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Message from Supervisor Dobson:

As an update to the most recent public concern related to the passage of Local Law #2, a law on the regulation and control of animals, I would like to inform everyone that the Town Board did NOT pass the law at its last meeting. Review of this law has been tabled until the November 21st meeting at 5pm.

In the interim I have personally invited 5 residents to meet with Terry Rech and myself to go over the proposal one item at a time. Hopefully this will lead to a proposed revision that will not only provide the court with leverage if a resident has complaints but also protects each of the parties involved. It had become apparent about a year ago that our current law was outdated and in need of revision.

Reviewing codes and laws are part of the Town’s responsibilities on an ongoing basis as situations arise to point out their need for review. The process of a revision being presented to the Town Board for adoption is one of review, discussion, revision and adoption. I consider this current phase as healthy and part of the “discussion” phase.

If you would like to provide written feedback please email the Town Clerk at townclerk@townofwheatland.org. If you have specific questions about the local law please contact Terry Rech at 889-1553 x106.

Public notices are posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway outside the Town Clerk’s office. This is the bulletin board used for all the legal notices and agendas for the Town of Wheatland. The re-hearing of Local Law No.2 and 3 was posted on October 4, 2019. The notices and agendas are removed after the meeting has occurred.

Town of Wheatland Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given that on October 17, 2019 the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland adopted Local Law Number 6 of 2019 entitled a “Local Law Amending Chapter 130 §130-75 Notice of violations; penalties; remedies. (A copy of the complete Local Law is filed in the Town Clerk’s Office)..

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland

Dated:  October 18, 2019

Laurie B. Czapranski, Town Clerk

TOWN OF WHEATLAND LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland sets Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. at the Wheatland Municipal Building, 22 Main Street, Scottsville, NY as the time and place for a Public Hearing on the 2020 Special Districts’ Budgets.

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland
Dated: October 18, 2019
Laurie B. Czapranski, Town Clerk

LEGAL NOTICE – TOWN OF WHEATLAND NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PRELIMINARY BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Wheatland for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 has been completed and filed at the Office of the Town Clerk in Scottsville, New York, where it is available for inspection by any interested person during regular business hours.Further notice is hereby given that the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland will meet and review said Preliminary Budget and hold a Special Hearing thereon at the Wheatland Municipal Building, 22 Main Street, Scottsville, New York at 7:00 P.M. on the 7th of November, 2019 and that at such Hearing any person may be heard in favor of or against the Preliminary Budget as completed, or for or against any item therein contained.

Pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following Officers of the Town of Wheatland are hereby specified as follows:

Town Supervisor–$30,600
Deputy Supervisor–$1,291
Councilpeople (4)–$7,586
Town Justice (2)–$18,024
Town Clerk–$56,913
Highway Superintendent–$78,017

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland
Dated: October 18, 2019
Laurie B. Czapranski, Town Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
The Planning Board of the Town of Wheatland, pursuant to Sections 116-1 and 116-22 of the Code of the Town of Wheatland, will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. in the Wheatland Municipal Building, 22 Main Street, Scottsville, NY to consider the following:

The application of Shultz Associates as agent for Angelo DeAngelis to seek a Subdivision and Alteration of Lot Line (combination to adjacent lot) of approximately 15.8 acres from original approximate 26.8 acre parcel. The property, located at 1482 North Rd., 14546 is in an AR-2 Zoning district. The Tax I.D. number 199.01-1-6.1 and 199.01-1-3.11.

All interested parties are asked to attend and be heard or to submit written comment concerning this application.

Jay D. Coates, Chairman Wheatland Planning Board

Dated: October 10, 2019

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Wheatland will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Wheatland Municipal Building, 22 Main Street, Scottsville, NY to consider the following:

The application of Kathleen & David Merton, to seek an area variance of Section 130-23.A.(3) of the Code of the Town of Wheatland to allow an accessory structure in a required front yard and side yard, in the AR-2 zoning district. The property address is 9810 Union Street, 14546. The Tax ID# is 199.03-1-49.

All interested parties are asked to attend and be heard or to submit written comment concerning this application.

