JUNE 21, 2021 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE
PO BOX 7, 18 CHURCHS TREET
GREENWOOD LAKE, NY 10925
PRESENT: MAYOR: JESSE DWYER
TRUSTEE: KATHELEEN HOLDER
KELLIANN KELM
CHAD SELLIER
ATTORNEY: JOHN BUCKHEIT
ABSENT: TRUSTEE: TOM HOWLEY
VILL CLERK: PATRICIA OLSEN
MAYOR DWYER OPENED THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
TRUSTEE KELM CALLED ROLL.
ALL PRESENT EXCEPT TRUSTEE HOWLEY AND VILLAGE CLERK PATRICIA OLSEN.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAYOR DWYER STATED THE PARADE AND FIREWORKS WILL BOTH TAKE PLACE ON JULY 4TH THIS YEAR. THE PARADE WILL KICK OFF AT 11:00AM LED BY OUR CITIZENS OF THE YEAR, NANCY TAYLOR AND JIM CLIFFORD DRIVEN BY TOWN COUNCILMAN FLOYD DEANGELO. FIREWORKS USUALLY KICK OFF AT 9:00PM. THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH IS THOMAS MORAHAN WATERFRONT PARK. IT IS OPEN TO ANYONE.
MAYOR DWYER STATED WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING THREE TEEN NIGHTS AT THE BEACH. WE WILL ASK THE LIFEGUARDS TO STAY, HAVE SOME MUSIC AND THEN AROUND 9 WE WILL HAVE MOVIES. IT WILL GIVE THE TEENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE BEACH TO THEMSELVES. JULY 2ND WILL BE THE FIRST, JULY 30TH AND SEPTEMBER 3RD.
VISITING ELECTED OFFICIALS
TOWN COUNCILMAN FLOYD DEANGELO STATED AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF THE TOWN HAS A FRIENDLY VISITORS PROGRAM THAT HELPS NEIGHBORS WITH SHOPPING, OR DOCTORS VISITS, AND WE NEED VOLUNTEERS VERY BADLY. WE WILL HAVE TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS AND YOU CAN SIGN UP BY CALLING 986-1124, EXT 400. IF YOU CAN SPARE SOME TIME, IT’S A GREAT PROGRAM.
REPORTS OF BOARDS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
DPW REPORTED BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BILL ROE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WATERSTONE ROAD TO PREPARE IT FOR PAVING, WHICH SHOULD START ON WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE THE WEED HARVESTER GOING AND WE ARE WORKING ON ROAD GRIT, ETC, AND THE CULVERT ON LAKE DRIVE.
POLICE REPORTED BY LT ADAM EIRAND
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2021, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED 1,683 COMPAINTS, MADE 8 ARRESTS, ISSUED 167 TRAFFIC OR PARKING SUMMONSES, INVESTIGATED 3 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, ISSUED 14 VILLAGE ORDINANCE SUMMONSES AND INVESTIGATED 46 NAVIGATION COMPLAINTS. I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS AND THE CHAMBER FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK FOR THE STREET FAIR. THE ENTIRE EVENT WAS EXECUTED FLAWLESSLY.
WATER REPORTED BY PHIL LANDRU
WE CONDUCTED DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY SAMPLING AND REPORTING. THE WELLS ARE MAKING PLENTY OF WATER. LEAD AND COPPER SAMPLES ARE BEING PICKED UP WEDNESDAY TO GET THEM IN BEFORE THE JUNE 30 DEADLINE. WE HAD A SECOND CONTROL MODULE GO BAD BUT WE FIGURED THAT OUT. I WANT TO THANK THE DPW FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH A COUPLE OF LEAKS IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. WE ARE GOING TO BE SCHEDULING REPLACEMENT OF A FEW DEFECTIVE HYDRANTS.
AMBULANCE REPORTED BY NANCY DEANGELO
WE HAVE HANDLED 180 CALLS SO FAR AND IT HAS BEEN BUSY. THERE WERE 34 CALLS IN MAY. THE ELKS AND THE LIONS ARE DOING THE OLD CHICKEN BARBECUE FUNDRAISER.
TRUSTEE HOLDER REPORT
SCHOOL BOARD – WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEWLY ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MIKE ELMSWORTH, PATTY KAMINSKI AND JON THURBER. THIS PAST SATURDAY THE GREENWOOD LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADERS GRADUATED. THE THIRD GRADE HAD ITS MOVING UP CEREMONY TODAY AT THE BEACH. CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION IS THIS FRIDAY AND WARWICK IS SATURDAY.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – TRUSTEE HOLDER STATED THEY HAD A SUCCESSFUL STREET FAIR ON JUNE 12TH AND THANK YOU FOR ORGANIZING AND THEY WANTED ME TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DPW, THE PARKS DEPT FOR ALL THEIR HELP.
CONCERT CARDS HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND THEY ARE HERE OR CAN BE PICKED UP AT VILLAGE HALL.
MAYOR DWYER THANKED TRUSTEE HOLDER FOR ALL HER WORK SCHEDULING THE CONCERTS EVERY YEAR AND ASKED WHO TOOK THE PICTURE ON THE FRONT COVER.
TRUSTEE HOLDER REPLIED CREDIT FOR THE PHOTO GOES TO CHRIS MCINTOSH.
