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Town of North Salem Regular Meeting/Worksession - July 28, 2026

Town Board & Boards — Tuesday, July 28, 2026
BodyNorth Salem, New York
SessionTown Board & Boards
DateTuesday, July 28, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:07

I'd like to call the July 28th.

0:10

Summer's half

Unassigned speaker

0:11

over.

Speaker 1

0:13

Meeting to order 2026.

0:15

We'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:35

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

0:42

So

Speaker 1

0:42

we just said the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:44

And um I'm gonna uh

Speaker 2

0:49

there any

Speaker 1

0:51

minutes, right, Maria?

0:52

No.

0:53

Okay.

0:55

You okay, Peter?

Speaker 3

0:56

Yeah, fine.

Speaker 1

0:58

Just playing around with

Unassigned speaker

0:59

this.

Speaker 1

1:00

Okay, so the first one is to acknowledge a resignation letter.

1:04

And this is resolved the town board hereby acknowledges receipt of a letter of resignation from office assistant assistant Timley Wolffle.

1:12

Effective January, uh July 20th, 2026.

1:15

And I'll make that motion.

1:16

Second.

1:17

All in favor.

1:18

Any comments?

1:19

No.

1:20

All in favor?

1:20

Aye.

1:21

Aye.

1:21

And I vote aye.

1:22

Next one is to acknowledge receipt of a letter of retirement from um Ralph Argento.

1:29

And Ralph's been here for uh, you know, it's almost 16 years, 17 years.

1:35

Yeah, 17 years.

1:36

He's a

Speaker 3

1:36

good

Speaker 1

1:37

man.

1:37

And so I just wanted to thank him for his service to the town.

1:41

And uh wish him well.

1:43

He's into baseball, he's coaching in a bunch of different leagues and stuff.

1:47

I guess he's at the state level.

1:49

Umpire, yes.

1:50

Um part, yes, thank you.

1:52

So he has other things to do, I guess.

Speaker 3

1:54

I I second that.

1:57

I don't mean it's seconded the second motion, but I second what you said about him being a good man.

2:02

And you know your second tidy motion.

2:06

I second both things actually.

Speaker 1

2:08

So resolved that the town board to town north salm hereby acknowledges receive a letter of retirement from police officer Ralph Argento effective as of August 1st, 2026, and I'll make that motion.

2:20

Second.

2:21

And any other comments from anybody?

Speaker 2

2:24

Second, thank you.

2:25

Thank you, Ralph.

Speaker 1

2:26

He stopped by today by by the way at uh the trailer just said goodbye to myself and Janine.

2:30

Are you okay there?

2:31

Yeah, I am just so um I have a second all in favor.

2:34

I and I vote aye.

2:36

I guess if we don't vote in favor of it, he can't retire.

2:39

Is that what the deal is?

2:43

Uh logically, the one of the servers is coming up on maintenance.

2:48

It's passed its warranty period, which is five years.

2:51

It's a thousand eighty-eight dollars for uh maintenance.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████████████████████26%
Capital Planning█████████████████████21%
Procedural██████████████████18%
Water And Wastewater Management█████████████████17%
Parks and Recreation███████████11%
Personnel Matters████4%
Budget Equity Analysis███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Town of North Salem Regular Meeting/Worksession - July 28, 2026

The Town of North Salem Town Board met on July 28, 2026, at 6:30 PM for a Regular Meeting and Worksession. The board addressed nine resolutions and held a worksession on Delancey Hall improvements.

Resolutions

  • Receipt of Resignation (Tim Woelfle): Acknowledged resignation effective July 20, 2026. Unanimous.
  • Receipt of Retirement (Ralph Argiento): Acknowledged retirement effective August 1, 2026, after 17 years of service. Unanimous.
  • Logically Maintenance: Authorized $1,088.10 for HP server maintenance renewal. Unanimous.
  • Spin Doctor Entertainment: Authorized $2,500 payment for mini golf at the June 20 Revolutionary North Salem 250 event. Some board members were unaware of the expense; funds came from the recreation line. Unanimous.
  • Refund – Recreation Programs: Authorized $328 refund to Lakshmi Regetch due to camp closure. Unanimous.
  • Refund – North Salem Day Camp: Provided credits or cash refunds for July 16 closure due to air quality alert; per-camper refund $45. Unanimous.
  • Capital Project Account (Lobdel House): Created account for anticipated repairs. Unanimous.
  • WQIP Grant Application: Authorized Supervisor to apply for up to $5,186,440 for Croton Falls Sewer District, part of a $19,993,445 capital project. Discussion included scoring (needed 5 points to reach 88), MWBE requirements, and deadline of July 31, 2026 at 4 PM. The board requested to see the draft application. Motion carried.
  • Change Order No. 1 – Tundra Contracting: Authorized $456.67 for paint mockups at Delancey Hall. Unanimous.

Worksession: Delancey Hall Improvements

  • Floor Refinishing: A contractor with HEPA-filtered sanders is preferred to minimize dust; quotes are pending.
  • Rear Railing: Quoted at $7,000 for repair; board will inspect for rot and may replace with stainless steel.
  • Carpet: A color has been selected.
  • Exterior: Scaffolding removed; building exterior looks finished.

Key Outcomes

  • All nine resolutions were approved unanimously.
  • The Supervisor will share the draft WQIP application with board members.
  • Floor refinishing will proceed once quotes are received; railing decision postponed.
  • The income survey for Croton Falls received 36 responses out of approximately 100; additional door-to-door follow-up is needed to meet statistical requirements (80–87% return rate needed for small population).
  • The meeting adjourned after brief updates.

Meeting Transcript

I'd like to call the July 28th. Summer's half over. Meeting to order 2026. We'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance. Okay. So we just said the Pledge of Allegiance. And um I'm gonna uh there any minutes, right, Maria? No. Okay. You okay, Peter? Yeah, fine. Just playing around with this. Okay, so the first one is to acknowledge a resignation letter. And this is resolved the town board hereby acknowledges receipt of a letter of resignation from office assistant assistant Timley Wolffle. Effective January, uh July 20th, 2026. And I'll make that motion. Second. All in favor. Any comments? No. All in favor? Aye. Aye. And I vote aye. Next one is to acknowledge receipt of a letter of retirement from um Ralph Argento. And Ralph's been here for uh, you know, it's almost 16 years, 17 years. Yeah, 17 years. He's a good man. And so I just wanted to thank him for his service to the town. And uh wish him well. He's into baseball, he's coaching in a bunch of different leagues and stuff. I guess he's at the state level. Umpire, yes. Um part, yes, thank you. So he has other things to do, I guess. I I second that. I don't mean it's seconded the second motion, but I second what you said about him being a good man. And you know your second tidy motion. I second both things actually. So resolved that the town board to town north salm hereby acknowledges receive a letter of retirement from police officer Ralph Argento effective as of August 1st, 2026, and I'll make that motion. Second. And any other comments from anybody? Second, thank you.

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