Sewer Reserves and a PFAS Payment Anchor Albion Trustees' Budget Adjustments
The Albion Village Board's June 10 agenda listed more than a dozen budget-line adjustments, the largest drawing $23,754.70 from sewer reserves for a landspreading permit and logging a $20,558.81 revenue increase labeled the "6th PFAS Payment." Trustees also accepted a police officer's resignation and set aside five seasonal DPW job applications.
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▶Key Actions & Decisions
●• Board moved $23,754.70 from sewer reserves to pay MRB Group for a landspreading permit, and increased a revenue line by $20,558.81 labeled "6th PFAS Payment."
●• Two water-infrastructure lines tied to a project referenced as "Donegan" grew by $1,544.25 (WIIA I) and $479.25 (WIIA 2); a separate line for a UTV from Hebeler Sales and Service increased $17,907.00.
●• A $10,000.00 payment to Young Explosives Corp was drawn from July 3rd reserves, which were replenished by $102.58 collected from cash buckets placed around the Village.
●• Trustees decreased the mayor's pay line by $6,845.00 "to cover various cost" and shifted $8,500.00 within the personnel budget to fund a new employee position.
●• Smaller adjustments covered workbenches for DPW ($2,000.00) and APD ($2,000.00), a $450.00 CHPC website upgrade, a $2,000.00 press box at Bullard Park, $395.00 in Board apparel from Digital Ink Arts, and $1,615.00 for Edmunds Gov Tech W-2 services.
●• The board accepted the resignation of Police Officer Sean S. McElhinny, effective June 2, 2026, and placed five seasonal DPW applications — from Gary Rhim, Xander Payne, David Lowery, Kole Moore and Todd Skellon — on file for one year.
●• Discussion items included a mileage-reimbursement request from Jeannette Riley and the cemetery apartment; the agenda does not record an outcome for either.
Water and sewer-related costs ran through much of the Albion Village Board's June 10 agenda, which packed in more than a dozen budget-line adjustments alongside its routine business.
The largest item drew $23,754.70 from the village's sewer reserves to pay MRB Group for a landspreading permit. On the revenue side, trustees logged a $20,558.81 increase to a line labeled the "6th PFAS Payment" — the latest in a series the agenda does not further describe. Two smaller lines tied to a water-infrastructure project referenced as "Donegan" grew by $1,544.25 and $479.25, and a $17,907.00 increase covered a utility vehicle purchase from Hebeler Sales and Service.
Other adjustments moved money around rather than added to it. Trustees decreased the mayor's pay line by $6,845.00 "to cover various cost" and shifted $8,500.00 within the personnel budget to fund a new employee position without a net increase. A $10,000.00 payment to Young Explosives Corp came out of the village's July 3rd reserves, which were topped back up separately by $102.58 collected from cash buckets placed around the village. Smaller entries covered workbenches for DPW and APD, a Bullard Park press box, a CHPC website upgrade, board apparel and W-2 processing services.
The board also accepted the resignation of Police Officer Sean S. McElhinny, effective June 2, 2026, and placed five seasonal DPW job applications — from Gary Rhim, Xander Payne, David Lowery, Kole Moore and Todd Skellon — on file for reference for one year. Trustees were also due to take up a mileage-reimbursement request from Jeannette Riley and an item on the cemetery apartment; the agenda does not record what, if anything, was decided on either.
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●• A legal notice dated June 10, 2026, and signed by Tracy A Van Skiver, the village clerk-treasurer, announced a public hearing on the village's intent to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the water treatment plant infrastructure project.
●• The hearing was set for Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 35 East Bank St.
●• The notice does not state a dollar amount sought or describe the scope of the treatment plant work; no minutes of testimony or any board vote are included in the record for this meeting.
●• Board opened and closed a public hearing on the village's CDBG application within two minutes, then voted to let G&G Grant Writing apply for the CDBG for the water treatment plant (WTP) infrastructure project on the village's behalf
●• Trustees accepted Superintendent of Public Works James Pahura's retirement letter, effective August 29, 2026, and separately authorized the clerk to obtain the current Orleans County Civil Service list
●• Four local laws introduced on a single motion: a temporary moratorium on battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities (Local Law 4-2026), a Village of Albion renewable energy project moratorium (Local Law 5-2026), a temporary moratorium on smoke shops, vape shops, and certain tobacco and paraphernalia retail uses (Local Law 6-2026), and a code amendment addressing the powers and duties of the "former historic preservation committee" (Local Law 7-2026)
●• Public hearing on Local Law 4-2026 (BESS moratorium) scheduled for July 22, 2026, at 7 p.m.; a hearing on Local Law 7-2026 (historic preservation code change) was set for 7:30 p.m., though the minutes do not clearly restate the date; hearing dates/times for Local Laws 5 and 6 are illegible in the record
●• Clerk authorized to advertise an RFP for leak-detection devices for the water system, pending the village attorney's approval
●• A previously tabled PFAS-related request remained unresolved: clerk directed to obtain the total amount of funds received, and Code Enforcement Officer Chris Kinter assigned to review the process
●• Board accepted Missy Rusin's resignation as receptionist in the Village Clerk's Office, effective June 29, 2026
●• Trustees approved year-end budget adjustments reallocating existing lines within the General ($142,605.46), Water ($158,016.84), and Sewer ($72,571.13) funds, including a $46,704.09 shift out of the General fund's contingency line, with no new spending
●• Board entered executive session at 8:44 p.m. for a personnel matter and exited at 9:45 p.m. with no action recorded
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