Town of Crawford

County of Orange

State of New York

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford regular Town Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2019 has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

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:    December 10, 2019

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

Jessica M. Kempter, Town Clerk

TOWN OF CRAWFORD TOWN BOARD

NOTICE OF HEARING

PROPOSED SALE OF PORTION OF PROPERTY

OWNED BY PINE BUSH WATER DISTRICT

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing on December 26, 2019, at 7:45 PM at the Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566, for the purpose of hearing public comment on the proposed sale of a portion of real property owned by the Pine Bush Water District.  This portion of the property, which is not required for purposes of the Water District, is located at the intersection of State Route 302 and Black Hawk Road and is identified as a portion of Tax Map No. 8-2-62.  The Town Board proposes to sell seven (7) ± acres of vacant land for Seven Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($795,000), subject to the condition that the premises is approved for the construction of a multiple dwelling development consisting of no more than 27 one-bedroom dwelling units and 27 two-bedroom dwelling units and 20,000 square feet of commercial space, with required and necessary infrastructure.  A contract to sell the property would also be subject to compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act and typical contract conditions.  All comments shall be heard and considered by the Town Board.

This public hearing had been originally scheduled for December 19, and is now rescheduled for December 26, 2019 at 7:45 PM.

            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.

                                                                                    BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                                    JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

Dated:  December 10, 2019

TOWN OF CRAWFORD TOWN BOARD

NOTICE OF HEARING

PROPOSED GRANT OF EASEMENT ON PORTION

OF PROPERTY OWNED PINE BUSH WATER DISTRICT

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing on December 26, 2019, at 7:30 PM at the Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566, for the purpose of hearing public comment on the proposed grant of an easement on a portion of real property owned by the Pine Bush Water District.  This portion of the property, which is not required for purposes of the Water District, is located off Black Hawk Road near the intersection of State Route 302 and is identified as a portion of Tax Map No. 8-2-62 (the “site”).  The Town Board proposes to grant an easement to a subsidiary of the corporation that currently leases the site from the Town, which easement would authorize the subsidiary to operate, improve, repair and maintain the wireless telecommunications tower and related facilities currently existing at the site.  The easement would grant an exclusive easement area consisting of 0.112 acres of land, and an access and utility easement area consisting of 0.156 acres of land.  The Town Board proposes to extinguish the Town’s existing lease of the site and to grant the easements, in perpetuity, in exchange for a payment to the Water District in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per month for a period of ninety-eight (98) consecutive months.  All public comments will be considered and heard by the Town Board.

            This public hearing had been originally scheduled for December 19, and is now rescheduled for December 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM.

            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.

                                                                                    BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                                    JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

Dated:  December 10, 2019

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

JUSTICE COURT PROSECUTOR

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford will accept proposals from attorneys to serve as the Town’s prosecutor in Justice Court proceedings.  The prosecutor will be responsible for cases involving Vehicle and Traffic tickets issued by State troopers, dog cases, and cases involving enforcement by the Town’s code enforcement officer/building inspector, such as zoning and building code enforcement cases.  Typically, a Justice Court prosecutor is needed not more than once per month, usually on the third Tuesday of the month.  Each proposal submitted must include the attorney’s and if the attorney is affiliated with a law firm, the law firm’s general legal experience, municipal law experience and Justice Court experience; and a fee proposal.  The Town of Crawford Town Board will consider all relevant factors in evaluating and making this appointment.  Written proposals must be submitted to the Town Clerk’s office, Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566, or by email [email protected] on or before 11:00 AM on December 18, 2019.

                                                BY ORDER OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD TOWN BOARD

                                                JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

Dated: December 3, 2019

Pine Bush Fire District Notice of Annual Election

Notice of Annual Election for Bullville Fire District

Public Notice

TOWN OF CRAWFORD PLANNING BOARD

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Public Hearings will be held on the following applications by the Planning Board, Town of Crawford, County of Orange, State of New York, on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 beginning at 7:00 pm, at the Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York.

Canaan Farm LLC (RA) – 10-1-32.13 (386 Rte. 302) – scenic review to add parking area and fence for farm stand in barn

NYS Solar Farm/Wright (RA) – 7-1-110 (20 Vellview Ct.) – site plan for residential ground-mounted solar panels

FOR THE PLANNING BOARD

                                                                        Linda J. Zwart                                                                                                                                      Chairman

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

COUNTY OF ORANGE

STATE OF NEW YORK

                PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board and Town of Crawford Planning Board will hold a Special Joint Meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566. The purpose of this is for an executive session meeting for advice of counsel regarding litigation and other matters. 

Dated:  November 5, 2019

                                                                        BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                        TOWN OF CRAWFORD

                                                                        Jessica Kempter

                                                                        Town Clerk

“For Immediate Release”

9:00 am Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Town of Crawford 2020 Budget

Town of Crawford, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York

Supervisor Charles E. Carnes is pleased to announce the 2020 Town of Crawford Budget will once again be below the New York State Property Tax Cap for the 8^th consecutive year.  This will enable Town residents to be eligible for any New York State tax credit reimbursements.  For 2020 there will be a minimal tax increase of .987% or less than 1%.

For 2020 the general tax levy will be $2,791,286 for the general budget in increase of $80,906 while the tax levy for the highway department will be $2,084,446 an increase of $24,941.

Rateables increased from $332,702,352 to $336,744,175 an increase of $4,041,823.

Water rates increased from $9.59 per unit to $10.00 per unit for an increase of about $10.00 per year for a single family home.

Sewer rate increased very slightly while lighting and parking rates remained roughly unchanged.

Unfunded mandates increased due to New York State raising the age law and expected ruling on court arraignments and representation for those accused of crimes. 

The largest budget increases were police services, social services, IT and computers, medical and law enforcement.  We used $100,000 from our fund balance for our general budget and $25,000 from our highway balance.

The expansion of our walking trail was completed in 2019 as well as new park facilities and new equipment for the highway department.

In 2020 we anticipate a new water source for Pine Bush and a revitalization of the Bullville area. As well as new sidewalks in the shopping area downtown.  We also anticipate expanding our youth program.

Contact: Charles E. Carnes, Town Supervisor

[email protected]

Phone Contact: 845-744-5010