NEVERSINK -— The Town Board of Neversink gave the go-ahead for a potential Eagle Scout Project at their regular Town Board meeting on February 14.

Present at the meeting was Eagle Scout Andrew Kelly, a ninth grader at Tri-Valley Central School District and is a member of Eagle Scout Troop 97 in Neversink.

He requested their approval for a project to replace the shed at the reportedly historic dog pound in Neversink.

Kelly described the shed as being on Route 55a and being ‘six feet by eight’ and is approximately 15 years-old. He also noted that the floor is rotted and unable to store anything appropriately.

Kelly stated that the new shed he would be building would be eight feet by eight feet and that he’d accomplish this task with the help of his scouts and leaders.

Kelly said that he is asking for up to $1,200 to help cover the costs, such as roofing and sheeting. He noted that he has also included a quote from Superior Building Supply as well.

“I am requesting a letter of approval for the project,” said Kelly. “If permission is granted, I’m requesting that the old shed be removed prior to the start of the project.”

“I plan to stain the shed any color of your [the Board’s] choosing. The staining will occur when the lumber is ready to accept the stain.”

Kelly also noted that he plans to complete the work by Spring. The Town Board wished him and his fellow scouts good luck.

Incredible ice

Neversink Parks and Recreation Director Cher Woehl was also in attendance at the meeting to provide some updates.

Woehl stated that the ice rink is doing ‘incredible’. She said that it is so busy all the time, recalling a recent Saturday where she pulled up at 3:00 p.m. for closing hours and she first thought all the cars were for Pickleball.

“They were all for the rink,” said Woehl. “There were thirty people still at that rink.”

Woehl also talked about the Brew, Barrel, and Beyond (BB&B) Festival. Woehl stated that on February 8 and 9, she issued over 270 invitations to participate to different businesses of all type. These range from breweries, to distilleries to cheese factories. 

She also described that she issued these invitations to the Catskill area and the Hudson Valley. She said she issued to the counties that were ‘fairly close. She also noted that she’s getting some responses already.

“We have until the end of the month to see how many respond to make the determination to see if it will be a beneficial festival,” said Woehl.

Legislator Brian 

McPhillips talks college, Head Start

Also present at the meeting  was Legislator Brian McPhillips, who told the Board how it was brought to his attention that a Tri-Valley student was reportedly trying to attend college classes while in high school. He said that this student was paying out-of-pocket for that.

He said that the last legislature put in classes through the college at no cost for graduates.

“So, we’re looking to potentially extend that to the high school kids to see what that’s gonna cost through the county,” said McPhillips,.“This way most times those kids aren’t eligible for Financial Aid so they’re paying full-out-of-pocket for whatever classes they’re taking. So we’re looking to see how we can offer that to the high school students that are eligible.”

McPhillips also acknowledged the Head Start issue. He said he was appointed to the Head Start Board to help streamline the transition out of Head Start to a company called CEI, which is an inter-managing partner. He said they are going to come in, and they are going to handle Head Start moving forward through a different grant process than what Head Start had.

“The grant is offered in January, so if we can get everything streamlined back to a proper board for Head Start, better procurement policy and some other things that we are working on,” detailed McPhillips. “We are hoping to re-apply the grant from a Head Start perspective and then relieve CEI from their involvement.”