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Councilwoman Wright >> here. Attorney for the town, Taylor >> here. So, I do love the fact that there's a lot of people in the in the audience tonight, but I have to say before the meeting started, there's these three wonderful ladies that are out here. I ended up being the messenger that the public hearing regarding 799 Holt Road was cancelled. Um, the applicant withdrew, I think, late Tuesday. Um, and that being about 48 hours before the meeting, um, I really think our communications department and Josh Artuso, uh, who runs community development, we we reached out website, social media, called, uh, uh, Diana Davis, who's kind of the head of the open space committee, and really wanted to make sure everybody who would potentially come to that public hearing, uh, was made aware.

We are. >> We got to get you on the list, ladies. >> But we're glad you're here tonight. >> All right. >> Ask you one question about that. >> Oh, well, guess what? The open to the the to the the first thing tonight because we don't have the public hearing is the open to the floor where each speaker will be allowed five minutes. And we would love for you to get up there. Come on, you can do it. I just >> Well, the problem is you really with this is all taped live and all that. Nobody can see you and nobody can hear you, you know. So, we really would need you to come up to the podium and you don't have to use the whole five minutes.

>> Um, I'm just wondering, >> boy, am I going to get on the bad side of these ladies, huh? All right. So, what is your name? >> Anita Taylor. And you live here in Webster? >> 1026 Railway Crossing. >> Great. 1026 Railway Crossing. >> And we're right next door to the development socalled development. Um I'm just wondering who is the developer and who who is the person that's wants to do all this stuff. >> So you know that of course I didn't do my prelude where uh before that. Would you, Chris, like to give the the uh the prelude that I do or I'm hoping more people talk tonight, so I'll uh >> he loves you.

He wishes me well. >> I'm going to tell you something. You open that door office. I am voting for him. >> So um usually I say please don't do more than five minutes because you put me in a position where I got to say you're at 4:45. I don't think you'll be up there five minutes because you only had the one question. Second, only person that talks is at the podium. Chris, you never uh got that message. Um you know, let's have decorum. We shouldn't hiss or cheer or whatever is the person at the podium. And the third is you could stand up there for five minutes and ask 27 questions. Doesn't mean the board is going to answer those 27 questions.

But your question is a pretty simple one. Um and especially since they're you're two friends, I don't want to leave the board meeting and get mugged out in the parking lot at the end. Uh cuz you guys look pretty tough. Um the developer who at least was on the docket with their the proposal to build there um is the owner and it's the owner that has been trying to sell the property I think for upwards of about 10 years now. And they you know I don't want to I can only speculate that they decided after 10 years that well we're not going to sell it. We'll just develop it ourselves. And so they uh have come to a couple different board meetings over the last year uh with their attorney, with their engineers, and showed it.

So that's who the developer is that just cancelled. Now, whoever comes back, if they ever come back in the future with some proposal there, I don't know if it'll be that same developer. Maybe they canled because they sold it yesterday. I don't know who, you know, I can only tell you who was uh the developer and that was the current owner, but they just canceled 48 hours ago. >> So then they would have to get a builder and everything. The developer >> I I don't know. Um because maybe the developer is a builder. >> Okay. >> All right. >> That's what I needed to know. >> You got it. >> Thank you.

>> All right. Now, how about your cohorts? Or did you get everything you No, >> you got that. Would you like to? >> Sure. >> I, you know, I I got to be honest with you. I mean, I'm happy you're talking. I'd rather have your wife talking. Her her accent is awesome. >> But you, you know, maybe she'll hear what you have to say and say, >> and she'll say, "I don't." >> Yeah. Come on up. >> I love him. >> I know you do. I know you do. >> Don't tell your husband. Okay. >> Okay. Dennis Gorlick is my name. I live on uh where do I live? On Tall Birch Trail. >> There are no birches there, but it's okay.

