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Topic: Grand Gorge/Roxbury DRI Info Meeting
Time: Mar 18, 2024 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Public Hearing: Planning Board
PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF ROXBURY
PLANNING BOARD
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Roxbury Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing, pursuant to Section 276 of the Town Law on the application of:
Jack Bologna Estate - Tax Map #91.-1-56.2 located at 1524 & 1528 Ferris Hill Rd – 2 Lot Subdivision for the approval of a subdivision plat.
SAID HEARING will be held on March 20, 2024 at the Roxbury Town Hall, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury, NY at 7:30 pm, at which time all interested persons will have the opportunity to be heard.
It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk at (607) 326-7641 (townclerk@roxburyny.com) if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make the appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
By Order of the Roxbury Planning Board
Phillip Zorda, Chairman
Dated: February 23, 2024
Public Hearing: MTC Franchise
Download 240216 Final MTC Franchise Agreement (PDF, opens in new window)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Town of Roxbury, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury on March 11, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., at the Roxbury Town Hall, 56 Hillcrest Dr., Roxbury, NY 12474 regarding the request by Heart of the Catskills Communications, Inc. d/b/a Margaretville Telephone Company (“MTC”) for renewal of MTC’s current Franchise Agreement, by and between MTC and the Town of Roxbury. MTC has submitted a proposed renewal Franchise Agreement for the next fifteen -year period. At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same before approval.
Copies of the Franchise Agreement shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available prior to the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office located at 56 Hillcrest Dr., Roxbury, NY 12474 during normal business hours.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
Dated: Feb. 18, 2024
Roxbury, NY
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury
CDBG Funds
TOWN OF ROXBURY
PO BOX 189
ROXBURY NY 12474-0189
(607) 326-7641
On or about February 23, 2024, the Town of Roxbury will submit a request to the Office of Community Renewal for the release of CDBG funds under title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake a project known as the Town of Roxbury Housing Rehabilitation Program 2023 the purpose of rehabilitating substandard, owner-occupied homes within the Town of Roxbury. It is estimated that the project budget will be $600,000 including HUD grant funds and all other sources of funding.
The activities proposed are categorically excluded under HUD Regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from National Environmental Policy Act requirements. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project is on file at Town of Roxbury offices, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury, NY 12474 and at the MARK Project offices, 43355 State Highway 28, Arkville, NY 12406 and may be examined or copied weekday’s 9am to 4pm.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Town of Roxbury, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury, NY 12474. All comments received by February 23, 2024, will be considered by the Town of Roxbury prior to submission of a request for release of funds.
RELEASE OF FUNDS
The Town of Roxbury certifies to the Office of Community Renewal that the Town of Roxbury and Allen Hinkley in his capacity as Town Supervisor consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The Office of Community Renewal’s acceptance of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and allows the Town of Roxbury to use Program Funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
The Office of Community Renewal will accept objections to its release of funds and the Town of Roxbury’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following basis: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Town of Roxbury; (b) the Town of Roxbury has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the Office of Community Renewal; or (d) another Federal Agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to: Crystal Loffler, President, at Office of Community Renewal, Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12207. Potential objector should contact the Office of Community Renewal to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Allen Hinkley
Town Supervisor
Date of Publication
February 16, 2024
Public Hearing, February 12, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Town of Roxbury, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Roxbury Town Hall, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury, New York, on the 12th day of February 2024, at 6:00 p.m., regarding the adoption of a Local Law to modify previously adopted income limits for partial tax exemption for persons 65 years of age or older. This law is being proposed pursuant to the authority granted by Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law in order to provide further tax relief to low-income seniors. At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same.
Copies of the proposed law shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.
The proposed Local Law to Increase Income Limits for Partial Tax Exemption for Persons 65 Years of Age or Older reestablishes the Roxbury Town Board’s intent to protect its most vulnerable Town citizens.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board on February 12, 2024 will begin immediately following the Public Hearing.
Dated: Jan. 2, 2024
Roxbury, N.Y.
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Public Hearing December 27, 2023
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Town of Roxbury, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Roxbury Town Hall, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury NY on the 27th day of December, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. regarding an administrative correction to a previously adopted Local Law to Authorize a Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Workers.
Copies of the proposed Local Law shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
Dated: Roxbury, N.Y.
December 12, 2023
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury
Delaware County, New York
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Download 231204 Revised Local Law Volunteer Firefighter EMS Property Tax Exemption (PDF, opens in new window)
Public Hearing: Grand Gorge Fire District 2024 Budget
GRAND GORGE FIRE DISTRICT
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON 2024 BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Proposed Budget of the Grand Gorge Fire District of the Town of Roxbury, State of New York, will be presented to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Grand Gorge Fire District, for its consideration.