TRUSTEE KELM REPORT
THE SENIOR CENTER IS NOW OPEN. DONNA GARLEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOHN BLANOS FOR BUYING LUNCH FOR THE SENIORS. OFFICE OF THE AGING WILL BEGIN THEIR WEEKLY LUNCHES ON WEDNESDAYS STARTING IN JULY. THEY WILL ONLY BE SCHEDULING LOCAL TRIPS THIS YEAR. WE’D LIKE TO THANK THE SENIORS THAT MADE THE BEAUTIFUL WREATH THAT THEY DONATED TO THE VILLAGE. EXERCISE PROGRAMS ARE GOING ON OUTSIDE, YOGA TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AT 10:30. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AT 10:00 IS ZUMBA CLASSES.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS STARTING GO ON THE WEBSITE TO SIGN YOUR KIDS UP FOR THAT. IT’S A GREAT PROGRAM.
GIRLS SOFTBALL IS WRAPPING UP. T HEY HAD A GREAT SEASON AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXTEND IT TO THE WEST MILFORD GIRLS. WE ALSO STARTED A HIGH SCHOOL TRAVEL LEAGUE.
VILLAGE CLERK REPORT READ BY DEPUTY MAYOR KELM
PAT WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR CONDOLENCES. TAX BILLS ARE OUT AND ARE DUE BY 7/1 WITHOUT PENALTY. IF YOU HAVEN’T GOT ONE, PLEASE CALL VILLAGE HALL AT 477-9215 OR STOP BY.
TRUSTEE SELLIER REPORT
IN THE MONTH OF MAY, THE BUILDING DEPT TOOK IN $5,900 IN THE MONTH OF MAY HIGLIGHTED BY 64 SEPTIC LETTERS SENT OUT, 24 BUILDING PERMITS, 19 COS. THE ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD DID NOT MEET IN THE MONTH OF MAY. WE DID HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PLANNING BOARD ALTERNATE NAMED, MARK PALMIERI.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I WANTED TO COMPARE REVENUE IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO 2019 AND WE BROUGHT IN $12,000 MORE THIS YEAR. A LOT OF WORK IS GOING THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.
ATTORNEY BUCKHEIT – THE MAJORITY IS CONFIDENTIAL. I DO WANT TO MENTION I ATTENDED THE BISTATE COMMISSION MEETING. I ATTENDED THE STREET FAIR. I WANT TO THANK TWO WEST POINT GRADS FOR THE FLAG FOOTBALL EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND. THEY WERE BOTH ON THE WEST POINT FOOT BALL TEAM. WE HAD A PICNIC AFTERWARDS AND IT WAS A FUN EVENT.
OLD BUSINESS
WATER DEPARTMENT – MAYOR DWYER STATED WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW SOURCES OF WATER. WE RELY ON WELLS IN THE VILLAGE IF YOU GET MUNICIPAL WATER. THERE IS A HEAVY TREATMENT PROCESS BECAUSE OF IRON AND MANGANESE. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATE SITES WHICH MIGHT NOT REQUIRE AS MUCH TREATMENT. THE WELL PROCESS IS FULL OF BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE. WE FEEL THAT IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS AS A BOARD.
2021 PAVING – WE ARE STARTING PAVING THIS WEEK. THE TOWN OF WARWICK IS PAVING AS WELL. WE ARE REPAVING THE ORCHARD SECTION, BEHIND THE OLD VILLAGE BARN, OPPOSITE OF DUNKIN DONUTS AS WELL AS WATERSTONE ROAD. WE WILL BE DOING DRAINAGE ON WATERSTONE AS WELL. WEATHER PERMITTING, WE WILL BE DONE IN A WEEK.
MORAHAN WATERFRONT PARK – TRUSTEE HOWLEY IS AWAY BUT HE IS MY LEAD FOR THE BEACH. ONE MONTH END IT IS GOING WELL. IT IS A DIFFICULT PROCESS. THE RESIDENTS ARE HAPPY AND WE ARE WORKING HARD. THE BEACH IS OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10:00 – 6:00 TO TOWN OF WARWICK RESIDENTS ONLY. THAT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE. WE WANT TO KEEP IT RESIDENTS ONLY FOR THE BEACH ONLY. YOU CAN ATTEND EVENTS THERE.
FARMERS MARKET – THIS WILL BE AT THE BEACH IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. IT WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 11TH. THIS IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY AND WE WANTED TO HAVE AN EVENT, ALONG WITH A 5K. IT WILL BE EVERY SATURDAY WITH VENDORS, MUSIC, ETC. IT WILL BE ALL REGIONAL VENDORS. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A SUCCESS.
17A SPEED LIMIT – WE REQUESTEFD THE STATE CHANGE THE SPEED LIMIT ON 17 A AS YOU ARE LEAVING THE VILLAGE TOWARDS WARWICK AND TO MAKE IT 30 MILES AN HOUR TO THE VILLAGE LINE. THAT IS THE ONLY STRETCH OF ROAD OVER 30 IN THE VILLAGE. THE STATE APPROVED IT AND WE EXPECT IT TO CHANGE VERY SHORTLY. I WANT TO THANK LT EIRAND FOR HELPING OUT WITH THAT PROCESS.
WAH TA WAH PARK PROPERTY – WE DECLARED EXCESS PROPERTY FOR A SMALL OVERGROWN PIECE OF PROPERTY BY OUR PUMP STATION. IT IS NO USE TO US. THE NEIGHBOR NEEDED THAT PROPERTY TO BUILD A HOUSE. WE PUT IT OUT TO BID AND THEY WERE THE ONLY BID AND WE WILL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SELL IT TONIGHT.