See if I can stump you this. Um I know that there are a number of of uh questions and I think issues you may have raised at some point and possibilities of um >> Dennis >> that area having the area that we're talking about development. >> I'm sorry to interrupt. Could you speak into the microphone? Oh, the microphone. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> That's me. Should I start again? It's Dennis Gorlick. >> We got that. >> Okay, you got me. Okay. >> Oh, we know about you, Dennis. >> I know you've heard, right? Okay. So, um I know there were some potential issues with that area that was being uh you know, proposed to have the uh that area developed as a for housing and have an overlay district put on you know, added to it or changed.

Um, can you shed any light on what what reasons were given or you didn't get any reasons at all? >> Drainage, wetlands, anything. Just nothing. >> Cancel. >> Okay. Well, that was pretty easy. >> How about that answer? >> That's all I got. >> All right. Okay. >> And Dennis, the reason we know of you is you you your reputation procedure in a good way. >> He's an easy man. >> In a good way. >> Yeah. and well and 90% of that's your wife, but the trouble begin >> would any but Chris come on manelcome. >> Okay. >> Now, >> you're welcome. >> We are honored tonight to have several uh scouts, >> goodness, >> in the room uh with either their uh troop leaders and or parents.

Uh does anybody from that in your meeting. >> I don't have any questions. But >> um may I say that this young lady here I I do see her family a lot of times at 10:30 mass at Holy Trinity and it look are you the middle of like five children or >> I'm the third of four. >> Third of four. Okay. I did the wrong count but um and isn't your troop also and I can't believe I'm having a brain whatever. Who was the young lady that was the first Eagle Scout from that LA yet last year we honored? >> Uh that was Eliza Drum. >> Eliza Drum. Yeah. >> How is she doing? >> She's doing great. She's finishing up her uh degree at Alfred University.

>> Yeah. She's going places. >> Yes. >> And you're going places, too. >> Thank you. >> Well, thank you for coming, everybody. >> Yes. Thank you for having us. Does anybody else want to take the podium? I got to say I'm disappointed, Chris. But you know what? I understand. I understand. All right. Well, you know, Chris Naka, 1065 Shoecraft Road. Um, it is great to see so many people here. Um hopefully they're not just here because something got cancelled. Is that I what I heard? Well, keep coming, you know, even if things get cancelceled and build things that would pay you enough to live in this town so that we can all keep seeing each other and none of us have to move.

>> Thank you, Chris. And I like I said, if that guy ever runs for office, I'm voting for him. He's uh something about that guy. All right. Does anybody else want to take the podium tonight? >> Okay. Well, we will move on to our next item, which is uh previous board meeting minutes. Uh Dean Maher, our esteemed uh town clerk, is always uh very prompt with these. So, our meeting, which I guess was two weeks ago, um the workshop, I reviewed the minutes and I make a motion that we approve those. >> Second. Supervisor Flity, >> I. >> Councilwoman Cataly, >> I. >> Councilman Cahill, >> I. >> Councilwoman Wyn, >> I.

>> Councilwoman Wright, >> I. >> And I would also make a motion that we approve the regular town board meeting minutes from November 20th. >> Second. >> Supervisor Flity. I >> Councilwoman Wyn >> I >> Councilwoman Cataly >> I >> Councilwoman Cahill >> I >> Councilwoman Wright >> I >> Now this one I don't have to guess. I saw John doing the bills yesterday. >> Yes, I did review the bills calling them to be in order and I would move to approve the bills as submitted by the director of finance. >> Second. >> Councilman Cahill. >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright >> I. Supervisor Flarey >> I. >> Councilwoman Cataly >> I.

>> Councilwoman W. >> I. >> And I reviewed the prepaid warrants as submitted by Paul Adams, our director of finance, and make a motion we approve those. >> Second, >> Supervisor Flity, >> I. >> Councilman Cahill, >> I. >> Councilwoman Cataly, >> Councilwoman W. >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright, >> I. And I uh reviewed the uh purchase orders as submitted by Paul Adams, the director of finance, and I make a motion we approve those. >> Second. Supervisor Flity, >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright, >> I. >> Councilwoman Cataly, >> I. >> Councilman Cahill, >> I. >> Councilwoman W. >> I. >> Uh, the next two are interrelated.

