March 2025 Village of Cherry Valley Board Meeting Minutes

 

MINUTES

Monday March 17, 2025

Meeting opened at 6:30 PM by Mayor Guido with the Pledge to the Flag. In attendance were Mayor Louis Guido, Trustee Edward Harvey, Trustee Ian Feulner, Melissa Gregory Clerk-Treasurer, Jill Poulson, Esq., Village Attorney, and Wayne Valentine, DPW Superintendent. Also in attendance was Adam Critti and Adam Stoutenberg, representing Casella, as well as Village resident, JoAnn Guido.

Approval of the February minutes as members received in final written form. It was upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried, to accept the minutes as written.

TREASURER’S REPORT 

Checking Account		2/28/25 Balance
General		$ 160,958.91
Water		$ 69,431.46
Total Fund		$ 230,390.37
Trust & Agency		$ 30.37
Village of Cherry Valley Baseball League		$1,501.05
Savings Accounts		2/28/25 Balance
Water System Repair Reserve		$2,971.46
Cemetery Capital Reserve		$11,088.22
Unemployment Insurance Reserve		$2,691.28
Water Debt Service Reserve		$21,429.12
Parks & Recreation Reserve		$3,649.17
General Fund Savings		$25,670.08
	Water	Taxes
Taxes and Water Unpaid 2/1/2025	$ 21,893.45	$0.00 (sent to the county on 11/14/24)
Paid in February	$ 2,989.51	$0.00 (sent to the county on 11/14/24)
Adjusted in February	$0.00	$0.00 (sent to the county on 11/14/24)
Billed in February	$0.00	$0.00 (sent to the county on 11/14/24)
Unpaid 3/1/2025	$ 18,903.94	$0.00 (sent to the county on 11/14/24)

It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried, to accept the report as given.

DPW

DPW Superintendent Valentine reported that the abandoned lot with demolished home remains is being taken care of by an outside company; that work started today and is slated to complete tomorrow, the 18^th. The outside company has informed the DPW that they have air quality breathers, will be hosing the clean-up as it goes, and will be closely monitoring the situation for potential hazards that may arise.

It was noted that there is a shed being built behind the garage for use of additional storage.

DPW Superintendent Valentine noted to the board that in the next newsletter it needs to be made clear to our residents that their debris for Monday pick-ups needs to be in bags as much as possible.

Brown water was reported to the DPW today as well. The DPW investigated and found no cause at this time.

NYSERDA GRANT

Clerk-Treasurer Gregory brought a reminder to the board’s attention of the grant we received in the fall of 2024. Clarification was requested as to what it was being used for however, the current board would like to leave the discussion to the next board’s discretion.

8 GENESEE STREET

Village Attorney Poulson reported that the purchase of 8 Genesee Street has been completed and that the permit for demolition work was received today.

BIDS: Refuse and Property Maintenance

            Bids for refuse removal were opened and read this evening. As with other ongoing matters, the current board felt more comfortable having the new board award and approve the refuse removal contract in April. Only two bids were received and they were as follows: Casella Waste Management @ $90,099.00, and Home Town Hauling @ $100,332.00.

ELECTIONS

            Clerk-Treasurer Gregory reported that all is prepared and ready for tomorrow’s election from 12 noon to 9:00 p.m.

OTHER BUSINESS 

            There was discussion of a potential grant opportunity which was received via email. Mayor Guido and Trustee Feulner reported about the “10 Thousand Trees and Growing” program being offered by National Grid. This program offers $50/qualifying tree planted. The rules and regulations were reviewed and it was decided that Trustee Feulner would look further into this opportunity and report back.

 AUDIT OF CLAIMS

After review by the board, it was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried, to make payment on paid bills and budget amendments and modifications as follows:

General Fund	Ch. #s 16448-16479	$ 14,314.92
Water Fund	Ch. #s 16448-16479	$ 5,248.67
Total Fund	Ch. #s 16448-16479	$ 19,563.59
Trust and Agency	Ch. #s 2065-2066 & Auto Deductions	$ 3,675.67
Agency Fund (Youth Baseball)		$ 419.98

Budget Modifications 2024-2025
To	Amount	From	Amount

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m. upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried.

Respectfully Submitted,

Melissa Gregory, Clerk-Treasurer

May 14, 2025