Planning Board - Regular Meeting

[snorts] You're on. Hey, good evening everyone. Welcome to the December 2nd, 2025 meeting of the Town Board of Newcastle. The board has been in executive session. I'd like to ask for a motion to open the work session. So moved. Second. All in favor? Hi. Hi. Okay, we are going to start off today with a presentation, an update on a a former presentation on the 911 memorial at Getty Park. And we have Michael Wolfinson here to present a plan for us. So, welcome, Michael. Thank you for coming. And we look forward to hearing about uh about your plans and the update.

Well, thank you very much. I appreciate you having me. Um, so for starters, you have a package on your desk here that just sort of shows um, it's a little tough to see. I'm going to show you different visuals in a second, but just to let you know where we are. When we originally started, we had a $30,000 budget. Excuse me. We had a $60,000 budget and it was going to be budgeted over the next two years. and our meaning 25 and 26 with [clears throat] the goal being that we would complete the project before the 25th anniversary which would be September 11th of 2026. In [clears throat] doing all the work we did on that, we realized that because of the budget, we could only really do the waterfall and the fountain. So that is really where we put most of our time and effort. In regards to the fountain itself, excuse me, in regards to the waterfall itself, we were focusing on redoing the whole thing, taking away the PVC piping, bringing it up to date. We are using the existing um pipes and stuff, but we're changing all the pumps and everything out. We've been working with Ike and we're working with other people in maintenance to make sure that we have a a uh a pump now that's large enough that when all the leaves get sucked in, which is a big problem before, it'll just shred them and recycle them back. So we will not have that problem anymore. The fountain itself, excuse me, the waterfall itself will be exactly where it is. It's just going to look again very rustic as if it was a natural forming element. Where to me the more exciting part is is the fountain. As we all know, the fountain is um not adequate. It was stones with broken pieces all around it. And our thought was to mimic the World Trade Center Plaza area. We are going to put each building that was on the site itself in black granite about 8 in high. So from the ground it'll be about a total of about a foot high. Then where the two world trade centers are we will have a void much like there is downtown and

then we would have a fountain coming through it. Now that was our original plan. And then in the center of that where I guess if you remember the old site where Koenic sphere is we would have an overflow drain as well in case of wind or anything else. Again, we're going to be using the same uh lines that are already there, and we're just going to be upgrading the pump. That was our plan. About two and a half weeks ago, I was able to secure another $60,000 for the project from Senator Harkham's people, which now gives us the ability to really do the full-blown pro, you know, the whole entire memorial, which is what we are working on. We were supposed to have a meeting today with the town engineers and with some other people from park and wreck to sort of figure out what else we want to tackle. But one of the things that we're definitely going to do, which I think is really exciting, is instead of just having a single spray come up, we were going to have five sprays come up from the void and then it would be lit. So it would look like this. And the beautiful thing about this is is the fact that we can use LED lights. So, for example, during the week of 911, we can make that blue. So, you can actually be driving by and you'll see these fountains with the colors. So, for us, that was kind of a really exciting thing. And I think I think that is just going to look really pretty.

How high will those fountains? Again, all of it's going to be that high.

Yeah, it's never going to be more than three or four feet. It's it's just again, the whole thing is to be understated, but nice, and that's always been our goal. So, as far as the updates go, we're very excited to have uh the extra additional funds. We have also been working with the beautifification committee, with the conservation committee, with um town uh just town residents as well. We did a small planting uh a little bit in September of some people that had local town people from the pollinator pathways as well that had their actual leftover plants that they were splitting that were able to add. The goal of the project is to really make the park itself uh self-maintaining. So by that is if we use all native plants, it's going to be very easy to maintain. Our whole goal is to make it self- sustainable if at all possible and we'll get pretty close and we've been working with Ike to do that because again we we don't want to fall into disrepair again. And we certainly don't want to have maintenance have have to become an issue for it and we understand town budgeting and everything else and we don't want to have a lot of money spent on that. So we're very cognizant of that and really trying to focus on that. So that's the direction we're going. And I guess the question is if that's really horrible, then say something now. Otherwise, we're going to move forward with that direction. And the next step we're going to take is we've gotten a couple bids already for certain things. And I know we've been working with Rob Deir as well about how that process has to work and what we would need to do for that. And then we are also going to again, we were supposed to meet today, but because of the weather it didn't work out. So, we are going to um figure out what else we think we can accomplish with the extra money that we have. And if anyone has any suggestions, whoever, we want to hear them.

When does the grant money come in? I'll defer to Rob for that. And do they have a matching grant, which hopefully we've [clears throat] met with the budget? Uh, typically the SAM grants are not there's no matching.

SAM grants are typically it's a it's a dazzling. I don't know if it was SAM or Crest, but both of those programs are typically not matching. Um those are some of the discretionary funds that the assemblymen and the senators uh have to assign. So uh that's great news that we got the additional 60,000. Our office will work with the senator's office to confirm the details, but um yeah, typically that's just a a an award. Uh we recently received the motorcycles and some of the other crest grants, the heat pumps at the train station. Uh so there's no match there. Okay, that's good news. Yeah. No, I'm very excited about it. Yeah. Um, if there are any questions, I could try to answer them if there are any.

I actually I had a question. This sounds really like um symbolic and meditative and really beautiful. Um, so you said the five sprays. Mhm. I apologize for asking, but is there a particular symbolism of the five? No, it just looked the nicest. So you're going to have one in each corner. Basically in in our mind I shouldn't say that they're going to come up from each corner. So it's going to actually form like a column almost. So it might actually look like the towers. I guess that would be the reasoning. And the one in the center it just is it's just sort of pretty. I mean there's no real I mean I know we wanted to make the columns out of water. That was part of it. But the center one I think it's just kind of nice.

