Antwerp, NY

Antwerp Community
Newsletter
Town Board Moments

Village Board Moment

1. Citizen Concerns a.
Mike Stoffel made a
comment on the success of
the Old Home Day
Celebration which was
st.
recently held on August 1
A thank you to the Clerk and
her committee members for
all their hard work. B. At this
time Mr. Mack reported and
explained transfers to the
board members.

1. Citizen Concerns- a.
County Legislator Al
Drake was present. He
informed the Board of
the struggles the
County is having putting
together a budget. Tr.
DeSantis wondered
when the County plans
on removing the debris
from out lot on Rt. 11.
Legislator Drake stated
this would be reused on
County Rt. 194 and
should be gone by fall.
2. DPW REPORT: Not
present, busy with daily
duties.
3. SEWER PROJECT:
Close out paperwork is
being completed and
there are still a few
unresolved issues at the
plant. Motion was made
and carried to not sign
off of the project until all
issues have been
resolved.
4. NCC
Communications has
submitted a quote for
repairs to the DVR at
the ball park in the
amount of $675. The
Board feels this quote is
high and would like to
get a quote from STAT
Communications.

2. Correspondences: a. A
letter received from Case
and Leader confirming
that all the road transfer
paperwork has been
completed. B. NYS Dept.
Of Taxation & Finance
reporting the Towns
equalization rate is at
100%. C. HCC Public
Risk; A report of findings
from the insurance
company annual
inspections.
3. A discussion on the
care and conditions of the
old part of the Hillside
cemetery took place
because of citizen
complaints. Board
members are going to
check into possible grants
for this, more discussion
will take place at budget
meetings.
Next Town Board meeting
will be on, Sept. 14th,
2015 @ Town Hall @7PM

5. In light of the recent

law passed by
Jefferson County in
regards to fireworks
the Board agreed that
local regulations of
fireworks are no longer
needed and are
interested in repealing
our ordinances
regarding them,
sections 12-18 of
article VI. Motion was
made and carried to
hold a public hearing
at 6:45 pm on
September 9.
Next Village Board
meeting is on, Sept.
9th, 2015 @ Village /
Fire Hall @ 7PM
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New Library Hours

beginning September
1st
Monday - 1-6 PM
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - 2-7 PM
Thursday - 3-7 PM
Friday - 1-6 PM
Saturday - 10 AM-2
PM
Sunday - Closed

September
2015
Mark Your Calendar
Sept. 7th Labor
Day
Sept. 8th School
Starts.
Sept. 9th Village
Board Meeting @ 7
PM, 6:45pm for
Public Hearing.
Sept. 10th
Intermediate School
Open House 5:306:30pm
Sept. 10th Rabies
Vaccination Clinic @
Jefferson Co. Dog
Control
Sept. 11th Patriot
Day
Sept. 13th
Grandparents Day
Sept. 14th Town
Board Meeting @
7PM
Sept. 16th Antwerp
Primary Open House
6-7pm, Grades 1-3.
Sept. 21st -25th
High School Parent
Visitation Week.
Sept. 23rd First Day
of Autumn

A Big Thank YouWe would like to

extend our sincere
congratulations to Mrs.
Charee Hull as she
sets out to further her
education. We will
certainly miss her at
the library, and are
truly thankful for her
many years of service
to our community.
Best wishes Charee!
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Happy Birthday
Barbra Wynne 9/1
Rhoda Fowlar 9/2
Garth Stoffel 9/3
Adelaide Pitts 9/8
Tom Johnson 9/11
Sharniece Grant 9/11
Becky Culbertson 9/11
James Green9/11
Ken Taylor 9/14
Autumn Hill 9/22
Laura Hancock9/23
Art Knudsen 9/24
Happy Late birthday to
Jorden Fowlar 8/17,
Raymond Cook and
Dakota Cook 8/26
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Church News First
Congregational Church
Sunday School begins
on Sept.13th from 9 to
9:45am.
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United Methodist
Church Sunday School
will be on the 2nd and
4th Sunday beginning at
10:15 am.
Childrens Village
Praise Team ChoirPrograms Coming

soon- fit for sportStop the Bullying.

Town Clerk News If

you dont know
already, hunting
licenses are available
at the Town office.
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Please pick up your
dog droppings while
on walk!
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Check out the village
website.
Villageofantwerp.net
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Fall Rabies
Vaccination Clinics
Sept. 10th & Oct. 8th
Jefferson Co. Dog
Control
+++++++++++++++++
Look out for Future
Dates
nd

Oct. 2 High School

Football Game
rd
Oct. 3 Home Coming
Dance. / SAT @ WHS
th
Oct. 5 Higher
Education Day @ JCC
th
Oct. 7 ASVAB Exam/
3rd Grade Arts-inEducation Pirate School
of Science

Oct. 12th Columbus

Day / NO School
/Town Board Meeting
@7PM
Oct. 13th Superintendent's
Conference Day (No
student attendance)
Oct. 14th Village
Board Meeting @7PM
Oct. 21st - Federal
Impact Aid Survey
Oct. 23rd Yellow Boat
Drama Club
Production 7PM &
Oct.24th @ 2PM
Oct. 31st HalloweenSaturday

Church News -

Whats up in
Antwerp?
Crosby Public Library
We are blessed to have
Mrs. Myra LaClair as our
new Library Director.
Myra has a LMS degree
in Library Media Science
and many years
experience as a Librarian
and Library Coordinator.
She is already settling in
and has many wonderful
ideas for our library.
Welcome Myra!
CONSTRUCTION
GRANT APPROVAL
We have been notified of
approval of the
Construction Grant from
New York State
Education Department to
begin Phase 1 of 3 for
the library improvements
and expansion for
$93,802. This is a
75/25% matching grant.
Phase 1 includes
improvements to the
existing library, including
lighting and building of
the shell of the addition.
We have applied for
phase 2, which will
include mechanicals for
the extension. Phase 2
is a $100,000 grant so
we will be busy working
on fund raising to match
that grant as well, Plans
are to finish this project
up with a Phase 3 grant
which we will apply for in
2016 when we are able
to obtain matching funds.
Fundraising plans are in
action, and will be
finalized soon.-----

Your support is greatly

appreciated in any amount
you can give. We wish to
also thank our generous
"Anonymous" friend who has
been sending checks to the
library to support this project.
There are so many
wonderful ideas floating
around for ways to use the
new community room and
children's areas of the
library. There will be easy
handicapped access with a
sloped entry from Hoyt
Street into the vestibule and
2 brand new first floor
restrooms. Stop in and take
a look at the plans displayed
on the fireplace of our
beautiful library. We are
pleased to have Aubertine
and Currier Architects,
Engineers & Land
Surveyors, PLLC , NYS
WBE/DBE Certified, SBA
Woman Owned Small
Business (WOSB)to assist
us with the construction
process.
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Hello Antwerp, Summer is

slowly coming to an end soon.
Hope you all enjoyed the
warmth. I had my fill going
camping with the Boy scout
troop 26 to the Gettysburg and
DC area this past week. I hope
you were able to harvest a lot
from your gardens.
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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