Um, was this the resolution we did at the 6th or the 20th of November meeting? >> Um, >> October 16th. >> It was October 16th. And we're resending that and going to approve a new one because what what changed or got added? >> The the sewer. >> The Oh, the sewer. That's right. >> So, we still might need a little bit of an explanation there. >> Yeah. and Rick and or Paul probably are best to explain uh that one. >> Um thank you. Um basically what happened here was not what happened but as we were doing the evaluation of the area market when we were doing our upgrade to our facility. Um the um Navatus had kind of did a market study seeing where the rates were falling for taking in high strength waste would um what we want to take to our digesttor increase our bio gas um but also septage leech um fat and greases from restaurants and what came out of that was a locked in price but as this last few months came along I've done a um a tour of a facility that also has a digtor and is trying to um lock in some stuff from Fairlife So, if we were locked in at a rate, u we would maybe not be able to negotiate another price and may lose this stuff that we really want to.

They want to bring it here um because of the location, but if they got down to 5 cents a gallon, ours was 10 cents, it may pay for them to haul it that farther away. So, we needed to be able to negotiate on the fly at certain times in case we needed to. So, we're requesting the instead of lock in rates to give a range to the sewer department. uh and that'll be backed by um the finance director. Um on certain situations in my history, there'll be a time a company want to bring in one certain type of waste and we say okay we can take it for this and it could be a lot more than what we would normally take it but if they want to bring it they bring it.

So it just gives us the opportunity to stay in the market. >> Yeah. >> I'm glad you mentioned that because it is not strictly fair life. It's to give you to handle all of the people who might want to use our facility. >> Yes. What impact do you foresee that having possibly potentially um on the revenue that you have projected from Fair Life? >> The revenue projection was very conservative. We're there's going to be a lot of upside to this. So, anything even if we dropped to 2 cents a gallon, the amount that they're going to bring in, um we will be fine with the revenue projections. >> Okay. it.

And Jenny, I don't know if you have any questions or comments on it. >> I spoke with um I mean uh with Paul Adam, our finance director, about the issue. So >> yeah. Um I I'm kind of glad this happened. Um because it's uh it's kind of uh we've gone from a sewer department that was very fixed on budgeted expenses. We didn't, our revenue was, hey, we told the taxpayers, we're going to put it on your tax bill in January. You pay us $300. Uh, we bill commercial clients, whatever, for their usage. And we knew when we went and built this new state-of-the-art sewer facility that it really now is a business and it's got revenue potential that anybody who's run a business um you have to have the flexibility and and be able to be nimble for situations.

Um, I wonder just how many more type of things that this town board, the chief plan operator, the finance director, and why that needs to be such a solid team because as that sewer uh plant becomes a business, which it is, once you turn on that high strength waste and all that, um, I just wonder how many more things in the future on revenue that you'll be needed to be given such flexibility. Um, expenses are a little easier. That's budget. If you're off on them, Paul, you do a budget transfer, you do an amendment, this and that. Revenues is something that we're used to as a as a government, just saying, "Hey, here's what we charge for our uh our uh uh lodge at the park.

This is our rates. $200 for the lodge, and we don't sit there and, you know, uh haggle over it for the year." But when you're talking about things like this that have almost a commodity-based uh rate changing from day to day, it's imperative that the town maximizes the business potential of that state-of-the-art plan. And I know this that Rick, I think he's the best chief plant operator in the state. I I've already said Paul is the best finance director. So, you get them working as a team on that, I think, uh I think we're going to be in pretty good shape. >> Um pun intended. It's a fluid situation.