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION – NEW YORK STATE PASSED A LAW LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN STAND OUTSIDE OF OUR COURTHOUSE AND SMOKE A JOINT IN PUBLIC. WE DON’T FEEL THAT IS RIGHT. WE THINK MARIJUANA SHOULD BE TREATED SIMILAR TO ALCOHOL. WE WANT TO PASS A LOCAL LAW THAT IT SHOULDN’T ALLOW YOU TO SMOKE IN PUBLIC. IT WILL BE IN THE SAME AREA AS OPEN CONTAINER. IN ADDITION, WE ARE LOOKING AT A LOCAL LAW TO RESTRICT RETAIL SALES IN THE VILLAGE AS WELL. MAYOR DWYER STATED WE DECIDED WE DON’T FEEL THAT A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IS NECESSARY WITH A ¼ MILE OF A SCHOOL SOME MAY SAY THAT’S HYPOCRITICAL BECAUSE WE HAVE ALCOHOL SALES. IF WE DON’T PASS A LAW BY DECEMBER 31ST, WE WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO. WE WILL BE BINDING EVERY FUTURE GOVERNMENT. THE LAW COULD BE RESCINDED LATER IF NECESSARY. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR CONSUMING MARIJUANA IN PUBLIC SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO SUBMIT COMMENTS, THEY CAN EMAIL ME AT MAYOR@VILLAGEOFGREENWOODLAKE.ORG OR THE CLERK AT VCMGWL@YAHOO.COM, MAIL IT IN TO PO BOX 7 GREENWOOD LAKE NY. PLEASE GET YOUR COMMENTS IN. `
LAKE MANAGEMENT – MAYOR DWYER STATED WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT COMES IN A MONTHLY BASIS, CHECKING WATER TEMPERATURES, WEED GROWTH, OXYGEN AND ALGAE LEVELS, PHYSICAL SURVEYS AND WEED INVENTORIES. THINGS ARE LOOKING POSITIVE ON THE LAKE. TEN YEARS AGO, YOU COULD ALMOST WALK ACROSS THE WEEDS. NOW YOU CAN GO OUT IN A KAYAK AND SWIM IN THE ARM.
WEED HARVESTING – WE ARE WEED HARVESTING IN THE NORTH ARM. IT IS ESSENTIALLY MOWING THE LAKE BUT IT IS THE ONLY APPROACH ALLOWED IN THE NORTH ARM. THE DEC WILL NOT ALLOW HERBICIDES, ETC. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUDGETING FOR A HYDRORAKE PROGRAM BECAUSE I FEAR THOSE RESIDENTS’ MAY NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE LAKE. ITS IS GETTING FILLED IN MORE AND MORE EVERY YEAR. WE ARE CONSTANTLY MONITORING FOR THAT BLUEGREEN ALGAE.
POPLAR STREET – WE TALKED ABOUT SOME CHALLENGES WE WERE HAVING WITH THE GARDEN AND THE RESIDENTS. WE HAD A MEDIATION SESSION AND ARE TRYING TO WORK OUT SOME DIFFERENCES. IT IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD OVER THERE.
NEW BUSINESS
2021 RECYCLING GOALS
MAYOR DWYER STATED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WE IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE ECONOMICS OF RECYCLING. CHINA REFUSED TO TAKE OUR RECYCLING AND THE COSTS STARTED INCREASING DRAMATICALLY. I APPROACHED OUR CONTRACTOR AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO HOW ACCURATE WE ARE REYCLING. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO SET A BENCHMARK AND WILL DEVELOP AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO RE-EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON EFFECTIVE RECYCLING. OUR GOAL IS TWO-FOLD, TO HELP THE PLANET AND TO SPEND AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU DON’T CLEAN OUT YOUR PEANUT BUTTER JAR, YOU’VE CONTAMINATED THE WHOLE BATCH OF RECYCLING. EVERY MONTH WE WILL RECORD INFO. TRUSTEE KELM THOUGHT OF A MAGNET FOR EVERYONES REFRIGERATOR SHOWING HOW TO RECYCLE EFFECTIVELY. THERE IS A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 34% EFFECTIVENESS AND GREENWOOD LAKE IS ONLY 26% EFFECTIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT RISE TO 75%.
POSSIBLE SWIM LESSONS – MAYOR DWYER STATED WE WEREN’T CERTAIN WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS THIS YEAR, WITH TAKING OVER BEACH AND COVID. TRUSTEE KELM IS WORKING WITH SOMEONE TO GET THE PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING.
COMMUNITY SIGN COMPLETED – MAYOR DWYER STATED THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC SIGN AT BEN WINSTANLEY PARK. I HOPE EVERYONE LIKES IT; IM SURE SOME WON’T BUT WE HEAR ALL THE TIME THAT PEOPLE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE SIGN. IT LOOKS NICE AND HOPEFULLY WILL KEEP PEOPLE MORE INFORMED.
2021/2022 DRAWDOWN – AS IT STANDS NOW MAYOR DWYER STATED, THERE IS A SCHEDULED DRAWDOWN THIS FALL AND WINTER OF THE LAKE. IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE DEC ON A JOINT EXPEDITED APPLICATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WANT TO DO SEDIMENT REMEDIATION OR BULKHEAD REPAIRS. IT IS USUALLY A SIX-MONTH PROCESS WITH THE DEC. BUT IF WE SUBMIT IT FOR YOU IT IS STREAMLINED.
