Petitioners and Correspondence
The Omega Knights, a Christian motorcycle club, were approved to use the Bullville Park, with the daily usage fee waived, as part of a memorial service for the club's founders, killed in an accident, leaving behind four children. Carnes asked that the club check that it had insurance for the event and that it clean up afterwards, and with those provisos, the Board approved the use of the park.

Pine Bush Volunteer Ambulance Corps was approved for a picnic in Bullville Park on July 12, and the $100 day fee was waived.

William Karsten of Bullville Road approached the board to ask if anything might be done about the noise of motorcyclists who own and use the property adjoining his own. Town Councilman Dan Flamick told him that the town attorney was checking to see what other towns in the region had done in similar circumstances, but that "off the top of his head," the lawyer suggested that there was very little that could be done, especially as there was no noise ordinance in the Town of Crawford. Karsten asked to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting.

Bob Marx then addressed the issue of the sidewalk on Main Street — Route 52. Town Supervisor Charles Carnes responded that the project was rolling, and "they have the full go ahead to go."

A Brief Public Hearing
At 7:30 p.m., the meeting convened a previously announced Town of Crawford Public Hearing, under the Orange County Community Development Program, for anyone with ideas for projects to be submitted to the program to come forward. A suggestion was made from the floor that aid for the elderly in paying for oil heating this coming winter be explored. Then the Public Hearing was closed.

Crawford Police: By the Numbers
Police Department delivered its monthly report, broken into raw numbers as follows: there were a total of 459 calls for the month of May; 119 state vehicle and traffic summonses; 285 criminal complaints; 115 non-criminal complaints; 11 misdemeanors; 1 felony; 3 DWIs; 6 violations; 1 mental health violation; 26 property damage reports; 2 personal injury reports; 30 SRO calls; and 8 non-SRO calls.

School Notebook
Supervisor Carnes reviewed notes of the meeting on June 17 with the DOT to discuss traffic issues on Route 302 in front of the high school. Carnes observed that the state had completed a study of the issue and is willing to put in a traffic light, and also to look at adding turning lanes for the high school. However, nothing more can be done until the school board has examined the matter, since the school will have to re-pattern their exits and entrances.

Councilman Flaminck mentioned how much he, and store owners down town, appreciated the sight of cops on bicycles covering downtown Pine Bush. As the school year ends, store owners are desirous of seeing more police presence in an effort to produce a more "respectful" student body.

Supervisor Carnes also mentioned that the town had received a check from the school to reimburse the town for the costs incurred on May 27, when there was a possibility of a teachers' strike.

Pipe Dreams
Supervisor Carnes read a letter from the Town Engineer describing a Wednesday May 21 inspection by town officials of the situation on Hueg Place behind the Agway. Standing water, stagnant and a possible health issue, was witnessed on the Agway property in an area that was reportedly dug out to ease access for tractor trailers to unload. A trailer was seen standing in ponded water at that spot. Evidence of recently ponded water was also seen in neighboring backyards. A potential engineering solution to the problem would include filling in the depression on the Agway property and installing a new catch-basin on the Agway property and in the backyards of the residential properties, and connecting this to the existing catch basin in Hueg Place. An easement dating to the 1960s exists for a drainage pipe to accomplish this. A recommendation was made that Agway should come to the Planning Board to discuss solutions to this problem.

After some discussion of salient issues surrounding this problem, Supervisor Carnes noted that the Agway owners would be attending a public hearing at the planning board and that residents should attend it.

Water Talk
Supervisor Carnes read from a flood damage control report concerning a draft for a new local law that will replace the town's existing flood plain development requirements. The new law is based on a model law prepared by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Adoption of this local law is recommended by the DEC. The town's engineer can advise on any changes to the flood plain boundaries within the town.

A Public Hearing on the issue was set for July 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Kudos to All!
Chief McCann of the Town of Crawford Police was recognized by the Orange County Youth Bureau as an Asset Builder and Youth Worker and he was presented with an award in Goshen. The Town of Crawford presented Chief McCann with a certificate by Supervisor Carnes.

Lieutenant Dominick Blasko was then recognized and congratulated on his promotion and thanked for his excellent service to the Town of Crawford.

EJR Elementary School and Circleville Elementary School's Odyssey of the Mind teams were congratulated for placing second at the World Finals in Maryland. Supervisor Carnes noted that his son was on the EJR Elementary team.

Congratulations were also offered to Chapel Field School. The Christian high school's teams were the Class D State Champions in baseball and softball.

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