Frankfort fire station roof to be repaired

Oct. 05--FRANKFORT -- The roof on the Frankfort Fire Station needs repairs and the Frankfort village board approved going ahead with the project during a meeting Thursday.

The department has had problems since March with leaking in the rear of the newer section of the building, according to Fire Chief Eric Conigliaro.

Insurance will not cover the cost of repairs because the company sees them as the result of normal wear and tear, he told the board.

An engineer for the insurance company did look at the station, however, and offered recommendations on the scope of work that will be required, he said, including replacing the back section of the roof and repairing the overhead framing.

"I'm trying to get this issue fixed before winter," said Conigliaro.

The chief said he contacted six contractors and three submitted bids. All are roofers with commercial insurance, he said. One bid on only a portion of the work that needs to be done while two submitted bids on the entire project. The low bid for the entire project was $19,680, submitted by Tim's Building and Restoration.

The board voted to award the contract to the firm.

Conigliaro also reported that the department did not receive a grant to purchase new air packs.

"We missed it by three points," he said and added the department has submitted a grant for the next round of funding.

Firefighters will visit Reese Road school Oct. 11 and 12 for fire prevention activities, Conigliaro said.

Mayor Richard Adams said he took a class on multi-year planning during a New York Conference of Mayors meeting. When work on next year's budget begins, he plans to begin setting aside money for equipment purchases and maintenance.

"I want to start putting aside money in reserve accounts so it's easier to handle these things and maintain systems properly," he said.

Small incremental amounts would be put away rather than having the village carry a large fund balance.

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