JUNETEENTH RESOLUTION – THREE WEEKS AGO WE GOT A COPY OF A RESOLUTION FROM SOME CONCERNED CITIZENS THAT THEY WANTED US TO ADOPT. I THANK THEM FOR TAKING THAT TIME. I SENT THAT RESOLUTION TO THE VILLAGE BOARD AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED AND IT WAS DECIDED, WORKING WITH THE TOWN OF WARWICK AND THE OTHER VILLAGES IN OUR COMMUNITY WE TRIED TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT WORKED FOR ALL OF US BUT WAS SOMEHOW UNIQUE. WE FEEL INCREDIBLY UNIQUE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS SENT IN WAS HIGHLIGHTED BLACK LIVES MATTER AND THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY, IT DENOUNCED RACISM IN GENERAL. WE CHANGED IT A LITTLE. I WILL READ THE RESOLUTION SHORTLY BEFORE I LET THE PUBLIC SPEAK. OUR VILLAGE BOARD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF WHEN IT COMES TO INCLUSIVITY. OUR ACTIONS AND CONSISTENT GOALS AND EFFORTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WE ABSOLUTELY REJECT RACIAL BIASES, AND ETHNIC BIASES, AND SEXUAL BIASES. WE DON’T FEEL THAT THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL RESOLUTION FITS OUR COMMUNITY. WE PUT FORTH OUR OWN AND I WILL NOW READ IT.
RESOLUTION #3 OF 2021/2022 OF THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH AND AFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO REJECT RACISM AND INTOLERANCE.
WHEREAS GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO AND THE NYS LEGISLATURE HAS DECLARED JUNETEENTH A PUBLIC HOLIDAY COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA AND A DAY TO CELEBRATE BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS AND;
WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE TAKES PRIDE IN THE DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF CULTURES THAT HAVE FOUND HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND;
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE INJUSTICES PERPRETRATED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH RACIAL PREJUDICE AND MALICIOUS INTENT TARGETING PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THAT THERE IS A NEED TO RESPOND TO THESE INJUSTICES AND STRUGGLES WHEREVER THEY MAY EXIST; AND
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THAT RACISM IS A CONCERN IN ALL COMMUNITIES AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT DIVERSITY IS A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN ALL OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; AND
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE STANDS WITH PEACEFUL PROTESTORS DEMONSTRATING THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENDING INTOLERANCE AND INEQUALITY AND
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH AND DEMONSTRATION AS ESSENTIAL TO OUR NATIONS IDENTITY AND GIVES OUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND HATRED; AND
WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A NATION WE MUST COMMIT OURSELVES TO EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, AGE, GENDER EXPRESSION, ECONOMIC STATUS, ABILITY, DIABILITY OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS;
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVELY OPPOSING ALL FORMS OF INEQUALITY WHETHER RACE, GENDER, OR AGE AND THE NEED TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL ACTIONS TO EXTINGUISH RACISM, HATRED AND VIOLENCE WHEREVER IT IS FOUND; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE VILLAGE RECOGNIZES JUNE 19, 2021 AS JUNETEENTH DAY IN THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE AND REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO LIBERTY, FAIRNESS, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MAYOR DWYER STATED THAT WILL BE PUT FORTH LATER.
PRIVELEGE OF THE FLOOR ON ANY GENERAL TOPIC.
JOAN TIRRELL STATED I RESPECT WHAT YOU SAID AS TO HOW YOUR PROCESS WAS DEVISED. I STAND HERE AND WANT TO SAY WHY PARTICULAR LANGUAGE WAS SUBMITTED. THIS PAST WEEKEND THERE WAS A BIG COMMUNITY EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND AND I FELT LOVE, SOLIDARITY BEAUTY JOY AND HOPE. HOPE THAT WHAT WE ALL EXPERIENCED ON SATURDAY IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE EVERY DAY. I AM STANDING WITH OTHERS HOPING YOU WOULD HAVE ADOPTED OUR LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF BLACK LIVES MATTER AND CONDEMNING PANDEMIC RACISM. BLACK LIVES MATTER HAS BEEN CALLED A RADICAL FRINGE AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO PROPOSE THAT IT IS NOT. FROM ABOLITION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IT IS A GROUP TRYING TO OVERCOME SYSTEMIC RACISM. A 2020 STUDY OF BLACK LIVES MATTER EVENTS SHOWS THAT IS 96% THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, ETC. THERE WAS LOOTING AND VIOLENCE ASIDE FROM PROTESTORS. BLACK LIVES MATTER IS AN INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE I TOO AM A PART OF IT, A WHITE WOMAN WHO HS LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS. EACH OF US WAS BORN INTO STRUCTURAL RACISM. WE DIDN’T CREATE IT WE WERE BORN INTO IT DEPENDING ON OUR SKIN COLOR, WE HAVE HAD BIASES, PREJUDICES OR PRIVELEGE ASSIGNED TO US. THE CULTURAL DECK HAS BEEN STACKED AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE. IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT I ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: ALL THINGS BEING CONSIDERED WOULD ANYONE HERE TRADE WHITE SKIN FOR BLACK. I WOULDN’T. SYSTEMIC RACISM CAME TO OUR SHORES IN 1526 WITH THE FIRST AFRICAN SLAVES. IT HAS REMAINED DEEPLY ROOTED. THIS ISN’T ABOUT CALLING OUT INDIVIDUALS, ITS ABOUT CALLING OUT STRUCTURAL RACISM. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT EXISTS AND TAKE STEPS TO CORRECT IT. BLACK LIVES MATTER IS NOT RADICAL, IT IS PEACEFUL, MULTI RACE GROUP THAT IS DEDICATED TO JUSTICE FOR ALL. IT IS NOT ANTI BLUE LIVES. IT ASKS NO ONE ELSE TO GIVE UP THEIR RIGHTS IT JUST ASKS THAT BLCK LIVES BE ACCORDED THE SAME RIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES. SYSTEMIC RACISM REFERS TO SYSTEMS IN PLACE THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR. FROM MATERNAL DEATH RATES, POVERTY RATES, FAMILY LEGACY, INCARCERATION, WEALTH ETC. ONE EXAMPLE IS OUR REALTOR TOLD US NOT TO BUY IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK. WE DAY NOT HERE, BUT IT IS HERE AND WE MUST STOP ASKING OUR BLACK CITIZENS TO PROVE IT. YOUR RESOLUTION IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
MAYOR DWYER STATED YOU MENTIONED SYSTEMIC, AND MY ISSUE IS HOW DOES THIS APPLY IN GREENWOOD LAKE. THE GOVERNMENT PROMOTES RACIAL EQUALITY INCLUDING THIS BOARD, APPOINTMENTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR ZONING AND PLANNING BOARDS, WE HAVE PEOPLE OF COLOR ON ALL OF THEM.
