Village Board Minutes

January 21, 2026 (46)

A regular meeting of the Village Board was held January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the Firehouse, 16 Saratoga Ave.

Mayor Miller called the meeting to order &led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call: Trustee Bedell, Trustee Clark, Trustee Kirchhoff & Trustee Stollery were present.

Motion by Trustee Clark, seconded by Trustee Bedell, approved minutes of January 7, 2026 regular meeting as typed.
Carried – 4 – 0

CORRESPONDENCE – none.

PUBLIC COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS (AGENDA ITEMS ONLY)

Jason Petrovitch, Pine St, asked if the installation of a four-way stop at Center St/Mechanic St could be easily removed if it was enacted and caused traffic issues.  Mayor Miller & Supt Lozier stated it could be.

Jennifer Kietzman, Pine St, had questions regarding the special event application submitted for a sauna retreat.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

CLERK-TREASURER – Clerk-Treas Colson was present, report for 1/21/2026 read & filed.

Motion by Trustee Bedell, seconded by Trustee Kirchhoff, approved payment of abstract #15 in the amount of: Payroll $51,502.99 (#0664); General $64,438.32 (#0665-0695; 0706-0710); Water $1,745.86 (#0696-0698; 0708); and Sewer $111,232.11 (0699-0710).
Carried – 4 – 0

Resolution #44 approved, budget transfer.

The Clerk’s office is preparing Qualified Overtime reports for the Village employees.  Amounts will not appear on the W-2 forms for the 2025 calendar year; the IRS will have modified forms available for 2026 reporting.  Clerk-Treas Colson explained Qualified Overtime follows rules set by the Federal Labor Standards Act and does not reflect all overtime hours paid by the Village.

Clerk-Treas Colson reported that she reviewed the past two fiscal years to determine overage revenue for the second and third quarter water/sewer billing at the mayor’s request.  An average of $247,290 would be lost if no overage was charged those two quarters.

FIRE DEPARTMENT – Chief Granger was present.

DPW/WATER/WWTP – Supt Lozier was present.

BUILDING INSPECTOR – Insp Hepner was excused, report for 1/21/2026 filed.

OLD BUSINESS – none.

NEW BUSINESS

The Board discussed appraisal quotes received for evaluation of 300 Mill St.  A quote of $3,500 was received from Stropp Appraisal; quotes from The Appraisal Company were received for a narrative appraisal for $1,500 and an evaluation form for $800.  As the evaluation form includes comparables and explanations the Board agreed it suited the purpose of establishing a fair market value.

The Board discussed a quote received for an automatic gate at the DPW garage and it is high enough to require sealed bids.  Supt Lozier will work on bid specifications.

Resolution #45 approved, acceptance of Logan Stanton & Megan Himmel as members of the Corinth Volunteer Fire Department.

The Board discussed the proposed installation of a four-way stop at the Center St/Mechanic St intersection.  The Board agreed to amend the traffic schedule with the installation taking place no later than May 1^st.

Resolution #46 approved, amend traffic schedule to install a four-way stop at Center St and Mechanic St to take effect no later than May 1, 2026.
Trustee Bedell – aye; Trustee Clark – no; Trustee Kirchhoff – aye; Trustee Stollery – aye; Mayor Miller – aye

The Board discussed a proposal by Laberge to administer the recent $2 million CDBG award.  The Village sent Requests for Proposals (RPFs) for grant administration on the project in 2024, Laberge was the sole respondent.

Motion by Trustee Clark, seconded by Trustee Bedell, approved mayoral signature on grant administration contract with Laberge Group for the 2025 CDBG award #282PW102-25 for the Heath St/Hill Ave Project; $40,000.
Carried – 4 – 0

The Board discussed bid specifications for the upcoming garbage bid packet.  Board consensus was to request bids for 1-year, 2-year and 3-year contracts for weekly trash and biweekly recycling collection.  Supt Stollery requested a requirement for the awarded contract to require the company mark recycling toters with a sticker.  Atty Buettner will prepare a packet for their review.

Supt Lozier informed the Board that the new equipment the Corinth School District began using in 2021 holds more rock salt than previous equipment.  He has adjusted the pricing for the salt provided by the Village for the current season and will prepare a spreadsheet of how much the CCSD underpaid 2021-2025.  The mayor will discuss with Superintendent Stratton.  Atty Buettner is working on an Intermunicipal Agreement with the school to cover rock salt and gasoline provided by the Village at cost.

The estimate for repair of the Greenfield Fire District’s truck for damage incurred at a mutual aid call in the Town totals $2027.  The Board instructed Clerk-Treas Colson to submit a claim to the insurance company.

The estimate for repairof the WWTP truck for damage incurred during the recent unauthorized usage and minor accident at the IP gate totals $5277.  The Board instructed Clerk-Treas Colson to submit a claim to the insurance company.

The Board discussed a special event application received from Yvonne West for a Fire & Ice Sauna pop-up retreat onthe Village Beach.  Ms. West would like to have a portable sauna, steam tent & hot tub on the beach for two days in February.  The application did not include a site map of location of the event.  The Board requested Ms. West appear at the February 4^th meeting to answer questions, provide a site map, and requested she provide port-a potties if the events are approved.

PUBLIC COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS

Jason Petrovitch, Pine St, asked the status of purchase of surveillance cameras and if money from fund balance can be used to hire full time Code Enforcement.  The Board replied cameras may need to wait until the next budget cycle and that the fund balance is very fluid at this time with much of it already appropriated.

Jennifer Kietzman, Pine St, commented on the pop-up sauna event possibly being a draw.  Ms. Kietzman also asked about the feasibility of not charging for two quarters of water/sewer overages.  Mayor Miller & Trustee Bedell explained the water/sewer rates are a complicated issue and overages in collection are reallocated the next year when establishing rates.  Clerk-Treas Colson pointed out the excess funds from previous collection appear on the appropriated fund balance line of the water/sewer budgets.

BOARD, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS

Trustee Stollery requested the Board consider contracting with a grant writer.  The Board consensus was to issue an RFP for grant writing services.

Mayor Miller stated the Board would be considering creating a seasonal position for Beach and Park oversight and are working on a job description.  Mayor Miller also mentioned possible applications for playground and Open Space grants.  The mayor requested Atty Buettner look into annual or biannual inspections of rental properties beyond the current fire inspections Insp Hepner conducts.  Mayor Miller thanked Chief Granger and Supt Lozier for their work and response to weather issues.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Trustee Bedell, seconded by Trustee Stollery, that Board adjourn; 7:25 PM.
Carried – 4 – 0

Nicole M. Colson
Clerk-Treasurer