TOWN OF CRAWFORD PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 121 Route 302 Pine Bush, NY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Planning Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing for a scenic review to add an additional 10 ft. to the rear of a previously approved 20 ft. x 20 ft. garage (will now be 30 ft. x 20 ft.) at the property located at 1274 Rte. 302, designated as 24-1-42 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA district, owned by Kenneth and Jean Dolan. Said hearing will take place on August 28, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY. For the Planning Board Linda Zwart, Chairman
TOWN OF CRAWFORD PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 121 Route 302 Pine Bush, NY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Planning Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing for a scenic review to add a 12 ft. x 20 ft. shed at the property located at 830 Rte. 302, designated as 14-1-58.2 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA district, owned by Richard Kixmiller. Said hearing will take place on August 28, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY. For the Planning Board Linda Zwart, Chairman
TOWN OF CRAWFORD PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 121 Route 302 Pine Bush, NY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Planning Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing for a special use permit for a bed and breakfast at the property located at 101 Burlingham Road, designated as 18-1-68.222 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA district, owned by Farmhood Fields LLC. Said hearing will take place on August 28, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY. For the Planning Board Linda Zwart, Chairman
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Town of Crawford
County of Orange
State of New York
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussing the Town of Crawford Consolidation Plan on Thursday, August 15, 2024, 7:00pm at the Crawford Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York. A copy of the Consolidation Plan may be examined on the Town of Crawford website and at the following locations: Town Clerk Bulletin Board in Town Hall, Pine Bush Post Office Bulletin Board, Thompson Ridge Post Office, and Bullville Post Office Bulletin Board.
The Town of Crawford will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk.
Date: June 20, 2024
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF CRAWFORD
Jessica M. Kempter, Town Clerk
CONSOLIDATION PLAN
The stated goals of the Petition for a Consolidated Town of Crawford is to establish a village with the same boundaries as the Town of Crawford in order to give the Town government greater authority, flexibility and efficiency to provide services to its residents without increasing costs by authorizing the Town government to exercise the powers of a village while continuing to operate a single government as a town. The electorate voted to establish a new village having boundaries coterminous with the Town’s boundaries and to consolidate the new village and the Town of Crawford.
The State Comptroller’s office (OSC) subsequently informed the Town’s attorney that such consolidation would create a single government and would not accomplish the goals of the petition and that incorporation of the village with coterminous boundaries alone accomplishes the goals of the petition. Therefore, having established the new village having coterminous boundaries with the Town, the goals of the petition are accomplished, and proceeding with consolidation of governments would not achieve the goals of the petition.
Since the voters approved a consolidation, the state General Municipal Law §760 requires the Town Board to prepare a consolidation plan. In order to accomplish the goals of the petition and the voters, the plan is to maintain the status quo of a village having coterminous boundaries with the Town of Crawford.
The plan, in response to each of the items set forth in General Municipal Law §760(2), is as follows:
(a) Governments. The two government entities are the Town of Crawford and Village of Crawford, which, in order to achieve the goals of the petition, shall not be consolidated.
(b) Name of Governments. Town of Crawford and Village of Crawford, to be known as the “Town of Crawford”.
(c) Rights, Duties and Obligations. The Town/Village of Crawford will be principally operated as a town. The Town of Crawford shall possess all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of a town, together with the rights and powers of a village. In the case of conflict between the rights and powers of a town and a village, the Town Board may determine which shall be applicable. If additional rights, powers or privileges are granted in the future by New York State to towns and/or villages, the Town shall have such rights and powers.
(d) Territorial Boundaries. The territorial boundaries of the entities each shall be the boundaries of the Town of Crawford.
(e) Type and/or Class. The type of the local government entities shall be a town and a village.
(f) Organization and Officials. The Town of Crawford and Village of Crawford shall remain organized as a town and shall have the same positions for officials and employees, both elected and appointed, as the Town of Crawford. The role of each elected official shall not change. Officials shall possess any additional powers of corresponding village officials, with the exception that the Town Supervisor will not possess the chief executive powers of a village mayor. If there is a conflict between the powers of a town official and corresponding village official, the Town Board shall determine which powers are applicable.
To the extent that Town officials are required to also act as Village officials, the Town Supervisor shall act as a village mayor (except the Town Supervisor shall not have the chief executive powers of a village mayor), Town Board members shall act as Village trustees, and the Town Clerk shall act as a Village clerk. There shall be no separate elections for village officials, except to the extent required, in which case the same person shall seek election for the town office and corresponding village office. There is no need for a transitional plan and the schedule for elections and appointments of officials will be retained.
(g) Costs and Savings. There will be minimal transition costs. The intention is for the government to operate more efficiently and with increased powers.
(h) Assets. The Town’s assets are set forth in its annual report, incorporated herein by reference and publicly available in the Town Clerk’s office. This plan will not affect Town or Village assets.
