Barrington town board 7/28/10

Meeting:  The Barrington town board met Wednesday, July 28, for 35 minutes.
Attendance:  All board members were present.  There were three members of the public in the audience.
Action:  The meeting included a public hearing about establishing permit fees.  The hearing lasted two minutes and there were no comments.  Clerk Joy Perry said the Association of Towns suggests the proposed fees be sent to the town attorney.  The board approved doing this, but that means another public hearing will have to be held before the board can vote on the fees.  The proposed permit fees include $50 for a pool, $50 for a site plan review/special use permit, and a $150 charge for working without a permit (first offense).
• The board also agreed to send the Keuka Watershed Improvement Cooperative local wastewater law to the attorney for review.
Discussion without action:  Supervisor Fred Wright said he received a letter from the Penn Yan Fire Department in response to a request about a breakdown of the spending.  Wright said he requested information on costs and services provided to Barrington from the fire department.  The letter said information about the number of calls from the town should be gotten from the sheriff’s 911 Center.  The letter said that the tax rate per thousand for the town is $4.44.
• Wright said he gave information about New York State Emergency Management Office Grant Programs to Highway Superintendent Steve Wheeler.
• The board was given an agreement from the Yates County Planning Board to look over.
• Barrington planning board Chair Sue Lange urged the town to approve the road use agreement from the county’s drilling task force.  She said it would help deal with part of the Marcellus Shale drilling problem.  However, she added that the town would still need road use regulations that cover everything else besides heavy trucks.
Bids/purchases over $1,000:  None.
Appointments/resignations:  The town board approved Rennee Crofoot to be a member of the ethics board.
Upcoming meetings:  The next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m.