Okay. Yeah. I just thought maybe I missed something and I just wanted to appreciate it fully. I love how passionate you are and I know you put in a lot of time and effort the first time and now to get it to where you originally wanted it to be. So, I'm really appreciative and I love that you're collaborating with so many of the groups in town. You know, we honored the the members of the community who have worked so hard on Pocket Park. That's been that's such a focal point for our community. Everybody loves it. Everybody has their own special things what Pocket Park means to them. And I have a feeling that this is going to be like that for our community as well. Like Polly said, meditative, reflective, a place where our community can go and um just have a moment. I'm curious. Did you budget for additional benches? Is that is that part I know you and I had talked about

we had talked about the benches and the original benches that we want are just not worth the dollar amount that they are now. They're like originally when we were going to put them in I think they were like $16,000 a piece and that was back in Yep. So, what we did think about was Saturday. Yeah. Well, but now they're like 25. Wow. So, what our thought was was to maybe do the same round benches again, but instead of being

8 feet or 15 feet, maybe there might be three or four feet and then get a couple of those around. Again, we're still pricing everything out. Um, to your point about the community though, the original thought behind the memorial when I first started trying to put it together and I just kept saying the same words over and over again is it's about the spirit of unity and community. And the whole point was never to the whole point of it was to focus on how people felt the days after 911 and not 911 itself which has been so lost that maybe this will bring people back to that. And that was really whole intention and we intend to keep that same theme uh going through the whole thing. It's a worthy cause. Yeah. Sorry. It's a worthy cause. Oh, thank

yeah. Michael, this has been obviously such a labor of love for you and it and it shows and I'm just so impressed and amazed at how you've stuck to this for such a long time. you know especially after the first iteration it wasn't quite right and a lot of people would have just given up after a number of years but you have stuck to it and I think that that passion and that love for what you're doing is going to translate into the feeling that emerges from the place and it's very nice to have the board support as well obviously because it couldn't be done without the board so my brief words will say it was never about you never made it about you but it isn't

no no it's not but but thank you You're welcome. I guess. I don't know. Yeah. I I mean I the 911 um service, it's just such a beautiful spot to sit and contemplate. Um it feels very meaningful over there. It already does. Um but you're just going to elevate it that much more. And I do love that it's on that side of town and I do love that you can see it from the road. Um so it's special in numerous ways and you've really been at the helm of that. So, thank you. You're You're [clears throat] welcome. But it is a truly a labor of uh of love. I do I feel very passionate to say the least.

So, what do you think of timing? Do you think you can make all this happen 25th anniversary? That's the goal. I mean, we're moving ahead. Uh we have plans. We have um I know we have bids out on certain things. We're working with Rob to make sure that that's all done, you know, accordance with town law and everything. So, you know, we hope to put shovels in the ground early enough that we can get it done. So that's the goal, you know, and we'll just have to see what happens. Excellent. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you so much and great work on the grant. Yes. Amazing. And uh thank you to Senator Hor. Absolutely.

Okay, Rob, we're we're ready for administrative items.

Kind of have a short list tonight, which is great. Um, we have the retroact of payment of claims for checks dated November 21st, 2025. We have the uh authorization of final acceptance and payments to weatherproofing technologies. That's for the uh DPW roof restoration project. Uh the amount of that is 52,57696 and that will complete that project. Uh, we have the authorization to approve land surveying services for the property line rightway and topographic survey. That's uh that's needed for the Newcastle uh I'm sorry, new lane culvert replacement. Uh we're going to award that to Batty and Watson, the low bidder at $10,35. Uh we have the authorization to release the maintenance bond for the sanitary sewer and water main improvements up at Chavacqua Crossing. Uh that's in the amount of $130,000. Uh we had a two-year maintenance bond to uh make sure once the sewer and water manes were installed that uh everything worked as it should. Uh that time period has expired and uh Bob Sioli has recommended the release of the maintenance bond. Uh similarly the release of the maintenance bond for Roaring Brook Road and Bedford Road. Uh the intersection improvements. there was a property on the corner there that uh they were there were concerns that the storm water um could have negative effects on his property based on the construction there. Um so they also had a two-year maintenance bond in the amount of $8,000. Uh their concerns, I guess, were were not founded. There were no issues and uh they recommended Bob again has recommended the release of the $8,000 bond. Um, and finally, we have the authorization to purchase Gul's 3755 pump for uh the Milwood Water Treatment Plant. Uh, there were two of these

pumps. Uh, one was replaced uh several months ago. Uh, this is the other, the amount, $47,998. Uh, there's a primary pump and a backup pump. That's why there's two in case of failure to one of them. um it's integral in the uh water treatment process. These pumps were original to the treatment plant in 1993, so they do need to be replaced now. And that's it for the administrative items. Okay. Thank you, Rob. Any questions before we adjourn? Okay. So, I'd like a motion to adjourn the work session and to open up the town board meeting. Second. All in favor? I. [clears throat]

Okay. We're now officially at our town board meeting. Um Rob, do you have any announcements? Uh no one no announcements. No.

Okay. And for the supervisor's report, I would like to remind everyone that we have an exciting program coming up this Thursday, December 4th. It's called letters from an and Martin will be at the chat chap performing arts center at 7 p.m. December 4th, Thursday. Uh please go and register. It should be a very powerful theatrical performance. Um um letters written by Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. obviously two very different time periods but it will be um very interesting to see what the the performance brings out. So we hope people attend and uh it's sponsored by the committee uh on inclusion and belonging and the Holocaust and Human Rights Committee and the Really Enough Club. Then the next day, this coming Friday, we have two very special events. We have another mural reveal under the bridge, uh, which will take place at 4:30. It will be very exciting. You'll get to meet the artist, Maravan Fleet. The subject matter will be very, very moving and beautiful. Uh, I suggest you bring your family, bring your kids, and it'll be just an exciting part of what our town is doing to bring vibrancy and art and joy to the downtown Chapa Hamlet. Uh, I want to thank the arts and culture committee and Jen Klene for leading the charge uh along with with all the committee members. Jen is the leazison to the committee and has been very active. So, thank you Jen for all of the efforts. It's it's really been a lot. We have three murals now and this is the fourth one and there are three three more to come. Four big ones.

Four. Four. Four. Sorry. Yeah. Four more spots. So, it'll happen at 4:30 on Friday. And am I forgetting anything about that?

Well, I just I do want to note that it's going to be kind of cold on Friday, so people should dress warm and be ready to drink hot cocoa under the bridge. and it's going to be um a kickoff to wine around town. So you can start your wine around town under the bridge at the reveal and then sort of wander through the stores and have wine indoors. Um so you can get toasty in the stores, right? So it should be a really exciting evening and you'll get to enjoy the lights. Um, thank you to DPW for doing a great job with the snowflakes and the, you know, the uh the light poles are wrapped really nicely and uh it looks great.

