Town of Washington News

Wetlands Hearing Rescheduled

mary — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:44:01 +0000

The Town Board has rescheduled the Wetlands Hearing from September 23rd. The new meeting date is Wednesday, September 29th, and will be at the Millbrook Fire House beginning at 7:30 PM.

WETLANDS & WATERCOURSE LEGISLATION PUBLIC HEARING

mary — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:08:06 +0000

The Town Board has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010, at the Millbrook Fire House. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM. This hearing is to allow the public to make cooments on the proposed Wetlands and Watercourse Legislation.

You may view the proposed legislation at the town website at http://washingtonny.org/propsed.html

If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would like to offer comments written comments, you may email them to supervisor@washingtonny.org

May 22nd Public Input on Comprehensive Plan

mary — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:41:22 +0000

Residents are able to view the Public Input provided at the May 22nd Comprehensive Meeting, held at teh Dutchess County Farm and Home Center. These are the notes from the breakout sessions held on various topics.

Click below for the link to the information.

Action Planning Session Notes 6-7-2010

Cooling Off at the Town Pool

mary — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:36:15 +0000

As the heat is upon us, residents are able to cool off at the Town of Washington Town Pool in Mabbettsville. The Park is now open on a daily basis from noon – 7:00 PM through August 22nd. Season passes are available, as well as day passes, which may be purchased at the lifeguard booth during normal park hours. The Town accepts cash or checks as payment.

In addition to the pool, residents may enjoy the playground area, volleyball court, fishing pond, and BBQ grills. Food is available at the concession stand under the operation of Bailey’s BBQ.

A deep water swim test is required before children may access the diving dock.

The Town Pool may be closed when, at the discretion of the Recreation Director or the Head Lifeguard on Duty, the weather is considered unsafe. No refunds will be issued.

Comprehensive Plan Notes

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:05:29 +0000

On May 22nd, the Comprehensive Plan Committee hosted an information gathering meeting at the Dutchess County Farm and Home Center. A synopsis of the comments are available at the Town website www.washingtonny.org on the Master Plan page. Residents are always welcome to submit comments regarding the Comprehensive Plan by sending an email to Supervisor@washingtonny.org or at the news link below “Town Seeks Comments”.

WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES LAW

mary — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:34:41 +0000

At the June 10th meeting of the Town of Washington, the Town Board introduced and scheduled two separate Public Hearings for the public to weigh in and offer their opinion.

After listening to the public input and taking into account revisions in state regulations, the Town has proposed a revised Wetlands and Watercourses Law. The Public Hearing will be held on Friday, July 16, 2010, beginning at 7:30 PM, at the Millbrook Fire House. The legislation may be viewed online at the Town website at http://www.washingtonny.org/legislation .

The second proposal up for consideration is to add Alternate Members to the Zoning Board of Appeals and to the Planning Board. The Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2010, beginning at 7:00 PM, at the Town of Washington Town Hall, 10 Reservoir Dr., Millbrook.

If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to comment you may send a letter or email to Supervisor Florence Prisco at supervisor@washingtonny.org.

Annual Transfer Station Permits Available

mary — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:29:22 +0000

Transfer Station permits are now available for sale for the upcoming year. The fees have remained the same as last year: Resident – $75.00, Senior Citizen (62 and older) – $45.00, Additional car in household $20.00, Contractor – $355.00. , Bag Tickets 10 bags – $40.00 and 5 bags – $20.00.

The permits are available at the Town Clerk’s Office or may be purchased through the mail by sending a check and the vehicle information to Town Clerk, P O Box 667, Millbrook, NY 12545.

The Transfer Station is located on Route 343. The hours of operation are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 7:30 am – 4:00 PM, exclusive of holidays. The facility accepts household garbage, recyclables and bulk items. For additional information, please call Town Clerk Mary Alex at 677-3419.

Comprehensive Plan

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:00:08 +0000

On May 22nd, the Town of Washington held another public input session to provide the Master Plan Revision Committee insights and suggestions for what residents envision for the future of their town. Over 100 people attended this interesting, informative meeting and the Planning Committee gained valuable information to assist them in putting together a draft of the Comprehensive Plan.

Both the Chairman Thomas Beaumont and the Co-Chairman Donald Hanson expressed their gratitude to those who attended and encouraged more people to attend future sessions. “Sessions such as these, help us formulate plans to help maintain a Town of Washington we all can enjoy,” said Hanson. “We want to hear from as many residents as possible.”

Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Vision Statement – Call for Comments

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:05:28 +0000

Author : Howard Schuman Comment: It is inappropriate at this time to be asking for comments about your draft visioning statement, which was supposed to be the original topic of the May 22 public meeting but was never discussed in open forum. Regarding the content and wording, you are for all practical purposes asking the general public to operate in a vacuum, without any explanation by yourselves as to what you believe the statement implies. Are you suggesting by your language in the comment form that if people do not respond to it in one of the several ways that you suggested, that it signals their tacit acceptance of your draft visioning statement and there will be no "revisions to the statement as appropriate" and that there will be no future, widely advertised, public meetings, similar to the May 22 meeting in order to discuss it? The vision statement should reflect the general consensus of the community at large. Housing issues and increased business and commercial development as well as creation of additional hamlets have placed at the bottom of community priorities. The final vision statement should reflect that. Regarding the May 22 meeting, the term "diversity of housing" had been added to the previously published list of goals without prior notice being given to the public. This along with the Comprehensive Plan Committee's failure to define what they mean by the term makes it a difficult item for people to comment on effectively. Furthermore, there is a difference between what a community envisions for itself and a list of items that may be looked at at some point as part of the comprehensive plan process. It is clear that diversity of housing is not a widely held community vision. While it may be something that is looked at in some point as part of the overall process it does not belong in the vision statement. It should be removed. Howard Schuman

Welcome to our “New” NEWS System

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:52:18 +0000

The Town of Washington has added a NEWS system to the Town’s website so we may keep you more informed about:

General Town News
The Comprehensive Plan Update
Recreation Department News
Press Releases
Requests for Proposals
Other News

The system allows website users to subscribe to email updates of all town news.You can subscribe to updates on our website home page or click on the link below:

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We welcome comments about the news system. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Mary Alex, Town Clerk

Thank You!

Mary Alex, Town Clerk