NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
belhi Aids NYC
Recovery Effort • Reappointed Jane Hymers to
By Robert A. Cairns a five-year term on the Zoning
Board (ri'^^leals.
Js; DELHI — The town of Delhi • Voted to sunxvt the restora
received “GoodNeighbof” money tion of elk in New York. The
o fimn New York City, as part of town bad been approached by the
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the Memorandum of Agreement Rocky Monntain Elk Foundation,
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", its watershed. Cto Thursday, Delhi and seeking support from area
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", voted to be a good neighbor and towns. The resolution passed, 3-
send some of that money back to 2, with Manning and
New York City. Councilwoman Michelle DeFreece
At the monthly meeting of the . c^jposed.
town council. Supervisor Gary
Manning asked the board to send a NBDC Spearheads
check for $10,000 from the good
neighbor fund to the New York Collection Drives
City Fire Department Benevolent The National Bank of Delaware
Fund, to aid injured firefighters County has launched two collec
and the families of firefighters tion drives.
who died in the collapse of the The first fund, the NBDC
Wbrld Trade Center towers. The Firefighters’ Fund, will go toward
board approved the idea, unani replacing lost and ruined turnout
mously, with no discussitm. gear for the fire stations hit hardest
In other business, Town Justice by the World Trade Center disaster.
: Joseph Skovira informed the board This drive was initiated to respond
that his court clerk had resigned, to the generosity which the metro
and presented a new plan to the politan area departments showed
board. Skovira also serves as vil residents of Delaware County dur
lage justice. Under his plan, ing the flood of 1996. “Now, with
05 Cathy Fletcher, who serves as their depleted supplies and funds,
clerk for the village court, would is the time for us to pay them
» 3 take over the town court duties, as back,” commented Julia Larsen,
O' well. Town court would be held assistant vice president at the bank.
I J? on Wednesdays, in conjunction There are collection buckets in
J® with village court, instead of on each office. Checks’ payable to
hJ Mondays, as is die current sched NBDC Firefighters’ Fund, may be
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o ule. Skovira told the board that mailed to PO Box 389, Walton,
the town would save money by NY 13856.
funding a. raise in Fletcher’s pay Likewise, the bank will have
rather than hire a replacement the collection bucket from The
clerk, and would save more money Salvation Army in its Walton
by doing away with a court bailiff office for any who would like to
position. donate to the cause. The Salvation
The board agreed to the plan, Army has been feeding up to
but Manning noted that the town 100,000 rescue workers daily.
could not make the change unilat- Anyone wishing to contribute may
erally. “The village has to agree do so at any branch of NBDC,
with this,” he said. making checks out to Salvation
Also at the meeting, the board: Army.
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