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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER: Tow n of War w ick Village of Warwick Warwick Valley Central School District Village of Florida Florida Union Free School District Albert Wisner Public Library Warwick Fire District Florida Fire District Pine Island Fire District The Warwick Little League VOLUME 121, NUMBER 17 WARWICK, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 50¢ A Winner Of A Day For Homecoming Ketterning and Nick Urgo; Merry Clavin-Marquet and Matt Culkin; and Allison Schell and Chris Romaine. The Junior Princesses and Princes were Marissa Santalla and James Davies, Sarah Fugate and Andrew Burke; and Christina Cervone and Ben Catanzero. Attending the King and Queen from the Senior Class: Stephanie Fox and Tyler Murtie; Iris Fernandez and Richard Fivehouse; Kelly Taylor and Ryan Darcey. The Homecoming float theme was “Ancient Civilizations” allowing for a great deal of creativity. The Freshmen built an Aztec pyramid to sacrifice a Cornwall football player. The Sophomore Class traveled back to Medieval times where a Wildcat knight reenacted the slay- ing of a Cornwall Dragon. The second place Senior float featured the Pharaoh of the Field entombing a Cornwall mummy. The winning float, as voted on by various civic and school dignitaries, was built by the Junior Class – Ancient Rome. Complete with water running through an aqueduct and a “marble” statue of a Roman goddess, a charioteer is seen arriving triumphantly with the spoils of the game – the game ball. The parade also featured the over 110-member WVHS Wildcat Marching Band under the direction of Mr. Chris Persad and led by Drum Majors Andrew Reighard and Samantha Bisaro. In addition to entertaining the crowds gathered along Oakland Ave. and Main St. as they marched by, the band stopped in front of the gathered dignitaries including Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Joseph Natale, WVHS Principal Randall Barbarash, several members of the School Board, Village Mayor Michael Newhard and The Warwick Wildcat rides in style with Mr. Odom, WVHS teacher, during the 2005 Homecoming Parade. Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton to play a rousing rendi- tion of Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood.” By Katie Bisaro tradition, the students also raised money for charity. Following the parade, the crowd gathered at C. Ashley Instead of choosing four different charities as in years past, Morgan Stadium at the High School for the annual You couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful fall day this year all four classes raised money for just one cause. Homecoming Game, this year against the Cornwall for the annual Warwick Valley High School Homecoming Over $1600 was collected by the students and designated Dragons. The stadium was packed as the entire town, it celebration. The skies were clear and the temperature crisp for Hurricane Katrina Relief. seemed, came out to enjoy an afternoon of Wildcat foot- as the parade stepped off Saturday at noon from the On Friday night the traditional Pep Rally was held on ball. As the cheerleaders and the Pep Band got the crowd Pioneer Restaurant and wound its way into the Village. the football field where the Homecoming King and Queen going, the fans were treated to an impressive and exciting Preparations for Homecoming Week started on were crowned along with their royal court. The football game. Monday as students gathered in the bus garage each Homecoming King and Queen for 2005 are Warren With a running and passing game that couldn’t be evening to work on their class floats. Students showed their Huffman and Lonni Petersen. Representing the Freshman stopped, the Purple and Gold dominated much of the school spirit by dressing up for various theme days Class were Sarah Rawson and Pat Kemp; Adara game. The Wildcats scored 6 unanswered touchdowns slay- throughout the week including 80’s Day, Crazy Hat Day, Abrahamsen and Kevin Leahy; and Loren Fitzgibbon and ing the Cornwall Dragons, 38-0, capping off a picture per- Formal Day and Spirit Day. In another Homecoming Week Mathew Johnson. The Sophomore Court included Kelly fect Homecoming Weekend. To Bid Or Not To Bid? By Eileen Patterson requirements to establish contracts. As a political subdivi- essary adjustments for this and future purchases. sion, Orange County is entitled to purchase from these At the Sept. 19 Village Board meeting, Newhard said, To bid or not to bid? - that really was the question contracts but we are not required to use them.” “When it came to my attention, I immediately called when the Board approved Department of Public Works Back in June of 2004, two residents who were present NYCOM [the New York Conference of Mayors] and the Supervisor (DPW), Steve Sisco’s, request to lease five vehi- at the