Planning Board Meeting
TOWN OF CRAWFORD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Crawford will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 16th, 2020, at 7:00 P.M. This meeting will be held via remote ZOOM videoconference, as described further below.
Based upon notices and health advisories issued by Federal, State, and Local officials related to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and as permitted under Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order Numbers 202.1 and 202.10, the public will not be permitted to attend the public meeting in person at the Town Hall. Instead, the public will have the ability to see and hear the meeting live via the ZOOM videoconference meeting as described below, as permitted by the New York State Open Meetings Law, as modified by the Executive Orders. Due to public health and safety concerns, the public will not be permitted to attend at the remote locations where the Town Board members will be situated.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, to the extent practicable, the Town Board’s agenda will be made available online in advance of the meeting at www.townofcrawford.org.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person who wishes for his or her comment to be heard during the public comment session during the remote meeting can send his or her comments in advance of the meeting to [email protected] or call 845-744-2020 by no later than 4:00 PM on April 16th, 2020.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Executive Order 202.1, said meeting will be recorded and a transcript will be prepared at a later date, in addition to the regular meeting minutes.
INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS THE VIRTUAL MEETING: If you have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, you can register, log in, and see the video and hear the audio of the live session. You can access the Town meeting as follows: Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvde6trz0oFc45-xwc8DsL9r0nKVdObg
Meeting ID: 952-275-162
Password: 374115
On the evening of Thursday, April 16th, 2020 several minutes before 7:00 pm log in with your electronic device. You will be placed on hold until the meeting starts. If anyone has any questions regarding the videoconference they may call the Town Clerk’s Office 845-744-2020.
Summer Camp Cancelled 2020
It is after extensive thought and review of guidelines, that we’ve made the very difficult decision to cancel our Summer Camp program for the summer of 2020.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact globally, nationally, and locally. Unfortunately, it continues to pose significant challenges. We learn more every day, but there are many unknown factors.
We still await NYS approvals for summer camps and larger group gatherings.
Once advised, there would be an extremely short amount of time in which to develop new policies that would ensure physical distancing and safety at camp. There would be little-to-no time to hire and train counselors on the newly implemented policies.
As always, we remain grateful to our loyal staff, and thankful for all of our camp families.
We ask for your understanding, and extend our best wishes to you all for a healthy and safe summer.
We can’t wait to see you again next year!
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
Grievance is being held by telephone conference only. If you want to listen to the Board of Assessment Review please call 845-744-3721 for details.
WATER / SEWER BILLS - 1ST QUARTER 2020
There shall be no penalties levied for the 1st quarter water and sewer bills for the districts because of Covid 19. This is for the 1st quarter billing 2020 only and penalties shall resume for the second quarter.
EXTENSION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
On March 7, 2020, the Governor of the State of New York declared a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 19, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has been documented in Orange County, New York, cases will continue to increase, and community contact transmission is the primary means of transmission of COVID-19. On March 11, 2020, the County of Orange declared a County disaster emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 13, 2020, as Chief Executive of the Town of Crawford, I declared a Local State of Emergency in the Town of Crawford.
In a continuing effort to control the effects of this pandemic in the Town of Crawford, pursuant to the powers vested in me by New York State Executive Law §24, I hereby extend the Local State of Emergency. The State of Emergency shall remain in effect for an additional thirty (30) days, through May 15, 2020, and may be extended at that time.
I am extending the Local State of Emergency in order to use the powers granted to me as Chief Executive to issue Emergency Orders as may be necessary to protect the health and wellbeing of the residents of the Town of Crawford, and request emergency assistance and resources for Town residents and businesses from the County, State and Federal governments.
Dated: April 16, 2020
Charles Carnes
Town Supervisor
Town of Crawford
Effective Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM the Town of Crawford will be closed for all non-essential services until further notice. We will be checking our phones daily. Please leave a message. Police will be on duty 24/7 during this time. Other emergencies may be addressed at the following:
Police 911 or 744-5000
Highway 772-2360
Building 744-3912
Planning/Zoning 744-6454
Assessor 744-3721
Bookkeeper 744-8876
Community Services 744-8230
Water/Sewer 744-2515
Tax Collector 744-3953
Supervisor 744-5010
Town Clerk 744-2020
Thank you for your patience during this time. We hope to resume normal services as soon as possible when it is deemed safe for both our residents and Town employees.
Supervisor Charles Carnes
Dated: March 18, 2020
Welcome to the Town of Crawford website. We are all very happy to be able to offer our residents and visitors an internet connection designed to be informative and helpful. We hope that our website will make interaction with Town government more accessible.
On behalf of the Town of Crawford, I am pleased to present the Town’s 2020 Budget for your consideration. Despite the poor economic climate and increased costs in many areas, including unfunded mandates handed down from the state, we have continued to control costs in the areas that we can. This year, town residents will see an increase of less than 1% in their taxes. The general tax rate consisting of the Highway and most other departments continues to be under the New York State Property Tax Cap for the 8th consecutive year.
During 2019, events that support our local business owners have continued to grow and several new shops and restaurants have opened within our town. Our beautiful walking trail expansion was completed and new equipment for the highway department was purchased. I would like to take this time to thank the many employees who worked this past year with us to find ways to save money and be more efficient while maintaining services to our residents.
2020 Tentative Assessment Roll: Download Link