May 2014 Fleischmanns Flyer

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May 2014

leischmanns irstMay Meeting Notes

Michelle Sidrane, President, welcomed everyone andopened the meeting at 9:30am

Treasurer, Winifred Zubin reported that despite reducedrevenues for the Maple Breakfast, and membership re-newals, the budget remains on plan. Michelle announcedthat the Pasternak Family Foundation has renewed itsgrant for the next fiscal year.

Michelle announced her decision to step down as Presi-dent at the end of this term, June 30 th, and intends toremain involved. She believes that it is important to ro-tate leadership as it allows for new energy and new ideasto move the mission forward.

Peg Ellsworth, Nominating Chair, thanked Michelle forher forthright approach to moving FF forward and estab-lishing a roadmap for the future of the organization. Theslate for officers for FY 2015 is Yvonne Reuter, Presi-dent, and Winifred Zubin, Vice President. Open officerpositions at this time include Secretary and Treasurer.All are encouraged to step forward and contact Peg Ells-worth.

The Leadership Committee recommended continuing

with the Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Festival for 2014.FF thanks Ben Fenton for allowing the use of his back-yard.

Community Garden Chair Carol Birnbaum is coordinat-ing the garden with Lynne Collins. As of now there areonly a few plots left. If interested, please contact eitherCarol or Lynne. On May 18ththere will be a CommunityGarden as well as Pumpkin Patch and Gazebo Gardenclean up. See calendar for details.

FF Meeting Notes continued on page 2

***CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS***

Largest Street Fair of the season is here inFleischmanns on Saturday May 24

th.

On Memorial Day Weekend, May 24th 10-4pm, Fleischmanns willonce again host a village-wide celebration and street fair. We ex-pect good weather but if heavens open up as they did last year,

there is a rain date of May 25

th

.Look forward to a day of music, food and shopping as well as fun.As many as 50 vendors are expected and the sidewalks of MainStreet will be lined with enticing booths. New this year will be afood court with tables and chairs placed in front of the Gazebowhere music entertainment will be in full force. Watch for our veryown Maple Princesses as they ride down Main Street in a spectacu-lar vintage car. Then visit the display of other antique cars.

Songstress and MC Cat Blume will guide you through the day ofentertainment beginning with Connie Mohar and Jeanne Palmer onaccordion and fiddle, Country Music Express and of course, CatBlume herself covering the musical landscape from standard andblues to country and Doo Wop.

A mobile health unit from Margaretville Hospital will be on handto provide you with all the information you need for healthy living.Want a pet, then visit the Delaware Humane Society and check outthe pooches. The Pine Hill/Fleischmanns Rotary will be scoopingtheir delicious ice cream and the Belleayre Music Festival willshare all the good news about the upcoming concert series. Checkout the Fleischmanns Alliance for Business booth and oh yes, theFleischmanns First booth where you can make a donation and re-new your membership or even buy a flashy Fleischmanns First TeeShirt.

See you on Saturday May 24th!

Wagner Avenue Park News

The Village has received the FEMA Blue Book with an approved scope and esti-mated total budget of $500,000 for the park restoration. This includes the tenniscourts, concession stand, playground, and other miscellaneous items. Bids for thetennis courts are being solicited and are due back by May 19th. Once bids are re-

ceived and reviewed the Village will award the contract to the lowest responsive bidder and the construction canbegin. The bids for the concession stand and playground will go out separately once the plans and specifications approved by FEMAare translated into bid packages. It is hoped that the newly renovated tennis courts with fencing, nets, and maintenance equipmentwill be ready for play by the end of the summer. Tennis court construction is a complex process that takes time to do properly.

The soccer field is open and in use again this summer.

Although the Village's appeal nets us full reimbursement for the concession stand and tennis courts, the financial allotment for theplayground falls short of the submitted plans which included a fully ADA accessible playground. The Village is reviewing the plansas well as the other funds that have already been raised through donations and grants to determine what the final design of the play-ground will be.


