Town of Farmington

The meeting involved several organizational resolutions for 2026. Key actions included scheduling a public hearing for a proposed Local Law to override the tax levy limit. The Board set the schedule for regular Town Board meetings for 2026, adopted the 2026 Rules of Procedure and Purchasing Procedures, and designated official depositories, attorneys (general and special), and engineering firms for the year. Appointments were made or confirmed for various positions, including the Budget Officer, Town Board of Health members, Planning Board Chairman and Member, Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman and Member, and members for several advisory committees and commissions. Furthermore, the Board established petty cash funds, authorized the Receiver of Taxes to use interest-bearing accounts for deposits, approved the Petty Cash Policy, Computer Policy and Disaster Recovery Plan, Credit Card Policy, Waste Materials Policy, Videoconferencing Procedures, and the 2026 Fee Schedule. The Board also authorized the Town Supervisor to submit his report to the State Comptroller to the Town Clerk for publication.

The Town Board meeting addressed several operational and financial matters. Public Works Committee reports detailed updates on water and sewer system maintenance, including UV repairs, sludge hauling, pump station issues, and a watermain break. Highway reports covered routine maintenance, plowing, and salt management. Town Operations included reviews of zoning and subdivision plats for Farmington Meadows and Fairdale Meadows, updates on solar projects, and planning for the Farmington Fire Station 2 project. Town Officials provided updates on department activities, including building inspections, tax collection status, and ongoing monitoring related to landfill site testing. The Board passed several resolutions, authorizing the hiring of a new MEO for the Highway Department, approving a vacation time buy-out for an employee, approving services for rodent control consultants, authorizing the replacement of a camera at Mertensia Park Lodge, approving the final release of funds for CountryMax site improvements, authorizing preventative maintenance service for Gorman Rupp pumps, accepting a partial release regarding a storm sewer easement encroachment, establishing penalty dates for unpaid water and sewer bills, and approving two abstracts of unaudited vouchers for the General, Highway, Water, and Sewer funds.

The Town Board Agenda for February 10, 2026, included public hearings, reports from standing committees and town officials, and communications on various matters, such as the Loomis Road Industrial Park Site Plan Resolution approval and an accident report. Resolutions proposed included the appointment of a member to the Recreation Advisory Committee, amending a bid opening date for water and sewer parts, authorizing the hiring of a Fire Marshal, authorizing an application for an Ontario County Infrastructure Grant for sanitary sewer capacity improvements, and confirming resolutions for truck repairs and purchasing replacement drive for Gypsum Mills. The agenda also provided for the review and authorization of Abstract 3 - 2026 for payment of unaudited vouchers totaling $472,298.46 across multiple funds.

The meeting focused on several applications. The Board approved the Final Two-Lot Subdivision plat applications (PB #2026-0103 and PB #2026-0104) for Douglas Payne, which involved creating lots for an existing dwelling and agricultural production, following prior Zoning Board of Appeals area variance approvals and preliminary hearing approvals. The Board also determined that the Preliminary Site Plan (PB #2026-0201) and Special Use Permit (PB #2026-0202) applications for the Farmington Volunteer Fire Association's Station #2 expansion and renovation were complete and accepted them for formal review, initiating the SEQR coordinated review process and scheduling future public hearings. The Board also accepted the Preliminary Site Plan application (PB #2026-0203) for a new single-family dwelling on Scout Plains Subdivision Tract for review, classifying it as a Type II Action. Open discussion covered compliance issues regarding outside storage at the CountryMax Warehouse and updates on various town projects, including the McDonald's reconstruction concept plan and infrastructure grant applications.

The meeting involved several key actions and discussions. The Board approved the minutes from the January 7, 2026 meeting. A continued public hearing for the Fairdale Meadows Subdivision (PB #2025-1101) was formally closed after no new public comments were received. A new public hearing was opened and subsequently closed for the preliminary two-lot subdivision application by William and Barbara Murphy (PB #2025-1201), resulting in approval with several conditions, including amending the plat title and noting that Lot B is not an approved building lot. The Board accepted the Farmington Meadows Incentive Zoning Project application (PB #2026-0101/0102) for formal review, classifying it as a Type I SEQR Action and initiating a coordinated review period, scheduling the subsequent public hearing for March 4, 2026. Additionally, the 2026 Rules of Procedure were adopted. Open discussions covered infrastructure grant applications, new materials received for the Ontario CSG 1, LLC Solar Project, training on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), traffic signal concerns on State Route 332, and upcoming applications for the Farmington Volunteer Fire Station #2 redevelopment.