Cobleskill To Renovate Village Office

By Joshua Walther

COBLESKILL - Last Tuesday, the Cobleskill Village Board reaffirmed the plan for interior work on the village office’s second floor, as well as a discussion about this year’s Shop with a Cop.

The Board seeks to hire contractors to replace the sliding glass doors in the office with regular windows, as the current doors have a variety of problems that need to be addressed soon.

This idea was floated a few months ago when the Village was in talks with the Town about their joint highway agreement, and now, they’d like to begin the process in earnest.

The total price for the project will come out to be $95,690, which will be financed through corresponding budget lines. $66,000 will come from the Mineral Springs Road Building Repairs, and the rest will be from another municipal upkeep item.

Board members were taken aback by how much the work amounts to, but they recognized that it was necessary. “It’s a lot,” said member Howard Burt. “But when you use the prevailing rate, that work adds up quick.”

With every member feeling comfortable with the project, they agreed to begin the first half of the process and work toward getting the doors replaced.

In other news, the Board received correspondence from a local resident on Elm Street that wanted reimbursement for plumbing problems.

The resident claimed that she had to pay a plumber to clear solidified concrete in her sewer line after the Village could not, and the company that she hired had used her exterior hose, resulting in a larger water bill.

With a grand total of $504.16 that included both the price of the plumber and the water usage, the Board agreed to reimburse the individual in full.

Finally, Mayor Rebecca Stanton-Terk explained why there was no Shop with a Cop this year, stating that they had been “ignored” in favor of Shop with a Sheriff instead.

Afterward, the mayor reached out to Superintendent Matthew Sickles of CRCS to say that they would like to be a part of things, and he returned her message with one family that could benefit.

Taking him up on his offer, the family was able to be provided for with the Village’s regular Shop with a Cop balance, and Mayor Stanton-Terk expressed her thanks to Superintendent Sickles for that opportunity.