Yeah. And a thank you to Dennis Carelli as well. He uh he's been the coordinator with the company that sets up the lights. So, yep. DPW put up the snowflakes, but Dennis was uh was a big part in uh organizing the contractor to put the uh the [clears throat] lights around town. Okay. So, please come down, shop local, support our local merchants. They're all here for you and we'll be ready on Friday. Um, that I think is is it for my supervisor's report. Does the board have any other

on one um extra thing because you were talking about the other mural spots um the on the other side um where we we've already sort of put out a request for uh proposals for new artists um to you know think about what they'd like to put in those spots. Um, so the Arts and Culture Committee is accepting applications between now and December 31st, um, with the intention of having our next reveal in June, and it'll be warmer then. Um, but we have those four other spots on the other side available. So, looking forward to that. Okay, that's it. That's it.

Okay. Um, Rob, do you have an administrator's report? Uh yeah, I do have an update on the Conad gas line work they were doing on 117. Uh that is done for the season. It looks like they've finished the gas line work. Uh and they put I think just a single top coat layer of paving there. I think there's still some plates out there. Uh they unfortunately due to temperature and the weather, they'll not be able to fully pave that till the spring. I guess that was the anticipation, but that work is done. There should be no further closures there. Um, okay. Good news.

Yeah. And an update around town hall. We did talk about a couple weeks ago. The phone system, which is the never ending project for Walter, Dan, and the town staff. Uh, looks like December 9th will finally switch over to the new phone system. This was delayed about a month from when we last tried it, but uh there were some kinks getting everything uh in order, but we think [clears throat] we have it now. Okay. And that shouldn't affect anybody calling in. won't affect anybody from the outside. Uh we just get a few more features on our phones and uh newer phones and hopefully more uh reliable. From time to time we have had outages with the phone service. So hopefully this will correct that problem. Okay, that's it.

Okay, thank you Rob. Uh we've reached public comment period. So anyone with a public comment? Um seeing that there's no one in the audience for public comment, is there anyone online? No hands are raised. No hands are raised. Okay. So, we'll close the public comment period and we will go to we have a few public hearings. Uh so, we will open the first which is the 2026 preliminary budget and we'll have a a quick or not so quick presentation by Carl Flegel, our town controller.

Carl, you have the floor. [laughter] Don't don't feel the need to rush through anything. Would anyone like a physical copy or I would sure go right ahead. Take one. Carl, that was a hint. Yes. On the timing. No, no, not at all. Regular customer here. I want to save this last budget meeting. Please [laughter] speak slowly. You You get Carl's first meeting. Yes. First one without me. All right. Well, welcome to the uh very nice graphics. Rob, were your graphics nice? I like the green. They're literally THE SAME ONES. [laughter] I looked for this one. I I Yes, you got that one. So, I I

I like that one. I told Carl that he was free to make any changes. I would not take any offense, but uh some animation changes and some font changes. Newcastle. I think it's just more vibrant. There was one instance that happened. Uh okay. You can get in some trouble like that. Is the best. We're just giving you a win. [laughter] Sorry. Can I just have a motion to open, please? Oh, yes. So, move that's why we have you here. May I have a motion to open the public hearing? We have to say, even though we know May I have a motion to open the public hearing on the 2026 preliminary budget. So, move. Second.

All in favor? I.

Thank you, Lauren. All right. Well, we're back at it again. It feels like it was just yesterday. Um, but it was actually two weeks ago. Um, so a lot of these topics are items that we have already discussed. Uh, but to just sort of go through, um, top level view of the budget timeline. Uh, we're now at the end almost. Uh, we're here at December 2nd, the public hearing. Our last and final course will be next week's uh, final adoption of the 2026 budget. Um, so just to go through a little bit of an information thing, the uh 2026 Tax cap, um, it's amount the amount that we're permitted to raise the tax levy. It's not the amount that we're permitted to raise the tax rate. And I just want to make that very different distinction. Uh, so it's not the rate perund thousand of yours valued. It's the aggregate levy. Um, of course we can exceed the cap at any point. There are administrative hurdles to cross if we do so. Um, and of course it's not a very popular thing to do with the public to do so. Um, and this is the 15th year the tax cap has been in effect in New York State and Newcastle remains one of the few municipalities uh, particularly around here that has never had to exceed the tax cap. Uh, when I talk to our peers, uh, they are still very surprised that we have not had to. Uh, most of them have had to do so at least once, if not multiple times over the years. Um so it's a you know point of pride that we have that um you know through very careful and considerate budgeting that we have uh been able to avoid the need for dramatic increases. Uh just a little more of the actual technicality that goes into calculating the budget. Um it's the lesser of 2% or inflation. No one will be surprised to hear it's 2% this year. Um then in addition there's a tax uh based growth factor which uh varies uh based on projected taxable changes. Ours this year was uh just over 1%. It's never very large. Um but when you do the full

calculation um you'll see that we were uh able to increase the tax levy by about um just shy of $900,000 891. Um, and we uh utilized about 37,000 less than that um in the uh budget that's currently before you. Um so the uh next slide is just the actual mathematics behind that showing that there was still about $37,000 under the cap that was allowed. Uh moving into the next slide, just a historical look at what our tax levy has been. Um you'll see that while the levy jumps have kind of been all over the place, the you know uh the cost of doing business, cost of government salaries, employee benefits in particular have continued to increase over the years. Um we've seen uh increases in our tax levy from about 20 million up to where we stand for next year at 25.6 million. Um and levies ranging uh you know somewhere between 1% usually up to a high of 3.6%. 6% uh this year we have 3.45%. Uh just a quick budget summary of all the appropriations and the revenues across the various accounts. I won't dig into this in particular. Um I think we've dug through this through each and every department already. Um a breakdown of all the funds you'll see the largest far and away is the uh town general and highway which is 66% of the total budget followed closely thereafter not so closely thereafter by the water district with 20% refugees at 8% and then the various minor funds varying between 1 and 3%. Um when we talk about major funds, we do talk about those four, the A, the D, uh the W and the R. Um or the SW and the R. Uh those are the four major components. The rest are minor components of the government. Key revenue sources. And again, these

