The Sardinia Town Board meeting on November 12 opened up with an announcement of congratulations from Supervisor Kathleen Balus to the upcoming administrative officials.
Councilman David Montgomery discussed the house numbers for emergency calls ­— the sign costs roughly $8 and the post is $6. The package costs approximately $10. Balus mentioned that it is a good project and to move forward with the next administration.
In other news:
• Councilman Mary Hannon had the floor regarding the Gernatt lawsuit. Hannon requested that the lawsuit against the Zoning Board of Appeals be withdrawn. It was voted down at the meeting 3-2. “Now we are spending another month’s lawyers fees in a case that will be withdrawn in January,” Hannon said.
• The Board continued an ongoing discussion on the fence at Manion Park. It was mentioned that the brush is down and a bid is needed on the fencing part of the project to protect the body of water.
• Councilman Norman Uhteg spoke with Leo McCarthy on the Historical Society Building and would like the inmate program to take care of the scraping and the sanding of the floors.
• Hannon reported that 194 people attended the Senior Flu Clinic, half of which were Sardinia Residents. She also added that the rabies clinic treated 48 cats with $50 paid to the technician and $96 for the shots. Two veterinarians volunteered.
• A Defensive Driving Program will be offered April 6 and 8, 2010.
• Ron Kenyon spoke regarding the H1N1 virus. Erie County is divided into seven zones, six of which are in Sardinia. Kenyon urged people to get their vaccine through their private physician or follow up with a county clinic. The vaccine is in very limited supply. The target groups to get this vaccine are pregnant women, infants under 6, health and EMS personnel and ages 25-64 with medical conditions that make them high-risk patients.
The next town of Sardinia Board meeting will be held December 9 at 7:30 p.m; the Planning Board will meet December 2 at 7:30 p.m.