The Town of Plattekill has signed an agreement to house some of its stray dogs at the Gardiner Animal Hospital.

The one-year agreement states that stray dogs that are sent to the Gardiner Animal Hospital will be given medical attention to keep them in stable condition for five days as required by Agriculture and Markets Law. Additional medical treatment would be administered on a case-by-case basis.

The cost of boarding dogs for the town would be $29 per day for the first five days and $24 for each day starting on the sixth day until the dog is removed.

Plattekill Dog Control Officer Andrew McKee, who holds similar positions with the towns of Marlborough and Gardiner, told the board via a conference call during the meeting that he recommended the town sign the contract with the Gardiner Animal Hospital.

“Depending on what time of the year it is, I usually will board the dogs at our shelter,” McKee said. “If there’s any question of the health of the dog, especially if it’s an old dog, it’s better to have the dog where they’re seen multiple times a day by a person rather than just twice a day by me.”

“I think it will help us with expenses and gives us a facility to keep these sick/angry dogs,” Supervisor Jennifer Salemo said of the agreement with the Gardiner Animal Hospital.

The board voted unanimously to approve the pact with the animal hospital.

In other news, the board approved conducting an electronic waste collection day March 25 at the Town Hall.

The event will be sponsored by the Southern Ulster Rotary Club in conjunction with the town for the third year in a row.

Will Farrell, president of the Rotary Club, said in a letter to Salemo that every effort would be made to ensure that waste electronics would be collected only from Town of Plattekill residents and adjacent towns.

“We believe that this is a valuable community service that attempts to have residents responsibly dispose of electronic items that may have been thrown in the trash or discarded along the side of the road,” Farrell wrote.

Farrell commended Town of Highway Superintendent Bob Wager and his staff for assisting in the waste collection day.

“This project would not be possible without the generous support of the Town Highway Department,” Farrell said.

Wager said Gaylord boxes would be available for the public to dispose of their electronic items in the parking lot at the Town Hall. Then the items would be taken to the town’s transfer station.

Recreation director Kim Way, who didn’t attend the meeting, has asked the board to approve an Earth Day event April 22 at the Thomas Felten Park.

In her February report, Way requested that the town provide paper egg crates, soil and dirt and seeds for distribution at the Earth Day event.

“I am asking anyone who signs up to bring a plastic milk jug, juice jug or iced tea jug,” Way said. “We will turn those into watering cans. The egg crates will be used to start the seedlings. Once the seeds start to sprout, kids can then plant the flower at home in the egg crate. The egg crates are biodegradable.”

Way said she will need to purchase a few craft supplies for the kids to decorate the watering cans.

“I think it’s an awesome idea,” Salemo said.

The town’s Easter egg hunt will be held April 15, with a rain date of April 16, Way announced. It will be held at Thomas Felten Park and 3,000 eggs will be scattered.

The board also approved holding the town’s summer camp from June 22 through July 28.

“I know from speaking with Kim that she’s getting a lot of phone calls regarding the camp,” Salemo said. “So, she just wants to be able to move ahead.”

Salemo said Way also told her that the Southern Ulster Rotary Club was again raising money to send kids to the camp for three weeks. The group had already raised enough money for 12 campers, Salemo said.