>> It is a fluid situation. >> Anyway, any other comments or questions from the town board before we do this? >> No. >> Patty, that's your department. >> Uh, okay. Well, we need to we need to resend the first one so that we can then do the next one. So, I would move that we rescend resolution number 299 of 2025 to adopt the 2026 Town of Webster fee schedule and the 2026 Webster Parks and Recreation Center lodge facility and field rates as presented. >> Second. Councilwoman Cataly >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright >> I. >> Supervisor Flity >> I. >> Councilwoman Cahill >> I. >> Councilwoman W >> I. And to follow that, I would move that we adopt the 2026 Town of Webster fee schedule and 2026 Webster Parks and Recreation Center Lodge facility and field rates as presented.

>> Second. >> Councilwoman Cataly, >> I. >> Councilman Cahill, >> I. >> Supervisor Flity, >> I. >> Councilwoman Wyn, >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright, I >> Oh my goodness. Um, Rick and Paul again. I guess on this thing. >> Yeah, this one's been a long time coming. Yeah. Requesting bids for the Woodard Road sewer project. Um >> Rick, doesn't it date back to like 2021? >> 21 or 22? Yeah. >> Yeah. We've been uh struggling to get state approval because the the annual amount that each uh homeowner is going to have to pay exceeds the threshold for New York State. So, you have to get special legislative approval.

and uh it's finally in place. So, not just to go out the bid to hope the prices come in within the range uh that we think it will. Yeah. >> I I think it's also fair to add that it sounds like perhaps the quotes that we're getting are astronomical and New York State just doesn't approve. But it's uh also fair to say that New York State hasn't increased their allowances for this. In fact, over the past several years, they've decreased >> Yeah. >> the threshold for residents. So, that's why we've struggled with this and so many of them. >> Oh, yeah. And and because we do have a big audience uh tonight, would it be safe to say, Rick, in layman terms, um the majority of homes uh in Webster now are on our sanitary sewer system where their sinks and toilets and all that go down the lateral and into our sewer mains and to the plant for process or for treatment.

But there are still several homes in Webster that are on septic. And for the most part in 2025, those homeowners want to get off a septic. So this is their opportunity to gather together whether there's seven of them or 12 of them or 15 of them. And if they vote, what is it? A it's a 50% majority. They we put it out the bid, something like that. >> Yeah. Um, and then when the bid comes in to do this project, um, that would get spread, Paul, over their tax bills on their houses over like a 10, 15 year period or something. >> Uh, I think it's actually 30 years on this. >> Is it 30 years? >> Yeah.

>> Okay. Cuz it matches bonding and all or whatever. >> Correct. Uh, for this one in particular, we're actually going to borrow funds from the, uh, sewer workers compensation reserve. Oh. >> Uh, so we're actually going to borrow money internally. It'll be an investment of the reserve. Uh, as the homeowners pay us back, uh, we'll earn interest for the reserve. >> Yeah. >> Cuz it's a small project. >> Yeah. There's only, >> seven. It's way less money than going out to to borrow. >> Yeah. >> With a ban or a serial bond. So, >> yeah. >> So, it's interesting. I mean, anybody's ever had a septic tank, uh, you know, you're going to have to sooner or later get it replaced.

And I'm sure in today's market that's with Leechfield and all that, it's 40 grand or something. So, even if or more, yeah, even if this ends up being $500 a year on their tax bill for 30 years, that's a better deal than dumping 40 grand upfront for a new septic. And the reality is people buying houses when you're in a a suburb like Webster, you want your house on sanitary sewer. There's not many people out there like, "Oh, I want my house on septic." I think anyway, >> it's your department again, pay. >> Uh, I would move to request bids on the Woodard Road sanitary sewer project to be advertised in the Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 edition of the Webster Herald with bids due no later than January 7th, 2026.