are items I feel like we just touched on at my fiscal update. They are pretty much the same ones we'll talk about here. County sales tax. projecting uh uh increase uh that should be uh county sales tax uh I'm sorry 150,000 that should be 150,000 not 1.5 million um that again the 4.9 million is consistent with with what we received historically last year it's what we're on trend to receive this year and we're being pretty conservative in that um uh in that projection uh as I said at my fiscal update I think other governments have gotten into trouble by over projecting what they get through sales tax because you can increase your budget pretty easily that way and not increase your property taxes. But if that number doesn't come in where it needs to be or fails to grow as quickly as you expect it to be, you're left with a pretty sizable hole you need to fill somehow. Um state aid uh through the mortgage tax remains unchanged at about 950,000. Uh again, conservative and consistent with about where we've been. Parking fees uh increase of $75,000 up to 750. building permits up to 1.2 million, up from 1 million, concession income unchanged, and summer camps up to 700,000. Again, these are all topics that we've discussed. We are currently overperforming what the budget projections are, and we think these are conservative with where they'll be next year. Uh highway fund chips up to 450,000. Um that is, I believe, where it is this year. um after we amended the budget um and we exceeded what was originally anticipated the water fund general water sales um increasing uh this was decreased last year um and I think this is more accurate with historically where the number has been um and we've seen a rebound in the last few months so I think that should be again rather conservative estimate um and the water sales to Pleasantville are just again a proportion of that number uh that are within the budget

just just to point out in the water fund also we talked at the budget meeting about an increase in the water rates this year. So it's not something we do annually uh but it is something I think we last did three years ago and we need to do this to to keep up with the um with the increases in uh the cost of chemicals, the increase of the raw water and uh the increase in the amount of capital projects that we're seeing in the water fund. [clears throat]

Uh we're we've got several that are currently underway and quite a few more planned for the next probably three to five years. So um the the rates I I think we suggested a 10% increase. If we were to do it each year, we would probably take about a 3% each year, but we don't. We do it every several years. So there will be a 10% increase in the in the actual rates. Is that amount in line with past practice? It is. Yep. Mhm.

And it's also that's a really difficult number to predict the the revenue coming from water sales. It's totally dependent on the weather. So, if you get a dry summer, you're going to really exceed your revenue goals. That's certain. We have uh a couple of golf courses in town, uh big users and some of the bigger properties that use irrigation for their landscaping. Uh they use a lot of that when it's dry. Conversely, when it's a lot of wet weather, the sales uh kind of tank. So, it's uh it's kind of a guessing game. It's really hard to know that. Again, we're generally pretty conservative in what we uh recommend as the revenue targets in that line. And uh the water fund's been healthy for many years.

Yeah. I guess that's why it's good to do it every three years because you can get an an average and even even out. Yep. Yep. We take a look at that.

Yeah. All right. And then uh finally on the uh the refuge fund uh compost and mulch mulch sales uh consistent with how we've seen that outperforming, we're recommending an increase up to uh $60,000. That would still be below uh what we had this year. Um and I believe in our last quarterly update it was $80,000, but again we're recommending a more conservative approach to it with 60,000 and yard waste for remains unain unchanged at 30,000. Um again, just to graph it all out for historical trends, um you can see that sales tax has been uh one of the few that have consistently [clears throat] risen over the years and uh dramatically so since 2018. Uh part of that was the ability to levy sales tax on the uh internet purchases. Uh that was a big boon. Um but really the amount is just uh you know component of the county sales tax sharing agreement. So we have very little control over it. Um and again it's one of those things that fluctuates and we really can't predict uh too well. So we are again recommending that uh we remain flat with it. Revenue breakdown across all funds. You'll see that uh real property taxes uh account for about 50% of all revenue. Next behind that is metered water sales at 17%. That's the majority of the revenue in the uh water fund. Um and then behind that you have uh departmental revenue uh sales tax and various other uses. Key expenditures for 2026 again items that we've discussed health insurance uh about a half million dollar increase uh across the various plans for health insurance. Uh New York State retirement we're seeing a dip in but it is still a large c large cost across all of the funds at nearly $3 million annually. and uh workers compensation saw a slight dip

in the um uh in the payments for that. But um still sizeable at 344,000 debt payments. These are the outstanding debt. This does not include the debt that we um are yet to issue at that point. Um that will be considered uh legally, you know, liable debt. Um but this is just the outstanding debt uh that we owe each each year. Um next year we'll owe 1.6 6 million in uh debt and interest payments across all funds. Uh our liability insurance we are uh we are hopeful that it will remain unchanged uh next year. is that

so we are hopeful we had um back in August the board remember we did switch carriers uh our insurance agent RJ and Pistado with Faux and Sun was able to for many years we didn't have competing quotes and this year we actually got a actually two other competing quotes uh one that we ended up not following through with because we the indications were that it was not going to be in line price-wise but uh after receiving another 40 plus% increase from our incumbent over the prior year, we actually got a new insurer, Tokyo Marine, to come in and uh the rate was actually $50,000 below uh what the what the rate was for uh 2024. So, uh we are hopeful. are uh claims trending year-to date is uh they're favorable right now and that has a lot of influence as to what happens to the rates in the future. Um and then legal expenses uh represents a decrease in the special projects that we anticipate uh hourly billings on. Um [snorts] uh within the uh individual funds highway and uh road paving uh we're seeing an increase uh consistent with the increase in the chips funding 1.45 million. Uh salt is remaining unchanged as are um the brush and tree work uh salaries for snow removal. We are increasing slightly up to 200,000. uh within the water fund uh items that you know uh Rob kind of discussed uh earlier the cost of water is in is a big part of that from the water fund. However, uh we believe part of that will uh dip from the New York City supply. That's mostly I believe the uh um is that the excess cost there?

Uh yeah. So uh that's that's mostly the excess uh water plant operations. [clears throat] That's the Violia contract that I believe we just renewed for a multi-year period. Um that is the contractual cost for that. And then electricity of course uh cost of electricity is not going down for anybody. So that is increasing at the water treatment plant.

Uh Carl mentions the the excess uh per capita cost of water and that happens. We're allowed almost an aotment from New York City as to how much water we can use in each month and it's based on our uh population. It's a formula they use and if we exceed that in any month we get charged with an excess for that. So um we're adjusting that rate based on what we've seen coming in. The the water rates themselves are not going down but it's just an adjustment as to uh how much excess per capita we portion that we're seeing. Yeah.

