LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville honored former Mayor Jason Van Sickle with his own day on Monday via a proclamation from Village Council.
Newly installed Mayor Cathy Lance, who was sworn in at the same meeting, announced the proclamation and that March 2 was recognized as Jason A. Van Sickle Day.
“Whereas his service to the village was full of authentic love and care for his community and a leadership quality in which he treated everyone as a friend; and whereas his retirement signifies the beginning of a new chapter in life, and he will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege to work with him,” the proclamation read.
Van Sickle was appointed as a councilman in 2016, then elected to his seat in 2017 and appointed mayor in 2021.
Voters elected him to continue his service as mayor in 2023. He announced his resignation from the position on Feb. 17 and that resignation officially took place March 1.
“He did a great job. He was a friend to everybody and a great community person. We were lucky to have him here. He’ll be missed, but his family’s happy to have him back,” Lance said.
In other business, Village Administrator Garret DeWitt said he will be looking into purchasing a second radar sign for the village, during Monday night’s council meeting.
DeWitt also said he expects the Spring Street improvement project to wrap up by the end of the week.
Council approved allocating $2,000 from the Music in the Parks budget (which stands at $5,000) to pay musicians at the Loudonville Farmers Market. The market lasts 17 Saturdays in the summer and musicians play from 9 a.m. to noon, Armstrong said.
Armstrong suggested the money could pay the musicians a little over $100 for each session, which would attract more artists.
“So that’s around 50 hours of live music that we pay for, that the farmer’s market pays for,” Armstrong said.
“The music definitely adds a big part to the feel of the market, and people definitely seem to recognize when we’ve had some higher-caliber musicians. So it would just be real nice. It’s hard to recruit, for $75, $50, for three hours,” Armstrong said.
In the past, council has given $3,000 to the Mohican Area Chamber of Commerce for a summer event. The chamber has not yet submitted any kind of park usage request for a 2026 event.