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Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Gardiner Town Hall gets spruced up
Gardiner’s Town Hall is “shining like
a new penny once again,” according to
Town Supervisor Marybeth Majestic,
thanks to the generosity of neighbors at
the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
(Jehovah Witnesses).
“They volunteered to supply the labor
to power wash, prime and paint the town
hall, but they did so much more than
that,” Majestic said.
Work included replacing rotten
window sills, corner boards and areas
of the belfry, re-framing windows as well
as addressing an issue with the gutter
on the flat roof. Prior to painting they
sanded sections of the building to create
a uniform surface for the paint to adhere
to. They hand painted four coats of trim
on the windows in green to emphasize the
buildings beautiful architecture.
“The job was done with impeccable
craftmanship and extreme measures
were taken to keep the area safe and have
the building open throughout the entire
process,” Majestic said. “Words cannot
express the satisfaction and gratitude
that I have for our friends and neighbors
at Watchtower, and on behalf of the
town I would like to express our sincere
appreciation.”
Photo courtest Marybeth Majestic
A volunteer from the Watchtown Bible & Tract Society repairs a window, last week, at the town hall building in Gardiner.
Montgomery working on solution for brown water
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However, the filter is not a simple device
like one that would be installed in a home.
Nelson explained after the meeting that
it would require professional designs,
a new building and piping. While the
village would do as much work “in house”
as possible, the project is anticipated to
cost about $350,000.
The bill would be paid from the village
water funds and may mean a bond and
increase in village water rates, depending
on how the village board decides to fund
the undertaking.
According to Nelson, there is a two
month wait once the filter is ordered,
but if everything comes together it could
be ordered as early as next month. The
building and other parts of the project
could be started at that time to get ready
for the arrival of the filter.
Weather permitting, village residents
could see clearer water in time for
Christmas.
In the meantime, work is continuing
on the replacement of the burst water
main on Clinton Street. At the request of
the contractor, the village board approved
a three-day extension for the project at
their meeting last week, pushing the
expected completion date to Aug. 18.
During the public portion of that same
meeting, village resident Don Berger
questioned the board about discrepancies
he had noticed in the year end actuals. H e
asserted that the village was under budget
in some line items, but that surplus—tens
of thousands of dollars—seemed to have
evaporated.
“I’ve got to tell you, Steve…there’s a
lot of oddities in the paperwork I have,”
Berger said, addressing the mayor.
“Where did that money go? It has to be
somewhere.”
Trustee Walter Lindner offered to
meet with Berger to explain the figures
and Berger accepted.
“It’s not like it disappeared or went
into some slush fund,” assured Mayor L.
Stephen Brescia.
In other business, Trustee Mike
Hembury noted that an individual has
been going door-to-door, looking to list
village homes for sale. He advised the
realtor that a village ordinance requires
him to first obtain a peddler’s permit
at the village hall, for the safety of
residents—which was confirmed by the
village attorney at the board meeting.