Public hearings and a regular Town Board meeting of the Town of Barrington, County of Yates and State of New York were held at the Town Hall located at 4424 Bath Road, Penn Yan on January 24th, 2023.
Present: Steve Perry Supervisor
Calvin Crosby Councilperson
Bryan Yarrington Councilperson
Tom Petro, III Councilperson
Steve Wheeler Highway Superintendent
Jesse Jayne Code Enforcement Officer
Helene Ribble Bookkeeper
Joy L. C. Perry Town Clerk
Absent: Nate Olney Councilperson
Also Present: Troy Teeter, Tyler Teeter, Nick Slavick, (another illegible)
Supervisor Perry called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:03 pm.
Minutes of 12-27-22 & 1-5-23 tabled
Resolution 2023-30 to approve the Justice audit for December was made by Crosby and seconded by Petro.
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-31 to approve the monthly accounting for December was made by Perry and seconded by Yarrington.
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-32 to set the application fee for culvert pipes at $40 per foot was made by Perry and seconded by Yarrington.
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
Supervisor Perry opened the public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan at 6:18 pm.
Resolution 2023-33 to approve the updated Comprehensive Plan with the following changes;Section 6.2 (3) A broad variety of small businesses that will not negatively impact the residential/resort character of the district. (Remove words ‘home based’ and ‘such as woodworking and/or furniture shops, arts and crafts manufacturing, clothes making, and professional offices’)
Section 6.5 (Remove words ‘Additionally, the Town should consider extending the overlay district southwards along John Green Road from Porters Corners Road to its intersection with State Route 230 assuming the Town Board is willing to pave this road segment. In general, commercial uses in this district should try to be concentrated around road intersections in order to prevent the growth of a suburban-style commercial strip in the Town.’
made by Yarrington and seconded by Crosby.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
A motion to come out of the public hearing at 6:44 pm was made by Crosby and seconded by Yarrington.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
A motion to open the public hearing on proposed Local Law 1 of 2023 entitled “A Local Law Increasing the Alternative Veterans’ Exemption from Real Property Tax” at 6:45 pm was made by Perry and seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
No public comments
A motion to close the public hearing at 6:48 pm was made by Perry and seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
WHEREAS, the proposed Local Law 1 of 2023 entitled “A Local Law Increasing the Alternate Veterans’ Exemption from Real Property Tax” was introduced at the December 27th, 2022 Barrington Town Board meeting; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was duly held on January 24th, 2023; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that proposed Local Law 1 of 2023 entitled “A Local Law Increasing the Alternative Veterans’ Exemption From Real Property Tax”, is hereby adopted; and be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution will be filed with the New York State Department of State.
Local Law 1 of 2023 entitled “A Local Law Increasing the Veterans’ Exemption from Real Property Taxation in the Town of Barrington” (below)
Local Law 1 of 1995 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. INCREASE OF EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 458-a(2)(d)(ii), the exemptions from real property taxes provided by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision of Section 458-a are hereby increased to twenty four thousand ($24,000), sixteen thousand ($16,000), and eighty thousand dollars ($80,000), respectively.
Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This local law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State, but pursuant to Real Property Law Section 458-a, the exemption provided shall not be available until the 2023 taxable year.
Resolution 2023-34 Made by Perry and seconded by Petro.
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-35 to set the solar application fee at $50.00 was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
CEO Jayne gave his monthly report. He also shared that there will be a special legislative meeting tomorrow to get a bid out for the County Highway building. The estimate for the building is $27,300,000.
Supervisor Perry shared a couple concerns still pending in the Town relating to septics.
Resolution 2023-36 to pay the general bills numbered 1 thru 26 in the amount of $34,538.86 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-37 to pay the highway bills numbered 1 thru 22 in the amount of $68,976.36 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Crosby and seconded by Perry.
Calvin Crosby Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-38 to pay the H-fund bills numbered 1 thru 2 in the amount of $6,559.72 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Perry and seconded by Petro.
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-39 to pay the Fire Abstract bills numbered 1 thru 3 in the amount of $189,456.38 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Petro and seconded by Perry.
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
The next meeting is February 28, 2023.
A motion to adjourn at 7:17 pm was made by Petro and seconded by Perry.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes