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Planning Board Meeting

24 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 24 Mar, 2021 PM 9:00   
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Planning Board Public Hearing - Pakanasink Properties LLC

24 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 24 Mar, 2021 PM 8:00   
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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 9 lot subdivision at the property located at the easterly corner of Bruyn and Gillespie St.  designated as 10-1-25.12 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA Zoning District, owned by Pakanasink Properties LLC. Said hearing will take place on March 24, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.  

 

                                                                        For the Planning Board

                                                                        Linda Zwart, Chairman           

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    24 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 24 Mar, 2021 PM 8:00
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Town Board ZOOM LINK

18 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 18 Mar, 2021 PM 8:00   
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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 Town Board meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. in person at the Crawford Senior and Community Center, 115 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York. In addition, the public may attend this meeting via remote ZOOM videoconference, as described further below. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that persons who attend the meeting via Zoom will be able to see and hear the meeting, but will not be able to make or submit oral or written comments during the meeting. Any person who attends by Zoom and  who wishes for his or her comment to be heard during a public hearing or the public comment session 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 March 18, 2021.  

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.

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:

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    18 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 18 Mar, 2021 PM 8:00
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Town Board Meeting- Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant

18 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 18 Mar, 2021 PM 9:00   
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Town of Crawford Town Board will hold a public hearing at the Crawford Senior and Community Center, located at 115 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566, on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM inviting public comments and suggestions regarding projects to be considered for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding under the Orange County Office of Community Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program.  Under the CDBG program a variety of projects, including, but not limited to, those listed below can potentially be eligible for funding:

 

  1. Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property
  2. Public Works, Public Facilities or Site Improvements
  3. Code enforcement (Health Codes)
  4. Clearance, Demolition and Rehabilitation for Public Use
  5. Special Projects for Elderly and Handicapped
  6. Provision of Public Services (Shelters, Clinics, Senior Nutrition, etc.)
  7. Payment of Non-Federal Shares of Other Grant Programs

 

The Town of Crawford will be considering projects to be submitted to the Orange County Community Development Office’s CDBG Entitlement Program.  The deadline for which is Friday, April 2, 2021.

 

Dated: March 1, 2021

 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD

JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

 

 

 

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Town Board Meeting

18 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 18 Mar, 2021 PM 10:00   
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Planning Board Public Hearing - Amanda Perez

10 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 19 Feb, 2021 PM 8:00   
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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 site plan to add a ground-mounted 20.1kw residential solar array at the property located at 107 Dunthorne Drive designated as 18-1-41.2 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA Zoning District, owned by Amanda E. Perez. Said hearing will take place on March 10, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.  

 

                                                                        For the Planning Board

                                                                        Linda Zwart, Chairman

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    10 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 19 Feb, 2021 PM 8:00
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Planning Board Meeting

10 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 10 Mar, 2021 PM 9:00   
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    10 Mar, 2021 PM 7:00 — 10 Mar, 2021 PM 9:00
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Zoning Board Meeting

03 Mar, 2021 PM 7:30 — 03 Mar, 2021 PM 8:30   
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    03 Mar, 2021 PM 7:30 — 03 Mar, 2021 PM 8:30
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Zoning Board Meeting - Public Hearing - Curanovic

03 Mar, 2021 PM 7:30 — 03 Feb, 2021 PM 8:00   
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Public hearing for a use variance for construction of a single family home at the vacant property, designated as 22-1-77.12 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the BP Zoning District, owned by Marko Curanovic. 
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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 for a use variance for construction of a single family home at the vacant property, designated as 22-1-77.12 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the BP Zoning District, owned by Marko Curanovic.  Said hearing will take place on March 3, 2021, 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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    03 Mar, 2021 PM 7:30 — 03 Feb, 2021 PM 8:00
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Zoning Board Meeting - Public Hearing - Kenneth Morelli

03 Mar, 2021 — 03 Mar, 2021   
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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 March 3, 2021 at 7:30 pm at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY to consider the application of Kenneth Morelli for an interpretation of a violation of Zoning Ordinance 137-30 Site Plan Approval of the Town Zoning Law.

 The applicant is appealing the decision of the Building Inspector, who issued a Notice of Violation for an illegal apartment with a kitchen in a single-family home, which is not a permitted use within the Town of Crawford.  The property is located at 544 Winding Hills Road, designated as 17-1-57.2 on the tax map of the Town of Crawford in the RA zoning district. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard.   Written comments may also be submitted to:  Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Crawford, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566.

Dated:  February 10, 2021

 

                                                                        For the Zoning Board of Appeals

                                                                        Bruce Schwope, Chairman     

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The bathrooms at the Town Parks will be closing at 12:00 tomorrow for maintenance and repairs. They should be open the following day. Please plan accordingly if you are visiting the parks.