>> Second. Councilwoman Cataly, >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright, >> I. Supervisor Flity, >> I. Councilman Cahill. >> I. >> Councilwoman W. >> I >> uh I would say that this is your resolution uh councelor, but we can't have you make a motion on it, but you can explain it. >> Certainly. Uh the resolution before the board is to sign an engagement letter with uh Charlie Janessie. Um as you recall, this board did sign an engagement with Mr. Janessie last year. here was a one-year engagement to have Charlie cover the article 7 matters as well as board of assessment review matters. Um that engagement letter is going to expire at the end of December.

So it's simply to renew that. It's the same terms as the 2025 agreement including scope uh hourly rate. Um it remains unchanged simply for the 2026 year. >> Yeah. And I will say this, when we were kind of doing our due diligence on this, Donna and her staff, our assessor, they they love what Charlie does. I think Charlie loves doing it. Um the the price is good for the town taxpayers for what he does. Um it's a winwinwin across the board. So, >> and that was something that was outside of the scope of our current legal services. that was how it was um >> presented back when we renewed when we created last year.

>> Um and I think Charlie certainly has just a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area. >> Yes. Yeah. And I and I' I'd say that I think Kyle, I wouldn't be surprised if you and Charlie and the powers that be in 2026 start to try to get ahead of the game for 27 because I'm sure what is going to be needed for legal services during u grievance time in 27 because that'll be culminating the re the revaluation, the reassessment. >> It's probably safe to say that it's going to spike. >> We might need two Charlies. >> Good. Yes. Good. Charlie and I started to have that conversation in anticipation of that.

>> Yep. Great. Um, well, >> I would I would move to authorize the town supervisor to execute a letter of engagement with Charles Janessi to provide legal services related to article 7 tax matters and board of assessment review matters at the same rates as what we're um the engagement in 2025. >> Second. >> Councilwoman Cataly. >> Councilman Cahill. >> Hi, >> Supervisor Flity. I >> Councilwoman Wyn >> I >> Councilwoman Wright I >> um Jennifer I mean I is your department but I also want to make sure uh council are you okay if on this motion she just as as written the temporaries or does she need to read them all out?

>> No as as written as presented as okay >> agree. So, this is the annual resolution for the highway department to dedicate certain roads temporary and and permanent for maintenance and uh snow removal purposes. And I would move to um >> move to accept >> to accept. Thank you for the word. Move to accept temporary and permanent road dedications for 2025 as presented on the agenda. >> Second. >> Councilwoman Wright I. >> Councilwoman Wyn >> I. >> Supervisor Flity >> I. >> Councilwoman Katali >> I. >> Councilman Cahill >> I. >> I you know it's funny. I wish Pat Stevens, our highway superintendent, was here tonight to to give the explanation because if if especially the scouts and everybody like what what did that just mean?

Temporary and permanent road dedication. So, um I'm going to take a shot at this. Uh and uh >> I I I know what it is. >> You want to take Go for it. >> Temporary is for lanes that are are new subdivisions. So, as they're building each subdivision, it's section by section. So you require a turnaround, a T type of turnaround at the end of the section so the plow trucks and highway maintenance vehicles can make a a turn when you know when the road isn't finished. So there are several areas that were building homes in Webster where the tea turnaround is required and then there are certain neighborhoods where they are completed and when the neighborhood is completed the tea turnaround is removed and the road gets officially permanently dedicated to the town for maintenance purposes.

>> Very good. >> We don't need a highway attendant. >> That's not true. That >> Pat's amazing. >> Excellent. Yes. >> And I could never do his job. >> No. >> Not on my best day. >> Yeah. >> But I do know this. >> It's funny. Before we take those dedications, temporary or permanent, it's the developers road. We don't touch it. >> Yep. >> Um so it's an important uh thing that we do and it's usually always near the end of the year that we do them because plowing starts. So, uh, we did have two tabled items from the last few meetings. Um, the first tabled item, uh, I want to just see it's it's about our annual, uh, cleaning contract for several of the town facilities.

