SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 9-6-24
Greetings from the other side of summer! The weather has been ideal this week and it looks like
the hummingbirds have started south.
On June 7th I uploaded a photo of a snapping turtle laying eggs at the beach. Well, the eggs
hatched on August 23 or thereabouts, which matches what the AI told me—80 to 90 days. I
probably might not remember next year.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Last Saturday I joined the Fire Department at its annual dinner to celebrate its 100th year! Thank
you for the invitation.
Congratulations and thanks to Louis Adragna who had stepped down as Chief after 17 years (the
longest serving chief) and to Charlie Terry for the 45 years of service to the department, nearly
half of the years of the department.
Thanks also to Senator Dan Stec for being there and giving to the Wilmington Fire Department a
Proclamation from the NYS Senate commemorating the 100th anniversary.
The food was terrific (and being a fire department, plentiful); money was raised for the Shawn
Coarding Scholarship that the fire department manages (thank you June and Paul); and the
speeches were on point and not too long.
I also left the banquet feeling better. The dedication and efforts of our first responders is
impressive and humbling. They answer calls when and where the need arises, at all hours—a
800+ person town with a big ski hill and emergency rooms a long way away. Well done!
BOARD MEETINGS
The Town Board will hold its regular meeting on September 10, 2024 at 7 pm at the Community
Center, 7 Community Circle, Wilmington, New York. This meeting will feature as a guest the
new director of the Whiteface/Wilmington Visitors Bureau, Colin Loher
On September 11, 2024, the board will meet in its first budget workshop at 4 pm at the
Community Center, 7 Community Circle, Wilmington, New York. During this workshop, the
board will schedule additional budget workshops, as needed.
Both meetings can be attended virtually, per the instruction sheet posted earlier on the Facebook
page.
Have a nice weekend.
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