Town plans for upcoming year

By whitney josepheditor@millertonnews.comPine Plains — The Pine Plains Town Board held its organizational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Town Hall. Municipalities hold “reorg” meetings, as they’re often called, to take care of appointments, salaries and wages and various housekeeping issues.The board opened the reorg with a statement from town Supervisor Brian Coons.“Because our reorg meetings are usually short and sweet we’re going to talk about the liaison list and salary stuff and board approvals [in executive session] and then come back out and release that,” said Coons. “Most of it is staying the same.”After returning from executive session, the board approved the following:Chairman of the board, town Supervisor Brain Coons. Clerk to the board, Town Clerk Judy Harpp.Officer in charge for the Pine Plains Police Department, John Hughes. Pine Plains Police Department patrolmen, John Hughes, Michael Lawson, Justin Bogdanffy and Robert Hazelton.Attorney to the town, Warren Replansky.Code enforcement officer, Drew Weaver.Budget director, Supervisor Coons.Recreation director, Catherine Prentice.Bookkeeper to the supervisor, M. Pat Bossolini.Secretary to the supervisor, Kathy Rigano.Deputy town clerk, Eileen Ciaburri.Registrar and marriage official, Harpp.Deputy registrar, Ciaburri.Town historian, Little Nine Partners Historical Society.Tax collector, Ciaburri.Court clerk, Maryann Lennon.Court clerk (part-time), Mary Orlandi.Planning Board secretary, Nancy Proper.Chairman of the assessors, James Mara. Secretary to the assessors, Lynda Ball.Official banks, the Bank of Millbrook and JP Morgan Chase Bank.Deputy supervisor, Donald Bartles.Water superintendent to the Pine Plains Water Improvement Area (PPWIA), Ray Jurkowski. Clerk to the PPWIA, Debra Phillips.Official newspaper, The Millerton News.Engineer to the town, Morris Associates.PPWIA engineer, Morris Associates.Cleaner, Fred Wilbur.Zoning enforcement officer, Drew Weaver.Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) secretary, Nancy Proper.Mileage reimbursement per IRS, 57.5 cents per mile. Courier fee, $35 per trip plus mileage.Planning Board chairman, John Forelle. Planning Board members, Kenneth Meccariello, Vikki Soracco, Steve Patterson, Sarah Jones, Louisa Grassi and Michael Stabile. Planning Board alternate members, Peter Salerno, first alternate for a one-year term and Kate Osofsky, second alternate for a one-year term. Planning Board meeting date, the second Wednesday of the month, at Town Hall.ZBA chairman Scott Chase. ZBA members, Margo Jackson, Jane Waters, Bruce Pecorella, Mike O’Neill. ZBA meeting date the fourth Tuesday of the month, if needed, at 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall.Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) chairman, Mary Woods. CAC members Suzanne Ouelette, Joan Franzone, John Hoffman III. CAC meeting date, second Thursday of the month at 5 p.m., at Town Hall.Trails Committee chairman, Scott Chase. Affordable Housing Task Force chairman, Jack McQuade.All-Hazard Mitigation Plan representative, Richard Prentice.Town Board monthly meeting date, the third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m., at Town Hall.