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m Wi/M «» w wm ;#fe 5 fi m: 'P.:'?*-**,...? 13 lb l& •s \\\ ' ''ffii-'t 1 : R'yille in BylMMcMuOen RENSSELAFRVILLE — T. towt has been authorised apbtv for a combined $129,0 grant and 38-year, $218,0001 to find a solution to tW lon$f steading water difficulties the. hamlet of Rensselaerville. ||| ypi The authorization was ment granted Feb 23 by th*» fe \*\\\ agency — Rural Economic and Q ^*Ii^nalP ! - vWKf&wfflaK >WLG>' •-• ^ Mir * \li®i> #wn*s ;lanua: ^It-goes^ W:'of.in| .e.t'itfe^l jct^o^actl ^P«t. : ,... .'^?|li/the le^wlpr:^-. fcs for «•» . • > ••- v.a.'*-tt.-,,1> -SWVTV.-'.\.?.. • / Ji- t the final ap ion> S>w#is look- • J^i^ution,; Wf „.^ , 1S ...... .$s*l&':|a line. witii the recommendations of the wa^rj^sM^ commit mittee's ehaiiwoman, said the •<AMpw<H**»««^ '• ^ ^i?iffiiffiS:-«- 31 Questions? mmm^ |^m|3r Department •VWV3»~? ^^wfS^fgr?! : ^^:i^«iinsed,,by .the ^^^;if;Ihljiystem's slow ~^mm^ |jU|gi i the amount 1 I I I I I I at any time, especially | riod which will begin I j April 16,1996 and continue through to May 16,19#p J Flushing will occur on Tuesday, Wednesday and \Thursday only, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 I I p.m. Discoloration is normal and not harmful, but could if* result in th; staining of laundry. Users are cautioned to check water before using. I I I ¥ I I I | Foradditional information, or if discoloration persists, J I please notify the Village (Mice at 861-8554 between j I me hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. I L------ CLIP AND SAVE.---. — «. J p— — — .-.......«_«_. &IP AND SAVE mmt I I I I i; i i i I I I i t i i i Although the town board has never formally endorsed what her committee recommended, Mullenneaux said Geurtze is \absolutely in favor of finding a solution.\ She stressed that the town needs to spend money to get the REGD funding. Catalano and Geurtze agreed. . Geurtze and Mullenneaux both cited the disparity between the amount of money the town committed to the sewer and water projects. Geurtze said since 1993, the town committed over $65;000 for the sewer project and $2,900 for the water project. He said that the board held that the \people of the hamlet wouldn't want to handle two of them at the same time. The reasoning was if they could fix the old filtration system, why bother looking into a new system?\ But, Geurtze continued, the current water source, Lake Myosotis, constantly produces turbidity. ^ Geurtze said he and Catalano have alrlidy started the pro- cess of looking for groundwater O^^^p^/^Xtag. The Safu^<tay,.' after receiving cle^arieer to submit a final application, they met with \a eoftf group of the board of directors\ of the Edmund Niles Huyck preserve in the hamlet to discuss the project. \They were excited about us looking for groundwater... We told them about two sites on their property. They're recep- tive to providing good water for the town. They told us to come back with more information,'' Geurtze said. Catalano said the Huyck offi Since Huyck o meeting with he said another possible location has been dis- covered \just above the little town park.\ After becoming supervisor this year, Geurtze said he be- came aware of three turbidity violations for September and December of 1995 and January 1996. He said Cliff Forando, an associate public health engineer with the Albany County Health Department told him that his office was concerned about residents not being aware of lead and copper in the water. Geurtze said he asked town clerk Kathy Hallenbeck about the notice of violations. Hallen- beck, Geurtze said, told him copies were made of the viola- tion notice and sent to resi- dents, but the town failed to send the Health Department notification over what was sent out. The board has been cautious about committing to the project, he said. \Some of the board wants to make sure the resi- dents of the water district want to pursue a groundwater pro- ject,* Oeurtze said, adding, \If RECD thinks residents are having a problem with it (project), they will throw out the application.