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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

STATE OF EMERGENCY

EXECUTIVE ORDER BURN BAN 10-28-2024

Declaration of State of Emergency

A State of Emergency is hereby declared in the Town of Crawford, effective at 10:00 a.m. on October 28, 2024.

The State of Emergency has been declared due to drought conditions, which have affected the Town's water supply and have increased the risk of wildfires.

Such conditions threaten or imperil the public safety of the citizens of the Town of Crawford.

This State of Emergency will remain in effect until conditions improve and rescinded by the Town Supervisor.

As the Chief Executive of the Town of Crawford, Orange County, State of New York, I, Charles E. Carnesexercised the authority given me under Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, to preserve public safety and hereby render all required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being, and health of the citizens of this Municipality.

I hereby direct all departments and agencies of the Town of Crawford to take whatever steps necessary to protect life and property, public infrastructure, and provide such.

DATED: October 28, 2024

                Pine Bush, New York

 

Charles E. Carnes, Supervisor

cc: Jessica Kempter, Town Clerk

      J. Benjamin Gailey, Esq., Town Attorney

      Town of Crawford Police Department

      Pine Bush Fire Department

      Bullville Fire Department

      Town of Crawford Website

Enforcement:

  1. Upon notification of suspected outdoor burning the local volunteer fire companies shall respond to the scene and take immediate measures to contain and/or extinguish the fire.
  2. As soon as possible, law enforcement agencies shall respond to the scene to investigate the nature of the fire. The law enforcement officers shall request immediate compliance with this order. 

All outdoor burning of yard trash, household paper products, bonfires, campfires, warming fires, outdoor fireplaces, chimneys, and cooking fires within said jurisdictions is prohibited unless:

            1) Authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;

            2) For cooking of food exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill.

The setting of fires to any grass, brush or forest covered land, unless authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shall constitute a violation of the law.

          BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the purpose of this order is the mitigation of public safety hazard posed by wildfires during the current dry weather conditions and the limited first responders and human resources to combat potential fires by curtailing the practice of outdoor burning, accordingly, this order shall expire when the conditions are again deemed safe, upon such date as determined by the Town of Crawford Supervisor in conjunction with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

 Done and ordered this 28th day of October 2024

Charles E. Carnes, Town Supervisor

TOWN OF CRAWFORD EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2024-01

AN ORDER AND DECLARATION FOR A BURN BAN FOR ALL OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD UNDER LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY

WHEREAS, the Town of Crawford Supervisor hereby finds that circumstances present within the Town of Crawford create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Crawford Supervisor heretofore has declared a State of Emergency effective October 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., declaring that a state of emergency exists throughout the Town of Crawford due to severe drought conditions and the threat of wildfires caused by outdoor burning, and its imminent threat to the health and welfare of Town of Crawford citizens; and

WHEREAS, the Executive Order, in accordance with Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, authorizes political subdivisions to take whatever prudent action that is necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the community; and

WHEREAS, Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law authorizes political subdivisions to take all necessary action and issue any necessary orders to protect human life; and

WHEREAS, October 28, 2024, the Town Supervisor of the Town of Crawford issued a Declaration of Local State of Emergency regarding the severe drought conditions; and

NOW, THEREFORE, it is ORDERED that outdoor burning is prohibited in all the Town of Crawford.

The Town of Crawford is seeking to hire a Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor for a part-time position which may lead to full time in the future. Salary based on qualifications. Please send your resume to Supervisor Charles Carnes at [email protected] or drop it off at Town Hall.

Town of Crawford

County of Orange

State of New York

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will hold a special meeting for the purpose of discussing and taking action to adopt a Town of Crawford Consolidation Plan and such other and further business that may come before the Board on Monday October 14, 2024 at 4:00pm at the Crawford Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush, New York.

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:   October 11, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

Jessica M. Kempter, Town Clerk

Town of Crawford
is accepting donations to send to Ashville, N.C.
All donations will be accepted 8:30 -4:00 through
this Friday 10/11/24 only.
Donations may be dropped at the T. O. C. Gov’t. Center
The following items are needed:
New socks, underwear,
Non perishable food. Diapers, wipes, formula ,
bottles.
Cases of water, PPE, masks, gloves, gowns
Dry pet food and cat litter. Batteries. New toiletries.
Items will be collected and sent down this weekend.
Contact: Mary Licardi-DeVliegher - Community Services Director-
Youth Coordinator
845-744 - 2029 x 1134

2025 Town of Crawford Tentative Budget: Download

2025 Bullville Fire District Proposed Budget: Download

2025 Pine Bush Fire District Proposed Budget: Download