MONTEZUMA -- The Montezuma planning board is trying to regain its sea legs, but it's still wobbling along.

The Montezuma Town Board met Tuesday night with its planning board still intact. Most of the planning board members were at the meeting, waiting to see if the town board would approve their appointments for seven-year terms. But the matter was once again postponed.

The town board went into executive session to discuss planning board tenure as well as other matters, but when it came out of the session, Town Supervisor William S. Saroodis announced that no decision could be made until all planning board members had submitted certificates showing they had attended training classes. Four hours are required per year for members to keep abreast of the regulations.

Saroodis said only four of the seven members had handed in their certificates, but planning board chairman Joe Verdi had brought his to hand in. Gwen Ellinwood said she had submitted hers earlier in the year, but no one apparently could locate the filing cabinet that it was supposed to be in. The third person, Joe Perotta, was in Florida and is not expected to return until June.

Only one member of the planning board appears to have put in all four hours, chairman Verdi. All the rest only have two hours, Saroodis said.

The town board said it would have a decision by the next meeting on May 19.

For more, read Wednesday's Citizen