OBSERVER Photo by Braden Carmen Nancy Adams Fry has resigned from the Hanover Planning Board, effective Dec. 31. She is pictured alongside Sen. George Borrello, holding the scissors to cut the ribbon at the opening of the Forestville Farmers’ Market in the summer of 2024.

HANOVER — The town of Hanover Planning Board is set to have a bit of turnover come the new year. At a recent meeting, the Town Board regretfully accepted the resignation of Nancy Adams Fry from the Planning Board, effective Dec. 31.

“We appreciate everything that Nancy has done for the town of Hanover and the former village of Forestville,” said Town Supervisor Lou Pelletter. He then joked that the Board did not have to accept her resignation, but the Board eventually voted unanimously in favor of accepting it.

In addition, following the resignation of Martha Boutet, the Town Board appointed David Grandin to the Planning Board for a term expiring on Dec. 31, 2031. Pelletter and the rest of the Board recoiled at the end date of the term.

“I think I’ll last that long,” Grandin joked. Pelletter then said to Grandin, “I appreciate you taking this on, especially for that length of time.”

At the recent Town Board meeting, Rick Klisiewicz, Chairman of the Planning Board, asked the Town Board to extend the moratorium period on renewable energy projects in the town. With no clear definitions in the previous edition of the Comprehensive Plan, Klisiewicz asked for the extension to allow for more time for updates to the town’s Comprehensive Plan to be finalized. Later in the meeting, the Town Board approved a six-month extension to the moratorium, pertaining to including wind turbines, solar projects, and battery energy storage systems.

Regarding code enforcement in the town, Jordan Naudasher was appointed as a full-time Code Enforcement Officer, at a rate of pay of $26.02 per hour. The town has recently been shorthanded with one Code Enforcement Officer out of commission, especially given the duties of the office extending to the village of Silver Creek due to a shared service agreement.

The Town Board also approved the hiring of Silas Rupp as a full-time Motor Equipment Operator, also at the rate of $26.02 per hour. The appointment carries a one-year probationary period.

During the month of October, the Town Justice Court collected $15,798 in the month of October, stemming from 206 Traffic Law cases, six Penal Law cases, four Civil Law cases, three Navigation Law cases, and one matter of Code Enforcement. The Town Clerk’s Office collected $1,486 in revenue, stemming from 149 state Department of Environmental Conservation Licenses, tags, and permits issued; 50 Dog Licenses issued; 10 Handicap Tags issued; and two Marriage Licenses issued in the month of October. The Code Enforcement Office issued 29 permits in October, including six in the village of Silver Creek, with a total of $2,400 collected.

Pelletter was also recently authorized to draft a letter of support for the Pro-Housing Initiative to Rebecca Wurster of the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, acknowledging the housing need in Chautauqua County.

The Hanover Town Board also recently adopted the Town Hall Hazard Communication Plan, as required by the state’s bureau of Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH). The Town has taken steps to remedy all violations issued by PESH at a recent inspection.