Town of Canaan, NY

Draft Town Board Meeting Agenda February 10th, 2025 Hybrid / in person & via Zoom

7:00        Call to Order                 Moment of Silence / Pledge of Allegiance                 Correspondence File / any questions Approvals Minutes January 13, 2025Bills YTD Financials Resolutions & Motions Resolution 51  NYSERDA grant contractResolution 52 NYSERDA vendor approvals for grant contractResolution  53 to appoint Transfer Station employee Resolution 54 HRA replenishmentResolution 55 to appoint Community Day Co-ChairsResolution 56 Strategic Plan Committee appointmentsResolution 57 to approve cash auditsResolution 58 to appoint Planning / Zoning Board of Appeals ClerkResolution 59 HW to auction surplus equipmentResolution 60 HW  out to bid for materials & servicesResolution 61 HW Post Road traffic limitationResolution 62 2024 Budget amendments  (final 2024 adjustments)Motion  to move  the STR law to a Public Hearing  for March Old / New Business STR /Occupancy Tax /  revised  draft review / next steps Broadband grant update /  new contracts prepared for signature / USDA indicates funding w/be forthcoming upon receipt of new contractRoutes 295 & 22; Routes 295 and CR5  & Post Rd, SR 295 & Vandenburg, SR 22 &  Love’s  / site meeting held October 29 w/ NYS DOT / some responses via Traffic Safety Committee Vandenburg Rd – mirror installed @ intersection Implementation  of Local Law  #3  /   recommendation for hire / sign approved & ready to install Hazard Mitigation  Plan update / revised timeline in correspondence file / town committee comment period CEC grant funding for $110,000 /  funds approved / contracts w/ NYSERDA / recommended vendorsARPA  purchases update: ecode / Strategic Plan / painting Meeting Room / furniture  installation for Clerks’ Office Computer replacement plan:  CEO & Town Clerk completed, Deputy Clerk budgeted for this yearStrategic / Comprehensive Plan update / committee appointments / data gathering beginsDraft Fund Balance Policy conversation to be scheduled / March meeting2024 Cash Audits completed Town Hall closed:  February 17th  for President’s Day holiday, February 26,  27 & 28 for Clerk s’ OfficerenovationsVacancies update: Planning Board, Ethics Committee Property tax receipts & disbursementsr2024 AFR underway / submission date February 28 Oaths of Office: Town Clerk updateReport from Columbia County BOS /  NYS STR law LL#2 of 2025 Volunteer Firemen exemptions Supervisor Training :   AOT              February 17 & 18                                                 NYSAC        February 24 & 25                         Board discussion   / committee reports Planning / ZBA report / Ginny  Climate Smart Task Force / Brenda for WillPublic Safety / Stephen for David Transfer Station / Brenda for David                         Assessor’s Report: sent via email   / 2025 / next steps / correspondence file Highway Report:  sentvia email & in person Public Discussion Next meeting:               March Public Hearing / STR  / Firemen’s Exemption                             March 10th                                                 March meeting                                                                                                             March...

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Anonymous letter

Canaan residents, The new year started off with an anonymous letter written and distributed to rile residents and to muddy the waters around a proposed new local law regulating Short-Term Rentals. The unidentified writer misrepresented the purpose and content of the law and pitted neighbor against neighbor.   The letter and its rhetoric do not represent the values of the Town of Canaan nor her people.  Canaan is a town for everyone, including multi-generational families, families and individuals who have moved and made their homes here, those with weekend or seasonal homes, and the people whose travels bring them to our beautiful town. Maintaining, health, safety and the quality of life are important priorities in a small rural town such as ours. That is why hundreds of local municipalities have already enacted laws to regulate short-term rentals and their impact on communities.    If you want to know more about the local law, the most recent draft is posted on the town website. A revised draft will be posted prior to the next Public Hearing. Please check the website for any updates of the draft law, meeting dates, or additional information. Town Board Canaan,...

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Notice of Receipt of 2025 Tax Roll and Warrant for Town of Canaan

Notice of Receipt of 2025 Tax Roll and Warrant for Town of Canaan   TAKE NOTICE, that I, Heather O’Grady, the undersigned Collector of Taxes of the  Town of Canaan, County of Columbia and the State of New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes within the Town of Canaan for the year  2025, and that I will attend at the Town Hall at 1647 County Route 5 in the Town of  Canaan on the following days: Monday and Wednesday, from 2:30 pm-4:30pm and for the month of January, Friday, 9:30am-12:00pm for the purpose of receiving payment of taxes listed on said roll.  TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that taxes may be paid on or before January 31, 2025 without charge or interest. Payment of taxes may now be done by credit/debit card. We will accept payments that are postmarked on January 31st. On all taxes received after such date, there shall be added interest of 1% for each additional month or fraction thereof, thereafter until such taxes are paid or until the return of unpaid taxes to the County Treasurer pursuant to law.  TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to the provisions of the law, the tax roll of the Town of Canaan will be returned to the County Treasurer of the County of Columbia on the 2nd day of June 2025.  Heather O’Grady  Deputy Town Clerk/Tax...

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News from the Canaan Historical Society

The Canaan Historical Society is very excited to share the news of the start of construction on Structural Stabilization – the first phase of three of the 1829 Meeting House Restoration.  However, our annual Hanging of the Greens will be postponed this year due to construction.  Lauree Hickok 

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Town of Canaan Broadband Update

Town of Canaan Broadband Update Both Charter Spectrum and Consolidated (formerly Fairpoint) Communications are installing fiberoptics to carry broadband internet service throughout Canaan. If you are interested in services provided by Charter Spectrum: • Check their map athttp://www.bldlkup.com/ • Contact Charter Spectrum athttps://www.spectrum.com/ • Visit the Spectrum temporary store at the former Blue Seal building on Route 66 in Chatham until August 1 If you are interested in services provided by Consolidated (formerly Fairpoint) Communications: • Check their map at https://www.consolidated.com/residential/internet • Contact Consolidated at https://www.consolidated.com/ If neither Spectrum nor Consolidated have your address on their maps for broadband service, please contact the Town of Canaan Broadband Subcommittee member: Brenda Adams...

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