(i) Liabilities and Indebtedness. The Town’s liabilities and indebtedness are set forth in its annual report, incorporated herein by reference and publicly available in the Town Clerk’s office. This plan will not affect Town or Village liabilities and indebtedness.
(j) Terms of Disposition. The Town will retain its assets, liabilities and indebtedness. The Village will not have independent assets, liabilities or indebtedness.
(k) Laws, Rules and Regulations. The Town’s laws, rules, regulations, orders and the like, as may be amended from time to time, shall remain in full force and effect in the Town and Village, and shall be administered and enforced accordingly.
(l) Effective Date of Consolidation. In order to achieve the purposes and goals of the petition, there shall be no effective date of consolidation.
(m) Descriptive Summary of Plan. This Plan shall also constitute a descriptive summary of the Plan.
(n) Notice of Hearing on Plan. A public hearing on the Plan shall be held on August 15, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall, Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566.
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115 State Route 302
Pine Bush, NY 12566
Friday, August 2, 2024
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The Pine Bush Seniors
All 55+ people are welcome to become members of the Pine Bush Seniors! Meetings are held on Tuesdays at the Town of Crawford Community Center, Rt 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566. Doors open at 11:00 starting with social time before a short business meeting at 12:15. At each regular meeting we hold a 50/50 raffle. Occasionally, we invite speakers to come discuss programs that are of general interest to seniors. After the business meeting, members who want to stay for Bingo are welcome. Bingo cards are $1 each. No meeting is held if the Pine Bush Schools are closed or have a 2-hour delay due to inclement weather. To join, you must attend three meetings at no cost to you. After that, the dues are $2 for the meeting. Once you hit 90 years of age, there are no dues! Coffee, tea and snacks are provided at no charge, though we occasionally offer deeply discounted lunches, such as the corned beef sandwiches for Chinese New Year Celebration, St. Patrick’s Day, the the August barbecue. During the year, we are offering bus trips to the dinner theater at Hunterdon Hills to see Matilda, Wind Creek Casino and Outlet Malls, and Villa Roma’s Octoberfest, which offers a hearty luncheon and a show. In addition, we will go to a local restaurant for the Installation of Officers luncheon. New calendars generally come out in January. Officers for the club are elected in May. Our current president is Kay Phillips with Elizabeth Kondelka as Vice-president. Our Treasurer is Betty Moorhouse and the Secretary is Tom Dunn. Please feel free to contact Kay at 524-4247 if you have any questions. We hope to see you soon!
PINE BUSH SENIORS ACTIVITIES - 2025
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January 7: New Year’s Celebration Volunteers for appetizers! January 14: Pizza Day* January 21: Nat’l Squirrel Appreciation Day January 28: Nat’l Hot Chocolate Day Volunteers for tea breads! February 4: Soup Day Volunteers for soups! February 11: Nat’l Peppermint Patty Day February 18: Craft Day* February 25: Big Bucks Bingo March 4: Nat’l Marching Music Day March 11: Aqua Turf Trip* ($30) March 18: Corned Beef Sandwiches* ($5) March 25: Bagels & Cream Cheese April 1: Crazy Hat Contest April 8: Pizza Day* April 15: Tax Day April 22: Trip TBA* No regular meeting April 29: Nat’l Zipper Day May 6: Cinco de Mayo Celebration* ($5) May 13: National Frog Jumping Day May 20: Nat’l Pick Strawberries Day May 27: Big Bucks Bingo June 3: Officers’ Induction Luncheon* Mountainview Restaurant ($15) June 10: Nat’l Iced Tea Day June 17: Bagels & Cream Cheese June 24: Wind Creek Casino Trip* ($25) No regular meeting July 1: Independence Day Celebration Volunteers for appetizers! July 8: Pizza Day* July 15: Nat’l Give Something Away Day July 22: Bagels & Cream Cheese July 29: Nat’l Lasagne Day Volunteers for lasagne! August 5: Nat’l Work Like A Dog Day August 12: Senior Barbecue* ($5) August 19: Nat’l Aviation Day August 26: Big Bucks Bingo September 2: Salad Day Volunteers for salads! September 9: Trip* TBA No regular meeting September 16: Nat’l Mayflower Day September 23: Community Art Project September 30: Bagels & Cream Cheese October 7: Restaurant?* (BYO) October 14: Nat’l Be Bald & Be Free Day October 21: Pizza Day* October 28: Costume Contest November 4: Trip* TBA No regular meeting November 11: Veterans Day November 18: Thanksgiving Luncheon* November 25: Big Bucks Bingo December 2: Bagels & Cream Cheese December 9: Movie Day (no Bingo) December 16: Holiday Luncheon* December 23: No Meeting December 30: No Meeting January 6: New Year’s Celebration
* You must sign up beforehand!