the expenses for the annual senior picnic at the town park .
Lanzetta credits Town Councilman Scott Corcoran for securing the additional $ 2,000 for the seniors . Corcoran said the Town Board approved this additional money because some of the members could not afford the bus trips , which can cost up to $ 60 .
“ It is not in their budget so we looked at it as a board and said what can we do separately , so we pulled some of the money out of the budget to give them this money so they could freely use it here [ at the church ]; have free pizza day , have a local guy come in and sing for them , and we had them hook up with Mike Martucci from Quality Bus and he takes them to some of the local events for a lot less price and sometimes for free ,” Corcoran said . “ We ’ re trying to help people who can ’ t afford it to actually have something to do . I think its been working well .”
Irene Stevens , President of the seniors organization , is very appreciative of the town ’ s support .
“ We think its great because we have in-house things going on . We ’ re going to have some luncheons catered and we have entertainment coming in ; its really nice ,” she said .
The Town of Marlborough Supervisor Al Lanzetta and Councilman Scott Corcoran presented a $ 2,000 check to the Marlborough-Milton Seniors to support their in-house programs . Pictured L-R ( standing ) President Irene Stevens , Lanzetta , Corcoran , Charles Resko and Anne Borchert . seated Mary Ann Baldwin .
Marlborough adopts tow and telecommunication laws
Continued from page 1 for companies that are capable of towing commercial types of vehicles weighing more than 18,000 pounds . Each operator must apply for a permit , which is not transferable to another person or from one tow vehicle to another tow vehicle . Each list is limited to 8 companies so that each receives a sufficient number of calls for service during a given year .
Each company on the tow list is called on a rotational basis and has 20 minutes to respond to the scene of an accident . In an emergency , however , a town police officer has the discretion to pick a company to clear a scene immediately for safety reasons . Additionally , the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident has the right to call a company of their choosing provided the company is a reasonable distance away .
The law specifically prohibits one tow operator from sending another in their place to handle a tow they have already accepted . The law also allows a tow operator one place on the tow list even if the operator maintains several licensed tow trucks in the town .
Telecommunications Law
The Town Board also adopted a Telecommunications and Public Rights-of-Way Management Law . The heart of the law is outlined in section ( c ) of the first section of the law , entitled Findings : legislative intent .
“ The town desires to structure and implement a fair and orderly process for the granting and renewal of franchises and / or leases to occupy and use public rightsof-way and to provide telecommunications services in the town , including terms and conditions , to protect the public interest consistent with applicable law .” The law goes on to state that Marlborough wishes to recover the costs of maintaining and managing the rights-of-way “ on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis ,” and to preserve adequate capacity for existing and future uses of there rights-of-way .
The full text of these two adopted laws can be viewed on the town ’ s website at townofmarlboroughny . com