BY ADAM ATKINSONNorth Country This Week

POTSDAM — The Potsdam Village Board of Trustees recently agreed to apply for a grant for the museum, approved several personnel appointments, and approved the Active People, Healthy Nation Proclamation.

The board approved several resolutions covering those issues at its meeting Aug. 19.

Trustees and the mayor acknowledged and approved Museum Director Trevor Blank's submission of a grant proposal to the New York State Council for the Arts seeking up to $50,000.

The funding would be used to upgrade the museum’s facilities and support programming and daily operations.

The village would not have any matching funds obligation with this particular grant.

Trustees approved Village Mayor Alexandra Jacobs Wilke's appointment of David Whitesock of College Park Road to a five-year term as a member of the Village of Potsdam Zoning Board of Appeals, effective Aug. 20, and expiring Aug. 20, 2029.

The Mayor's appointment of Brian Ohl of Leroy Street to a five-year term as an alternate member of the Village of Potsdam Zoning Board of Appeals, effective Aug. 20, and expiring Aug. 20, 2029 was also approved by the board.

Finally, the board and mayor passed a resolution approving the Active People, Healthy Nation Proclamation for the village.

The proclamation stated that the village will implement Active People, Healthy Nation strategies, including increasing physical activity through community design, improve access to places for physical activity, develop and encourage more school and youth programs to promote physical activity before, during and after school, and to create community-wide campaigns to promote physical activity, partnering with public health organizations and institutions.