During excavation, power lines from the electrical panel on the east side of the bathhouse were dug through. BECC Electric provided the Town with multiple options on how to proceed, and the Town elected to move the bathhouse two feet closer to the lake and put in a new conduit and reconnect the panel, at a cost of roughly $1,200. It was determined that moving the building a couple feet would not have a major impact on the project. The other option – tearing everything out from the panel to the other side of the road – would have cost roughly $10,000 to $12,000.

The Board also authorized Nussbaumer and Clarke to enter into a sub-consultant agreement with Encorus to perform code inspections and testing at an approximate cost of $7,500 to $10,000.

Regarding the Sheridan II Solar Project on Middle Road, the amended Decommissioning Plan and Host Community Agreement between the Town of Sheridan and RIC Energy were approved by the Town Board. The Host Community Agreement will pay the Town $1,800 per megawatt in Year One, with an escalator of 2% each year for 25 years.

The Sheridan II Solar project is a 3-megawatt solar energy system to be located at 2979 Middle Road. The project abides by the Town’s solar energy laws and setback guidelines. The Town Board is acting as Lead Agency for the project.

During the month of January, the Sheridan Justice Court received 127 Vehicle and Traffic Law cases with 116 disposed of; two Penal Law cases received with 1 disposed of; and 1 Civil Law case received, resulting in a total of $11,170 collected and turned over for distribution.

Code Enforcement Officer James Crowell received four building permit applications in the month of January. He conducted six inspections on construction, four public safety inspections, and handled two address changes. Crowell took in a total of $160 for the month of January.

Town Clerk Rebecca Schafer collected a total of $447.50 in the month of January, with $27 sent to the State Department of Agriculture and Markets. As of mid-February, roughly $2.5 million in tax revenue has been collected by the Town.

The next meeting of the Sheridan Town Board will be on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Sheridan Community Center.