Both the Town Board and the Board of Education held special meetings Thursday evening (12/01) to take care of a few bits of business. The Town Board met to pass resolutions to start the SEQR process for the proposed Algerine Road water district extension. This is the process of environmental review that determines whether the project will be disruptive to the effected neighborhoods.

By law this resolution must be passed no more than 20 days before a public hearing can be scheduled, which is why the special meeting was needed. Next the Board passed a resolution to schedule the public hearing in the regular December 21 meeting. They also passed a resolution that adjusted funds in the budget, and appointing Greg Travis as the chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals, after accepting the resignation of current chair Steve White. A smattering of Algerine and Lansing Station Road residents were present to observe the proceedings.

The School Board had two resolutions to pass. First they created the administrative position of Director of Curriculum and Staff Development. This has been a long time coming, and a search for a suitable candidate has been conducted. The second resolution appointed Deborah J. Pichette to the position for a probationary period of three years. Administrators can not get tenure until they have served for three years, thus the probationary status. The term runs from 12/20/2005 through 12/19/2008 with an annual salary of $87,000.

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