MONROE PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

The following will be discussed at a planning board workshop meeting to be held at the Monroe Senior Center, 101 Mine Road, Monroe, New York 10950 at 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009

MONROE TOWN BOARD MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, April 6, 2009

7:00 PM Pledge of Allegiance

REGULAR MEETING -

1.

2. Upcoming Meeting Dates & General Announcements

SPECIAL ORDERS

a.) Resolution to pay the bills

7:15 PM

a.) Request to return deposit for Pool Permit

b.) Cumberland Farms Stipulation of Settlement

c.) Building Inspector & Historian Seminar Requests

d.) Unsafe Building Violation

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR- PUBLIC COMMENT- 7:45 PM

This is an opportunity for members of the public to raise concerns before the Board that are not on the agenda. As a courtesy to everyone who would like to address the Town Board, each person is asked to keep his or her comments from 3- 5 minutes. If more than one person wants to speak on the same subject, it is requested that a spokesperson be appointed. The public comment period will be a maximum of 30 minutes. Generally, the Board does not take action on matters raised during this time but will set the matter over to the next meeting if applicable. Agenda items should be in writing and sent to the Town Supervisor's Office by the Monday prior to the meeting

MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND/OR ATTORNEY/ CLIENT

Anyone interested in receiving an e mail of all Town Board meeting agendas and notices, as they become available, should contact Town Supervisor Sandy Leonard (783-1900 x228).

S.LEONARD/

CENTRAL VALLEY - A state official has rejected a petition by Monroe-Woodbury school board member Theresa Budich to invalidate a teachers' contract the district approved in September and to remove board President Michael DiGeronimo.
In a four-page decision signed March 13, state Education Commissioner Richard Mills ruled that DiGeronimo was entitled to vote on the three-year pact with the Monroe-Woodbury Teachers' Association even though his wife, Sharon, belongs to the union.
Mills also found that Budich failed to prove her allegation that the contract "was not in the best financial interests of the taxpayers or students."
Budich, who had opposed the contract as overly generous, said Tuesday that she may appeal because Mills misunderstood her argument that DiGeronimo's family ties should have prevented him from negotiating the contract, not from voting on it.
cmckenna@th-record.com

HIGHLAND MILLS - The Broadway League recently selected 30 theater-loving kids ages 11-16 from around the country to be on its first Kids Advisory Board. Highland Mills resident and Monroe-Woodbury High School freshman Jordan Zuber-Banks is one of them.

They were introduced at the 13th annual Kids' Night on Broadway pre-theater kickoff party at Madame Tussauds in New York City, following their first board meeting and lunch with Kids' Night on Broadway national ambassador Rosie O'Donnell.

"Being on the Broadway League's Kids Advisory Board means a lot to me," said Jordan, who described himself as an avid theatergoer. "Not only will I be able to contribute ideas that will influence many other kids, but also I will be able to meet kids from all over the country and hear their opinions."

The Kids Advisory Board will be a part of Broadway League programs focused on young audiences and will recommend ways to make Broadway a better experience for young people. The board members will serve a one-year term.

Kids nationwide participated in an online essay contest judged by Broadway and education industry professionals, managed by Thru the Stage Door. Those selected expressed a passion for theater and demonstrated past participation in the arts in curriculum or as an extra-curricular activity.

Kids' Night on Broadway is now held monthly. For more information, go to www.KidsNightOnBroadway.com.

-Times Herald Record