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News From Supervisor Napper Plans Underway for 2025
Another year over, a new one is about to begin. Time seems to pass very quickly. Most people I talk to who are around my age can’t believe how we got so old so fast. The fact 2024 was our Bicentennial year makes reflection especially relevant this year. I often think how much things have changed in my 72 years. When I was in school, there were many dairy farms in town. Even then, the number of stonewalls in the woods was impressive. In 1824, our predecessors were still clearing land. It reminds me that the one constant is change.
Updating our Buildings and Grounds We’ve had a busy year. Our Town Hall is nearly 50 years old, and we continue to update it. The parking lot has been repaved and we continue to remodel the inside of the building. We still have more to do. The Courthouse is the second town building to get heat pumps. Grant funding covered most of our costs. Our experience, so far, indicates heat pumps are both practical and cost-efficient.
The Saranac American Legion in Redford continues to step up to help our town. We worked with them to add swings at the Rita Wilson Playground in Redford. By the time you read this, we hope the clock they purchased for Town Green will be installed. The recent hurricane impacted the clock’s manufacturer and has delayed the project.
This year, we continued to do recovery work from July 2023 floods. The process will continue next year. We have received most of the funding related to the damage, but have not yet had enough time to complete the effort. Other issues we would like to address revolve around safety. The school, Town Green, and Bowen Road area see a lot of traffic, including foot traffic. A study is being done to find ways to make the area safer. Speed limits in this area have long been considered. Residents expressed interest in lower speed limits on some of our other roads, as well, as safer intersections. The process to change speed limits is long and involves other layers of government. We have started the process and wish to have input from our residents.
Celebrating with Our Community For 2025, we do plan, once again, to have a Field Day and Parade. That will occur on Saturday, September 6, after Labor Day. The parade was a real success in 2024, but the Field Day was impacted by weather. The fireworks at dark were spectacular, though. We will also have Kid’s Day, presumably at Bowen Road Park, in July.
Looking ahead, we can all hope for a peaceful, prosperous, and healthy time in 2025. As always, your elected representatives need to hear of your concerns. Please reach out with your ideas to help us to do a better job.
Tim Napper
Water Quality Reports by District
Standish 2023 Awqr Saranac 2023 Awqr Redford 2023 Awqr
Annual Water Reports by District Available Here
Saranac Water District Summary - 2023 Lead Service Line Inventory Statement
Redford Water District Statement - 2023 Lead Service Line Inventory Statement
Standish Water District Statement - 2023 Lead Service Line Inventory Statement
Deb Pellerin Town Clerk - TownClerk@townorsaranac.com 518 293 6666 x. 3
Lisa Racette - Secretary to the Supervisor secretary@townofsaranac.com 518 293 6666 x. 2
Tim Napper - Supervisor supervisor@townofsaranac.com 518 293 6666 x.1
BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Purpose: JANUARY 6 ORGANIZATIONAL Meeting - At this meeting all meeting dates for the year will be set.
Location: Town Hall at 6 pm
Purpose: January 27th
Location: Town Hall at 6 pm
Saranac Fire District Meeting Schedule 2025
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