At the Special Town Board Meeting on October 2, 2006 the Town Board met to review the Tentative Budget for FY2007. We started the workshop session by presenting this year’s Budget Message. We acknowledged that preparation of the Tentative Budget was extremely difficult. We offered the following as background (further background link)
LIBRARY NEWS
The Town Board at this point has decided not to move forward on identifying a site for the construction of a new library. There are many unresolved factors involved in making this decision. As an alternative and with the full knowledge that the existing library is grossly inadequate not only in size but in the need for significant expenditures to the existing aging building, Board Member
Marv Vahue
has suggested that we look into the possibility of leasing the 7500 sq.ft. building that is currently vacant opposite the Honeoye Falls Market Place. A lease arrangement would allow relief from the cramped quarters, avoid new construction costs, allow time to establish fund raising activities by the community, gather & verify data regarding population trends etc.
ZONING MORATORIUM
The Town’s Moratorium on Residential Subdivisions has provided an opportunity for our Chapter 200 (Zoning) Committee and the Planning Board time to review our existing Code and make necessary changes. It is hoped that once the changes are made we will have a clearer and more cohesive set of expectations for developers, our Boards and Town Officials in the direction we hope to go in the future. The recommendations will be emerging from these bodies within the next couple of months and there will be ample opportunity for the public to review these important recommendations and partake in Public Hearings.