The five-member panel answered questions about the new law and what it will mean for the village. It was an informational session and encouraged collaboration.
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Randy Woodbury, Department of Public Works director for the city of Dunkirk, gave an updated report of projects in the city at last month’s Finance Committee meeting.
“We have two big projects yet, one is the replacement water line on West Seventh Street to replace the feeder line to the Willowbrook tank,” Woodbury began. “We’ll be starting that as weather permits. The other is the Main Street booster station, they’re going to have new controls there and also have an emergency generator. The Main Street booster station provides all of the water for the plaza, Vineyard Drive and most of the Third Ward.”
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If at first you do not succeed, try again. The village of Fredonia’s Board of Trustees voted 3-1 to appoint Heidi Powell to former Trustee Kara Christina’s vacant seat.
An hour into the meeting Trustee James Lynden put forth a discussion on an interested party for the seat, John Siskar.
“He expressed his interest and forwarded all of his credentials, which I forwarded to all of the trustees, the mayor and the village clerk,” Lynden began. “He has an extensive list of credentials and I asked for feedback on that. No one responded whatsoever to me or him. With his extensive history and experience, I think he would be a very valued member of our board.”
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Fredonia Village Hall.
Scott Johnston has been appointed to one of the two vacant seats on the Fredonia Board of Trustees Monday at the regular board meeting.
“I’d like to make a motion that we hold a vote on the prospective people we have for the two vacant seats on the board of trustees,” Trustee James Lynden started as he opened up discussion for the filling of these positions. “There are four people who have expressed interest. We had one vote at a previous meeting that did not pass. There’s three other people who have expressed interest, they all have qualifications, some more than others.”
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Resignations abounded at the village of Fredonia’s Board of Trustees meeting Monday.
Trustee Kara Christina resigned effective immediately citing the need to focus on other things in the coming year.
“Going into the new year I need to focus my energies elsewhere, this is not due to any person, event or issue, I have been contemplating this for sometime now,” Christina wrote in her resignation read aloud at the meeting. “You have several good people who have expressed interest in gaining an appointment to the board, I trust that you will choose well. It has been a privilege to serve the residents of the village and I’m honored that they voted for me to remain on the board twice. Each and every one of you desires to do the best that you see fit for the village and the time and effort that you spend doing so is to be commended.”