JOAN TIRREL SAID I CAN APPRECIATE THAT BUT THEN WHY WERE THE WORDS SYSTEMIC RACISM OBJECTIONABLE. I FEEL LIKE THIS RESOLUTION, WE WERE ASKING OUR FOUR BOARDS FOR A SYMBOLIC GESTURE TO THAT LANGUAGE, NOT BECAUSE YOU AREN’T DOING IT, BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE. THERE ARE MANY BLACK PEOPLE IN OUR TOWN THAT CAN’T BUY A HOUSE IN THE SAME AREAS, EVEN THOUGH THE LAWS SAY THEY CAN. I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. SUSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND IT FLIES UNDER THE RADAR OF WHITE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DON’T HEAR THOSE COMPLAINTS.
MAYOR DWYER ASKED WAS IT YOUR EXPERIENCE THAT THIS OCCURRED IN GREENWOOD LAKE?
JOAN TIRREL, IT OCCURRED IN THE TOWN OF WARWICK AND WE ALL LIVE IN THAT TOWN.
MAYOR DWYER REPLIED SAYING THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS HERE IS SAYING THAT IT IS INGRAINED IN US AND THAT IT IS INSTITUTIONALIZED IN OUR LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. THAT IS THE WAY I TOOK IT.
JOAN TIRREL – I TAKE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AS TRUTH. I THINK YOU COULD STAND AS THE GOVERNING BODY NOW.
MAYOR DYWER REPLIED WE ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING NATIONAL POLICIES. I’D LIKE TO HEAR DATA IF IT RELATES TO THE VILLAGE OF GREEWNOOD LAKE.
TRUSTEE SELLIER ASKED YOU DO SEE THAT I AM BLACK RIGHT? I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR OVER TWELVE YEARS AND I’VE SERVED ON THIS BOARD FOR SEVEN. MAYOR DWYER SAID APPOINTED BUT I AM ACTUALLY ELECTED SO EVERY TWO YEARS I HAVE TO GO KNOCK ON DOORS AND ASK PEOPLE TO SIGN MY PETITION AND RE-ELECT ME. WHEN THE MAYOR TALKS ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM, I PERSONALLY READ THE RESOLUTION AND TO BE FRANK I THOUGT IT WAS OFFENSIVE TO ME AS A BLACK PERSON LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SERVING ON THIS BOARD. MAYOR DWYER, DEPUTY MAYOR KELM APPROACHED ME TO RUN FOR OFFICE YEARS AGO FOR A SEAT THAT WAS EXPIRING AND I DIDN’T EVEN SUPPORT HIM AS MAYOR BACK THEN.
JOAN TIRREL – THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU PERSONALLY.
TRUSTEE SELLIER BUT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING FROM A NATIONAL RHETORIC MAKES SENSE. MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MY WIFE IS ASIAN.
JOAN TIRREL – DO YOU REALIZE THAT BLACK CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS ARE OFTEN DISCIPLINED MORE HARSHLY. THERE IS VERY LITTLE DATA AND I AM NOT SUGGESTING THIS BOARD IS DOING ANYTHING INTENTIONALLY, BUT THERE ARE PATTERNS THAT EXIST AND IF YOU ARE BLACK, AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET MY COLLEAGUE PAT SPEAK.
PAT MCMILLAN STATED MYSELF AND JOAN SUBMITTED A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES MATTER AND OUR HOPE WAS THAT EVERYONE WOULD TAKE A STAND AND A VOTE IN SUPPORT OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT A MAJORITY. BLACK LIVES MATTER IS NOT A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION BUT LIKE ANY OTHER MOVEMENT SOME SUPPORTERS HAVE COMMITTED RANDOM ACTS. RESEARCH WHAT BLACK LIVES MATTERS IS. WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM STILL EXISTS. I HEAR THAT YOU ARE SAYING SYSTEMIC RACISM DOESN’T EXIST IN GREENWOOD LAKE. YOU DON’T LIVE IN A BUBBLE AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING HURT.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I NEVER SAID THAT RACISM DOESN’T EXIST. OF COURSE, IT DOES. OUR PROCLAMATION STATES THAT, BUT SYSTEMIC RACISM IS VASTLY DIFFERENT.
PAT MCMILLAN STATED WE NEED OUR LEADERS TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. SHE LISTED OFF MANY STATISTICS SHOWING THE DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN INCARCERATION RATES, HEALTH ISSUES, WEALTH, ETC. POLICE BRUTALITIES, ETC. WE SEE ALL THIS IN THE TOWN OF WARWICK, THE DISPARITIES BETWEEN GRADUATION RATES FOR WHITES AND BLACKS, ETC.
MAYOR DWYER STATED YOU ACTUALLY HAVE FIGURES FOR GREENWOOD LAKE? I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM.