Um, do any of the board members have any questions on this or comments or anything? >> No, I I do not. There's been some healthy discussion back and forth and looking at the contracts and I appreciate that from all who were asking questions. It's great. I had my questions answered. I looked at the contract. So, yeah. >> You want to do the >> Sure. So, I'll move to authorize the town supervisor to extend town hall court buildings, police departments, park and recreation, highway um and sewer cleaning services provided by Snappy Cleaning Service. um DBA Alliance Cleaning Services for one year um from December 31st, 2025 to December 31st uh 2026 with an amount not to exceed $136,12644.

>> Second. >> Councilman Cahill. >> Hi. >> Councilwoman W. >> I. >> Supervisor Flity. I >> Councilwoman Cataly >> I. >> Councilwoman Wright >> I >> um and I Kyle I don't even know if we have to do a motion or anything on the table because it says right on there and we said it I think on November 20th or whatever we're tableabling this until at least January 8th. >> Correct. Another resolution isn't necessary. >> Didn't think so, but it was almost more like out of sight, out of mind. So it's on there. And then uh Kim, who I think is going to continue being in the supervisor's office, uh this reminds her to keep it on there right through to January 8th or or whatever.

Uh so that really uh concludes the formal part of the meeting tonight. Uh so now we do our round table. Uh and we'll start off with uh Rick. Thank you. Um, this is to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts out there that if you guys do any field trips, you're more than welcome to come on down to the wastewater plant and take a tour. Open invitation >> and it's really an amazing facility. It's fascinating. I encourage you to do it. >> You'll be changed forever. Um, and uh, I will not be here on the 18th. So, I just want to thank Councilwoman Wyn, um, Councilwoman Cataly, and Supervisor Flity for obviously the support, the due diligence, and that you have given and shown to the sewer department, our staff, um, to allow us to operate in the efficient manner that we've been able to.

So, we appreciate your >> Thank you. >> time and effort. >> Thank you very much, >> Paul. I do highly recommend that tour. It's a it's a marvel of science. >> Bring your nose plugs. >> I know it's one of places. >> There you go. >> Used to do when you were teaching us. >> Yes. >> Yeah. God, I really wish she'd tap the podium, but that's, you know, um, keep going. >> Anyway, uh, tomorrow Rick and I have a meeting with, uh, the new town board members at the sewer plant. So, looking forward to that. we'll give them an overview and answer as many questions as we can. So, looking forward to that. >> Well, and before we get to Jennifer, I I will say and I mean I don't know if the kids were like, I don't want to go to this the sewer plant, but do you know that they did what did they a couple years ago they asked what was the the the biggest invention of the last 500 years?

And wasn't sanitary sewer treatment number one >> in medical? Yes. It was for Yes. It it's really it's a it's a miraculous that that it it goes into the lake cleaner than lake water. Right. >> Yeah. >> If you have any interest in construction for the last couple years there's been a significant amount of construction not only at the sewer department but also the highway department. So I would definitely recommend going both to the sewer department doing a tour there and then going and doing a tour of the highway department which is phenomenal. Both of these projects are very significant um to the residents of the town of Webster.

They're much much needed projects. So >> I I think this is just a a little suggestion. I I don't know. We've just opened this up to everything, haven't we? A suggestion to the uh new board members and and both Councilman Kill and Councilman um Councilwoman Wright. Several years ago, we used to do an open house in the town and people would come and take tours of of not only town hall, but they could tour the highway building, they could tour the library. Many people visit at any rate. Um, and also the sewer department. We we stopped doing that with co obviously. And then we've had so much construction at both of these places, we really haven't been allow it wasn't a safety wasn't a safe idea to bring the public in to tour them.

But certainly now that the highway facility is finished um and soon the sewer department will be finished, I hope that that's something the town can consider uh starting up again. >> That's a that's a great suggestion. >> You know what? >> You got the golf clap. >> I mean, can I take a little executive privilege since I'm a rotting carcass and done in 27 days? If you you son of a gun, if you have your hand up, then you are going to go up to the podium and part of our round table and you're going to say what you have to say. >> All right. This is uh by the way the better half of the Gorlick family.

