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The regular me~ting of the Village Board of Trustees was held on April ' 8th, 196~ at 7.30 Those present: Mayo~ Furnari, Tr. VanVoorhis, Tr. Di~omizlo, Tr. TemPle, Tr. Fitzpatrick, Tr. Napoleon, Tr. Cheetham, Treasurer McDonald~and Attorney Pearse. No one absent. Mayor Furnari opened meeting by asking the board at this time to bow their heads in tribute and respect to the memory of Mr. Edward R. Scofield, who served the people of Wapptngers Falls with such unmatched, dedicated ser- vice, that his friends will long cherish his memory. The Mayor expressed his sorrow over the passing of General Douglas Mac Arthur, who served ihis country so gallently over so many difficult periods. The Mayor said tha~ our Flag will fly at half mast in mourning for this great general and in mourning for a great citzen, Edward R. Scofield. Motion made by Tr. Templ~~and seconded by Tr. Cheetham to dispense with the regular order of business to hear visitors was carried. Mr. Nat Mack of Ashley Apts., a new proposed housing project off of Route 9, introduced his engineer, Mr. Mann, who gave a brief talk on why he thought this entire project should be approved. Mr. Groenwegen, head of the Planning Board' said this project had made the changes requested by the Planning Board and recommended approval. He discussed some features of the project. Mr. Mann talked on th~ benefits of the project to the community stating that ~0 ~units would b~ constructed at a time, starting with ~8 apartments. Private 20 foot roads would run through the pro~ect. At this time Mr. Furnari referred this to New Businessand a plan of the project was left to be discussed at a future date. Mayor Furnari called On James Lyons to give his report on the Sewer Ext- ension plan. Mr. Lyons said that Mr. Carroll has the easements, but are not signed. Resolution by bonding attorneys is being drafted into a formal resolution. This~$125,000 project consists of extending sewer facilities along Liss R4, and Brookside Dr. Mayor urged that easements be speeded up and thanked Mr. Lyons for his report. Mr. Epstein submitted a survey to the Board on the parking meter situation. FroTM the W7 questionairres he sent out 36 were returned. 20 suggested the removal of the meters and sixteen were against it. 8 were in favor of one hour restriction parking and 12 were in favor of two hour restriction. Mayor referred this to unfin&shed business. Motion made by Tr. Cheetham and seconded by Tr. Fitzpatrick that the board return to the regular order of business was carried. Minutes of last Regular Village Board Meeting were read by O~k. Mr. Berinato stated that the number of Fire Police to be raised is 12 to men fDom both Companies instead of each one. Motion made by Tr. DiDomizio and seconded by Tr. Napoleon that the min- utes be accepted as corrected was carried. There were no petitions to be presented.