Town Wide Holiday Festival | Sunday, December 3rd

The 3rd Annual Town Wide Holiday Festival is Sunday December 3rd in the Town of Schuyler Falls.  This afternoon and evening event includes the holiday tree lighting and lighted fire truck parade at the Town Hall, with activities for all at the Schuyler Falls hamlet and at the River Street Park, Morrisonville. Admission is free and all are welcome.

This is a time for residents, friends, and neighbors to connect during this festive holiday season.  Light refreshments will be available at both venues.  All activities are outdoors and subject to appropriate weather.

See the flyer for the detailed schedule and locations.

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The town of Schuyler Falls was ‘erected’ from the town of Plattsburgh by action of the New York State Senate and Assembly on April 4, 1848. Plattsburgh had been settled and formed as a town in 1785, with the area closest to where the Saranac River meets Lake Champlain being incorporated as a village in 1815 (and as a city in 1902). As town populations grew, ‘daughter’ towns were set off from the original town.

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Notices & Announcements

Town Board Meeting Rescheduled to November 16, 2023

The Regular Town Board scheduled from Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. is cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday, November 16th at 4:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at 997 Mason Street, Morrisonville, NY. Meeting is open to all.

NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PRELIMINARY BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Schuyler Falls for the Fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024 has been filed with the Town Clerk at the Town Hall, 997 Mason Street, Morrisonville, where it is available for inspection by any interested persons during regular business hours.

Further notice is given that the Town Board of the Town of Schuyler Falls will hold a Public Hearing on the Preliminary Budget at the Town Hall on Thursday, November 09, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.  At that Hearing, any persons may be heard in favor of or against the Preliminary Budget as completed or for or against any item or items therein contained, pursuant in Section 113 of the Town Law. The Proposed salaries of the following Town Officers are hereby specified as follows:

Supervisor:                                     $25,585.00

Councilman:    (4)   $ 7,011.00      $28,044.00

Town Justice:  (2)   $15,416.00      $30,832.00

Town Clerk/Tax Collector:           $35,055.00

Highway Superintendent:             $66,041.00

 

A Special Meeting for the purpose of adopting the Annual Budget for the year 2024 will follow the Public Hearing

 

 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

(s) Donna Hamel

      Town Clerk

 Dated: October 26, 2023

Public Hearing to Override Tax Levy Limit

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town of Schuyler Falls Town Board on the 24th day of OCTOBER 2023 at 5:30 p.m., at the Town Hall, 997 Mason Street, Morrisonville to hear comments for or against proposed Local Law #2 of 2023 entitled “A Local Law to override the tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law 3-C”

 

BY ORDER OF THE Town Board of the Town of Schuyler Falls

(S) Donna Hamel

      Town Clerk

Dated:                , 2023

Local Law for Flood Damage

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF SCHUYLER FALLS

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Local Law No. 1 of the year 2023 has been introduced to the Town Board of the Town of Schuyler Falls entitled “A local law for Flood Damage Prevention as authorized by the New York State Constitution, Article IX, Section 2, and Environmental Conservation Law, Article 36”

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing upon said proposed Local Law #1 for the year 2023 will be held at the Town Hall, 997 Mason Street, Morrisonville, New York, on the 24th day of October, 2023 at 5:45 P. M. and that an opportunity to be heard in regard thereto will then and there be given to those favoring passage of such proposed Local Law, and also to those opposed thereto.

 

Dated:  October 4, 2023

By Order of the Town Board

(s) Donna Hamel

Town Clerk

Town of Schuyler Falls

The Town OF Schuyler Falls Town Board Will Be Conducting a Budget Work Session

THE TOWN OF SCHUYLER FALLS TOWN BOARD WILL BE CONDUCTING A BUDGET WORK SESSION ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd AT 6:00 P.M. AND IF NEEDED   ALSO ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE TOWN HALL, 997 MASON STREET. THE WORK SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

BUDGET WORKSESSIONS
HIGHWAY GARAGE FLOOR AND WATER CONTAINMENT SYSTEM

This project started in early 2022 as we looked into cost associated with fixing the deteriorating floor in three of the truck bays at the Highway Garage. There was also a need to fix the floor drain system that no longer worked. As engineering was completed it was brought up that the Town Garage had no oil/water separator system. After much discussion the board decided to move forward last fall with the immediate need of replacing the first 60’ by 8’ feet of concreate floor from the front garage doors into each truck bay. This area of floor was compressed and crumbling and did not allow the garage doors to seal completely with the floor. This problem has been causing a huge amount of heat loss and added fuel usage over the winter months. In that same project the outside aprons for the garage doors were also replaced with new asphalt to pitch the water away from the building and stop it from running in. This $18,000.00-dollar project was paid for with built-up unallocated fund reserves. I have been building the unallocated Highway and general funds for over three years to fix and complete needed capital improvement projects such as these. These healthy fund reserves will allow us to continue making needed repairs and needed or required upgrades. One such required upgrade is the floor drainage system and oil/water storage tank. This allows all water on the highway garage floor to be collected and stored into a 3000gal outside storage tank. When the tank is ¾ full the alarm and light will signal so that the collected water can be removed and trucked to a sanitary facility for treatment. As mentioned above in order for this system to work the existing floor drains will be replaced and a new section added at the back of the floor to carry the water to the outside storage tank. Engineering has been completed for all described work and has just been placed out to bid. This project will again be paid for from the built up unallocated general fund reserve. $200,000.00 was transferred to complete this project. No bonds or loans will be needed.

RECREATIONAL SPLASH PAD

This project was started in 2017 by Mr. Rick Potiker. After preliminary funding from DASNY was obtained it went idle. In early 2022 I revived the project and hired Liz Tedford to administer the Grant Process. Late last fall we completed all necessary paperwork to lock in the $125,000.00-dollar DASNY grant. We have hired VORTEX Aquatic Structures International to install the new venue at the Morrisonville Town Hall recreation park. It is slated to break ground in early fall 2023 with a completion date of spring of 2024. I have also applied for the Clinton County Tobacco Settlement Grant this year to help fund this project. This grant could give up to an additional $15,000.00 towards the final cost. The remainder will be paid for from ARPA funds.

RICKSON AVENUE WATER PROJECT

This project will run new water main from Mason Street to the end of Rickson Ave then turn to Trombley’s property and run parallel back up to the beginning of Rickson Avenue then turning back to Rickson creating a loop. This will be an out of district user system until after the completion of the Morrisonville water rebuild. At that time this system will be consolidated into the Morrisonville Water District. As of now the plan is to use ARPA funds to complete work. We are looking into possible emerging contaminates grant monies to fund this project also. If obtained then the ARPA funds dedicated to this project will be used elsewhere. We have completed engineering and plans that have been approved by the Clinton County Health Department. We are hopeful that this project will be started by fall of this year.

MACEY LANE WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

This project will replace the middle section of the main and loop the existing P section at the end of the road. It will tie into the existing 8” main coming to the Macey Lane development, replace the old 4” middle section with new 8” main and then Y and continue with 8” main to tie in both ends of the 6” loop. This project has approved engineering from the Clinton County Health Department and has just gone out to bid. We are hoping that it will be completed before mid-summer. This project is being funded by ARPA funds along with up to $30,000 covered by Macey Lane water district unallocated funds. We are looking forward to this project being the first of the three to be completed.

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