At last week’s Lloyd Town Board meeting, Building Department Director Dave Barton said that on February 23 at 9 a.m. there will be another Comprehensive Plan meeting and a public work session that will be held at the Highland Firehouse.

“They are pretty well attended and we actually got pretty good responses,” he said.

Both Barton and Supervisor Dave Plavchak urged the public to fill out the 2023 Comprehensive Plan Survey that can be accessed via the town’s website. In the introduction, the survey asks why create a new Comprehensive Plan.

“The Town of Lloyd’s (Ulster County) leaders have determined that the 2005 Comprehensive Plan, which underwent a minor update in 2013, is in need of another update. Within this planning effort, there will be steps to assess and identify the varied potential community needs and opportunities. As part of strategizing for future overall community and economic development, there can be investigation and community dialogue about the infrastructural conditions and ways to invest in, enhance and leverage the assets which serve as underpinnings of growth and development within the Town.”

Sunnybrook considers dog park

Barton said he has learned from a resident of the Sunnybrook neighborhood that they are interested in creating a dog park near the Mountainside Woods development. He encouraged them to consider, “how liability would work for them” as they move forward. Plans would eventually have to come before the town.

Highway lays out 2023 plans
Highway Superintendent Rich Klotz said he is beginning to work on his 284 agreement that stipulates what road work he will do for 2023 and the associated costs. He said he will put some of his department revenues into paving and he is also looking to purchase another truck.
Klotz provided the board with fuel costs for the past two years.

“Actually in gasoline we went down in usage by about 2,100 gallons but the price was up by $25,000,” he said. “We used a little more fuel this year, about 12,000 gallons more, and that cost us another $25,000. So overall town-wide, from 2021 to 2022, the cost was $50,600 more in fuel.”

Klotz plans to pave Reservoir Road this year.

“We didn’t have the money last year because prices went through the roof,” he said.

Klotz and the Town Board touched upon unfinished work and roads that need to be dedicated to the town in the Mountainside Woods development.

Supervisor Plavchak suggested that at the regular meeting in March the board should dedicate Alex Court, Vista Drive, Emerson Terrace, Asher Way and Caleb Crossing. The board is hoping to have the developer finish the final items on the checklist by April.

Water & Sewer Administrator Adam Litman said, “going through the checklist, as far as the collections and distribution systems, we have confirmed things that we wanted addressed are addressed for the areas of interest that need to be dedicated to allow school bus access,” noting that hydrants in front of lots 125 and 132 have to be flow tested.

Councilman Joe Mazzetti noticed on the Mountainside Wood’s plans that developer David Weinberg is due to build a parking lot for the residents living there but it is on town land. Barton said he will check the actual location of that proposed parking lot, which may be built during phase 4 of the project. In addition, Weinberg will build, “a level playing field in the back where the rail trail is going to come up.” Barton told the board that he will also check to see if Weinberg has the proper insurance for operating on the town parcel, which he presently using as a staging area.

A ‘punch list’ highlighted additional items in the development that Weinberg has to complete: at Emerson Terrance/Asher Way, repair crack in the pavement between lots 27/80 and on Vista Circle; install a stop sign at the intersection of Caleb Crossing and Alex Court and install One Way, Dead End and Keep Right signs required for cul-de-sac; and in general, install No Parking signs as per the approved plan; clean out all catch basins to remove silt, sediment, debris and catch basis inserts; provide survey descriptions for all easements and right of ways proposed for dedication; provide a maintenance bond valid for a period of 1 year from the date of dedication in the amount of $135,100 for phase I and $65,890 for phase II.