>> I'm his girlfriend. His wife doesn't know about me yet. >> Okay. >> She will now. >> She does know. Yeah. Stitch. My name is Monica and I'm also from Tall Birch Trail and referring to the waste management, not just young adults. I believe every adult of any age should visit that plant. I used to go to the one in down in St. Augustine when my husband was teaching at Flaggler. And it is an education that you will never forget and you will think twice what you put down a toilet. >> That is true. >> And when they tell you, >> what do you think? >> And when they when you read when you go into a store and they say these are flushable.

No, they're not. Read the fine print. Your hire thinks is flushable except for toilet paper on a roll. >> Do you have a card? >> Yes, I do. I do have a card. So, I'm just saying everybody should visit it. Um, you don't have to wear nose plugs. >> I was just I was going to say I was going to resend that comment. >> No, no, no. It does have an interesting smell, but it is it is used to >> you don't need your nose You do not need nose plugs. >> Listen, I like horse um I'll say horse manure. So, but you get used to the smell and it's something that stays with you. And if you're walking on any of the railings, do not touch them.

And if you do touch them, you wash your hands well. >> No, I've learned a lot. >> Yes, you have. A lot about craft. >> You get her contact information. >> Might have a job opening >> that goes on the next promo video. Monica is going to be the the the the brand of uh you know, >> Jen, how do you follow that? >> I follow that with the comprehensive plan, which is very exciting. There was a meeting tonight in this room at 5:00 p.m. to go over the latest status of the comprehensive plan. Uh, a few people who stayed for the town board were at that meeting as well. So, thank you for that. The um the consultants in the committee are making uh great progress.

It is uh as some of the community members um spoke during the open to the public part of uh that meeting. It is very overwhelming. There are a lot of aspects to it. Um the next uh committee meeting is in February, but all of the committee meetings are open to the public and I would suggest um you know that's another one for the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts um to attend. Um you know, it's it's the vision and uh how we're going to build out and shape the town of Webster over the next I guess it's 25 years. Is it 25 years? 15 years. 15 years. So, um there's still opportunities for public input and I would welcome people to participate because um we are listening to the community and your voice will definitely be incorporated into that final plan.

>> Excellent. >> Ben, >> uh I want to thank our highway department for the wonderful job they've been doing the past few days on the roads. Um, it's been it's been a little bit crazy for them because soon as they get out and uh they might just wrap up the run, it starts snowing again. They've uh done an exemplary job keeping the roads clean. I would certainly remind everyone to drive safely no matter with road conditions. Hang on, Monica. Um, and also I want to remind people that uh Saturday is White Christmas in the Village Day and evening. So, the Webster Business Improvement District sponsors activities all day long.

Come out and support your local small businesses. There will be a light parade, which is always exciting. It's wonderful. Um, and Santa will be at Village Hall, I believe, or the fire department. Village Hall. Village Hall. And Santa also arrives officially at the end of the parade. So, come on out and enjoy some family time. >> It always has a significant turn around turnout. >> It's fun. It's a it's a great it's a great uh great event. I remember the first year I lived in the village of Webster and somebody told me about there's a parade and I'm like what? In December. So, you know, we took the kids and really I was absolutely elated.

It was huge, man. >> It's a great great time for the for the kids. I I live just close enough that friends now ask to park in my driveway as much for the winter parade as they do the one on the in the July. >> Nice. I just before Kyle goes I about the village. Does anybody live in the village that's in the audience tonight? >> Don't know if you knew this or not. Uh well couple years ago I'm at the the trick-or- treat walk uh that's on that Saturday morning right before Halloween and I'm like there is a ton of young families, young kids and my perception was that the people that lived in the village were older.