PAT MCMILLAN STATED I WILL GET THEM TO YOU. SHE WENT OVER SUSPENSION RATES. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO INDITE ANYONE HERE WE ALL INHERITED THEM. THE FACTS REMAIN THAT BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE STILL SUFFER INJUSTICES ALL THE TIME. THOSE OF US SUBMITTED THE RESOLUTIONS ASKED OUR LEADERS TO LISTEN TO THEIR BLACK AND BROWN CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE. TO THOSE WHO SAY ALL LIVES MATTER I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THE RESEARCH AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. TO TRUSTEE SELLIER I WILL SAY I BASICALLY LIVE A PRIVELEGED LIFE AS A BLACK WOMAN. I HAVEN’T BEEN TREATED AS BAD AS OTHERS.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN OUR RESOLUTION AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE. YOU HAVE MENTIONED THAT KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES OUR EXPERIENCEING RACISM OR HAVING A HARD TIME IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU ASK THEM TO REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR TO TRUSTEE SELLIER FOR SOME GUIDANCE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HEARD ABOUT A RALLY THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AT OUR BOAT LAUNCH. I KNEW ONE OF THE PEOPLE PLANNING IT. I TRIED REACHING OUT TO THEM TO SAY WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING IF YOU DON’T LET US KNOW. IF PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT TO YOU THEN PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO US. WE NEED TO ELIMINATE DEVISIVENESS.
NANCY DEANGELO STATED I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE “ BAD” END OF OUR TOWN AND THE HISTORY OF IT. I THINK IT IS ONE REASON PEOPLE COME HERE AND STAY HERE. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED TO THIS COMMUNITY. THIS VILLAGE HAS ALWAYS WELCOMED EVERYONE TO IT. ANYONE THAT DOESN’T AGREE IS FLYING IN THE FACE OF OUR HISTORY. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK TO WHEN THIS WAS A GERMAN STRONGEHOLD AND I HAD A SWASTIKA CARVED INTO MY BASEMENT FLOOR WE ALLOWED EVERYONE TO COME TO GREENWOOD LAKE.
RESIDENT CAMILLA -I LIVE IN WARWICK. IT CONCERNS ME THE RESOLUTION THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH. EVERYONE HERE CONDEMNS RACISM BUT WE ALL KNOW IT EXISTS. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR SKIN COLOR. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT.? WE NEED TO CHANGE SO THAT EVERYONE IS INCLUDED. I AM FROM ARGENTINA AND I ALWAYS TEACH MY KIDS TO NOT DISCRIMINATE. I WANT TO READ YOU SOME HEADLINES… SHE READ MANY HEADLINES. UNDECIPHERABLE BUT BASICALLY QUESTIONING SOME OF THE RHETORIC OF BLACK LIVES MATTER GROUPS, QUESTIONING WHO THEY SUPPORT INCLUDING SOME TERRORISTIC LEADERS, QUESTIONING WHY FORMER LEADERS LEFT THE GROUP. I DON’T SEE THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER AS A GROUP DOES ANYTHING FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
MAYOR DWYER STATED WE UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT.
UNKNOWN RESIDENT STATED I SUPPORT KEEPING THE BLACK LIVES MATTER ORGANIZATION OUT OF THE WORDING OF YOUR RESOLUTION. IT IS A CONTROVERSIAL GROUP TO SAY THE LEAST. I FELT VERY WELCOME WHEN I CAME HERE. I THINK YOUR RESOLUTION WAS A GOOD STEP FORWARD.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I THINK OUR RESOLUTION, OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WAS STRONG.
JOAN TIRREL SAID I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE HERE FOR DIALOG WHICH IS ALWAYS CONSTRUCTIVE. AS A BLACK WOMAN LIVING IN GREENWOOD LAKE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED RACISM FROM BLACK PEOPLE AND WHITE PEOPLE. I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN GREENWOOD LAKE AND I WORK IN A BLACK ORGANIZATION. I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND RACISM IS A WORLD-WIDE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER REALLY FELT IT IN GREENWOOD LAKE.
RESIDENT OF WARWICK TREVOR BOURNE STATED I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION. IT IS PROGRESS. THIS IS JUST FOR NOW. THE RACISM WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. RACISM CAN ALWAYS FIND YOU. TO CAMILLA, RACISM WILL FIND YOU BY YOUR ACCENT AND IT IS GOING TO SEEK YOU OUT. IF THAT WHITE COP HEARS YOUR ACCENT AND HE HAS A PREDICTION HE IS GOING TO HEAR YOUR ACCENT.
MAYOR DWYER – PLEASE DON’T ADDRESS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SPEAK TO THE BOARD.
TREVOR BOURNE – RACISM COMES IN MANY FORMS, THERE IS CLASSISM RACISM, INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, SYSTEMIC RACISM. I REMEMBER MOVING TO WARWICK 25 YEARS AGO, I MOVED BECAUSE OF RACISM. I WANTED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND FIVE WHITE OFFICERS STOPPED ME AT GUN POINT. I ASKED WHERE DOES IT STATE THAT YOU CAN PULL ME OVER AND THAT CONFUSED THEM. THEY WALKED AWAY FROM THE CAR AND JUST CURSED THEM OUT. THAT WAS THE DAY I DECIDED TO MOVE FROM BROOKLYN. I GOT PULLED OVER IN SLOATSBURG, TUXEDO, GREENWOOD LAKE AND WARWICK.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I’VE BEEN PULLED OVER IN ALL THOSE PLACE TOO.
