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Town Board Meeting May 14, 2026 REGULAR TOWN MEETING Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm Page 4 HIGHWAY AND PARKS REPORT Superintendent Wohlhueter gave the following Highway and Parks reports: May Highway Report • Street Sweeping has wrapped up. • We are addressing flood damage and shoulder washouts • Received payment from County, sum of $23,179.02 per contract for plowing county roads. • Hiring of Ben Einarson back as summer seasonal help at hourly rate of $19.51 hr. with start date of May 18th • Hiring of Justin Smith as MEO to fill vacancy from last fall at hourly rate of $33.90 hr. with start date of June 1st. (14 years’ experience doing highway work/plowing) MOTION made by Councilwoman Zurbrick, seconded by Councilman Robinson and unanimously approved to appoint Ben Einarson and Justin Smith. Parks Report • Bathrooms have been opened for the season • Playground has been removed and site work for new playground has begun • Soccer fields are striped and ready however the fields are too wet therefore have remained closed. Conditions are being monitored daily. • Kirby had a meeting regarding the map of the main park and kiosk sign • Rules for Park DePasquale thanked Cahill Construction for their donation of a bulldozer and operator for work at the Park playground. INSURANCE REPORT Councilman Robinson reported the Town Board held a workshop to discuss employee health insurance plans. LIBRARY REPORT Councilman Hrycik reported the following: West Falls-Colden Library is hosting a dot painting class The Boston Free Library is hosting a family history research class, Spring Bird Crafts class, a Kids Yoga and Lego club. Both sites are holding their normal children’s programs. See their websites for details. PERSONNEL REPORT No report