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Page 2 - FLEISCHMANNS FLYER - May 2014

Fleischmanns Then and Now

Fleischmanns Bank Building

Fleischmanns Main Street, from early in the 20th Century, hasalways hosted at least onebank. The building at 1084 MainStreet that houses what is today the Community Bank was builtin 1911 as The First National Bank. Although there is no cor-nerstone marking the construction date of the building which is

unusual, there is a capstone visible on the front and center of thebuilding at the very top. It simply reads '1911.' At various timesparts of the building had been used as medical and dental offic-es and as a pharmacy. Although a number of different bankshave occupied the building over the years, it continues strong asa financial institution and a cornerstone business for the com-munity.

M/J C ~ Fleischmanns Events -Save the Date!

May 18thSunday,Village Gardens clean up, meet at the Gazebo, 10am; Community Garden, 11am andPumpkin Patch, 11am

May 19th Monday, Local Flood Analysis Public Meeting, 6pm Skene Memorial Library

May 22nd Fleischmanns Alliance for Business, 5:30pm, Skene Memorial Library

May 23rd Friday, Flower Barrelplanting, 10:00am, meet at Gazebo

May 24th Saturday, Memorial Day Street Fair, Main Street 10:00am -4:00pm

June 5th Fleischmanns First monthly meeting, 9:30am La Cabana

June 14th Village Board Meeting, 6pm, Skene Memorial Library

The Village Planning Board Meeting, as needed, (1st Tuesday) @ 5:30 pm, Skene LibraryZoning Board Meeting, as needed, (3rd Thursday) @ 6:30 pm, Skene Library

Check with Village Clerk regarding meeting statuses & agendas.

For Village info, please contact the Village Clerk, Lorraine DeMarfio @ 845 254 5514

To have your activity posted here, please contact the Fleischmann's Flyer

FF Meeting Notes Continued. Plans for Memorial Day Event are shaping up. Ahead of last

year over 30 vendors have signed up. New this year will bean antique car display and a food court. Entertainment willfeature the Catskill Mountain Boys, Jeanne and Connie andall will be mcd by singer Cat Blume.

Carol OBeirne reported on the Fleischmanns Alliance forBusiness. See article.

Fleischmanns Welcome Committee, Yvonne reported that

she has names of 24 new property owners. Plans are beingconfirmed for a welcome basked including local product andinformation to be personally delivered to new home owners.

Mayor Todd Pascarella reported on the FEMA commitmentfor the Park. See article.

Biomass project follow up to the Fleischmanns Forum ofFebruary will be a Village forum on August 2nd. More de-tails to come from Todd Pascarella.

Carol OBeirne of Catskill Chamber of Commerce an-nounced the annual awards dinner on May 21. This yearhonorees are Michael Cioffi of The Phoenicia Diner, MelBellar of Zone Landscaping Design, Susan and Jim Kelly ofSusans Pleasant Pheasant and the Catskill Mountains Club.

Peg Ellsworth gave an update on the theater where work will

begin soon on the storefronts and marquee with clean up andgutting of the upstairs as well as the patching the roof. Afterthe work is completed, the committee will be called upon tobegin planning. Peg also reported that the NYS Office ofHistoric Preservation is interested in the entire village ofFleischmanns being listed on the state and national registryof historic villages. She will invite OPRHP to present at afuture Fleischmanns Forum.

A brief discussion of the Board of Supervisors vote to im-pose a 2% bed tax was discussed briefly and will be resumedat the next meeting

Next meeting of Fleischmanns First is June 7th9:30am atLaCabana

Clean out the Attic, Garage orYour Cupboards

Good quality and clean items needed for FleischmannsFirst collectible table at the Memorial Day Street Fair.Call Yvonne at 254-3131.


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Headwaters History Days

June 7 & 8, 2014

The historic organizations based in Rox-bury, Andes and Middletown are workingtogether to highlight the historic sites of thethree townships. Fifteen museums, land-mark structures and historic sites will beopen for tours, exhibits and special pro-grams on June 7th and 8 thwhen HeadwatersHistory Days celebrates the heritage, cul-ture, folk life and landscape of the EastBranch Delaware River towns of Mid-dletown, Roxbury and Andes.