TRUSTEE KELM STATED SAME WITH ME.
TREVOR BOURNE STATED I BET YOUR BEING PULLED OVER DOESN’T COME WITH A GUN BEING DRAWN OR HAND PUT ON A WEAPON.
TRUSTEE SELLIER STATED I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER IN ALL THOSE TOWN TOO AND NO ONE HAS EVER APPROACHED ME WITH A GUN DRAWN.
TREVOR BOURNE YOU CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE THAN I DO. PEOPLE DO NOT GET TREATED THE SAME WAY. JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING I DID, DOESN’T MEAN I DIDN’T EXPERIENCE IT. I COACH SOCCER IN GREENWOOD LAKE AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAD TO CONVINCE GREENWOOD LAKE KIDS TO GO TO WARWICK SCHOOLS. THEY WERE SCARED TO GO TO WARWICK. THAT WAS BECAUSE OF RACISM. CULTURAL RACISM. I CAN TELL A GREENWOOD LAKE KID FROM A WARWICK KID. BLACK LIVES MATTER IS NOT ABOUT THE LIVING. ITS ABOUT THE DEAD WHO CAN’T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. ITS ABOUT THE FUTURE, THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN.
BLACK SKIN IS MY REALITY AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE RACISM I EXPERIENCE IN WARWICK IS NEVER ENDING. I PROTESTED A SUPPORTER OF HITLER AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES I WAS SURROUNDED BY CONFEDERATE FLAGS. WARWICK COPS CAME AND WHEN I ASKED FOR PROTECTION, THEY SAID LEAVE AND GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM. I AM PROTESTING ANTISEMITISM. HE WENT JANUARY 6TH TO THE CAPITAL.
MAYOR DWYER – STATED IF YOU ARE PROTESTING ANTISEMITISM WHY ISN’T YOUR ORGANIZATION CALLED ALL LIVES MATTER.
MAYOR DWYER – IN OUR COMMUNITY WE ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. WE ARE BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN AN INCLUSIVE WAY. WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE OCCURRING IN WARWICK BUT WE ARE TRYING HERE IN GREENWOOD LAKE. WHEN YOU SAY RACISM IS EVOLVING, I THINK IT IS DEVOLVING.
TREVOR BOURNE – YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF HOW MANY BLACK COPS HAS THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE HIRED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS?
MAYOR DYWER – WHAT SHOULD WE DO DIFFERENTLY AS A BOARD.
TREVOR BOURNE – HIRING OF A BLACK COP IS SYSTEMICALLY RACIST.
TRUSTEE SELLIER – LT EIRAND AND I PUT TOGETHER PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. HAVE YOU REVIEWED IT?
TREVOR BOURNE – IT IS NOT INTENTIONAL. OF COURSE, ALL POLICE OFFICERS AREN’T BAD. IT’S A THANKLESS JOB AND THEY DESERVE TO BE PAID MORE. THERE’S NO DOUBT THEY SHOULD BE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD. YOU MAY GET A KID THAT HAS NO RACIST BONE IN HIS BODY AND HE WILL RIDE WITH THE SENIOR GUYS AND THEY WILL SAY BE CAREFUL, THOSE PEOPLE DON’T LIKE US.
TRUSTEE KELM – I DON’T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU BUT WHAT DOES A BEDFORD-STUY POLICE OFFICER HAVE TO DO WITH THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE. WE HAVE MANY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE NYPD IN THIS ROOM AND ON THIS BOARD.
TRUSTEE SELLIER – WE DO NOT BRING A POLICE OFFICER ON UNLESS THEY HAVE COME BEFORE THIS BOARD.
MAYOR DWYER – ANYONE THAT WANTS TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION CAN DO SO LATER. IF YOU WANT TO HELP, I WILL GLADLY SET UP A MEETING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOU CAN ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU WANT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE WHOLE ISSUE OF RACISM TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
MARTIN FROM GREENWOOD LAKE – I JUST WANT TO SAY I LIKE THE STANCE YOU TOOK. ITS IN THE MIDDLE. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR HOURS. YOU TOOK THE RIGHT APPROACH. I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB AND I’D LIKE TO THANK YOU. SOMEONE THAT COMES TO GREENWOOD LAKE BOARD MEETING AND MAKES A COMMENT ABOUT GREENWOOD LAKE STUDENTS, BUT DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO BACK IT UP IS CRAZY.
EVENTS
JULY 4TH– FIREWORKS AND PARADE
SEPT 19TH – MID HUDSON ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE
CONCERTS: CARDS ARE AVAILABLE WITH THE SCHEDULE HERE. THERE IS ALSO ZUMBA, YOGA, EXERCISE CLASSES FREE TO ALL.
MOTION TO PAY ALL AUDITED BILLS.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY VILLAGE BOARD MEETING.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.
RESOLUTION # 1 OF 2021/2022
| Resolution of the governing body authorizing the submission of this application.