Um and then within the refuge funds, uh refuge collection and transfer site charges are both going up and I believe that we uh discussed that at the last update as well. Those are contractual costs. Um again, just percentage wise, uh looking at the costs across all the funds, uh 53% is uh combined personnel and benefits. So you see what one of the largest drivers of uh county government is. um it's tough to escape those costs and the increases that come along with that. Um behind those are contractual costs at about 39% and then various other categories. There is a contingency of 150,000 built into this budget um that we leave uh just in case. Yeah, that's an amount we leave where um we're able to assign that and the board will see as we get close to uh uh audit time in March uh there will be a resolution coming from the controllers's office to assign the contingency funds and those could be for legal expenses if we go over they could be for uh hires that might happen within the year that may not have been anticipated in the prior budget. Um, when you're looking ahead, this budget, the preparation began in September, so it's difficult to know in September of one year what may happen in November of the following year. So, we have always used 150,000. The number has uh has has been a pretty good number to have. Um, we haven't felt the need to increase it based on uh uh inflation or anything like that. So it's just uh you know certain years where we've had litigation and things it's been used for legal expenses other years personnel um there could even be other expenses in that too. So

all right and then the uh cost of various services in the general and the highway funds. is uh sort of just a breakdown by department. Um that shows you uh if your average tax bill were this is we'll get to the uh calculation on the next page, but the average taxpayer uh with a town tax bill of $2,800 approximately how much you're paying for each department. Um again, just an average a nice way of breaking down the uh services of each department for the tax bill. And we point out that that that's the uh tax rate town tax bill for the general and highway funds. Yes. Um so those are the two funds that everybody in the town uh pays taxes on. Most people pay the refu the residential properties pay the refuge fund. Most properties in town are in the water fund uh and then lesser funds some of the sewer districts uh and some of the other uh drainage districts etc. fire protection. So, uh, this is just the portion of your tax bill that pertains to the general and highway finances. Um, to go into the refuge collection and disposal fees and costs. Um, I believe that, uh, you know, we discussed this when we discussed the, uh, um, fiscal update, just that the costs were going up. Um, this, uh, also includes a a rate increase in order to make sure that the fund remains uh, sustainable. Um you can see a couple years back there was a large increase uh during COVID in the uh in particular the collection uh contract uh which kind of set the fund back a little bit. It's been working its way back and I think we've reached a sustainable point now.

Yeah. So we did 2014 was that when you went from twice a week once a week

right from twice a week to once a week. Yep. Um and it it slowly it ramped up from then and then you see 21 to 22 the increase there was when we uh unfortunately had the the contract expired and we had to renegotiate a new contract. Uh the market conditions for refues and recycling changed drastically in that time frame. Um we are in 2026 is the final year of the current contract that we're on. It was a three-year contract with two one-year renewals. Um, so 2026 we'll see us go out to bid again for that. What we're seeing in the market is not anything near as drastic as we had seen before and and we'll hope uh we'll actually hope for some competition. We've had um great I I think we're very happy with the service from Santa over the years. They have been the incumbent for the last several uh contracts and they've done a great job. But anytime there's competition, it might help uh with the pricing. And uh we haven't seen we did not see that last time. We actually

res competition. We got one bid. Zero. We we went out to bid. We got one bidder. We rejected it. Went out to bid a second time and still got one bid. That makes you question. Makes you question. [laughter] Yeah. As as two former prosecutors, say that out loud, but yes. Makes you question. I'm not I'm not saying, but it just makes you question whether true or not. It makes you question. Yeah, I I agree. We we yeah have that sense going through that process. There sort of regional FFTs, but we'll leave it there. Next year, we'll be telling Yeah. Come bid, join us.

All right. Uh to move on to fire districts, which we haven't really touched on uh yet. The residents of Newcastle receive fire protection from one of three uh different sources. Either Newcastle Fire District number one um where fire protection is provided by the district. Everything's levied independently from the town. It's not part of our process at all. Uh the Milwood Fire District uh again provided independently from the town. Um not a part of our town levy at all. And then the Northern Fire Protection District, which is a contracted service that we uh work with Mount Kiscoco on. Um I believe we discussed that during our one of our budget meetings. Um we will need to work on the contract on this. It has uh lapsed at this point. Um but we are uh you know working to ensure that they still uh maintain protection from Mount Kiscoco. However, uh as that is provided by Mount Kisco, we have very little control over the costs that go into that. And then it is a portion to us based on uh the uh current calculation is based on the property values

not usage not the usage and um we share this service with a portion of Bedford as well. Um Bedford has uh Newcastle fire as well and Newcastle they contracted separately with Mount Kiscoco for a small portion that they have a difficult time reaching as well. So I know are there similar arrangements in other areas where they don't use 100% property values where they use a combination just have a in my experience you would just have a separate fire district usually at that point which again would be independently you know run you'd have a independent board and budgets put together

right so you've never seen this arrangement square have well and I think uh supervisor's question was um as far as the aortionment of funds is that typical that we would only use assessed value and it's not. So we're in a consortium for the uh advanced life support in town, the WMS consortium and that uses multiple factors when determining the aortionment. Assess value is a small portion of that. Uh I think possibly land size. I know that call volume which sounds like it should be the most important factor. Um and uh unfortunately with our agreement,

we don't have a lot of leverage right now. um we need the fire protection and um they are the ones that can provide it. So um you know we're revisiting this uh there's so many other relevant metrics. It could be population size. Absolutely. Usage, call volume as you say. It's a little taxation without representation. It is absolutely. And when you're doing a a big build out and increase for the right reasons, presumably they're not judging that. And the burden is borne upon your taxpayer who can't vote one way or another, have a say one way or another. It's just and uses it a lot less and the property values have no bearing on the service.

No. No. And in fact, typically our our property sizes are larger here. So there are fewer parcels in a in a land area there. Mount Kiscoco's [clears throat] uh dancer. Um we're grateful for their service. We're not usually usually single usually single family homes that we're talking about within our portion of the district which are far uh far less complicated than commercial buildings or or apartment buildings when it comes to fire protection. Yeah. So true too. Yeah.

