Town board approves highway spending and court grant allocation
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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