Village Board to Consider Noise Ordinance Amendment
Village Board to Consider Noise Ordinance Amendment
The September meeting of the Ellicottville Village Board kicked off with welcoming Sean Lowes to the Board; he has been appointed to the seat left vacant due to Spencer Murray’s resignation.
There was discussion regarding the current Noise Ordinance and the changes that should be considered. The conversation leaned heavily on the set time which is currently 11:00pm. The time was set so the businesses could have live music on the weekends, but with the rentals in the village there is cause for reconsideration. The major change would be moving the time up to 10:00pm on weekdays and address how fireworks are to be handled. There was a motion to set a Public Hearing for October 20th at 6:00pm; a second and ayes carried.
There was a motion to approve the Intermunicipal Agreement for the new Town/Village Engineer, Ben Slotman; a second and ayes carried.
The Village Attorney addressed the need for a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Officer. It was suggested that this should be Village Clerk, Mary Klahn, as she already handles these inquiries. They are going to look further into it and advise at the next meeting.
The health insurance plan is up for the Village and the broker advises staying with Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY. There was a motion to accept the 2021 insurance plan; a second and ayes carried.
Old Business: With the cancellation of Fall Festival and businesses re-imagining the weekend, inherent concerns have risen. Trustee Doug Bush coordinated with the police department in regards to having extra officers on-hand and the health department should the street need to be shut down at the last minute. This is all in preparation to handle the influx of people that still may come to the village Columbus Day weekend. Bush advised that the Village should let the Cafe Permits expire at the end of September to give more room on sidewalks for appropriate foot traffic and social distancing procedures. Traditionally the Iskalo property on 219 serves as a camping site, and in discussions they only approve Village Sanctioned events and are in favor of barricades being installed for the weekend. They also would like to discuss with all businesses that despite a potential influx, the executive orders still need to be adhered to. There will be a special meeting on September 29th at 6:00pm to further discuss the weekend formerly known as Fall Festival.
Next, there was a proclamation from the Mayor that he would like to institute a Village ‘Roswell Day’. “With so many in our community who have been patients of Roswell, I feel we should honor the hospital with this gesture.” There will be more consideration and discussion, but the board was receptive.
Lastly, this was Patra Lowes’ last meeting as a Village Trustee. The Mayor and Board thanked her for her decades of public service.
There was a motion to adjourn; a second and ayes carried. The next meeting of the Ellicottville Village Board will be the Special Meeting on September 29th at 6:00pm. For streaming instructions please contact the Village Clerk at 716-699-4636.