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Rescheduled Town Board Meeting

26 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 26 Sep, 2024 PM 8:00   
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Town of Crawford

County of Orange

State of New York

Rescheduled Regular Meeting Notice

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford regular Town Board meeting for Thursday, September 19, 2024 has been rescheduled to Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Crawford Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566.

 

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: August 15, 2024

 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

 

Jessica M. Kempter, Town Clerk

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    26 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 26 Sep, 2024 PM 8:00
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Planning Board Meeting

25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 25 Sep, 2024 PM 8:00   
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Planning Board Meeting
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    25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 25 Sep, 2024 PM 8:00
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Planning Board - Public Hearing - Howard Dubois - 2208 Route 52 2-1-79.22

25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00   
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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 2 lot residential subdivision at the property located at 2208 Rte. 52, designated as 2-1-79.22 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA district, owned by Howard Dubois. Said hearing will take place on September 25, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
For the Planning Board
Linda Zwart, Chairman

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    25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00
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Planning Board - Public Hearing - John Krol 1115 Route 302 19-1-15

25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:15   
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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 enclose an existing porch at the property located at 1115 Rte. 302, designated as 19-1-15 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA district, owned by John Krol. Said hearing will take place on September 25, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
For the Planning Board
Linda Zwart, Chairman

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    25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 25 Sep, 2024 PM 7:15
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Lion's Club Harvest Festival

21 Sep, 2024 AM 10:00 — 21 Sep, 2024 PM 4:00   
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    21 Sep, 2024 AM 10:00 — 21 Sep, 2024 PM 4:00
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Planning Board Meeting

11 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 11 Sep, 2024 PM 8:00   
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Planning Board Meeting
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    11 Sep, 2024 PM 7:00 — 11 Sep, 2024 PM 8:00
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Zoning Board - Public Hearing - 2475 Route 52 - 6-6-3.2

04 Sep, 2024 PM 7:30 — 04 Sep, 2024 PM 7:15   
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
121 Route 302
Pine Bush, NY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing on the application by MJMA Holdings LLC for a use variance to park NYSEG trucks and their equipment at the property located at 2475 Route 52 designated as 6-6-3.2 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the “BP-Hamlet” Zoning District, owned by MJMA Holdings LLC. Said hearing will take place on September 4, 2024, at 7:30 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
For the Zoning Board of Appeals
Bruce Schwope, Chairman

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    04 Sep, 2024 PM 7:30 — 04 Sep, 2024 PM 7:15
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Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting

04 Sep, 2024 PM 7:30 — 04 Sep, 2024 PM 8:30   
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Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
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    04 Sep, 2024 PM 7:30 — 04 Sep, 2024 PM 8:30
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Town Hall Closed: Labor Day

02 Sep, 2024 — 30 Dec, 2023   
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Town Hall Closed: Labor Day

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    02 Sep, 2024 — 30 Dec, 2023
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Town of Crawford Historical Society

The Town of Crawford was incorporated in 1823. However, its development had its beginnings well before that year. It made significant progress since its early days. When started as an inland, wooded and rocky area which grew slowly at first. Many old maps have various names for the area we know today as Crawford. Crawford was originally part of the Town of Montgomery, as shown by the Montgomery town records from approximately 1768 through 1777.

The first settlers of the area were of German, Dutch, Scottish and Irish decent. These early settlers migrated north from the Wallkill River area. The descendants of the Huguenot and Dutch ancestries migrated south from Ulster County, near the New Paltz and Shawangunk areas to what is now Crawford. The main reason for this migration was for farming areas for the families to cultivate and make a living from. Many of the old families still have descendants in Crawford. The names of Bruyn, Bull, Crawford, Youngblood, Sinsbaugh, and others are still families that line within the Crawford town limits. Many of these families also came to the Crawford area from Newburgh, Montgomery, and New Windsor areas.

Early settlements have recorded documentation in the Town of Montgomery records. Many of the early names for the area were Dwaars Kill, Shawangunk Kill, Snyder's Mill, Big and Little Pokanisink, Snyder's Meeting House and Robert Milligan’s Saw Mill. Johannes Snyder was one of the earliest settlers in the town, which later became known as Crawford. He began a small settlement on both sides of the Dwaar Kill near the present hamlet of Searsville at about 1740. He operated a mill at this location in 1768, and had a major role in establishing a meetinghouse in the same hamlet. Robert Milliken operated a saw mill on the opposite side of the town on the Shawangunk Kill at around the same period. Below Millikin's saw mill, there was a flour mill operated by Pat Boyce, as did Abraham Bruyn in the same location. In addition to these mills along the Shawangunk Kill, there also existed a combined saw, grist, and carding mill run by the Slotts family.

If you have historical documents, maps or other objects from the Town of Crawford you would like to donate to our archives. Please reach out . We are looking to build our historical inventory of the Town.