* Geurtze said early in March that when he receives notice about the turbidity violation for January, he will forward it to residents with a cover letter that states the town board is pursuing an application for the grant and loan. \It will also say we're pursuing research into well water. If anybody's against well water, please contact me by such and such a date... If rials had no objection to the pre- there's a majority who want wells, well pursue it... I'd like Program April 1-10 April 8-15 April 12-May 6 April n-tif GUILDI WATERMAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM 's Bi-Annual Watermain Flushing fe^gn $1 MONDAY, APRIL 1,19S§, and v#£ontfeue , 1996. We will be flushing between the hours and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Guilderlartd Center, Vosburg Rd., Rte. 146 South, Rte. 20 from 146 to 155, Gujlderland Hamlet, Windingbrook Dr., Rte, 155 North of Rte* 20. Regency Park, 20 Mall Rte. 155 SoutA to Nott Road Campus Club, Presidential Estates * I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I to get it done as soon as possi- ble.\ According to Porando, the town has accrued another turbidity violation for February. Forando told The Enterprise that he sent out the turbidity violation notice for February of water used by consumers or clay 'in ifce|i&$ ; .^iteK n ' ; '''' • The notice also stated t|iat th,e town should' have received notification fvithm 45-days of each violation; <3eurtze objected to this> s^jyjy$|» he made repeated phone calls about the January violation and didn't receive this notice, along with February's, until he called Forando's home. Forando said his office sent several letters to the town during Myra Dorman's reign as supervisor about holding a public education meeting on lead and copper found in the water. \We were verbally told it was done, but we. never got written certification.* Asked if the public education meeting actually took place, Geurtze said he didn't know. Catalano outlined what was .needed to get the RECD funding: - \An approved engineering report... Existing circumstances... Environ- mental surroundings... A fairly detailed description of improvements proposed and a description or analysis of alter- natives.\ The engineering report is crucial in determining whether the water supply is adequate, Catalano said. This report would also address the town's ability to tap into the supply.\ Once a site is test drilled, it must be able to release at least 30-gallons per minute, he said. Another factor, he went on, is the environmental review pro- cess. The town must either show ownership or a commitment to control the site for the period of the loan, Catalano said. If the board commits to the project, Catalano said the ap- plication process could he com- pleted in three to five months. \A lot of this can be pulled together fairly quickly just by getting letters out. The key comes down to getting an evaluation and opinion from an engineer with a project proposal.\ Asked if the town engineer, Santo Associates, would be tackling the project, Catalano said, \That would be the most cost-effective way of handling it. They're locked into a certain rate.\ .. Village votes on award program VOORHEESVILLE — A pro- fighter is paid when he or she posal to start a service award turns 62. Rte. 20 North & Southeast of Rte. 155 to Thruway. Westmere Aria, Johnston Rd. Area Weatherfield Area, Veeder Road I April 26 -, Majllfe |i|cKownville, Area, Ft. Hunter Area •IT ' ' ••*$»•*,:„ 11 these 'mimmi0&mB» ONLY, schedule may vary sflghtly due to weather conditions and/ I; If. ^ ~ Pr tRAD Dmn N AUN FORMATION .CALL 456-6474 F WATER & WASTEWATER MGT. mmt CLIP AND SAVE - — ^ «----*---^ To qualify each year, fire- fighters have to attend enough activities and drills to earn 50 points. The plan that the village is considering would limit the number of participants to 50. As of late January, the Voorhees- ville Fire Department had 52 members. Fire chiefs in Onesquethaw and New Salem, which recently Y^? (M^A \ 1C ZoT'' ^ uw adopted.the program, have re- abottt $35,000, or $730 p/er fire- por ^d^icipaSbn rates 6f 95 fighter, ^nclU4ing admitiiBtra- md & percent, respectively, for tion costs. Aftet 10 years; fchse last year per fiteflghter, y/fS^fmm^m.^^L'^^ program for the village's volun- teer fire company will come up for vote Tuesday. Firemen have hailed the pro- gram as a way to attract new members and keep older ones involved and have stressed that neighboring departments have | the program. I The village is estimating the • 1996 cost of the program, which l|htem «ap earn &ai« at the fii •am nffl Mt hMJk. OTjagP y f -., - -.-F- .---wjii^TBftity. ^ i'hT^C •^ f Y~£-«:.«:*n?T i nr. ill 11 ). nin ( l n Mmim^mtlttUUimUtltltlltt * ,-*&»*/* I & • \ ^> ^-*<tVr-W^ »i**j/ yy*v & mmtm ^ihj- L
