The Town of Forestport is seeking bids and opinions from residents as it goes about sprucing up the public spaces in the community, according to Parker Snead, who said that, as Supervisor, he is tasked with directing and overseeing maintenance of Town properties.
“We will be performing some much-needed scraping, repairing and painting of the Town Hall including all white window trim, wood panels, and [stone-ledge] windowsills,” he said.
The Boys & Girls signs will be scraped and painted too, and the clock facing on the front wall will be replaced.
Snead said he expects that the town will consult with several contractors about the project.
“We will define the scope of the job in detail for bidding,” he said.
Any contractor interested in the Forestport Town Hall Renovation should contact Supervisor Parker Snead at (315) 392-2801.
A “Forestport Town Hall” sign will also be added to the front yard.
Supervisor Snead said he hopes the community will participate with suggestions and ideas.
“We can form a committee to discuss landscaping possibilities, including a brick octagonal sitting area and stone benches,” he said.
A solar light has been purchased to properly illuminate the United States flag in front of the building.
Snead said the town would like to cut down the large balsam tree on the property, though he said that particular tree is not without local significance.
“The tree was planted in honor of Art Jones in 1988… The Town has been and will continue to honor Art Jones.
He was a great Supervisor and a wonderful person.
He served our town’s people extremely well,” Snead said.
“I have asked his family to provide us with a manner of honoring him in some other way.
This tree has gotten very large, it is very close to our building, it is not very healthy or attractive, and it is as tall as our Town Hall,” he said.
Another of the town’s maintenance priorities is the Horton Bridge, Snead said.
“It needs to be inspected by bridge engineers to tell us if we should use it in its current condition—maintaining, repairing and painting it now to extend its service life—or plan to replace the bridge at some point in the future,” he said.
Such a bridge assessment would cost about $4,000, according to Snead.