TOWN PARKS - Contracts Awarded

Below is a list of BIDs AWARDED AT 04/08/2013  Brookfield Town Board meeting for maintaining the lawns at the Town's four  Parks. (However, No cap noted on mower maintenance and repair of the equipment owned by the Acadmey St. Park ). Requirements listed below:
1. Brookfield Academy Road Park and Whitford Park awarded to members of Park Committee - cost of gas and mower maintenance/repair. (No cap on expense was noted)

2.  North Brookfield Park awarded to William Bootie - $1,200 plus cost of gas.

3.  Leonardsville Park awarded to Double B's Lawn Care - $750.

REQUIRMENTS:  Mowing, trimming and grounds maintenance of North Brookfield Park, Leonardsville Park (around the basketball/tennis courts and including the embankment along Route 8), the Brookfield Parks (Academy Rd & S. Beaver Creek Rd). Equipment and fuel will be provided for the Brookfield Park on Academy Rd. Successful bidder(s) will provide equipment and fuel for North Brookfield, Leonardsville and the Brookfield park on S. Beaver Creek Rd. Successful bidder(s) will perform maintenance as needed to keep the parks in good condition.

HEALTH - Immunization Clinic May 7 - BCS

May 7 -TUESDAY - The Madison County Health Department is hosting a walk-in immunization clinic at the Brookfield Central School in Brookfield from 10:30 a.m. to noon. No appointment is necessary for this clinic. Some fees may apply. For more information or to make an appointment, call 315.366.2848 or visit www.healthymadisoncounty.org.
http://madisoncountycourier.com/?p=45304

EVENTS - This Week (April 29 - May 4)

THIS WEEK:


Thursday, May 02 - PLANNING BOARD - Regular Meeting/ 7PM - Brookfield Town Hall

Saturday, May 04 - Presentation on Gas and Oil Leases: Impacts on Residential Mortgage Lending - NOON - Hamilton Public Library

COLGATE - Third Victim in Spring Party Weekend

Hamilton Police are now saying a third person -- a 22-year-old male Colgate student -- was stabbed during a brawl at the recent Spring Party Weekend. Two other men were also stabbed. The HPD is working with several other police agencies in the investigation. One of the two original victims is not cooperating with HPD's investigation. The man returned to his home in Florida after being released from St. E's -- declining to give a statement to police. One of the victims, an alumnus who has mixed martial arts training, punched his assailant. Officers have been calling hospitals in the area to check on anyone who may have been treated for a facial injury. Check out story at RADIO FREE HAMILTON
http://www.radiofreehamilton.com/viewarticle.aspx?smid=2178&aid=27320

COUNTY: $2.5 million Grant for Madison County 'food hub'

The board of directors of New York's economic development arm approved $2.5 million in grants for a planned food processing and distribution hub in Madison County Friday. The grants from Empire State Development Corp. will help Growing Upstate Food Hub LLC, a consortium of farm businesses, build the $4.2 million shared-use facility in Canastota. The facility will contain food-processing space, refrigerated and frozen product warehousing, and office space. It also will have a farmers' market and a year-round retail store. For the rest of the story see: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/state_approves_25_million_for.html

Paul pleads guilty in double dipping case

Makes you wonder why all the hoopla over two days: perp walk; search warrants.... for two days!....not defending him; but wondering who he "crossed".... sounds personal. See full article at: http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2013/04/23/news/doc5177132090af7474056600.txt

EXCERPTS: ....., Paul admits that he signed and submitted a false time sheet to the Madison County Sheriff’s Department indicating he worked on: Oct. 13, 2012 from 8:31 a.m. to 9:03 p.m. as a deputy sheriff, and for the Chittenango Police Department on Sept. 10, 2012 from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. while conducting funeral services at the same time. Paul was sentenced to pay $15,000 restitution to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. he filed . He paid $10,000 at the time of his plea and the remaining restitution will be paid at a later date. The village of Chittenango did not seek restitution,

GAS: Presentation on Gas and Oil Leases: Impacts on Residential Mortgage Lending

Citizens for Safe Energy (CSE) at NOON on Saturday May 4 in the Hamilton Public Library Community Room for an educational presentation on the impacts of gas and oil leases on residential mortgage lending. How do issues such as “compulsory integration” and sub-surface rights affect mortgages? This forum will focus on the potential conflicts between commonly accepted lending standards for residential properties and gas leases. The goal of this presentation is to facilitate education about and consideration of these issues. Speaker Greg May, Vice President of Residential Mortgages for Tompkins Trust Company, will address these concerns. May has over 40 years experience in the mortgage field and currently oversees a staff of mortgage specialists.  More info at:  http://csemadco.org