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29 Mar, 2024 — 30 Dec, 2023   
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Planning Board Meeting

27 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 27 Mar, 2024 PM 8:00   
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Planning Board - Public Hearing - 99 Gillespie Street 10-1-25.125

27 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 27 Mar, 2024 PM 7:30   
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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 site plan amendment to relocate a previously approved house location at the property at 99 Gillespie Street, designated as 10-1-25.125 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA district, owned by Lawrence and Kendra Marshall. Said hearing will take place on March 27, 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 Board Meeting

21 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 21 Mar, 2024 PM 8:00   
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    21 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 21 Mar, 2024 PM 8:00
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

NOTICE OF HEARING

INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW

INCLUSION OF BUILDING TRADES AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

TRADES IN BP AND BP-HAMLET ZONING DISTRICTS

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that there has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, on February 22, 2024, a local law titled “Inclusion of Building Trades and Property Maintenance Trades In BP and BP-Hamlet Zoning Districts,” which local law would add ‘building trades and property maintenance trades’ as a special permit use, subject to special conditions, in the BP (Business Park) and BP-Hamlet (Business Park-Hamlet) zoning districts.

A complete copy of the Introductory Local Law is available for inspection at the Clerk's Office.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law on March 21, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter, at the Town Hall, 121 Route 32, Pine Bush, New York, 12566 at which time all persons interested therein shall be heard.

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.

Dated: March 5, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD

  JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

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Planning Board Meeting

13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 13 Mar, 2024 PM 8:00   
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Planning Board - Public Hearing - 2256 Rt. 17K

13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:30   
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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 special use permit for warehouse use at the property at 2256 Rt. 17K, designated as 21-1-64.5 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the BP district, owned by RGM NY, LLC. Said hearing will take place on March 13, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
For the Planning Board
Linda Zwart, Chairman

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    13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:30
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Planning Board - Public Hearing - 1401 Route 302

13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:00 — 13 Mar, 2024 PM 7:30   
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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 site plan approval for retail use of existing farm market; one family dwelling for existing house and a prep kitchen in the basement of existing house as an accessory use to the farm market at the property at 1401 Rt. 302, designated as 26-9-1 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the BP district, owned by Circleville Realty LLC. Said hearing will take place on March 13, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
For the Planning Board
Linda Zwart, Chairman

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Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting

06 Mar, 2024 PM 7:30 — 06 Mar, 2024 PM 8:30   
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    06 Mar, 2024 PM 7:30 — 06 Mar, 2024 PM 8:30
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Crawford Press Releases

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF 2024

INCLUSION OF BUILDING TRADES AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

TRADES IN BP AND BP-HAMLET ZONING DISTRICTS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that after a public hearing and adoption of a SEQR Negative Declaration for this Type 1 action, the Town Board duly enacted, on March 21, 2024, Local Law No. 1 of 2024, titled Inclusion of Building Trades and Property Maintenance Trades In BP and BP-Hamlet Zoning Districts,” which local law adds ‘building trades and property maintenance trades’ as a special permit use in the BP (Business Park) and BP-Hamlet (Business Park-Hamlet) zoning districts.

Dated: March 21, 2024

                                                                        BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                        TOWN OF CRAWFORD

                                                                        JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

The Town Board will be having an open discussion with the public regarding short term rentals.

 

 

TODAY IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024

TOWN HALL IS ON A TWO-HOUR DELAY DUE

TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Town of Crawford

County of Orange

State of New York

121 State Route 302
Pine Bush, NY  12566

Town Board Meeting

Schedule for 2024

Third Thursday of the Month – 7:00 PM

January 2 – Re-org

January 18

February 15

March 21

April 18

May 16

June 20

July 18

August 15

September 19

October 17

November 21

December 19

FOR THE TOWN BOARD

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

Jessica M. Kempter

Town Clerk

Dated:  January 2, 2024

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

NOTICE OF HEARING

INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW

REZONING A PORTION OF TAX PARCEL 25-1-41

TO BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that there has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, on December 21, 2023, a local law, titled Rezoning A Portion Of Tax Parcel 25-1-41 To Business Park Zoning District,” which local law would rezone the portion of property identified as Tax Map No. 25-1-41, located at 2416 State Route 17K, that is currently zoned in the RA (Residence/Agriculture) zoning district to the BP (Business Park) zoning district. The property owner/developer has committed to maintain as open space the portions of the property that abut adjoining lands zoned in the RA (Residence/Agriculture) zoning district.

A complete copy of the Introductory Local Law is available for inspection at the Clerk's Office.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law on January 18, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter, at the Town Hall, 121 Route 32, Pine Bush, New York, 12566 at which time all persons interested therein shall be heard.

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.

Dated: December 22, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD

JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

 

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

COUNTY OF ORANGE

STATE OF NEW YORK

 

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will hold a Re-

Organizational Meeting, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 6:45 am at the Town Hall, 121 Route

302, Pine Bush, New York.

