TOWN OF CRAWFORD

TOWN BOARD MEETING

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 7:00 P.M. This meeting will be held via remote ZOOM videoconference, as described further below. The purpose of the special meeting is to hold four public hearings, on the Town of Crawford Route 302 Pedestrian Improvements, Introductory Local law – Addition to Opt-Out of Real Property Tax law 487 Exemption, FY-2021 CDBG Funding Application and Proposed Introductory Local Law “Farm Related Zoning Amendments”.

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 May 7^th, 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/j/89722849693?pwd=NUdqQjRlYk9kSU81SXhZNGJ5eXZMQT09

Meeting ID: 897 2284 9693

Password: 763336

On the evening of Thursday, May 7^th, 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.   

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 Tuesday, 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 16^th, 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 Tuesday, April 16^th, 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.   

Effective Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM the Town of Crawford will be closed for all non-essential services until further notice. 

The March 25, 2020 Planning Board meeting has been cancelled.  The next scheduled meeting is April 8, 2020 at 7 pm

March 19, 2020 Town Board Meeting Cancelled

The Town of Crawford Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for April 1, 2020 has been cancelled and rescheduled to April 15, 2020.

Courts are closed until further notice.  

All public hearings for Town, Zoning and Planning Boards are cancelled for two weeks. 

As a precautionary measure the Town hall will be open for essential services only beginning today.  People may call, many of their questions or needs can be answered by phone.  We will continue to do our best to serve the needs of our residents. 

Supervisor Carnes will continue to update as necessary.

As a precautionary measure the Town of Crawford Town Hall will be open for essential services only.  Please call, many of your questions or needs can be answered by the phone.  We will continue to do our best to serve the needs of our residents.  Look for continuing updates. 

Supervisor                   744-5010

Town Clerk                 744-2020

Building Inspector       744-3912

Assessor                      744-3721

Police                          911 or 744-5000

Tax Collector              744-3953

Court                           744-2435

Sunday, March 15, 2020

As of today the Town Board meeting is still scheduled to take place but will be moved to the senior center where all interested parties can attend and have reasonable spacing as per suggested guidelines.

Town Hall will be open for essential business and we urge all residents to exercise prudence and only use our facilities as is necessary.

If circumstances change we will post on our website, Facebook and the front door of Town Hall.

Supervisor Carnes

Effective 5:00 PM today, Friday, March 13, 2020, Supervisor Charles Carnes has declared a local State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19).  This is to ensure the town can apply for funding for reimbursement for the expenditures during the emergency until further notice.  It also enable us to enact further regulations as may be necessary. This does not restrict travel but we encourage everyone to take necessary precautions during this time to curb the spread of this illness.

The Senior/Community center will be closed thru March 30, 2020 and may be extended if the need arises. Town Hall will be on a regular operating schedule including Town Court's, Planning Board, Zoning Board and Town Board Meetings until further notice. As you know the Pine Bush Central School District and Valley Central School District will be closed for the next two weeks. Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman noted that the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the flu and other droplet-spread viruses, continues to be to practice basic, common sense personal hygiene. This includes washing your hands frequently, not touching your face, and avoiding unnecessary contact with others. Most importantly do not go to the doctor's office, an emergency room or other healthcare facilities. Please call them for instructions. For further questions, please call the Orange County Department of Health at 845-291-2330.

If contacting the Police, Fire or any other first responder, please notify the dispatcher when you call of any health issues you may have for their protection. 

We will continuously update this site as conditions warrant.  Thank you.

Supervisor Charles Carnes