2nd quarter 2022 the Town of Lloyd continues to make progress and move forward.
2nd quarter 2022 the Town of Lloyd continues to make progress and move forward.
Our Town Board meetings have been productive and all of our departments have been working together to provide good service to the Community. Ulster County DPW was able to put us on their Construction schedule early in the year per our request so we could have New Paltz Road and Chapel Hill Road paved prior to Memorial Day. Our front steps are now repaired (and I must say they look great) and the front doors of Town Hall are open again.
Our Highway Department has started paving Town Roads and our Recreation Dept has been busy with the SummerFun 2022 Arts & Crafts and Sports programs and Berean Park reservoir is now open for swimming with lifeguards on duty. Our Events Committee continues to put on amazing events, Springfest had a great turnout. It was wonderful to see people in our town enjoying themselves. Please take the time to visit our beautiful parks and facilities. We have numerous events and projects which will continue to move forward throughout the year.
Items the Town Board has been focused on or has completed in the 2nd quarter of 2022.
- Completed and approved the Adaptive Reuse Law in the town.
- Completed the Bid Award and signed the contract for the Tillson/Toc Avenue reconfiguration and upgrades. The total Project which is mainly Federal funding is estimated at $ 6.8M. We expect work to start this summer.
- Received bids to replace the water tank at the Reservoir Road Water Plant which is beyond end of life.
- Received a Greenway Grant from NY State that will provide funding to kickoff the first phase of updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.
- Applied for 2 FEMA Grants for Power Generators at the Pump Station on River Road and the Water Plan on Reservoir Road.
- Applied for a Grant from the Department of Homeland Security to bury utilities in the Hamlet section of the town.
- Held a Tri-Board (Planning, Zoning and Town Boards) meeting in June, focused discussion on Short Term Rental. We will continue to have these meetings quarterly.
- Upgraded the Internet Services in the Town Hall and other town offices with better bandwidth. The next step in our Technology Plan is to improve the phone service, currently planned for 3Q. This plan is cost neutral for the town.
- Passed a law to update the definition for Agriculture Buffers in the Ag Districts of town.
- Hired a Grant Writer (Millennium Strategies) on retainer to work to obtain additional grants for our town.
- Continuing to work on street light upgrades, water plant infrastructure.
- Installed a 3-way stop sign at the corner of Tano and Hilltop Drive to improve safety.
- Installed “Children at Play” signs on both ends of Smith Terrace.
- Opened Public hearing on Cannabis Zoning.
- Moved the UCAT Bus Stop on Vineyard and Main across the street and installed a bench.