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New Years' Eve - Town Hall Closes Early @ 12:30PM

31 Dec, 2021 — 31 Dec, 2021   
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New Years' Eve - Town Hall Closes Early @ 12:30PM
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    31 Dec, 2021 — 31 Dec, 2021
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Christmas Day

25 Dec, 2021 — 25 Dec, 2021   
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    25 Dec, 2021 — 25 Dec, 2021
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Christmas Eve - Town Hall CLOSED

24 Dec, 2021 — 24 Dec, 2020   
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    24 Dec, 2021 — 24 Dec, 2020
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Town Board Meeting

16 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 16 Dec, 2021 PM 10:00   
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    16 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 16 Dec, 2021 PM 10:00
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Public Hearing - Intro. Local Law - Amendment to Grievance Day

16 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 16 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30   
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

NOTICE OF HEARING

INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW

 

            PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that there has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, on November 18, 2021, a local law entitled, “Amendment of Grievance Day,” which local law would establish the fourth Tuesday in May as the Town’s tax grievance day, reverting back to the standard tax grievance date established pursuant to NYS Real Property Tax Law § 512. A complete copy of the Introductory Local Law is available for inspection at the Clerk's Office and on the Town website.     

            NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at the Town of Crawford Town Hall, New York, on December 16, 2021, at 7:00 P.M., at which time all persons interested therein shall be heard.

            The Town of Crawford will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk.

 

Dated: November 18, 2021

                                                    

 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE

                                                            TOWN OF CRAWFORD

 

                                                                     

                                                            JESSICA M. KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK

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Town Board - Special Meeting

13 Dec, 2021 PM 5:30 — 13 Dec, 2021 PM 6:00   
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2021 unpaid water, sewer and property maintenance charges to Orange County for relevy on the 2022 Property Tax bills at Town Hall, 121 State Route 302, Pine Bush on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm and any other matters that may come before the board at this time.
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Town of Crawford

County of Orange

State of New York

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will have a Special Meeting

for the purpose of returning the 2021 unpaid water, sewer and property maintenance charges to

Orange County for relevy on the 2022 Property Tax bills at Town Hall, 121 State Route 302,

Pine Bush on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm and any other matters that may come

before the board at this time.

 

The Town of Crawford will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk.

 

Date:   December 8, 2021

 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

TOWN OF CRAWFORD

 

Jessica M. Kempter, Town Clerk

 

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    13 Dec, 2021 PM 5:30 — 13 Dec, 2021 PM 6:00
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Planning Board Public Hearing - Dial Enterprises LLC

08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30   
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

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 convert a 2nd floor storage area to a one bedroom apartment at the property located at 99 Depot Street designated as 4-6-6 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the CH Zoning District, owned Dial Enterprises LLC.  Said hearing will take place on December 8, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.  

 

                                                                        For the Planning Board

                                                                        Linda Zwart, Chairman           

                                                                       

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    08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30
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Planning Board Public Hearing - Jacob and Winnie Gros

08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30   
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

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 special use permit for on-farm special events at the property located at 290 Howell Street designated as 11-1-10.123 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the RA Zoning District, owned by Jacob and Winnie Gros.  Said hearing will take place on December 8, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.  

 

                                                                        For the Planning Board

                                                                        Linda Zwart, Chairman           

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    08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30
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Planning Board Meeting

08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 08 Dec, 2021 PM 9:00   
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    08 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00 — 08 Dec, 2021 PM 9:00
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First Friday Event

03 Dec, 2021 PM 4:00 — 03 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00   
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First Friday Event on Main Street, Pine Bush
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    03 Dec, 2021 PM 4:00 — 03 Dec, 2021 PM 7:00
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Zoning Board Meeting - Public Hearing - Mark Gesso

01 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30 — 01 Dec, 2021 PM 8:00   
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TOWN OF CRAWFORD

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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 area variances for lot width and lot area for a non-conforming pre-existing lot (lot width is 49.82 ft. code requires 60 ft.; and lot area is 5,200 sq. ft. code requires 10,000 sq. ft.) for a single family house that meets all setbacks at the property located at 62 Depot St., designated as 6-2-2 on the Tax Map of the Town of Crawford in the CH Zoning District, owned by Mark Gesso.  Said hearing will take place on December 1, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. at 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY.  

 

                                                                        For the Zoning Board of Appeals

                                                                        Bruce Schwope, Chairman     

                                                                       

 

 

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    01 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30 — 01 Dec, 2021 PM 8:00
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Zoning Board Meeting

01 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30 — 01 Dec, 2021 PM 8:30   
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    01 Dec, 2021 PM 7:30 — 01 Dec, 2021 PM 8:30
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Town of Crawford Historical Society

The Town of Crawford was incorporated in 1823. However, its development had its beginnings well before that year. It made significant progress since its early days. When started as an inland, wooded and rocky area which grew slowly at first. Many old maps have various names for the area we know today as Crawford. Crawford was originally part of the Town of Montgomery, as shown by the Montgomery town records from approximately 1768 through 1777.

The first settlers of the area were of German, Dutch, Scottish and Irish decent. These early settlers migrated north from the Wallkill River area. The descendants of the Huguenot and Dutch ancestries migrated south from Ulster County, near the New Paltz and Shawangunk areas to what is now Crawford. The main reason for this migration was for farming areas for the families to cultivate and make a living from. Many of the old families still have descendants in Crawford. The names of Bruyn, Bull, Crawford, Youngblood, Sinsbaugh, and others are still families that line within the Crawford town limits. Many of these families also came to the Crawford area from Newburgh, Montgomery, and New Windsor areas.

Early settlements have recorded documentation in the Town of Montgomery records. Many of the early names for the area were Dwaars Kill, Shawangunk Kill, Snyder's Mill, Big and Little Pokanisink, Snyder's Meeting House and Robert Milligan’s Saw Mill. Johannes Snyder was one of the earliest settlers in the town, which later became known as Crawford. He began a small settlement on both sides of the Dwaar Kill near the present hamlet of Searsville at about 1740. He operated a mill at this location in 1768, and had a major role in establishing a meetinghouse in the same hamlet. Robert Milliken operated a saw mill on the opposite side of the town on the Shawangunk Kill at around the same period. Below Millikin's saw mill, there was a flour mill operated by Pat Boyce, as did Abraham Bruyn in the same location. In addition to these mills along the Shawangunk Kill, there also existed a combined saw, grist, and carding mill run by the Slotts family.