IMPORTANT NOTE: RESOLUTION MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: At a meeting held on June 21, 2021(the Municipal Council of VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE ), adopted the following resolution: “The VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE) is hereby submitting its Application for consideration under the FY-2022 Orange Urban County Consortium Community Development Program and the chief elected official or executive officer is hereby authorized to submit this Application for Police Station ADA) as described in the proposal. Input from citizens and groups has been received and considered and an application has been prepared which addresses their community concerns. They further certify that they have read and understood the Orange Urban County Consortium Community Development Guidelines for the FY-2022 program year and have met all of its applicable requirements and that the information contained in the Application is accurate and true to the best of their knowledge. If awarded CDBG funds, the Municipality shall implement the activities in a manner to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.” Signature of Authorized Representative Date Printed Name of Authorized Representative Telephone Number IMPORTANT: If the municipality is submitting an application on behalf of a Subrecipient, the Resolution must reflect that “The Governing Body is in support of submitting the Application on behalf of (name of Subrecipient Applicant).” CERTIFIED TRUE COPY l, [name of individual holding the municipal office of Clerk], Clerk of [legal name of municipality], hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and accurate copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted by the governing body of the municipality, at a meeting duly and regularly held on [date], at which quorum was present throughout, and the required majority of the governing body voted in favor of this resolution. I further certify that this resolution is still in full force and effect and has not been revoked or modified. Dated: Signature: Affix Seal of Municipality Here |
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MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.
RESOLUTION # 2 OF 2021/2022
The __Village of Greenwood Lake supports Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Federal Fair Housing Law) and the New York State Human Rights Law. It is the policy of _Village of Greenwood Lake__ (name of municipality) to implement programs to ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, nationality, familial status, marital or domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for military service, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, AIDS/HIV status and Lawful Income or Source of Lawful Rent Payment (Section 8). The _Village of Greenwood Lake__ (name of municipality) further objects to discrimination in the sale, rental, leasing, financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or in the provision of brokerage services because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, handicap or disability as prohibited by Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Federal Fair Housing Law) and the New York State Human Rights Law. Therefore, the Municipal Council of _Village of Greenwood Lake name of municipality) do hereby approve the following resolution.
BE IT RESOLVED, that within available resources, the _Village of Greenwood Lake) will assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against under one of the aforementioned categories, to seek equity under federal and state laws by filing a complaint with the New York State Human Rights Law and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as appropriate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the _Village of Greenwood Lake shall publicize this resolution and through this publicity shall cause owners of real estate, developers, and builders to become aware of their respective responsibilities and rights under the Federal Fair Housing Law, the New York State Human Rights Law, and any local laws or ordinances.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the municipality will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: (1) the printing and publicizing of this resolution, a fair housing public notice and other applicable fair housing information through local media, community contacts and placement on the Municipal website and in other social media; (2) distribution of posters, flyers, and any other means which will bring to the attention of those affected, the knowledge of their respective responsibilities and rights concerning equal opportunity in housing
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE KELM. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION,
RESOLUTION # 3 OF 2021/2022
COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH AND AFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO REJECT RACISM AND INTOLERANCE.
WHEREAS GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO AND THE NYS LEGISLATURE HAS DECLARED JUNETEENTH A PUBLIC HOLIDAY COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA AND A DAY TO CELEBRATE BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS AND;
WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE TAKES PRIDE IN THE DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF CULTURES THAT HAVE FOUND HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND;
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE INJUSTICES PERPRETRATED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH RACIAL PREJUDICE AND MALICIOUS INTENT TARGETING PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THAT THERE IS A NEED TO RESPOND TO THESE INJUSTICES AND STRUGGLES WHEREVER THEY MAY EXIST; AND
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THAT RACISM IS A CONCERN IN ALL COMMUNITIES AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT DIVERSITY IS A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN ALL OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; AND
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE STANDS WITH PEACEFUL PROTESTORS DEMONSTRATING THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENDING INTOLERANCE AND INEQUALITY AND
WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH AND DEMONSTRATION AS ESSENTIAL TO OUR NATIONS IDENTITY AND GIVES OUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND HATRED; AND
WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A NATION WE MUST COMMIT OURSELVES TO EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, AGE, GENDER EXPRESSION, ECONOMIC STATUS, ABILITY, DIABILITY OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS;
MOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVELY OPPOSING ALL FORMS OF INEQUALITY WHETHER RACE, GENDER, OR AGE AND THE NEED TO SUPPORT MEANINFUL ACTIONS TO EXTINGUISH RACISM, HATRED AND VIOLENCE WHEREVER IT IS FOUND; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE VILLAGE RECOGNIZES JUNE 19, 2021 AS JUNETEENTH DAY IN THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE AND REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO LIBERTY, FAIRNESS, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.
RESOLUTION # 4 OF 2021/2022
AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO DECLARE THE SALE OF EXCESS PROPERTY LOCATED IN WAH-TA-WAH PARK, IN PARTICULAR AN UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WAH-TA-WAH AND FOURTH ROADS KNOW AS LOTS 11 & 12, BLOCK 1, SECTION 317, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BY 100 FEET, WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE EXISTING FENCES AND THE CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY BOUNDARY WITH THE ADJACENT LOT 10.
THIS WILL SELL THE PROPERTY TO THE HIGH BIDDER AT A COST OF $5001.00 WITH ANY SUBSEQUENT COSTS TO THE BUYER.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE KELM. SECONDED BY TRUSEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.
RESOLUTION #5 OF 2021/2022
AUTHORIZES THE BID TO BE AWARDED TO GCC GROUND CONTROL EXCAVATING IN THE AMOUNT OF $52,750.00FOR THE BRIDGE AND CULVERT REPAIR LOCATED ON LAKE DRIVE IN THE VILLAGE.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION,
MAYOR DWYER STATED THE NEXT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING IS JULY 19TH AT 7:30PM PRECEEDED BY A 6:30 WORKSHOP. THERE WILL ALSO BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MARIJUANA LAWS BEFORE THAT.
MOTION TO CLOSE THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING.
MOTIONED BY MAYOR DWYER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE KELM. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION,
MEETING ADJOURNED.
RESPECTFULY YOURS,
PATRICIA OLSEN
VILLAGE CLERK/TREASURER