February 17, 2009
Richard Stanton Hired as New ZBA Attorney
ZBA Member Mr. Markle and ZBA Chair Mr. Malachowski discuss Business at Tonights ZBA meeting. Mr. Markle is the one wearing the Gernatt Baseball Cap
The Sardinia Zoning Board of Appeals met tonight for a regular meeting. It was the first meeting Chaired by the new ZBA Chair David Malachowski. It was also the first meeting without former Chair Mike Hannon. Mr. Hannons term as Chair was ended by the Sardinia Town Board during its regular Janaury meeting, when Malachowski was appointed as Chair. During its regular February meeting the Town Board announced that Mr. Hannons term of office with the ZBA had been wrongly assigned by the 2004 Sardinia Town Board. It was discovered that his term had actually expired on 12-31-08, and the Board passed a resolution correcting that error. As a result Mr. Hannon no longer serves on Sardinia's ZBA.
(See "Sparks Fly at Sardinia Town Board Meeting" Posted Feb 11, 2009)
This evening the ZBA voted 3-2 to end its relationship with Schroder Joseph and Associates, a law firm that has had a controversial and contentious relationship with the Town Board since its hiring by Hannon to help the ZBA deal with the Zoning Variance ultimately granted to Gernatt Asphalt Products for the Gabel Thomas Site.
The ZBA also voted 3-2 to hire Richard Stanton as its new attorney.
Chairman Malachowski, Ted Krolick and Dan Moltrip voted in the majority on both votes and Mr. Markle and Mr. Phillips voted in the negative.
