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Madison Objects to Wendt Annexation

Tue, Mar 08, 2011

When last we saw the Village Board of Trustees at its regular meeting tonight, its members were adjourning into private executive session to discuss how to respond to a challenge to its recent vote to annex property on 12B north of the village.

The trustees were huddling with village attorney Jim Stokes to discuss whether to seek a legal remedy to the Madison Town Board, which said, "No," to the village's request to annex property adjacent to the Wendt University Inn. The village voted for the annexation at its meeting in February, and two days later the Madison board voted to block the request.

Stokes told the board the remedy is to file a lawsuit that would be heard by a three member panel. He said he thought the village had "a compelling case" in favor of annexing property that was bounded on three sides by the village.

The board was still in the closed session when we left. The board is allowed by state law to go into closed sessions for several specific reasons, including the discussion of pending litigation.

Also at tonight's meeting, the trustees received the report from an internal audit by BST of Albany.

Willard Reynolds, who delivered the audit on behalf of BST, said, "The financial position of the village is on great shape." He said it was consistent with the audit the firm performed a year ago.

The audit covered the time period of June of 2009 to the end of May 2010.

Also, the board:

  • Approved closing part of East Broad Street on March 26 for a bike race and run to benefit Community Bikes;
  • Approved closing part of East Broad Street for the annual Habitat for Humanity run/walk on April 9;
  • Was to hear a request from the Rotary to use the village green for the annual Easter egg hunt April 23;
  • Was to hear a request for a charitable bike ride on behalf of Wanderer's Rest on June 25. 
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