January 2012 Newsletter

•·    APD Staff Sergeant Tim Boyer has retired after 21 years of exemplary service.  Although we are sad to lose him we wish him well.  We have hire Officer William Annable to help fill the void left by Sergeant Boyer.  Officer Annable comes to us from the Niagara Falls Transit Authority Police. 

           Winter parking restrictions are in effect from November 15^th through April 15^th.  Parking is not allowed on Village streets between 2AM and 6AM.  Vehicles in violation will be ticketed.

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           Bids have been accepted for contracts one and two for improvements and repairs to the pollution control facility (PCF).  The total of the bids for these two contracts is $860,000.  Work will be done by Suburban Electric of Albion and STC Construction of Springville.  The majority of funding will be provided by grants from New York State Office of Community Renewal and New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. 

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           We have an enthusiastic team working to develop a master plan for improvements to Bullard Park.  Thanks to Kathy LaLonde and the Recreation Committee for facilitating this.  Once completed it will be included in the Village/Town Comprehensive Plan and used to secure funding for future investments in the park.  If you have ideas you wish to share with the committee please call Linda Babcock at Village Office or e-mail her at lbabcockclerk@villageofalbionny.com

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        Extensive repairs and improvements at the police station are nearly complete.   Village DPW and PCF employees have been able to take on most of this work themselves and have done a wonderful job.  An open house will be scheduled.

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       We were notified by New York State Office of Community Renewal that our application for a $400,000 Community Development Block Grant was not approved.  Our proposal was to use the grant for a residential rehabilitation program.  We were told that our application scored well but OCR received applications for funds that far exceeded resources available. 

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         Planning for our 2013 budget has begun.  The Village's fiscal year 2013 begins June 1^st.  A tentative budget will be presented at a public hearing by April 15^th.  The final budget will be adopted by May 1^st.