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The Town of Crawford is pleased to announce that we are in the process of transitioning our water meter reading system to a LTE Cellular endpoint system to efficiently and securely deliver meter reading data to us via a reliable cellular network. You will be able to monitor your own water use via an “App”, accessible on your phone, tablet or computer. You will also be able to set up alarms for excessive use, leaking/ dripping faucets, toilets, etc.
We are asking that you contact our Water & Sewer Department at 845-744-2515 to schedule an appointment to have your Cellular endpoint installed. Be sure to leave your name, address, account and telephone number, an employee from our contracting company, JCO will return your call to set up an appointment day and time.
Water Main Flushing Program
The 2022 Water Main Flushing Program:
Time flushing 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
October 24 – Holland, Kelly, Borden, and Church Street
October 25 – Edmunds, Cameron St, Boniface Dr., Blackhawk, and Ted
October 26 – Ted and all of Route 52
October 27 – Maple, Charles, Prospect, New and Center
October 28 – Hueg, Depot, Railroad and North St
October 31 – Orchard, Shawangunk, Van Keuren, Finneran, Kerilee, Greising, Martin, Arthur, Gross, and Hardenburg
Please contact Water Department at 744-2515 with any questions or comments about 2022 flushing program.
More Information about Flushing
During the flushing program, most crews work between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
What is the Water Main (Hydrant) Flushing Program?
To improve water quality and minimize discoloration, water mains are comprehensively flushed by a technique known as Conventional flushing. The procedure is performed in warm-weather months and involves the systematic opening and closing of hydrants, one section of main at a time, to force the water through the pipes at high velocity, removing accumulated mineral sediment until the water is clear. The operation can take from a few minutes to over an hour, although most last about 30 minutes.
How Will Flushing Affect Water Service?
When flushing crews are working close to your residence or business, you may experience periods of very low pressure or even a complete stoppage of service. Flushing operations may also lead to discolored water, which can be drawn into homes and businesses if the water is being used during or immediately following the flushing. Such events should affect customers for a few hours at most. The discoloration is caused by iron (red color) or manganese (black color) particles being dislodged from the water main which can stain porcelain and laundry. If discoloration occurs, open the cold tap nearest the water meter—usually a basement sink—to full flow until the water runs clear. In some situations this may take 5 to 10 minutes. It is also advised that you make sure your water is clear before doing laundry or other projects for which discolored water could cause problems.
A precise schedule of flushing operations is difficult to determine more than a day or two in advance. We ask for your patience and understanding during this critical main cleaning process.
This is the Town of Crawford water district calling with an important announcement. We recently had unauthorized use of our fire hydrants which caused the water to become discolored and rusty. We have already flushed several lines clearing up much of the problem. This Thursday July 7th, we will be flushing Holland Avenue, Main Street, Center Street, and Hueg Place. If you experience discoloring after the flushing please open an outside faucet and run it until the water clears before doing any laundry or running any inside faucets. If you have any further questions please call the water department at 744-2515. As a further update we hope to have our new filtration system for the entire hamlet in place by September 1st. Thank you for your patience while we address this situation
Town of Crawford
County of Orange
State of New York
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will have a Special Meeting
for the purpose of returning the 2021 unpaid water, sewer and property maintenance charges to
Orange County for relevy on the 2022 Property Tax bills at Town Hall, 121 State Route 302,
Pine Bush on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm and any other matters that may come
before the board at this time.
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 8, 2021
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF CRAWFORD
Jessica M. Kempter, Town Clerk
NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL
The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on October 21, 2021, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Crawford, in the County of Orange, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD, ADOPTED OCTOBER 21, 2021, APPROPRIATING $725,000.00 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES OF PINE BUSH WATER DISTRICT IN SAID TOWN AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $725,000.00 SERIAL BONDS TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
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JESSICA KEMPTER
Town Clerk
Object or purpose: Improvement of facilities of the
Pine Bush Water District
Amount of obligations to be issued: $725,000
Period of probable usefulness: Forty (40) years
SEQR Status: Type I
A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, New York.
Dated: October 21, 2021
Pine Bush, New York
Water Main Flushing Program Pine Bush Water
The 2021 Water Main Flushing Program:
Night Time flushing 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. Day Time flushing 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
October 25th (NIGHT TIME) Main well, Holland, EJR, Kelly, Borden, Cameron, Church, Edmunds, Ribbecke
October 26th (NIGHT TIME) High School, Crispell, Black hawk, Stock Market, Boniface
October 27th (NIGHT TIME) Boniface, Ted, Hannford, McDonalds to Route 52
October 28th (DAY TIME) Maple, Charles, Prospect, New, Center
October 28th (NIGHT TIME) True Value Plaza, Rt 52, Hueg, Depot, Railroad, North
October 29th (DAY TIME) Orchard, Shawangunk, Van Keuren, Finneran, Kerilee, Greising, Martin, Arthur, Gross, Hardenburg
Please contact Water Department at 744-2515 with any questions about 2021 flushing program.