                                                                                                FOR THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                                                TOWN OF CRAWFORD

                                                                                                Jessica M. Kempter

                                                                                                Town Clerk 

Dated:  December 21, 2023

Coterminous Town-Village Information

Hello Town of Crawford Residents,

Many of you signed a petition to form a coterminous town-village in the Town of Crawford. The Town Board has approved this petition, and we are asking registered voters to vote on this referendum on December 12, 2023, between 8am and 9pm at the Crawford Community Center, 115 St. Rt 302, Pine Bush. We believe this move is in keeping with the Master Plan formed in 2014 and adopted on May 18, 2017. At that time, town residents, business owners, town officials and others came together to form a comprehensive plan for the Town of Crawford. Surveys were sent out to all residents, and public Community Visioning sessions were held to determine what we all wanted for our town. Part of the Mission Statement that was formulated included the following:

We pledge to work in partnership with our residents to foster community pride, to develop a vibrant, diversified economy, to plan for the future, to support the health and well-being of all residents and to preserve and enhance the natural beauty of our environment through strong relationships between residents, the Town, businesses, educators, non-profits, and our faith-based community. The Town of Crawford will facilitate a forward-looking, people-friendly community that champions our community’s diversity and results in a better place to live, work, play and raise families.

We believe that forming a coterminous town-village strongly supports the vision of Town of Crawford’s future that we all shared. Many of you have asked questions about what this actually means for our town and residents. We hope the following information answers these questions for you.

What is the petition asking for? The petition is a request by Town residents to transform Crawford from a town to a consolidated or coterminous town-village. Coterminous means having a shared border. The new village would take up the Town of Crawford entirely. This means that no other villages could be formed within our town. At the time of this writing, this is still possible. The residents who signed the petition want to keep the Town of Crawford as it is, without any other villages being formed within our town limits.

What would happen if another village were formed within the Town of Crawford? If another village were formed within the Town of Crawford, they could form their own municipal government, enact their own laws, and create their own highway department and ambulance services. This could, and probably would, result in additional expenses and overlapping taxes for Town of Crawford residents.

If the petition passes, will it prevent other villages being formed within the Town of Crawford? Yes, if the petition passes, it will prevent other villages being created within Town of Crawford borders. We would form a coterminous village which means the village would be the exact same size as the Town of Crawford with the same borders. We would then immediately form the village back into a town called the Consolidated Town of Crawford, but we expect that it will informally continue to be referred to as the Town of Crawford.

Why would we transform the village to a town? Reverting back to a town format would enable us to keep everything in town exactly the way it is: the same highway department, ambulance services, utilities and water service, Town Board, Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and Tax Collector format. It would be the same Town of Crawford we now know, only now we can be sure that no other villages will be formed within our borders.

When do we vote on this proposal? On December 12th, you will have the opportunity to vote on this proposal. It will be a “combined referendum,” because it will ask you to vote on two things: (1) forming a coterminous (sharing the same boundaries with the Town of Crawford) village and (2) transforming that village back into a town.

What exactly will we be voting on? Two yes/no questions will be posed to eligible voters as follows:

  1. Should the Village of Crawford be incorporated pursuant to the elector-initiated petition? NEED TO VOTE YES TO PASS
  2. Should the newly-incorporated Village of Crawford be immediately consolidated with the existing Town of Crawford to create the Town-Village of Crawford? NEED TO VOTE YES TO PASS

Why should I vote yes for each referendum? The existence of a village prevents other villages from incorporating within the same borders. The creation of a town-village within the Town of Crawford’s existing borders will prevent any other villages from incorporating in the Town of Crawford.

What happens if I vote yes to one referendum and no to the other? If you vote yes to one referendum and no to the other, your vote will count as a NO. In order for your vote to count as a YES, you need to vote yes to both items in the referendum: (1) yes to forming a coterminous village and (2) yes to transforming that village to a consolidated town.

What changes will be made to the existing Town Board and Supervisor powers if the petition passes? No changes will be made. The Town Supervisor and each Town Board member will retain the same abilities.

Will there be any extra steps or changes in the process of applying for building permits? No, the procedure will not cause any extra steps or changes in the building-permit application process.

Will there be any changes in our current zoning laws?

No, the procedure itself will not cause any changes to the current zoning laws.

Will this change result in any type of new taxes for the new town-village? No, there will be no impact on taxes for the new town-village.

Will it be necessary to re-assess all the properties in the new town-village? No, there is no need to impose a reassessment of properties within the new town-village.

Will this in any way affect our current school district boundaries? No, the school district boundaries are not affected by this procedure.

What is required for this petition to pass? In order for the petition to pass, a majority of residents have to vote yes to BOTH items in the referendum.

