Bethel revs up
for a new year

By CHRIS CONROY

BETHEL — Just barely making the required quorum, the Bethel Town Board launched itself into the new year as the reorganization meeting for the town was held on January 3.

Starting on January 25, regular meetings will be held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Bethel Justice Court in Kauneonga Lake. Also approved by the three members of the board present (Supervisor Allan Scott, Robert Bonnaci, and Harold Russell) were the standard appointments and designations required for the day-to-day running of the town. Included in this list was the designation of all commercial banks as official town banks, which will increase the chances of getting competitive loan and interest rates, appointment of lawyers Walt Grigliano, Rob McCune and Ed Cooke as town attorneys in their areas of expertise; and the re-designation of The River Reporter as one of the town’s official newspapers.

Also approved by the board was a final draft of the town employee labor contract, which is in the process of being agreed upon by both sides of the negotiations.

Not able to make the meeting were board members Robert Blais and Lynden Lilley.