POLAND — It was all about repairs at Tuesday’s village council meeting as council members heard from numerous community members regarding the roof at Village Hall to the sound at the Peterson Park’s clock tower.

Local roofing contractor Chris Cruciger from Roof Rite Inc. addressed council about the recent roof replacement on Village Hall. The original quote of $9,944 for the main roof and $3,930 for the side roof had been approved by council.

When the final bill was submitted, it was for $15,228 for the main roof and $5,667 for the side roof. Cruciger told council the reason for the $7,021 difference was hidden repairs that could not be seen until the old roof was removed.

“I am a Poland resident and a member of Poland Rotary,” Cruciger said. “I would be willing to donate some of the expense if council doesn’t feel they can pay the whole amount.”

In the original contract, the original bid amount was listed and was approved at a prior meeting, but the contract was missing the first page when it was given to council members.

“I never saw page one or two,” said Council President Michael Thompson.

He said the first page stated damages needing repaired would be done at an hourly rate of $85 per hour. After a brief discussion on the matter, council unanimously approved paying the additional amount of the roof replacement project out of its American Rescue Plan funds.

Regarding the clock tower, Bob Mastriana from Poland Streetscapes addressed council about a donation that was made to bring back the carillon. The clock tower at Peterson Park was built in 1999 and a carillon and bells were added. The carillon had ceased working almost 20 years ago, according to Mastriana.

“We received a donation of $14,100 from an anonymous source,” he said. “It will cover the cost of replacing the carillon with new equipment.”

He said the new equipment is expected to be installed by Dec. 2 and would be ready for use in time for the Lighting of the Village Green. He added the new unit would have more than 1,000 musical settings that could cover any holiday.

“There was a lot of coordination to get this done,” Mastriana said.

The village’s legal counsel, Atty. Jay Macejko, asked Mastriana to submit the contractors who will be doing the work as they are working on village property.

“We need to know who they are and what they are doing,” Macejko said.

In other business, Poland resident Michael Geiger from Poland Manor asked council if he could obtain some asphalt grindings. He said there is a path running between his house that is a shortcut for students walking to McKinley Elementary School. The path had some grindings laid down, but it needed more.

“If we could get the grindings dumped, we will spread it,” Geiger said.