So we know that is something we're we're ask for your assistance. So, a few years back, we renegotiated a very old agreement. Uh, and again, there's not a lot of leverage that we have, but we're hoping you can help us with whatever leverage we have to to we'll kind of get, you know, it's it's an emergency service. It's absolutely required and there ought to be some protection in terms of great,

you know, some some limits to the amount we can be charged, some reasonable limit. So, All right. Um, and again to just sort of put it into a graphical representation, you'll see that the the pink line here is the Northern Fire Protection District. Uh, the cost of that has has risen uh the [snorts] quickest of any of the fire protection districts or the you know, fire protection services that we have here in the town. um you know it's it's uh still less than the the Milwood Fire District but uh on a per partial basis but um you know it has increased rapidly and again very little control that we have over that that's probably when they bonded and then had a rebond

that is yes

all right and then the uh this is the uh sort of sample tax bill calculation that I was going through before so on the average assessed uh home in uh Newcastle of 170,000 get you a market value uh this year an increase of uh86%. Um and that's just because of the change in our equalization rate um to to represent market value. Um so in total you're looking at um a change in your estimated t tax bill uh again this is just general and highway fund uh of about $54. Um that is um what we're looking at from 25 to 2026.

Sorry, when you have total tax levy that that includes beyond the town tax levy 24,000 24,000 is it be the town? That is that's the entire tax levy across all the uh all the special all the funds all the special districts the general and highway fund but not including school. That does not include school. That that seems 24. That seems higher than I would have thought if that doesn't include school. for us for it to that seems maybe wrong because the school is going to be significantly more than that.

Oh, significantly more than that. Yes. Yeah. That's that's the uh total tax levy across all the funds that we have. So that's that's the increase the 3.45% is the increase from 205 to 26. Um, and again to sort of break down where your total tax bill is, um, just sort of Jeremy, kind of to your point, the the school district is a much larger portion of your total tax bill. Um, to go into the, uh, fame dollar bill slide, it's 74% of your tax bill. Uh, when you break it down, [clears throat]

um, the county accounts for 9.74, the town for 9.72. Uh again, that's just the general and the highway fund within the the town. Uh special districts 3.29 and fire district is 3.35. Um so while everyone writes their tax bill check to the town of Newcastle, we do not keep the entirety of it. Um they, you know, we are a a convenient uh straw man in that respect. Um to go back to debt service very quickly, this is the 10-year debt service schedule. Again, this is only the outstanding and authorized debt um for the next um 10 years. Uh you can see it rather quickly dropping off uh after 2028 when we retire some of the bonds and then um we retire another trunch uh in 2023. Um so again once we approve the next round of debt service we'll have a new schedule um and we'll release that at that time. Um, but this is what is currently authorized and budgeted for.

Carl, we had some interesting anecdotal evidence today at lunch, right? We talked to another municipality who had a lot of debt outstanding. Yes. A much smaller municipality that um said they had $70 million in debt outstanding. And I think I almost went crosseyed. I did too because we're we're down to one. They have huge capital projects. Um they do, but it it seemed disproportionate. They they seem to borrow for everything. Well, and it seemed there may be um without going into all the details, there may have been LDC debt included in that development corporation debt.

Um in which case, you know, there's just uh other bonds which could have a 30-year maturity without any real asset behind it that the local development corporations authorized. Um it's a it's tricky when you start getting into the LDC and the and the IDA territory as to who really owns the debt at that point um that's been authorized. So [clears throat] but yeah, our debt service is uh is reasonably low for municipality and we will be issuing more debt next year. So we'll we'll add to that a little bit but still um well within reason.

Yes. So and then uh fund balance. This is just the uh fund balance over the years. Um you can see uh still very healthy. Um it has increased it decreased from its high in 2022 but even still we are still uh very healthy um fund balance I think uh healthier than sometimes uh uh we would like but um we [laughter] are uh uh in better better uh in a better situation than we could be otherwise. Well I like it. I think

we like it. Moody's loves it. and the bond it can never be too high for them. But I will say with the amount of fund balance, if you look uh when we got to that high in 2022, we began appropriating a little bit more in each operating budget because we had it. So we've been able to we've used that to to be able to stay with under the tax cap where some municipalities may not have had that luxury. We did because we accumulated that money. So, you know, the auditors would definitely be in favor of a draw down and a reasonable draw down like we've done. Um, yes. Um and then uh projecting the fund balance again to piggyback off of what Rob just said um the while we don't have a crystal ball to know exactly what the next five years are going to bring um we do project and we do estimate continuing regular and responsible drawdowns of that of that um fund balance uh within within reason. you know there there's a certain percentage that state comprollers or auditors will tell you that they want you to have it's uh you know at least two months of operating funds you know or you can look at fund by fund um either way we are we are projecting to uh stay within those or exceed those uh thresholds

and I I'll say that the uh the projection here assumes no addition to the fund balance it assumes we'll use everything that we've appropriated in each budget and it also assumes drawing it down at a level similar to what we're doing now. So, this is a a forecast several years out, but it can be adjusted. And again, our crystal we would need a crystal ball to truly know what what it's going to look like. Um, nothing that you've just described is something that's ever really come to fruition.

Correct. Again, that's a conservative approach to it. That that's almost a worst case scenario and that's not to be expected. Can you tell me again where the contingent fund is usually transferred? Did you mention that? Um, so the contingent fund is in the general fund. Uh, and so we'll do or does it remain in the general? It remains in So what happens is it's a it's a book entry. So it's a almost look at like a placeholder for 150,000 and then we'll allocate that through budget transfers that like I said the board gets to approve each uh March. So just budget transfers in the ordinary course of you know contractual services payments or

Yes. The So there will be a memo that lays out specifically where those funds are going because it's the one you'll you'll get uh it should be at the meeting next week where the board will authorize the controller to make any budget adjustments necessary to uh for the audit. The only line that's exempted from that is a contingency fund which the board has to specifically approve. Okay. So it's not like we get to sit and at one meeting and say where we want that 150. No, that's a recommendation from the controller based on admin recommendation uh over expend. Okay. Got it.

That does it for my portion. There are any questions or comments? Does the board have any questions? Thank you, Carl. Thank you, Carlos. That was the best presentation. [laughter] Hands down. Rob does not. [laughter] Can't wait to see you go. Not laughing. Good day, Rob. [laughter] Okay. Lo especially appreciates. I will appreciate that one. I'll thank uh now it's transferred over. I'm actually the official budget officer. See what the last meeting is going to be like. [laughter]

As traditional, the controller has given the uh presentation. So I kicking and screaming passed it off to Carl this year. You did a congratulations Rob. You did it to both of you. And Carl, congratulations. This is your first. It was very clear.

