Town board approves appointments to planning, zoning boards

by Rachel Hunter

The Town of Gouverneur Council at its Feb. 14 meeting approved the following appointments:

The town council appointed Jay Emerich of Gouverneur to fill the vacant seat on the Town of Gouverneur Planning Board. The motion to approve the appointment was made by Deputy Supervisor Jay Bowhall, seconded by Councilman Curran Wade and Councilwoman Lory Whitton. The motion carried with all votes cast in favor.

The town council appointed Rick Strate of Gouverneur to fill a vacant seat on the Town of Gouverneur Zoning Board. The motion to approve the appointment was made by Councilman Curran Wade, seconded by Councilwoman Lory Whitton. The motion carried with all votes cast in favor. There is still one vacancy of the Gouverneur Zoning Board.

Supervisor Spilman also announced that in the Spring 2023 the Town of Gouverneur Planning Board would be losing one of its members, Charlie Titus, as he relocates out of the Gouverneur community. “That will be a vacancy then,” Supervisor Spilman said. “We can serve across boards, so at that point we can appoint Rick to the Planning Board also to fill that vacancy. But we will cross the bridge once Charlie crosses the town line.”

There was no further discussion.

The next meeting of the Town of Gouverneur Council will be held on March 14, 6 p.m., at the Town of Gouverneur Offices Building, 1227 US Highway 11, Gouverneur. For more information, call 315-287-2340.