The beautification of Brockport’s Main Street corridor is scheduled to begin before year's end.

Village of Brockport officials accepted a $127,200 bid from Hub Langie Paving Corporation for the completion of the work. Hub Langie was the only contractor to bid the project even though legal notices were published in the Suburban News, the village’s legal newspaper, and in the Dodge Report (a publication for general contractors that lists available projects).

Village Engineer Paul Chatfield, of Chatfield Engineers, said that while the bid came in "a bit higher" than the village estimated, it was not out of line. He recommended the village accept the bid for the beautification project stating Hub Langie has an excellent reputation.

The project will involve continuing the brickwork that is presently on portions of Main Street in the downtown business district. According to Village Clerk Leslie Ann Morelli, work will commence between State and Union Streets on the east side of the road and on Erie and Holley Streets on the west side of Main Street.

The upgrade will help unify the Main Street area by continuing the brick sidewalks, installation of granite curbing, trees, tree grates, sidewalk drains and other improvements.

A $50,000 grant from Monroe County will help defray the costs of the project. The village’s Department of Public Works will furnish in-kind services with the remaining funds for the project being kicked in from village coffers.

Village Treasurer Scott Rightmyer said there are funds in Brockport’s capital reserve fund that could be used for the project.

Improvements to Harvester Park are slated to begin in 2002. A grant in the amount of $106,000 was received from New York state to help defray costs. The improvements scheduled in the park area are part of an ongoing canal upgrade program implemented by village officials. They include: reconfiguration of the parking area, installing new picnic tables and benches, lighting and upgrades to the pathway. Plans are under consideration for the construction of an amphi-theater in Harvester Park.

In other matters the board:
•Reported that businessman Ralph Parmalee requested the board to look into the banning of dogs during next year's Arts Festival.

Acting Police Chief Douglas Ziegler said, "there were problems reported with dog feces and with aggressive animals," during the festival.

Mayor Josephine Matela said she would contact organizers from other similar festivals to investigate their methods for curbing the bringing of dogs to such events.

•Chose Edward Riley as the village’s attorney. He will receive a fee of $175 per hour plus any fees reasonable and prudent with regards to copying and secretarial services.

"He was our attorney years ago," Trustee Peter DeToy said. "He is dedicated to Brockport and will serve the village well." Frank A. Loi, a Rochester-based attorney who has handled the Webster case for the village, will serve as deputy attorney.

•Reported that the search committees continue to review resumes and applications from candidates interested in the positions of police chief and code enforcement officer.

Matela reported the board hopes to have someone in place for the code enforcement position by the middle of September. Application reviews for the police chief position will commence at the end of the month.

•Extended thanks to officials, both in and outside of the village, for their quick response to the emergency situation that arose at Lakeside Beikirch Care Center recently.

Fire Chief Gregory Wing noted there were 25 people in the command post during the situation that resulted in 115 residents being evacuated from the nursing home. The Monroe County’s HazMat team was unable to identify a reason for the illness that affected a small number of the residents and staff. The decision was made to evacuate to avoid further exposure by residents and staff.

Wing said it took, on average, two minutes and six seconds per resident for the evacuation procedure.

Matela commended Wing and his crew for their professionalism and for keeping calm during the emergency.

"This is the first nursing home or facility of this size to ever be evacuated in Monroe County and this was handled extremely professionally," she said.