Thank you for helping steward me through the process, Rob. Uh it's uh it's not [clears throat] often you come into speaking of of people who are having lunch today uh some of the uh less than pleasant stories of going into municipalities and finding that they're in less than uh stellar shape. That was not such the case here on Rob and and everyone you know Christina uh town board Lo for what you've done. Uh the town has been in very good shape so it was not that hard of a of a seat to step into. Great. Yeah. We're very proud of everyone. So, thank you. Thank you so much.

So, at this time, this is the public hearing. So, um we asked, uh for any anyone to come up and make their comments at the public hearing, seeing that there's no one in the audience, I'm going to ask if there are any hands raised online for the public hearing. No hands are raised. So, we uh we are scheduled to vote on the budget at next week's meeting. So, I would suggest that we adjourn the uh public hearing and hold the record open until what do you think? Uh, Friday at noon. Is that the typical? Yep. Okay. So, we will do that. Just written written comments for Friday at noon. Correct.

Written comments Friday at noon, right? Um, do I need a motion to approve that? I have a second. Okay. All in favor? I Okay. So, do I need another motion to close this public hearing or was that Are you going to close it? Are you going to close it next week? You can close it on Tuesday if you Well, so yeah. So, we have closed it and kept the record open. So, that was the motion. The motion was No, the motion was to extend it. You didn't Right. So, you want to close the public, you know, the the oral comment tonight. So, you can close that public hearing and just leaving your written comment open till Friday. We have to make that motion.

Yeah, I would do the motion again. So, just have a motion to close the public hearing and have written comments open till noon on Friday. That's the motion. So moved as to second. All in favor? I Okay. Now, um you know, can you advise as to how to um do you want to do number two to five separately? I mean, these are all on the bonds, correct? Yeah. So, I would I would be just for efficiency, I would open up all these together and consider them all as as as one public hearing. And then that's what I like to do.

Yeah. Let's just do that. So, but I would just announce here for the record that you're opening public hearings for items number two, three, four, and five on the agenda for this evening regarding the bond. Can I say what they are? Right. So, may I have a motion to open the public hearings for um in the matter of the increase and improvement of facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York in Bedford. That should read Bedford Road pump station that it was that that's the project

for the Bedford Road pump station. um a public hearing in the matter of the increase and improvement of the facility facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York for the Milwood Water Treatment Plant. the public hearing in the matter of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the refuge district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. And the public hearing in the matter of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York for the storm sewer cleaner. Is that correct? Second. That's the sewer. That's that's the the [clears throat] back hall.

It's a piece of equipment. So, may I have a motion for to open those public hearings? So, moved. Second. All in favor? I Okay. Uh Rob, do you want to go over that or should Carl Would Carl go over that? Uh briefly, this one I do briefly. [laughter] All right. fill your agenda.

All right. So, yeah, I'll start with number two. Um, this is for the various uh increases to the um uh Bedford Road pump station. I believe we are currently working on uh going out to bid on some of those. This is the one project uh Rob that we have not fully closed out at this point. We do have a good idea what the cost will be. Yeah.

So, that project has been awarded um and construction actually started about two or three weeks ago. This is a Bedford Road [clears throat] pump station where we're replacing some of the uh equipment, the original pumps that were in there when uh when it was first built and uh replacing the generator. So, they have already poured the slab for that. Uh the contract's been awarded. I think we're installing the generator in the uh late fall here and then they will finish the project up in the spring. Um uh matter number three, the uh matter of the increase and improvement to the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle. Uh that's the Milwood water treatment plant improvements that includes the new roof, uh the generator and the uh fuel tank associated with that as well. Um, I believe the uh all items are set and ready to go. I think they're still w Are they still wiring the generator?

No, I Well, might be all done with that. It's just about done. Yeah, I think we were just waiting on a transfer switch to to finally kick over, but everything was set and ready to go on that. Um, and those were um necessary improvements uh and the first time those improvements had been made since the facility was originally constructed.

Wow, that's amazing. So these were um especially the roof uh well needed um and uh yeah uh all completed uh you know within the budgets I believe that we had and uh the bond for all three of those going out together. Um in terms of the matter of the increase and improvement to the facilities of the refuge district um in particular was this um horizontal grinder.

Okay. So this was uh we had discussed uh the uh the compost that we sell uh and the mulch that we sell. Uh the horizontal grinder is uh the machinery that makes all of that possible. Um so this is just a large piece of machinery that the refuge uh district required. Uh we have uh he already had it in use. So this is just paying off the bill at this point. And finally, uh, for the increase in improvements of the water district for the storm sewer cleaner, that's the back truck. Um, that was, uh, part of, is that part of MS? We're using that as part of that's part of the MS4. Yeah, we received a grant for was it 350?

A portion, a small portion of it. This is the balance of it. Um, the, uh, I believe the specific documents for the public hearing reference the entire cost of the machinery. However, we will only be bonding for the net amount that the grant does not cover. Um, which I believe again it was about 350,000 that it covered. Um, and again, this is machinery that we, uh, have out there. We, uh, received it earlier this year. Uh, and by all accounts, uh, I've heard nothing but good things. Yeah. And it is necessary to, to meet the demands. It's, it's a mandate, a state mandate. Yeah, the the old machine was aging and inadequate for what we need.

Uh and this this is better equipped to handle the MS4 requirements. Yes. Okay. So, at this this time we'll open it up for public comments seeing that no one is in the audience for public comments. Um is are there any hands raised for online comments? No hands are raised. No hands are raised. Okay. So we will um do the same as we did for the you want to approve these tonight. We do need to approve the Friday and that's that's what bond council has advised right that's fine then okay so may

also just to clarify the reason why these are going to public hearing instead of all of them going to public hearing has to do with the useful life it's my understanding of the of the underlying assets. Um so we will have additional bond resolutions next week for consideration. I just wanted to bring that up at this point. Okay. Thank you. Okay. All right. So, may I have a motion to close the public hearings that have been under discussion? Is that a good way to close it? Yeah, you can do that just and you can close public hearings and again reference in the agenda items two, three, four, and five. Right. So, moved as reflected by the supervisor and council. Second. All in favor? I I

Okay. Thank you. Ron, if you want to go ahead with the consent. Yeah, I'll do the consent uh because there there are a lot of other proposed actions. Sometimes if the consent just matches the administrative items, we don't cover it again, but I will just cover this. Uh so under the consent agenda, we are authorizing the final payment for the weatherproofing technologies incorporated for the DPW uh roof restoration project. Uh we have the authorization to approve the land surveying services for the property line right ofway and topographic survey for the new stat lane cover culvert replacement. We have the authorization to release the maintenance bond for the sanitary sewer and water main improvements at Chapa Crossing. uh authorization to release the maintenance bond for the Roaring Brook Road and Bedford Road uh New York State 117 intersection improvements uh at Chapa Crossing and the authorization to purchase Gold's 3755 pump for uh the Millwood water treatment plant.

