The Village of Brockport has decided to pick up the ball with regards to the possibility of forming a municipal utility. The purpose is to offer gas and/or electricity customers a choice in energy sources resulting in lower costs. The village had been meeting with representatives of Power Alternatives, a firm which helped the Village of Hilton form a municipal utility.

After the first of three public information meetings was poorly attended in the summer, the other meetings were cancelled. Now trustee Jim Whipple has been charged with resuming the process. In the past, the water commission, of which Whipple is a member, served as the lead for looking into a municipal utility.

Trustee Mort Wexler has called for the disbanding of the water commission. At this time the board hasn’t decided what the commission’s future role will be.

In other business from the September 17 village board meeting:

•The board announced that the dedica-tion of the police station at 1 Clinton Street in memory of recently deceased former police chief Donald M. Hare will be held on September 29 at 11 a.m.

•Trustees approved the Brockport/ Clarkson/Sweden joint recre-ation budget for the next year. The village will pay 34 percent of the total tab - $35,465.40. Last year the village picked up 36 percent of the tab - $36,744.80

•The board accepted with regret the resignation of part-time police officer James Whipple, Jr. and website designer Christopher Zinn. Also accepted were the resignations of Danielle Windus-Cook from the zoning board of appeals and L. Damien Costanza from the zoning board of appeals and the assessment review board.

•Ray and Ute Duncan were appointed co-chairs of the village’s Canal Committee.

•The police department will have 500 reflective Halloween bags available for families to use trick or treating.