During the flushing program, most crews work between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm., and 9:00 pm to 2:00 am Monday through Friday.
When flushing crews are working close to your residence or business, you may experience periods of very low pressure or even a complete stoppage of service. Flushing operations may also lead to discolored water, which can be drawn into homes and businesses if the water is being used during or immediately following the flushing. Such events should affect customers for a few hours at most. The discoloration is caused by iron (red color) or manganese (black color) particles being dislodged from the water main which can stain porcelain and laundry. If discoloration occurs, open the cold tap nearest the water meter—usually a basement sink—to full flow until the water runs clear. In some situations, this may take 5 to 10 minutes. It is also advised that you make sure your water is clear before doing laundry or other projects for which discolored water could cause problems.
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In the Matter of
The Increase and Improvement of Facilities of the Pine Bush Water District in the Town of Crawford, Orange County, New York, pursuant to §202-b of the Town Law
At a meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, Orange County, New York, held in said Town on the 16th day of September, 2021
ORDER CALLING FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVING INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT
OF FACILITIES
(Water Filtration Systems)
PRESENT: Hon. Charles E. Carnes, Supervisor
Councilperson Michael Menendez
Councilperson Kelly Eskew
Councilperson Rory Holmes
ABSENT: Councilperson Dan Flanick
WHEREAS, a map and plan has been prepared by competent engineers duly licensed by the State of New York in such manner and in such detail as determined by the Town Board of the Town of Crawford concerning the increase and improvement of facilities of the Pine Bush Water District; and
WHEREAS, the proposed improvements include the installation of greensand filtration systems to reduce the concentration of iron and manganese and produce finished water with levels that meet the limits for contaminants in drinking water established by both NYSDOH Subpart 5-1 and USEPA National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWRs). This includes the utilization of a GreensandPlus Filter at each of the three well houses (the Main, Kelly and Finneran well houses) and the building additions at each well house building to accommodate the filtration bystems to remove iron and manganese from the Town’s drinking water supply.
WHEREAS, the estimated maximum cost of the purchase and installation of the filtration system, the well house building improvements and design of such improvements is $725,000.00.
ORDERED, that the Town Board of the Town of Crawford will hold a special meeting for the purpose of a public hearing on October 21, 2021, at 7:00 PM, in person at the Crawford Town Hall, 121 NY-302, Pine Bush, New York to consider and hear public comments from all persons interested in the subject of a proposed increase and improvements of the facilities of the Pine Bush Water District as described above.
FURTHER ORDERED that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of this So Ordered hearing at least once in the official newspaper of the Town not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the date of the hearing, and be it
FURTHER ORDERED that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to cause a certified copy of this Order to be posted on the sign board of the Town not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the date of the hearing.
Dated: Town of Crawford, New York
16th day of September, 2021
Motion By: Councilwoman Kelly Eskew
Seconded By: Councilman Rory Holmes
Ayes Nays
Hon. Charles E. Carnes, Supervisor X ____
Councilperson Dan Flanick Absent ____
Councilperson Michael Menendez X ____
Councilperson Kelly Eskew X ____
Councilperson Rory Holmes X ____
I certify that the above Order Setting the Public Hearing to consider he increase and improvement of Facilities of the Pine Bush Water District, is a true and correct copy of the Order approved by the Town Board on September 16, 2021 and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Crawford.
Dated: Crawford, New York
September 16, 2021
BY: Jessica Kempter, Town Clerk
COUNTY OF ORANGE
STATE OF NEW YORK
SEWER DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON OBJECTIONS TO THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Crawford has completed an assessment roll in connection with the financing of Sewer District No. 1 projects and filed the same with the Town Clerk of the Town of Crawford.
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that said Town Board will meet at the Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566 on the 21st day of October, 2021, at 7:00 pm for the purpose of conducting a hearing to consider any objections which may be made to said assessment roll.
Dated: September 29, 2021
Jessica M. Kempter
PINE BUSH WATER DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town Board of the Town of Crawford has completed an assessment roll in connection with the financing of Pine Bush Water District Projects filed the same with the Town Clerk of the Town of Crawford.
The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on September 29, 2021, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Crawford, in the County of Orange, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 29, 2021, APPROPRIATING $4,762,100.00 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES OF PINE BUSH WATER DISTRICT IN SAID TOWN AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $4,762,100.00 SERIAL BONDS TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION, AND AUTHORIZING ANY AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ORANGE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TO BE EXPENDED TOWARDS THE COST OF SAID SPECIFIC OBJECT OR PURPOSE OR REDEMPTION OF SAID BONDS ISSUED THEREFOR OR TO BE BUDGETED AS AN OFFSET TO THE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND/OR WATER RENTS FOR PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS.
Object or purpose: Improvement of facilities of Pine Bush Water District
Amount of obligations to be issued: $4,762,100.00