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Gorge Fire Hall, 60753 State Highway 30, Grand Gorge, NY 12434, in the Town of Roxbury, State of New York on the 1st day of November, 2023.
Pursuant to Town Law 105, the Board of Fire Commissioners must hold a public hearing on the budget, make the proposed budget available to the public prior to the public hearing, allow the public to comment on the budget at the public hearing. This public hearing must be held to allow maximum public participation in the hearing.
The purpose of the public hearing is to allow any person to be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget as it is submitted, or for or against any item or items contained in the proposed budget, and hearing all persons interested in the subject concerning same.
That a copy of the proposed budget is available at the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Roxbury at 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury NY 12474 and Fire District Secretary at 60753 State Highway 30, Grand Gorge, NY 12434 where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours.
Dated: October 20, 2023
Heather Gockel, Secretary
Board of Fire Commissioners
Grand Gorge Fire District
60753 St. Hwy 30
Grand Gorge NY 12434
Public Hearing: Tax Levy Limit Override
Town of Roxbury, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Roxbury Town Hall on the 9th day of November 2023, immediately following a Public Hearing on the 2024 Preliminary Town Budget scheduled for 5:45 pm, and will be regarding the adoption of a proposed Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2024 established in General Municipal Law §3-c. This law is being proposed to comply with subdivision 5 of the General Municipal Law §3-c which expressly authorizes the Town Board to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of at least sixty percent (60%) of the Town Board. At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same.
Copies of the proposed law shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.
The proposed Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2024 Established in General Municipal Law §3-c establishes the Roxbury Town Board’s intent to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Roxbury.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
The regular meeting of the Town Board will immediately follow the Public Hearings.
Dated: October 17, 2023
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury
Delaware County, New York
Diane Pickett – Town Clerk
Download Tax Levy Limit Override Law Proposed (PDF, opens in new window)
Public Hearing on Preliminary Budget
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON PRELIMINARY BUDGET
Notice is hereby given that the Preliminary Budget for the Town of Roxbury for the fiscal year 2024 has been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk where it is available for inspection during regular business hours.
Notice is further given that the Town Board will hold a Public Hearing on the Preliminary Budget at 5:45 pm on November 9, 2023 in the Town Hall at which time any person may be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget or any item therein.
Pursuant to Section 108 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of elected officials are as follows: Councilman (4) $5,885.63 ea., Justice (2) $10,199.78 ea., Supervisor $17,061.02, Tax Collector $11,381.00, Town Clerk $53,793.02, Highway Supt. $69,867.50.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
Dated: October 17, 2023
By Order of the Town Board
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Download 2024 Preliminary Budget (PDF, opens in new window)
Comprehensive Plan Public Information Meeting
Wednesday 13th September, 6 pm
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83393568820?pwd=MzhlTzhZbjR6LytsS2drelJRdlIyUT09
Downtown Revitalization Initiative: Public Info Zoom Meeting
Thursday, September 14 6pm
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85389975540?pwd=RE13QUNXOG01V2phZXpSMi9EcE1GZz09
Roxbury Town Public Hearing July 24 2023
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Roxbury Town Board Zoom Link, July 10, 2023
Please Note: There will be no opportunity for public comment on zoom. Anyone wishing to comment at either the public hearing or address the board must be present at the meeting. Written comments will also be accepted by email to townclerk@roxburyny.com
Topic: Roxbury Town Board Meeting
Time: Jul 10, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Roxbury Public Hearing Agenda July 10 2023 UPDATED
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Notice of Public Hearing – Community Development Block Grant Program
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Public Hearing
Town of Roxbury
The Town of Roxbury will hold a public hearing on July 10, 2023 at 6:00 pm at the Roxbury Town Hall, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury, NY for the purpose of hearing public comments on the Town of Roxbury’s community development needs, and to discuss the possible submission of one or more Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications for the 2023 program year.
The CDBG program is administered by the New York State Office of Community Renewal (OCR), and will make available to eligible local governments approximately $500,000 for the Current 2023 program year for housing, economic development, public facilities, public infrastructure, and planning activities, with the principal purpose of benefitting low/moderate income persons,. The Town of Roxbury is applying for up to $500,000 in CDBG funds to rehabilitate both owner occupied and rental units for Low-Moderate Income individuals and families.
The hearing will provide further information about the CDBG program and will allow for citizen participation in the development of any proposed grant applications and/or to provide technical assistance to develop alternate proposals. Comments on the CDBG program or proposed project(s) will be received at this time. The hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 570.486, Subpart I of the CFR and in compliance with the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
The location of hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, those with hearing impairments, or those in need of translation from English, those individuals should contact Diane Pickett at list 607-326-7641, at least one week in advance of the hearing date to allow for necessary arrangements. Written comments may also be submitted to Roxbury Town Clerk, Diane Pickett, PO Box 189, Roxbury NY 12474 or townclerk@roxburyny.com until last date to receive comments July 13, 2023.
