Lake George town, village truly are sharing

LAKE GEORGE -- Town and village of Lake George officials signed a deal Monday that calls for the two municipalities to be doing some more sharing, come spring.

Both the town and village boards in a joint meeting Monday night approved an agreement for the village to take over the towns Caldwell Sewer District, and the town to take over some village parks and recreation duties, including mowing duties and overseeing lifeguards at both town and village beaches.

The one-year agreement is effective May 1, and may be renewed next year for another three-year term.

This will save each municipality out-of-pocket money, but it will also increase the services, Lake George Mayor Robert Blais said.

The town and village, whose office buildings sit across a parking lot from one another, already share some services but have taken up an effort of late to increase sharing.

Were going to do the Baywatch thing, Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson said about the agreements provision that the town will take over the lifeguard program at the busy, village-owned Shepard Park Beach.

The town has Diamond Point Beach and Ushers Park Beach, and the town will hire, oversee and supervise lifeguards at all three beaches. The village, meanwhile, will continue to maintain Shepard Park Beach, buy necessary equipment and pay the salary of the lifeguards there.

The town will provide labor to mow and trim at Shepard Park, Village Hall, the Lake George firehouse property, Lakefront Walkway, MacDonald Park, a lot on James Street and the Recreation Center on Transfer Road all village-owned properties, at no cost to the village. The village will provide one riding lawn mower and the town will provide labor and fuel.

The village in turn, will provide labor and equipment to maintain, operate and repair the town-owned Caldwell Sewer District, inspecting the towns pump stations daily, doing annual camera inspections and making necessary repairs. Any work on the Caldwell Sewer District that the village does during regular working hours will not cost the town, but overtime labor approved in advance by the towns designated sewer commissioner will be charged to the town.

The town will also be responsible for parts, equipment and service contracts related to the sewer district, and will be billed monthly by the village.

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Lake George town, village truly are sharing