Okay. All right. So, we will have all the proposed actions. Is there anything the proposed actions that I that we ought to go over? [clears throat] So, we're all going to There's not. So the proposed actions we discussed um uh the personnel matters uh previously and um I think we discussed the other proposed actions have to do with the bonding. Okay. Right. I don't see anything else. Okay. So at this time let's go through the the resolutions. Sounds good. I move to adopt items one through five as listed on the consent agenda. So move or second.

All in favor? I [clears throat] I move to retroactively approve the payment of claims in the amount of 1,449,893.75 listed on the summary AP check register and detail voucher detail report both date November 21st, 2025. Checks were printed and distributed to each claimant listed on Friday, November 21st, 2025. Second. All in favor? I I move to authorize the hiring of Maryanne Alto to the position of part-time intermediate clerk within the police department at the hourly rate of 25 per hour effective December 8th, 2025. Second. All in favor?

I move to authorize the hiring of the following individuals listed below for the position of recreation attendant to serve as camp staff at the corresponding rates as indicated below effective January 1st, 2026. Second. All in favor? I move to authorize the hiring of the following individuals listed below for the position of recreation attendant to service ski trip chaperones at the corresponding rates as indicated below effective January 1st, 2026. Second. All in favor? I I move to authorize the appointment of Pam Thornton as a town appointee to the NCCMC Executive Board for a term of two years effective January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2027.

Second. All in favor? I. All right. This was regard to a public interest order in the matter of the increase and improvement of the facilities of a consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. Um ordered by the town board um the town of Newcastle, Wester County, New York as follows. Um and as reflected below, you don't have to read it direct. There's going to be a lot of these nobody needs to read. Yeah, just do the now. Therefore, be resolved. She wanted

the partit section one and two. You have to read that. Oh, I'm sorry. Ordered by the town board of the town of Newcastle, Western County, New York, as follows. You want me to read section one and two? You know?

Yep. That's fine. Upon the evidence given at the opposite public hearing, it is hereby found and determined that it is in the public interest to make the improvement to increase and improve facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, consisting of various improvements at the Milan Water Treatment Plant and a maximum maximum estimated cost of 2,515,595. This also includes a bill of pleasant bills 1583% share. Second. This order shall take effect immediately. Second. Okay. Let's see what this next. Yeah. All in favor. All in favor for that one. All in favor? I

Okay. So this is a resolution authorizing the issuance of 2,515,595 serial bonds uh dollars serial bonds of the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York to pay the cost of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. Uh what is relevant to read on this one? Yeah, you don't. There's a now therefore forb I know but look at it but then all those sections um okay section 10 [laughter] this is essentially

I mean this is essentially about the title I mean would it be sufficient to reference just read the title and just say motion to adopt the resolution as presented that's all go for the title we like that I just read the title so motion to accept the resolution as as presented as presented for you for approval for approval I have a Second. Second. All in favor? With the other one as well. Same for the other one. Okay. Uh, okay. Jen, you want to take a shot?

Yeah. Um, public interest order in the matter of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. See below. Now, therefore, be it ordered by the town board of the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, as follows. section one upon the evidence given at the enforced at public hearing. It is hereby found and determined that it is it is in the public interest to make the improvement to increase and improve the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, consisting of improvements to the Bedford Road pump station at a maximum estimated cost of $1,500,000. This order shall take effect immediately.

Second. All in favor? I a resolution authorizing the issuance of 1,500,000 dollar serial bonds of the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York to pay the cost of the increase and improvement of facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. C as indicated below. We will do the same as Jeremy did. Same thing. Just do the Okay. Do you make the language not? Yeah. Just motion to adopt this resolution as presented before you in your packet. Uh motion to adopt the resolution as presented before you in your packet. Second. All in favor?

Okay. Um let's go back around the table. Holly, you want to take 10?

Okay. Um public interest in the matter of the increase in improvement of the facilities of the refuge district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. I move to adopt the following resolution. Um, see below. Now therefore be ordered by the town board of town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, as follows. Section one, upon the evidence given at the aforet public hearing, it is hereby found and determined that it is in the public interest to make the improvement to increase and improve the facilities of the refuge district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, consisting of the purchase of a horizontal wood grinding machine for said district at a maximum estimated cost to the district of $729,820. And this order shall take effect immediately. Motion

second. All in favor? I. Um, a resolution authorizing the issuance of $729,820 serial bonds of the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, to pay the cost of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the refuge district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. I move that we adopt the resolution as presented in the back. Second. All in favor? I tackle four remaining.

Um I move to adopt the resolution um titled public interest order in the matter of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County. Um, as written in our resolution packet, um, now therefore,

now therefore, be it ordered by the town board of the town of Newcastle, Lchester County, New York, as follows. Upon the evidence given as at the act or said public hearing, it is hereby found and determined that it is in the public interest to make the improvements to increase and improve the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York, consisting of the purchase of a truck mounted storm sewer cleaner at a maximum estimated cost of $612 uh,000. This order shall take effect immediately. Second.

All in favor? I. Okay, last one. I move to adopt a resolution authorizing issuance of a 61200,000 serial uh dollar serial bond of the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York to pay the cost of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the consolidated water district in the town of Newcastle, Westchester County, New York. Math therefore be it resolved. We can say as set forth as set forth in the resolution resolution provided in your packet. Um that's the motion. Okay. Second. All in favor?

I Okay. Thank you everybody. Yep. Go ahead. Second. All in favor. We are now ajourned. Thank you everyone.