Town board approves highway spending and court grant allocation
Catharine Town Board approves highway spending plan and accepts court improvement grant. The board unanimously approved Highway Superintendent Marty Vondracek's 2026 CHIPS expenditure proposal and accepted a $16,943.21 grant for courtroom improvements, including a heat pump, defibrillator unit, and
misc · Meeting of May 9, 2026
NY CATHARINE — Catharine Town Board approves highway spending plan and accepts court improvement grant. The board unanimously approved Highway Superintendent Marty Vondracek's 2026 CHIPS expenditure proposal and accepted a $16,943.21 grant for courtroom improvements, including a heat pump, defibrillator unit, and painting. The highway department is recruiting to fill a position vacated by an April 9 resignation while managing rising material costs, with sand at $10 per ton and gravel at $4.60 to $5.50 per ton.
Supervisor Richard Lewis reported on county-level short-term rental registration efforts requiring municipal property inspections.
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Source: the misc meeting of May 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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