Antwerp, NY

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Town Board Moments

Village Board Moment

1. Citizen Concerns a.
Resident addressed Zoning
Officer Bruce Mitchell with
questions concerning the
construction of a house that
is being built by an Amish
family on Co.Rt.22. Mr.
Mitchell reported that all
permits have been obtained
through the Town and
County offices for all the
buildings they are
constructing. B. It was
reported that the sign in the
Kinne Cemetery needed
some repairs such as
painting and gave a general
report on the conditions of
some of the Town
Cemeteries she and Mr.
Pitts are mowing.
2. Correspondences: a. A
copy of a letter received
from Case & Leaders Law
office addressed to the
Jefferson Co. Highway
Department for signatures to
finalize the road transfers
of County Rt.194 for the
Town Line Rd. between the
Town of Antwerp and
Jefferson Co. b. A statement
received from NYS
Department of Taxation and
Finance reporting that the
Town of Antwerp
Equalization rate is at 100%.

1. Citizen Concerns- a.
Resident questions about
the status of the zoning
complaints regarding 19
Mechanic Street. Mayor
Golden stated that the
zoning officer is at court
tonight regarding this and
things are progressing but
it takes time.
2. DPW REPORT: Not
present. Hydrants will be
flushed June 29 and 30.
Residents are advised that
this will turn the water rust
colored and not to do any
laundry until their water
runs clear.
3. SEWER PROJECT:
Project is currently
entering close out phase.
There are some issues at
the plant with the RBCs
not running as they
should. The engineers
and DANC are
investigating. The grinder
is also making horrible
noises and has been
reported to the
manufacturer as it is still
under warranty.
4. The Village has
received a request from
Verizon to review all
phone records to make
sure we are getting the
best deal. Tr. Altmann
motioned to authorize this
review, Tr. Cole 2nd and
the motion carried with all
in favor.

Next Town Board meeting

will be on, July 13th, 2015
@ Town Hall @7PM

Next Village Board

th
meeting is on July 8 ,
2015 @ Village / Fire
Hall @ 7PM

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Oxbow Summer
Concert Series
Thurs. July 2nd, 6:30
PM Country Roads/
Bob Cardinal
Thurs. July 9th, 6:30PM
Steelin Country /
Michelle Bresett
Thurs. July 16th, 6:30
PM The Back Country
/ Carter Houk
Thurs. July 23rd, 6:30
PM To be announced
Thurs. July 30th, 6:30
PM Adirondack Play
Boys/ Dale Streeter
Thurs. Aug. 6th, 6:30
PM Matune Creek/
Clem Macadam
Thursday evenings in
the park at Oxbow,
New York. Held Rain
or Shine. If rain, will be
inside the church.
Bring a chair or blanket
to sit on. No charge,
but a free will offering.
Refreshments
available at all
concerts.

July
2015
Mark Your Calendar
th

th

June 29 and June 30

Hydrants will be flushed.

July 4th
Independence DayHonor Veterans- Fly
the Flag!
July 6th Summer
Recreation Program
is starting.
July 8th Crosby
Library is starting the
summer reading
program. (Info on
back) Story time 1010:30 AM
July 8th Village
Board Meeting @
7PM
July 13th Book sale
starts @ Crosby
Public Library.
July 13th Town
Board Meeting @
7PM
July 15th- Library
Story time 1010:30AM
July 22nd Library
Story time 10-10:30
AM - Also class (info
on back)
July 29th Library
Story time 10- 10:30
AM - Also class (Info
on back)

A Big Thank You to

the Antwerp
Residents that have
been donating to the
Antwerp Food Pantry
and their time. It is all
greatly appreciated.
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Happy Birthday
Mike Cook Sr. 7/3
Raymond Watson Jr.
7/15
Meliese Currier 7/17
Raymond Watson
7/19
Autumn Jones 7/26
Bill Corey 7/26
Kristy Culbertson
7/26
Sandy Corey 7/27
Rob Corey 7/29
Raheem Armstrong
7/30
Wands Sands 7/31
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Church News
Saturday August 1st,
the First
Congregational
Church will be having
their Lawn Social at
2:00 PM - ? on the
church lawn.
Hamburgers, hot
dogs, Sweet
sausages, macaroni
salad, ice cream and
drinks. Raffling off a
landscape painting
by Ramona Jarvis
and a few other
items.

Church News -

Town Clerk News

This years Old Home

Whats up in
Antwerp?

Day /ORA events to be

held on August 1st,
2015. The ORA 5k,
10K, 1 Mile run/walk
starting at 9AM.
Registration form
details to access is on
the operation restore
antwerp facebook
page.
They are looking for
parade participants,
organizations, antique
cars, tractors,
motorcycle groups, &
floats. For more info or
to sign up, Contact
Barb Mitchell 6592419.

Crosby Public Library The 2015 Summer

Reading Program begins
on Wednesday, July 8,
2015. We will have story
time from 10AM -10:30
AM every Wednesday in
July except the July 1st.
(July 8, 15, 22, and 29).
All are welcome.
The Summer Reading
Challenge will also begin
on July 8th. Pick up your
reading logs at the library
after July 6th. All who
participate will receive a
prize!
Our annual book sale
will begin on Monday,
July 13th and continue
through Saturday,
August 15th.
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On Wednesday, July 22
at 4:00PM, the library will
host a class on Basic
Computer Maintenance.
Instructor- Ms. Jamie
Peck, a North Country
Library System
Information Technology
Specialist. You will learn
how to access and
explore the control panel
to perform basic
maintenance functions in
organizing files. You are
welcome to bring your
laptop if you have one,
although Ms. Peck will
have extras for those
who need them.
On Wednesday, July 29
at 4:00PM, the library will
host a Doing More with
Facebook class.

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Please pick up your

dog droppings
while on walk!
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Summer Recreation
Program is scheduled
to run July 6th - July
31st, Monday Thursday. Enchanted
Forest on July 31.
Signup sheets will be
at the office. They will
also be running the
lunch program.
On Old Homes Day,
August 1st, the Crosby
Public Library plans to
have a booth outside
the library as well as a
display inside from
10:00 AM until 2:00
PM. We also plan to
have a bake sale in
addition to our
continuing summer
book sale.

Participants will learn how

to create and manage
photos and adding
content to their Profile and
Timeline. Students are
encouraged to come with
questions! Instructor Ms. Jamie Peck.
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Look out for Future

Dates
Aug1st Old Homes
Day/ ORA events.
Aug 10th Town Board
Meeting @ 7PM
Aug 12th Village
Board meeting @ 7PM
Aug 15th VJ Day
1945. Fly the flag.

Hello Antwerp, summer is

here. How are your
gardens growing?
Flowers or veggies or
both?
As always, I am here for
your news. Call me @
659-8213 or email me @
laurahancock@earthlink.
net Take care and God
Bless you all.
Laura Hancock

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