Today, as the second event for 2018 Good Neighbor Days, the Girl Scouts of Troop 60233 officially gifted the Town of Clarkson with its first Little Library. McKenna Nicholls, Julia Nenni and Kate Biehler earned their Silver Award by designing, constructing and decorating a beautiful wooden little library installed on the walking bridge to the childrens playground at Hafner Park. This library is another way for ‘good neighbors’ to share books and the joy of reading.
Would you like to help beautify Kimball Park on Ridge Road? Our wonderful lodge at the park is in need of some additional shade trees. Individuals or families can sponsor a tree which will be planted at the park by the Town’s seasonal parks employees. A marker will be placed at the tree base and a sign posted inside the lodge identifying the tree sponsor(s).
The town has made an arrangement for discounted pricing at Sara’s Farm Market for the purpose of this program. Trees range in price from $69 to $129 and are five to nine feet tall at planting. A menu of available trees is available at the Town Hall and below.
The tree sponsorship fees can be paid to the Town of Clarkson and the purchase will be made by the Town at the discounted prices available to the Town.
The following is a list of the top recommended trees for planting in our area as recommended by Sara’s. All are chosen for their ease of growth and maintenance, their tolerance to weather and soils, their resistance to insect and disease and mostly because of their great ability to enhance and beautify our local parks.
Item #1 Acer Maple ‘Autumn Blaze’ – $79 (Town Cost), 5-7′ at planting
Item #2 Acer Tatarian Maple ‘Pattern Perfect’ – $109, 5-7′ at planting
Item #3 Amelanchier Serviceberry, ‘Autumn Brilliance’ – $129, 7-9′ at planting
Item #4 Cercis canadensis ‘Eastern Redbud Tree’ – $79, 5-7′ at planting
Item #5 Crataegus laevigata English Hawthorn ‘Crimson Cloud’ – $109, 7-9′ at planting
Item #6 Heptacodium miconioides, shrub like ‘Seven-sons tree’ – $69, 5-7′ at planting
Item #7 Robinia pseudoacacia, Black Locust, ‘Lace Lady’ – $79, 7-9′ at planting
Item #8 Nyssa, Black Tupelo, Black Gum, ‘Wildfire’ – $109, 7-9′ at planting
Item #9 Malus, Crabapple, ‘Royal Raindrops’ – $79, 7-9′ at planting
Tree Sponsor Form
Your recipe could be the missing ingredient to a successful Town of Clarkson Bicentennial Cookbook? Please pick up a recipe collection form at the Town Hall or use the link below!
Call Sharon or Kathy at 637-1130 with any questions!
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF CLARKSON
NOTICE OF BUDGET WORKSHOP
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the members of the Town Board of the Town of Clarkson will hold a budget workshop at the Clarkson Town Hall, 3710 Lake Road on Monday, October 15th, 2018 at 6:00 PM.
By Order of the Clarkson Town Board
Sharon S. Mattison
Clarkson Town Clerk
Liz Spencer, town assessor and Peggy Hill, NYS Real Property will host a Property Assessment Seminar on Thursday, September 27 from 2-4PM at Kimball Lodge, 8000 Ridge Road. Assessment and exemption information will be shared and there will be time for questions and answers. A second seminar will be offered on Wednesday November 14 from 6-8PM.
To All Residences in the Brockport Fire District, I would like to encourage you to attend and become more aware of the how your fire District works. From the beginning I was a strong supporter and still a positive supporter of the Fire District that was formed back in 2011. As a tax payer in the fire district I strongly believe it was the correct thing to do. The fire Service and its operation is a large stand alone entity that’s requires a dedicated group to administer the operation.
The general public generally believes that Fire commissioners must be or have past fire experience. I agree that this can be very helpful but should not be the deciding factor for a person to be a commissioner. A fire district is a business that is charged with collecting dollars to be able to support proper Fire Personnel and Equipment to best protect our Families and Properties. Currently The Brockport Fire Department is a 24 / 7 / 365 All-Volunteer Membership.
The district meets on the first and third Monday of each month at the West Avenue fire house at 6:30 pm. The public is always welcome and is encouraged to attend.
The Fire Department and District web site ( www.brockportfire.org) is an excellent source for information about meeting minutes and budget information.
Each year there is an Open Public Budget meeting, normally on the third Tuesday in October.
Notices are always posted in the Suburban News. We all should make an effort to attend.
There are 5 elected commissioners, one of which terms come up for election each year. These elections are normally the second Tuesday in December and again are posted in the Suburban News. I strongly believe and again encourage more residences to attend meetings and then maybe think about a commissioner’s position.
This year commissioner’s election is a little different from the normal as we have two positions to vote on. Earlier this year a commissioner needed to step down, therefore the board appointed a person to finish up the year and then run for the remainder of the term at the yearly election time. Also there is one commissioner’s term up for a full term position.
Thank you,
John Rombaut
Current Member of the Department with 50 years of Service Served as Department Fire Chief and Association President