What happens if the petition doesn’t pass? If either referendum fails, the reorganization will not take place, and the process cannot be reinitiated for at least four years. During that time, other villages could be formed within the Town of Crawford. This is why it’s important to vote yes to both items so that we will become a consolidated town and no other villages can be formed within our borders.

Are absentee ballots permitted? Absentee ballots are prohibited for incorporation referendums, so they would not be allowed in this vote.

The Town Supervisor and Town Board strongly encourage all to vote yes to both questions in the dual-referendum to keep our town whole and undivided. If you have any questions or concerns about this vote, feel free to stop in to Town Hall and see the Town Supervisor or Town Clerk or call 845-744-2020.

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ON

THE CONSOLIDATED TOWN OF CRAWFORD

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 12, 2023, a combined election (also called a referendum) will be held at which the registered voters of the Town of Crawford are entitled to vote to determine whether the following referendum measures are approved or rejected:

Shall the Village of Crawford Be Incorporated Pursuant to the Elector-Initiated Petition?

Shall the Newly Incorporated Village of Crawford Be Simultaneously Consolidated With the Existing Town of Crawford To Create the Consolidated Town of Crawford Pursuant to the Elector-Initiated Petition?

The Elector-Initiated Petition states that its purpose is to consolidate the Town with a Village to be incorporated to give the Town greater flexibility and authority to provide services to its residents, and to allow greater economy and efficiency, while protecting against the wasteful proliferation of overlapping governments by authorizing the Town to exercise the powers of a village while continuing to operate as a town. The Petition is a combined petition as it seeks to form a village only with the simultaneous consolidation with the Town of Crawford. Non-consolidation would defeat the purpose of the Petition by creating an overlapping and redundant government. Because a single government will continue to exist if the referendum is approved, the Petition states that consolidation will prevent future financial burdens to the Town and its taxpayers that would occur if a new government were incorporated without consolidation.

If the referendum is approved, the incorporated village will be known as the Village of Crawford, having the same boundaries as the Town of Crawford, which will be simultaneously consolidated with the existing Town of Crawford to form the Consolidated Town of Crawford, which will have the same boundaries as the existing Town of Crawford.

The referendum election will be held on December 12, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM, at the Town of Crawford Senior and Community Center, 115 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566.

The Combined Petition for a Consolidated Town of Crawford may be examined at the Town Clerk’s office, Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566, during normal business hours. The Town Clerk may be contacted by email at [email protected] or telephone (845) 744-2020. Frequently Asked Questions and other information is also available on the Town’s website at www.townofcrawford.org.

Dated: November 16, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

Crawford Supervisor Charles Carnes joined by Police Chief Dominick Blasko, Bullville Fire Chief Bill Bacon and Pine Bush Fire Chief Wyatt Clegg urge residents to check and install Carbon monoxide detectors.

As temperatures have gotten colder many residents have turned on their heat causing our first responders to respond to several residences that have had near fatal levels of Carbon Monoxide.

Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a gas that forms whenever a fossil fuel is burned. CO is known as the "silent killer" as it is a colorless, odorless and tasteless poisonous gas. Most CO poisonings take place at home and are caused by items that are not properly cared for or vented, such as furnaces, water heaters, generators, gas grills, dryers, lanterns, space heaters, fireplaces, chimneys and gas stoves.

“Symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure include flu-like symptoms – headache, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, confusion and nausea,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive. “If you think you have been exposed, it is important to get into an area with fresh air immediately and seek medical attention.”

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each year approximately 50,000 people across the country visit the emergency department for accidental CO poisoning. 

CO poisoning can be prevented by practicing the safety tips listed below and knowing the symptoms of exposure. At high levels, CO can cause death within minutes. If you suspect you may be experiencing CO poisoning, or your CO detector alarm goes off, go outside immediately for fresh air and THEN call 911. 

To protect yourself and your family from CO, follow these safety tips:

  • Make sure you have working CO detectors. Detectors on every level of your home, including the basement, are strongly recommended. Detectors can be purchased at most hardware and big box stores.
  • Change batteries every six months (fall and spring) and replace your detector every five years or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Use a battery-powered detector where you have fuel burning devices but no electric outlets. Having a CO detector handy when using tents, cabins, RVs and boats with enclosed cabinsis a good safety practice.
  • Have your furnace or wood-burning stove inspected annually. Hire a professional to make sure it is functionally sound and vents properly outside the home. 
  • Generators should be run at a safe distance (at least 20 feet) from the home. Never run a generator in the home, garage, or right next to windows or doors. 
  • Never run a car in an enclosed space. If a vehicle is running, you must have a door open to the outside.  
  • Never run a gasoline or propane heater or a grill (gas or charcoal) inside your home or in an unventilated garage. Any heating system that burns fuel produces CO. 

For further information visit https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/environmental/public_health_tracking/about_pages/carbonmonoxide/about_co