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 on June 28, 2021 at 5:30 pm at the Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566. The purpose of this meeting is to set a Public Hearing for Introductory Local Law Opt-Out of Allowing On-Site Cannabis Consumption Establishments.
Dated: June 25, 2021
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
Jessica Kempter
Town Clerk
RESOLUTION INTRODUCING LOCAL LAW
AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARING
BE IT RESOLVED that an introductory Local Law, entitled “Opt-Out of Allowing Cannabis Dispensaries and On-Site Cannabis Consumption Establishments,” which local law would opt-out the Town of Crawford from the state statute authorizing towns to allow the licensing and establishing of cannabis retail dispensaries and/or cannabis on-site consumption establishments within the Town, and thus prohibit such establishments in the Town of Crawford be and it hereby is introduced by Supervisor Charles Carnes before the Town Board of the Town of Crawford in the County of Orange and State of New York, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of the aforesaid proposed local law be laid upon the desk of each member of the Board, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board hold a public hearing on said proposed local law at the Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, in the Town of Crawford, Pine Bush, New York at 7:00 P.M. on June 17, 2021, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk publish or cause to be published a public notice in the official newspaper of the Town of Crawford of said public hearing at least five (5) days prior thereto.
On a motion by Councilman Daniel Flanick seconded by Councilman Michael Menendez the resolution was adopted on a vote of 5 Ayes, 0 Nays.
The Supervisor declared this resolution adopted.
Dated: May 20, 2021
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 change of use to add two outside tables and a liquor license at the property located at 34 Main St. designated as 6-3-3 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the BP-Hamlet Zoning District, owned by Don and Russo LLC and leased by Pine Bush Sandwich Shop. Said hearing will take place on June 9, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
For the Planning Board
Linda Zwart, Chairman
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Crawford will hold a special meeting for the purpose of the continuation of the public hearings listed below that were held open at the June 2, 2021 meeting. Said hearing will take place on June 8, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY in the second floor meeting room.
For the Zoning Board of Appeals
Bruce Schwope, Chairman
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Crawford will hold a public hearing for an area variance for front yard setback no closer than 100 ft. to the center of the road for a new firehouse to replace the existing firehouse at the property located at 2891 Rte.17K, designated as 24-1-93.1 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the BP Zoning District, owned by Bullville Fire Company Inc. Said hearing will take place on June 2, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. at 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 NYS 280A area variance for road frontage at the property located at 5 Main Street, designated as 6-6-2 & 6-6-3 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the R & BP-Hamlet Zoning District, owned by Robertson Main Street Properties Inc. Said hearing will take place on June 2, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. at 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 3 area variances for the setbacks for the addition of a deck at an existing house at the property located at 12 Bullville Road, designated as 25-1-15 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA Zoning District, owned by Ryan and Samantha Brohan. Said hearing will take place on June 2, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.
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CONSOLIDATION PLAN
The stated goals of the Petition for a Consolidated Town of Crawford is to establish a village with the same boundaries as the Town of Crawford in order to give the Town government greater authority, flexibility and efficiency to provide services to its residents without increasing costs by authorizing the Town government to exercise the powers of a village while continuing to operate a single government as a town. The electorate voted to establish a new village having boundaries coterminous with the Town’s boundaries and to consolidate the new village and the Town of Crawford.
The State Comptroller’s office (OSC) subsequently informed the Town’s attorney that such consolidation would create a single government and would not accomplish the goals of the petition and that incorporation of the village with coterminous boundaries alone accomplishes the goals of the petition. Therefore, having established the new village having coterminous boundaries with the Town, the goals of the petition are accomplished, and proceeding with consolidation of governments would not achieve the goals of the petition.
Since the voters approved a consolidation, the state General Municipal Law §760 requires the Town Board to prepare a consolidation plan. In order to accomplish the goals of the petition and the voters, the plan is to maintain the status quo of a village having coterminous boundaries with the Town of Crawford.
The plan, in response to each of the items set forth in General Municipal Law §760(2), is as follows:
(a) Governments. The two government entities are the Town of Crawford and Village of Crawford, which, in order to achieve the goals of the petition, shall not be consolidated.
(b) Name of Governments. Town of Crawford and Village of Crawford, to be known as the “Town of Crawford”.
(c) Rights, Duties and Obligations. The Town/Village of Crawford will be principally operated as a town. The Town of Crawford shall possess all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of a town, together with the rights and powers of a village. In the case of conflict between the rights and powers of a town and a village, the Town Board may determine which shall be applicable. If additional rights, powers or privileges are granted in the future by New York State to towns and/or villages, the Town shall have such rights and powers.
(d) Territorial Boundaries. The territorial boundaries of the entities each shall be the boundaries of the Town of Crawford.
(e) Type and/or Class. The type of the local government entities shall be a town and a village.
(f) Organization and Officials. The Town of Crawford and Village of Crawford shall remain organized as a town and shall have the same positions for officials and employees, both elected and appointed, as the Town of Crawford. The role of each elected official shall not change. Officials shall possess any additional powers of corresponding village officials, with the exception that the Town Supervisor will not possess the chief executive powers of a village mayor. If there is a conflict between the powers of a town official and corresponding village official, the Town Board shall determine which powers are applicable.
To the extent that Town officials are required to also act as Village officials, the Town Supervisor shall act as a village mayor (except the Town Supervisor shall not have the chief executive powers of a village mayor), Town Board members shall act as Village trustees, and the Town Clerk shall act as a Village clerk. There shall be no separate elections for village officials, except to the extent required, in which case the same person shall seek election for the town office and corresponding village office. There is no need for a transitional plan and the schedule for elections and appointments of officials will be retained.
(g) Costs and Savings. There will be minimal transition costs. The intention is for the government to operate more efficiently and with increased powers.
(h) Assets. The Town’s assets are set forth in its annual report, incorporated herein by reference and publicly available in the Town Clerk’s office. This plan will not affect Town or Village assets.
(i) Liabilities and Indebtedness. The Town’s liabilities and indebtedness are set forth in its annual report, incorporated herein by reference and publicly available in the Town Clerk’s office. This plan will not affect Town or Village liabilities and indebtedness.
(j) Terms of Disposition. The Town will retain its assets, liabilities and indebtedness. The Village will not have independent assets, liabilities or indebtedness.
(k) Laws, Rules and Regulations. The Town’s laws, rules, regulations, orders and the like, as may be amended from time to time, shall remain in full force and effect in the Town and Village, and shall be administered and enforced accordingly.
(l) Effective Date of Consolidation. In order to achieve the purposes and goals of the petition, there shall be no effective date of consolidation.
(m) Notice of Hearing on Plan. A public hearing on the proposed plan shall be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall, Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566.