In Fleischmanns, both the Museum of

Memories and Skene Memorial Librarywill be open 10 -4 on Saturday and 10 -1on Sunday. Special displays focused onFleischmanns history will be highlighted.On Sunday, June 8th, Congregation BnaiIsrael will be open their historic buildingfor visits 10-1. Both Congregation BnaiIsrael and Skene Memorial Library are onthe National and State Registers of HistoricPlaces.

Fleischmanns Alliance for Business (FAB) Means Business!

In November 2012, Fleischmanns First sponsored a networking event for businessowners in the 12430 community. The goal was to provide a forum for business own-ers to share their experiences and concerns; the hope was the formation of a Fleisch-manns business group. A few months later such a group was begun and today thenewly named Fleischmanns Alliance for Business (FAB) is gaining momentum withits goal to contribute to the revitalization of Fleischmanns and to promote area busi-nesses.

Kim OBrien is the acting Chairperson of FAB and welcomes all people with busi-nesses in the 12430 zip code. Monthly meetings take place at 5:30 PM on the fourthThursday of each month at the Skene Memorial Library on Main Street in Fleisch-manns. Some specific items onFABs recent agenda include cost effective groupadvertising, a brochure highlighting FABbusinesses which will be available at theFABtable at the upcoming Memorial Day Street Fair and the creation of a Villagekiosk which will display information about local businesses as well as public notic-es.

For the future,FABusing the fleischmannsny logo will explore creating a websiteand improving local signs and billboards. The group is growing and wants to en-courage more independent business owners and entrepreneurs to join them; and sofour mixers are in planning stages the this year with refreshments sponsored byFleischmanns First.

FABis a great forum for sharing ideas and mutual support. The next meeting willtake place on May 22nd. For more information please contact Kim OBrien at :

[email protected].

Public Meeting Regarding theVillage Streams

The long awaited study of the Fleisch-manns streams, known as the LFA (LocalFlood Analysis) is under way. The goal is

to study the streamsthroughout the village andmake recommendationsfor the residents to consid-er that will result in amore resilient Village asregard to future flooding.

Your input is critical to the success of this

project. The consultants have held onemeeting in April and the next public out-reach meeting will be on Monday May 19that 6p.m. at the Skene Library on MainStreet. Come find out about the study andshare your comments and concerns.

Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories

The Museum opens for the 2014 season on Saturday, May 24 in conjunction with theFleischmanns First Memorial Day Street Fair. There will be a new display of Then &Now images of Fleischmanns, as well as the ever-changing display of recently do-nated items. There will also be a Flea Market table, and Plant Sale to benefit theMuseum.

The Museum will be open Saturdays from May 24 until October 11; during July &August, also Thursdays & Fridays. Regular hours are 11am -3pm.

Fleischmanns FirstRaffle Prize

Summer is coming, youll want to putthis lovely mosaic topped table andchairs on your front porch or deckand enjoy the good life!

Raffle tickets, 1 for $3, 6 for $15

Zoom Plans forSummer Season

Zoom Gallery located at 1164 Mainin Fleischmanns will feature thepaintings of Martha Jean during thecourse of the Summer, 2014 Sea-son, as well as other local art-ists. There will also be occasionallive music at the gallery as well ascrafts, gifts and cards in the outdoortent. The gallery is open Fri-Sun,10am-5pm.

Due to the Memorial Day StreetFair, Main Street will be closed

on May 24, 8am-4pm.Thank you for your cooperation.


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Letter from Mayor Pascarella..

Dear Fleischmanns Community,

Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching and this is the biggest weekend of the yearfor the Village. Thanks to all of the volunteers and to Fleischmanns First who haveworked year after year to make the street fair a real signature event for the area. Andthanks to the Fire Department and everyone involved for making the parade such a sta-ple for the community as well. Last year's event was basically a rain out, so we need tosee even more folks there this year than usual to make up for it. See you all there!

Sincerely,

Todd PascarellaMayor, Fleischmanns


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