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Town of Roxbury
Dated: June 14, 2023
Notice of Public Hearing – ATV Law
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Roxbury Town Hall, 56 Hillcrest Drive, Roxbury, NY on the 10th day of July 2023, immediately following a Public Hearing scheduled for 6:00 pm, and will be regarding the adoption of A Local Law Designating Town Highways for Travel by ATVs.
Copies of the proposed Local Law that is proposed shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
Dated: Roxbury, N.Y.
June 14 2023
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury
Delaware County, New York
Diane Pickett – Town Clerk
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Notice of Public Hearing
Town of Roxbury, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Grand Gorge Civic Center, 60933 State Hwy. 30, Grand Gorge, NY on the 10th day of April, 2023, at 5:45 p.m. regarding the adoption of A Local Law to Authorize a Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Workers.
Copies of the proposed Local Law that is proposed shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.
Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.
Dated: Roxbury, N.Y.
March 22, 2023
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury,
Delaware County, New York
Diane Pickett – Town Clerk
Download “230321 Local Law Volunteer Firefighter EMS Property Tax Exemption” (PDF, opens in new window)
EFC Announces Draft Eligibility Guidelines to Advance Environmental Bond Act Investments
EFC Announces Draft Eligibility Guidelines to Advance Environmental Bond Act Investments
Public Comments Accepted Until April 14
EFC has announced proposed eligibility guidelines for programs being designed to implement the historic $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The draft criteria for clean water infrastructure projects will assist municipalities in applying for funding for crucial projects that will improve water quality, strengthen resiliency, and combat the impacts of climate change.
"EFC is excited to work with DEC and DOH to start the process of making Environmental Bond Act funding for water infrastructure available through EFC’s popular grant programs," EFC President and CEO Maureen A. Coleman said. "EFC encourages small, rural, and Disadvantaged Communities to reach out to our Community Assistance Teams so we can help ensure the funding is awarded to the communities that need it most.”
VIEW THE DRAFT ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
HOW THE PROPOSED GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED
An inter-agency working group comprised of multiple state agencies is currently identifying needs for environmental funding across the state and developing program logistics, including additional eligibility guidelines for how projects will be selected and delivered, through a transparent and collaborative process. The first outcome of these efforts is the draft eligibility guidelines to help administer water infrastructure funding supported by both the Environmental Bond Act and the Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) and Intermunicipal Grants (IMG) programs. The Environmental Bond Act specifically named WIIA and IMG programs as tools to help leverage a portion of up to $650 million in water quality improvement and resilient infrastructure funding.
SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED GUIDELINES
The eligibility guidelines released for public comment expand the WIIA/IMG grant programs’ legacy of modernizing aging systems and protecting drinking water by also incorporating the Bond Act priority of climate change mitigation to help strengthen communities’ ability to withstand severe weather. Eligible projects include those that address combined and/or sanitary sewer overflow impacts from extreme weather events, and those that combine green infrastructure and nature-based features to ensure climate resilient infrastructure. Disadvantaged Communities will receive at least 35 percent of the benefits of the combined WIIA/IMG and Environmental Bond Act funding. Additional eligibility guidelines to advance Bond Act investments will be released for public comment this year.
As part of the ongoing statewide effort to confront perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution and help communities on the frontlines of PFAS contamination, the criteria continue to prioritize grant awards for drinking water projects that address emerging contaminants exceeding the State-determined Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The State's goal is to provide grants to communities that need help in their efforts to tackle emerging contaminants in their drinking water. To date, more than $400 million in state water grants has been awarded to projects that treat PFAS above the MCL.
The full eligibility guidelines are available on the Environmental Notice Bulletin or this page on EFC's website. Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 14. Submit written comments to Máire Cunningham at NYSWaterGrants@efc.ny.gov or 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207.
For more information about the Environmental Bond Act, go to https://ny.gov/bondact, and for information about WIIA and IMG, go to https://efc.ny.gov/wiia.
Public Comment
Dear Supervisor Hinkley and The Roxbury Town Board,
I understand the Roxbury Town Board is reviewing Draft Regulations for Short Term Rentals, and these will soon be shared with the community. I respectfully ask that, in addition to the draft, the Board release a statement detailing the issues that the proposed regulations are intended to address; this will enable all to see problems you’ve identified and the complaints they’re based on, and how the STR regulations are intended to fix those issues. This would be extremely helpful in reviewing the proposed STR regulations.
Thank you,
Robin Factor–
Robin Factor
ROXBURY GENERAL
53587 State Hwy 30, Roxbury NY 12474 | 607-326-6118