Village gets set for upcoming year

MILLERTON — The Village Board held its annual organization meeting Tuesday, April 5. At that time it took care of a number of housekeeping items and much village business for the upcoming year.

First and foremost, the mayor welcomed back Trustees Debbie Middlebrook and Yosh Schulman (who was actually not present  himself), as the two returned to their seats after being re-elected in uncontested village elections. Mayor John Scutieri thanked them “for sticking with us,â€� and then proceeded to announce that village Planning Board member Lance Middlebrook “graciously acceptedâ€� the appointment of chairman (after previous Chairman Greg Lanphear resigned his post this month).

Scutieri also said he was “very happy� that village resident Peter Greenough accepted a spot on the Planning Board. Additionally, DeLora Brooks was made chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), of which she was already a member. Jack Thomas, also a member of the ZBA, was appointed to another term on that board.

Michele Haab was appointed for another year as village attorney. Salisbury Bank & Trust was selected as the official depository. The Millerton News was selected as the official newspaper, with The Poughkeepsie Journal chosen as the alternate paper. Village Clerk Amber Jordan and Deputy Clerk Karen McLaughlin were named the registrars of vital statistics. The third Monday of each month was chosen as the official meeting night for the Village Board.

The mayor made special mention that there was no appointment made for a village engineer.

“That was done intentionally,� Scutieri said, “because the board has mixed feelings about what it wants to do for a village engineer. There are questions about where we want to go and what we want to do.�

With that statement, and a consensus from the board that it will do some research into engineering firms so it can make a more educated decision,  the board moved and voted to accept all of the appointments.

Immediately after that vote was made, attention was called to the fact that every year the village finds someone to act as the clock-keeper for the village clocktower. Robert Sadlon, who owns the Moviehouse building where the clocktower is stationed, is the current key holder. That means he lets the clock-keeper in when work needs to be done on the clock.

After a brief discussion, it was decided that Sadlon himself should be designated as the clock-keeper. A motion was made to that effect, which passed with unanimous support.

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