>> Hey, wait a minute. >> Hey, my perception easy. >> Just let me finish. >> Ouch. that that the village residents were older than the outside of the village town residents. But I'm a data junkie. So I went back to the database from the board of elections and looked at registered voters. And what I found was the village residents are significantly younger than the people that live in the town outside the village. >> It's a great place to raise a family. >> Yeah, it sure is. >> It was like it it's Park Avenue but in the suburb. >> Yep. So very cool. >> Sorry about just, you know, >> fun facts that nobody really cares about, right?

>> This is a public service announcement. >> This is really important. You might, you know, people forget about >> You know what? You go right back up there. You know something? I'm going to, you know, what's what are they going to do? Impeach me with 27 days left, right? You know, Denine and I are like, how do we do the minutes on this? I mean, is she part of the five minutes open to the public? Is she We'll figure it out. >> I just would like to know how many of you sitting in this audience actually shovel out a fire hydrant. Raise your hand. I'm really impressed. Thank you so much. Because I can't tell you how many times that I have gone around the neighborhood and not one fire hydrant is in my neighborhood is shoveled out.

I go out and I shovel the one near us. And I'm not a spring, you know, of a spring chicken type. I'm of the mature status. And if I could do it, anybody sitting here can because I am older than I am older than them. So, I'm just saying that please and if you know of anybody that has a fire hydrant on their property or two houses over, please talk to them. go out and shame them into it because when I lived in Penfield, I did shame somebody into it. >> I find that hard to believe. >> I got, you know, um >> just a just a thought. Uh >> you were serious enough. >> You are you you're the best. I got to um in the crowd tonight is the supervisor elect and I hope he's taking notes because what he should do is try to get Monica as a standing every meeting she gets up and gives a PSA >> because monologue PSA I think that you know I know you want her for the sewer uh over there Rick so >> I was the one that asked for the card by the way >> so how do you follow that Kyle >> I don't think I Uh the only thing I say supervisor uh thank you to the scouts for coming out tonight.

Um I think scouts is a great organization. I was a scout myself. I think it teaches uh tremendous life skills. Um so uh congratulations you guys. You you made a great decision participating in great organization. Um so thank you for coming out. It >> doesn't surprise me he was a scout by the way. >> Jenny, >> thank you everyone for um attending the event today. We deeply appreciate it and we wanted to thank your parents too to raise you well. You are the future of our Webster and also we have um county leg John is here. He also an eagle scout. Um anyway um at the on this Saturday we have that winter wonderland in the village.

I would love for you guys to come and check it out the museum. I'm going to be volunteer there and um you know they got a great thing. So come and and you know support the museum. They exist because of you guys and you're going to always tour there too as well. And also the library. Watch the library. Support them as well and all our friends in the business um improvement district. I may be march in the parade. Not so sure which groups yet. But anyway, I deeply appreciate everyone. I love my community. And then um I got one more week left to be your official town council woman. So, thank God. Um, I deeply am enjoy it.

Thank you everyone. >> That's Monica's carrot by the way, John. That, you know, I mean, would you expect anything less? >> Bottom line. >> It's awesome. >> Oh, the bottom line is like pass that down to Jen. >> Mhm. >> I got to see this card. >> Mhm. John. Well, everybody pretty much stole my thunder today, but I just wanted to again say or not again, but uh thank the scouts for coming out. Everybody, the more that attend the more people that attend these meetings, um I feel it's better from a communication standpoint for um the village or the town board. Um and thanks to our department heads and Rick, I appreciate you coming out and explaining um what the situation was with the fees.

I greatly appreciate it. So once again, the more we communicate, the better it is for everybody. So, >> thanks, Chad. >> Yeah. >> Well, Denine, finish with you. >> Uh, business as usual in town clerk's office, and we're getting ready to start town and county taxes for the tax receiver. Um, bills will go out the last week in December. >> And your first day of collection is is New Year's Eve, right? >> New Year's Eve. Yeah, >> New Year's Eve. Crazy. >> Well, that concludes tonight's meeting. Thank you for everybody to coming. We