Michael J. Grasso, Chairman Wheatland Zoning Board of Appeals

Dated: October 10, 2019

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Wheatland will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Wheatland Municipal Building, 22 Main Street, Scottsville, NY to consider the following:

The application of George Sewar, to seek an area variance of Section 13023.B.(1) of the Code of the Town of Wheatland to allow an addition to an existing garage in a rear yard, closer than the required 20’setback in the AR-2 zoning district. The property address is 4540 River Road, 14546. The Tax ID# is 200.031-14.

All interested parties are asked to attend and be heard or to submit written comment concerning this application.

Michael J. Grasso, Chairman Wheatland Zoning Board of Appeals

Dated: October 10, 2019

by Linda Dobson, Town Supervisor

During the month of June, the Wheatland Town Government experienced the loss of our long time Town Attorney, John W. Glavin, ESQ. Many in the area simply knew him as “their attorney”. John was the attorney who made house visits to those who were unable to leave their home, or the attorney who met them in his own home to prepare legal documents because “it saved them the trouble of driving into the city”. He was the legal equivalent of the “country doctor”. He received his education at the University of Notre Dame and Fordham Law School. While attending both schools he embraced their guiding principles of fairness, humbleness, honesty, respect of privacy and service to others.

I had the pleasure of working with John both as a councilwoman and as supervisor. After his beloved wife Joan passed in 2013, it was my privilege to become a “family friend” to him and his four daughters. Rather than deciding to move near one of his children, John made the decision to stay in the community that was near and dear to him and which held so many warm memories. We are a community that benefited from his decision. He continued to provide legal counsel to clients and the Town, while later also struggling with his own health issues. His strong faith and love of all things Wheatland provided him the opportunity to live out his remaining years actively involved in the community while still living independently in his own home on Browns Ave. in Scottsville.

As I began to gather information for this article, I soon realized the full extent of how much service John had provided to the greater Wheatland community. Through communication with the Village of Scottsville and the Wheatland-Chili School District, it was clear that John had spent a large portion of his professional hours dedicated to supporting the leadership of our three major public entities. He served as Wheatland Chili School District Attorney from 1975 – 1997 (22 years), Village of Scottsville Attorney from 1966 – 1976 (10 years), and Wheatland Town Attorney from 1971- 1972, 1977-1993 and 1996-2019 (40 years).

Through the years, so many of us in our community gained significantly from knowing John, enjoying his wit and humor, benefiting from his significant depth of knowledge related to the inner workings of our community, along with his downright, down-home honest approach to all matters associated with the people he took pleasure in serving. He will be missed but will always have a place in the history of Wheatland.

Indian Allan Park is a nearly 60 acre parcel of land owned by the Town of Wheatland, located along the southerly banks of Oatka Creek, to the east of Canawaugus Park in the Village of Scottsville, also to the east of the Genesee Valley Greenway State Park trail near the “George” bridge and directly adjacent to the former location of the Wheatland water treatment plant and now Monroe County pump station. The park stretches more than 1/2 mile east from the edge of the former water treatment plant property and includes the bed of the creek which follows a winding course through deep pools and gravelly ripples toward the nearby Genesee River. Huge willows and cottonwoods shade the stream where trout and other fish species can be found.

The park land is largely undeveloped at the current time with public usage limited to occasional fishermen. The Park’s convenient location and natural setting, which includes the Oatka Creek provides a substantial opportunity for the incremental design and development of a beautiful new recreation area for the community. Envision a picturesque public park which can support a number of diverse activities and interests, such as wooded creek-side trails for walking, sitting and fishing, open space for running and cycling among other activities, and public picnic areas with associated amenities.

The land for the park was provided to the Town of Wheatland as a gift in 1975 by Col. Carey H. Brown for the purpose of creating a municipal park. Col, Brown was a Wheatland resident and farmer who was active in Scottsville Village and Town of Wheatland affairs at the time. The idea of preserving this area along Oatka Creek was originally suggested by a group of local Wheatland residents, including Wheatland Supervisor at the time, James C. Guthrie. Brown’s farm was part of a large tract of land deeded by the Iroquois Indian Nation to Ebenezer ‘Indian” Allan. Allan built a log cabin in 1787 near where Oatka Creek flows into the Genesee River, from there, for years he supplied the British at Fort Niagara with stock and produce. The park was dedicated in April 1990 by the Town of Wheatland as Indian Allan Park, recognizing one of the earliest frontiersmen to settle in this area.