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,..,i <br /> , . <br /> BARRARAT. SIEICELAND, SUPERV19DR OF WIONS , <br /> Q. SM - are there other precincts that have special <br /> demographic problems besides just plain numbers that are <br /> not as obvious as Weaver Diary. <br /> ' A. Patterson precinct has that same problem with the aged and <br /> disabled. They were bused in there from one of the Nursing <br /> Homes - Orange Hillhaven on Mt. Sinai Road. That is one of <br /> the other precincts that certainly has a large number of <br /> elderly. Of course, the Patterson precinct does not meet <br /> the federal requirements for those people coming there and <br /> they were voting at curbside. <br /> Q. MC - How many of our current precincts meet the federal <br /> guidelines? <br /> A. We have not done a survey on that - all of the schools do; <br /> the public buildings probably if they don't they will; the <br /> churches do not and the other buildings we rent poling <br /> space from do not. I think the guidelines we find with the <br /> federal government is that curbing is there so that they <br /> may get their wheelchairs out; a lot of the lots are <br /> gravel, but I am not sure. We have not had any directions <br /> • ' from the State Board of Elections on how to implement this <br /> • new federal law but I am sure we will. <br /> I ; <br /> 1AL <br /> • <br /> .....A._. 1.it- .N.Y.Ri; I. DE2, <br /> NO QUESTIONS. <br /> I 11, <br /> EDIBERT S. TENNANT.' SOIL AMVCATKR CONSERVANION SERVICE <br /> Charts Snipes, Chairman of the Board <br /> Q. MC - Do you know how many requests from landowners that <br /> - you are not able to meet because of limitations? <br /> , <br /> I , A. CS - The two million dollars for the nutrient sensitive <br /> 1 ' , <br /> has been used. We will probably get some more but we have <br /> used what we have now. <br /> RT - I am sure we could spend over $600,000 if we had the <br /> t funds and the manpower. <br /> Q. SM - do people go on awaiting list for funds that cone <br /> available? <br /> i A. Yes. First come, first serve basis. We have to do an <br /> annual status review on every co-operator who has developed , <br /> a contract with us each year to go over and plan and revise <br /> '., or do whatever is necessary to keep his plan current. <br /> : There has been such a rush that the contractors who came <br /> in and did the work in October have still not received <br /> their money and the State has indicated it may be another <br /> ti three weeks before these contractors will receive any <br /> money. We were behind in getting started but now it has <br /> ' dropped right back on the State and they are behind. Next <br /> '. year we hope to get our work in early and not rush them <br /> like we have this year. Like any new program there are <br /> some bugs that need to be ironed out. , <br /> Q. DW - How does the nutrient sensitive water program tie in <br /> with the other one where you have 54 in long term <br /> agreements? I understand the nutrient sensitive program <br />-- must be somewhere in the watershed but why do people apply <br /> for that that haven't already applied for the other? <br /> b <br /> t A. CS - the long term agreements were mostly for lagoons and <br /> i after the nutrient sensitive farms saw they could get , <br /> waterways and have picked up where long term --we just <br /> I, <br />