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Regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was held on 3-8-89 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall. Present: Mayor Hemingway, Tr. Ward, Tr. Greco, Tr. Hargrave, Tr. Kolb, Tr. Costello and Att'y Viglotti. Minutes: ~inutes of the last regular Village Board meeting held 2-8-89 had been duplicated and previously presented to Board members. Motion be Tr. Greco, seconded by Tr. Ward that the above minutes be accepted as written. -Carried. Agenda: Nunzio Raffaele, North St., inquired as to the status of the Town of Poughkeepsie Drainage project. Att'y Viglotti replied Village has initiated law suit against the Town and asked that an attorney be appointed to supervise operations. Town opposed this concept and meetings were held. He stated Town was very incompetent or they dont have the funding. Mr. Viglotti reported Court has 90 days to respond to action and we were waiting for a judge to make a decision. He stated, as of 2-8-89, easements have not been received from St. Mary's or Mt. Alvernia and we haven't received any plans fo~ bid. Discussion followed on exorbitant increased cost for the project now compared to when it was originally planned, and on the existence of a holding pond which causes a dangerous condition. Reschedule Public Hg. for the renewal of the CATV contract: Public hg. scheduled for April 12~ 1989 -7:00 p.m. Att'y Viglotti reported he had previously discussed proposed contract with CATV representative, Howard Erichsen, and they have come close to an agreement. He discussed proposal and the inception of a Public Access channel to which any organization in the community would have access. Action on bids for the installation of a new roof at the Highway garage: Bids were publicly opened and read on 2-22-89 at 11:00 a.m. Att'y Viglotti reported he had received communiciation from Hr. Paggi, engineer on the project, and due to an irregularity in the bidding procedures, recommended same be re-bid. Motion by Tr. Greco, seconded by Tr. Hargrave that, upon recommendation of the Village Attorney, the abovementioned project be re-bid. - Carried. Revitalization of the Picnic in the Park: Tr. Greco stated that Village should look into the possibility of having it and finding an appropriate sponsor. Mayor Hemingway reported S.W.Johnson Engine Co. has expressed an interest in conducting the affair.