meeting asked if a bid was in order. At that time, legal counsel for State Comptroller’s office. Regardless of cles for the Village. Sisco responded by saying that since he was able to match the ramifications, I wanted to find out what we need to do.” During fiscal 2004, the DPW Supervisor proposed the the OGS price, a bid was not necessary. The Board and the Since the revelation of this error, Village residents and acquisition of three Ford trucks for his department. He residents were satisfied with that answer and so the process various media have been discussing the ethical aspect of made a similar request in June of 2005 for two more trucks. began. The vendor was Gordon’s Ford in Rockland County the vendor choice. Should the Board have done business Part of Sisco’s responsibilities as DPW Supervisor is to which is where Trustee George McManus is employed. with the employer of a Village Trustee? Were any ethical research and propose purchases of necessary equipment. A phone call on Friday to the NYS Office of General rules broken? In response to this question, George The research should include reviewing the New York State Services confirmed that ‘matching the state price’ is McManus, the Trustee who is employed by the Ford deal- Office of General Services (NYS OGS) list of contracts for addressed in their guidelines and is officially referred to as ership where the trucks were leased, was quoted as saying commodities such as the trucks needed in Warwick. ‘OGS or less.’ The guidelines explain that in cases where an he had written a letter to the Village Ethics Board outlining The OGS list contains contracts for everything from OGS contract amount is matched or less, the municipality his involvement. pre-package pudding to conference tables and chairs. On must still follow state purchasing guidelines and seek bids The ethics board, which did not exist in the Village of their website, the Orange County Division of Purchasing from several vendors. The final decision must be based on Warwick until one year ago, is an independent body, sepa- explains the OGS process: “OGS leverages the state’s buy- best value. This rule applies for leases when the total rate from the Board of Trustees. They are not required to ing power by combining state and local government agency expense is beyond the rules established within the particu- publish their conclusions. The Mayor described his rea- lar municipality. sons for establishing an ethics board. “I think it is a critical Several weeks ago local Ford Dealer, Leo Kaytes, ques- tool for government employees to go to an unbiased group tioned the Village Mayor about the Board’s decision to to review issues as they come up,” said Newhard. The Entered As Second Class Matter work with a vendor outside of Warwick. Mayor Newhard Trustees, the Village Attorney and Mayor Newhard all Warwick, N.Y.10990 Publication No.666800 began researching the process and discovered that an error refused to comment about the Ethics Board review of the was made. He wrote a letter to Kaytes apologizing for the situation. error and promised to review the decision and make nec- continued on page 5 2 WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 Public Turns Out As 35-Lots Are Approved SUPERVISOR’S By Scott Webber Adam Filipowski for three-lots on 13-acres on the east side CORNER of Nelson Road, some 1,607 feet northeast of Penaluna On Wed., Sept. 21, cars were parked on the lawn Road. This application was being continued from the Aug. By Michael P. Swe e ton around the Town Hall, as the Warwick Town Planning 3 meeting. There was no public comment. Warwick Town Supervisor Board gave final approval to a 35-lot subdivision of David There was also no public comment as the Board gave Moore, on the east side of Little York Rd., at the intersec- final approval to a 16-lot subdivision to Mozafar www.townofwarwick.org tion of Little Brooklyn Rd. Rafizadeh, known as Sleepy Valley Acres, on the west side of Not since the ‘war’ over the 2002 Zoning Code, in Sleepy Valley Road, that has been before the Board since 2001, have cars parked on the lawn. This time the public 1996. It is on 82 acres. Original plans called for 24-lots. Tune to Cablevision Municipal Channel 21 or came for information on the 133-acre development, which The development was grandfathered under the 1989 Town log on to www.townofwarwick.org for Town infor- has 84-acres set aside for open space. The biggest protest Zoning Code. mation. was about, what residents said, was the narrow roads – The Board also gave final approval to a five-lot subdi- The Warwick Alert System has become a valu- which they feared would be filled with cars that would “run vision of Alfred and Anita Gieger on 21-acres on the north able tool to communicate with our residents in over their children while they were riding their bicycles.” side of Ryerson Road.