Minutes – March 10, 2025

The Village of Franklin held its regular board meeting on March 10, 2025, at the Village Hall office (141 Water Street) at 7:00PM. Present: Mayor VanDeusen, Trustee Wilson, Trustee Martin, Clerk/Treasurer Niebanck, Deputy Clerk Martin, Superintendent Kingsbury and guests recorded on the sign-in register. The meeting was streamed and recorded on the video platform Zoom.

Minutes: Minutes of the February 2025 board meeting: Wilson moved, and Martin seconded approval of the February 2025 board meeting minutes. So passed.

Treasurer’s Report

Date: February 28, 2025

General Fund	$186,176.19
– Reserve/Maint Equip (Checking)	$1,381.34
– Sidewalks (Checking)	$16,086.14
– Trees (Checking)	$2,469.38
Water Fund	$43,959.43
Water Project	$6.96
Trust & Agency	$222.85
Grant Fund	$59.34
Recreation Commission	$39,416.60

Wilson moved and Martin seconded approval of budget transfer of $931.84 from 8560.4 to 1620.4 and $37.75 from 5112.2 to 5142.4 in the GF; $322.67 from 8310.4 to 8320.4 in the WF. So passed. Wilson moved and Martin seconded approval of Treasurer’s Report of February 28, 2025. So passed.

Correspondence/Clerk’s Report: 1).Clerk will ask about a quarterly report from Gibson Hill/website; they can upgrade the server for $155. 2) Sample ballot presented for review. 3) Margo Burkett email re: recruitment services.

Superintendent’s Report: 1) Water on at 688 Round Top. 2) New meter at 456 Main (frozen). 3) Eric/Delaware Engineering getting quotes from Cobleskill Stone for Water St. repair. 4) Turned water on at 36 West St. 5) Sidewalk shoveling law needs some upgrading; take pictures of notices. 6) Stevens Excavating will come to fix water leak on Main St. this week.

Old Business

Main Street Crosswalk: will hold off until review Water Street project.

Tabled Items: Water meter grant with larger project; grant is available again for electronic water meters (Green Infrastructure Grant).

Water St. Repairs: Eric/Delaware Engineering will contact Cobleskill Stone for update.

Restore NY Grant: No updates.

PFAS Claim: Clerk and Superintendent will look for documentation to submit.

Election: Sample ballot prepared and on hand.

New Business

Mass Communications: Clerk will send out request for email/phone from water customers; Robocalls would be possible with a new phone system.

Local Law Revisions: Short term rental revisions will be put on hold; will need to address parking issues.

Tree Removal Permit: Mayor would like to add information on yard waste dump in her next newsletter; Tree companies – could they make arrangements to dump? They should contact Superintendent to mark out water lines before trees are taken down.

Community Picnic: Franklin organizations could participate in providing food/refreshments for community picnic; mid-June would be a good time; Village could use “celebrations” funds for drinks and paper products.

Water Tank Fence: grant submitted to O’Connor foundation. Waiting on installation date; will contact campground owner and make social media announcements.

NYCOM Conference: May 28-30 in Bolton Landing; Mayor Van Deusen will plan to attend; Trustees and Deputy Clerk are also welcome to attend.

Recognition: Fire Dept. presented with certificate of excellence; Fire Dept. wanted to thank Superintendent Kingsbury for all of his help during the fire on Maple Street. Special thanks to Trustee Wilson for all of his work on the board.

Citizen’s Comments: none

Around Town: Easter Egg Hunt is April 13; Mayor will ask high school students to fill eggs. Old Franklin Day is August 23.

Approval of Bills: Wilson moved, and Martin seconded approval to pay bills. So passed.
Village

Mayor VanDeusen adjourned the meeting at 8:03PM

Respectfully submitted,
Paula Niebanck
Clerk/Treasurer