M'burgh Village Gets Sewer Line Expansion Grant

By David Avitabile

MIDDLEBURGH - The Village of Middleburgh has received a $50,000 EFC Engineering Planning Grant to study a potential sewer line expansion.

The study will be done this fall by the village's engineers, Delaware Engineering.

The study will focus on Grove Street, Maple Avenue, and surrounding neighborhoods.

Village officials are hoping to expand the sewer system in order to lower the cost to users. The actual expansion would require another, and much larger, grant. The sewer plant has enough capacity to add new users.

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In other action, at their special meeting Monday, board members:

* Accepted a bid from Pridemark Tree Service for the full removal of two trees at 111 Railroad Avenue, the former site of the "chalet." The bid was for $2,700. The village also received a bid from Beretz Lumber. The trees are on the back of the property near the property line with Middleburgh Hardware.

The lot will be transformed into a parking lot this fall.

* Approved a request from the Middleburgh Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club for a parking request at Timothy Murphy Park. The park will also be used for dropping off and picking up of riders.

* Agreed to send an amended zoning map to the planning board for approval. The map will include village-owned property on Railroad Avenue (111 Railroad). A public hearing will be held on November 3 before the village board can formally adopt the local law changing the zoning law.

* Agreed to have a fence put up by a corner of the cemetery The village DPW will put up a few posts and a fence.