FLUSHING — Mayor Angelo Vincenzo expressed confidence that damages to Johnson Lane will be fixed once utility work is completed there after a resident expressed frustration from dealing with the resulting water runoff for six months.

At the Aug. 8 regular council meeting, Flushing resident Vick Dymiboski asked council members if they knew when the road would be fixed, saying it had been “torn up” since February. He cited work being done by the power company, gas company and a local farmer as causes for the mess on the road, which has been causing problems from rainwater runoff.

Council President John Jozwiak, who was presiding over the meeting due to the absence of Vincenzo, assured him a solution would be found.

“We’ll find out about that real quick,” Jozwiak said.

Vincenzo later said that initially American Electric Power had contractors using that road who had done some damage that village officials were aware of, and that Columbia Gas is now doing work in that same area putting in a new main line. Vincenzo added that he was not aware of the timeline for repairs but said he is confident the street will be made right once all work is completed. He said Village Administrator Bryan Clark had been in touch with AEP and Columbia Gas about the situation.

Concerning the farmer using the road to access his land, Vincenzo said the village would not prevent him from using Johnson Lane for that purpose.

Also at the Aug. 8 meeting, Lori Mann, representing the Flushing Fire Department, addressed council concerning finances and the department’s plans to have one of its ambulances “rechassised.” She said “the box,” or patient compartment, from one of the old squads will be refurbished and reinstalled on a new chassis.

“It’s not much cheaper than a brand new one, it’s just what we can afford to get. It’s our most logical option,” she said.

At Mann’s request, council approved the release of second half of the year EMS levy funds that will be paid to the village sometime in September or October so the down payment can be made on the new squad as soon as those funds are available. Mann explained that once the down payment is made, the EMS will be making a yearly payment of around $18,000 and stressed the importance of the EMS levy being renewed by voters this November.

Mann said that during the year so far, the department had been on 101 EMS calls and 25 fire service calls.

“For our little town, that’s a lot,” she said.

She also announced that a chicken dinner fundraiser will held at the firehouse at 11 a.m. Sunday. It will feature games for children and demonstrations from the fire and EMS departments, in addition to the food.

Mann also said that planning for the annual Christmas parade has begun and that it will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 with lineup taking place at Schuler Park. She said last year’s lineup on Old Cadiz Road presented complications.

She said the Parade Committee decided to ask if the mayor, village council, and other village officials would serve as the parade grand marshals as a group. Council responded that the members would discuss it and let her know if that would work for them.