Village Board Approves Payments, Appointments

Following the public hearing at the most recent of the Lindenhurst Village Board about the possibility of , the discussed and approved several agenda items.

For one, the board voted to award low-bidder Posillico to provide the village with a 20-wheel tractor-trailer dump truck at $1,280 per truck per day to transport and dispose of ground tree debris from the village’s Department of Public Works as a result of Hurricane .

Mayor Tom Brennan estimated that there were 150-200 trees that were damaged or downed by Irene in the village.

The board also approved payment of $27,800 to All Island Plumbing for helping to clear roadways, and with proper tree debris removal and disposal.

Reimbursement for both will be sought from , the board indicated.

Several other payments were approved, as well:

• Payment from New York State C.H.I.P.S. funds of $4,150 to Doug Mees, Inc. (All Island Plumbing) for installing a drainage basin on Bangor Street, 50 feet west of New York Avenue.
• Final payment of $21,675.00 to More Contracting and Consulting, Inc. in Port Jefferson Station for the 35KW photo voltaic solar system at the Rainbow Community Center. The project was funded with Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds.
• Transfer of $9,000 from Lindenhurst Fire Department Building Alteration funds to truck repair and maintenance and $1,800 from LFD Stationery to trucks and equipment.

The board further approved the appointment by the mayor of Phil Renna as a member of the Two-Family Review Board for the remainder of the term to expire on April 4, 2016.

It also approved the appointment of Vincent Wadsworth as a permanent employee with the village’s Department of Public Works, and accepted the letter of resignation from DPW employee Steven Gallo.

The board also approved an agreement with ADP Payroll Services to provide the village with screening and selection services for potential employees at a cost of $48.00 per search.

Board members also approved the clean-up of a property on North Erie Avenue, as well as a special assessment to the taxes of the property owners, plus an additional surcharge of $200 for each cleanup (from ridding rodents to clearing all debris) to cover village costs.

A block party request on West John Street, from School Street to Broadway, on October 30, was also approved.