NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; the Town Board of the Town of Hunter has rescheduled the May Regular Town Board meeting to Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Both the Regular and Workshop meetings will take place on this date. The Town Board will not hold a meeting on May 13, 2025, or May 27, 2025.
By Order of the Town Board
Corina Pascucci, Town Clerk
View the Lanesville Local Flood Analysis – Recommendations.
Lanesville LFA Report Executive Summary 2025-05-06
Lanesville LFA Public Meeting on Thursday, May 8th at 6:30pm at the Stony Clove Rod and Gun Club in Lanesville. This meeting will inform the public of all the recommendations the group identified and studied and then outline the path forward!
In the Town of Hunter, County of Greene
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Town Law, the annual election of the TANNERSVILLE JOINT Fire District will be held at the Rescue Squad Building located at 21 Park Lane, Tannersville, New York, on Tuesday the10th day of December, 2024, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 pm. for the purpose of electing one (1) Fire District Commissioner to a five-year term, commencing on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029.
Any person desiring to have their name added to the ballot for this position must submit their name and address in writing to the Secretary of the Fire District no later than December 5, 2024.
Those who are qualified to vote at the elections are qualified voters who shall have resided in said Fire District for thirty days next preceding such election. Any person wishing to vote must be registered to vote on or before November 18, 2024.
Dated: Hunter, New York
November 25, 2024
By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners
of the Tannersville Joint Fire District in the Town of Hunter, Greene County, NY
By: Susan Graham, Secretary
Election: Phillip Benjamin, Commissioner is on ballot
MEETING DATE CHANGE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Tannersville Joint Fire District Changed the date of the Regular Meeting from Tuesday 11/19/24 to Thursday 11/21/24 at 6:30 PM at the Tannersville Rescue Squad Building, 21 Park Lane, Tannersville, NY 12485.
By Order Of The Commissioners
Susan Graham, Secretary-Treasurer
November 12, 2024
Board of Commissioners
Tannersville Joint Fire District
P.O. Box 897, 21 Park Lane
Tannersville, NY 12485
TOWN OF HUNTER EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2024-04
AN ORDER AND DECLARATION FOR A BURN BAN FOR ALL OF THE TOWN OF HUNTER UNDER LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Town of Hunter Supervisor hereby finds that circumstances present within the Town of Hunter create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Hunter Supervisor heretofore has declared a State of Emergency effective October 27, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., declaring that a state of emergency exists throughout the Town of Hunter due to severe drought conditions and the threat of wildfires caused by outdoor burning, and its imminent threat to the health and welfare of Town of Hunter citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Order, in accordance with Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, authorizes political subdivisions to take whatever prudent action that is necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law authorizes political subdivisions to take all necessary action and issue any necessary orders to protect human life; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ORDERED that outdoor burning is prohibited in all of the Town of Hunter as follows:
Enforcement:
As soon as possible, the Town of Hunter Police Department or other law enforcement agencies shall respond to the scene to investigate the nature of the fire. The law enforcement officers shall request immediate compliance with this order.
This order does not apply to the following outdoor burning activities:
All outdoor burning of yard trash, household paper products, bonfires, campfires, warming fires, outdoor fire places, chimneys, and cooking fires within said jurisdictions is prohibited unless:
1) authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
2) for cooking of food exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill.
The setting of fires to any grass, brush or forest covered land, unless authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shall constitute a violation of the law.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the purpose of this order is the mitigation of the public safety hazard posed by wildfires during the current dry weather conditions and the limited first responders and human resources to combat potential fires during COVID-19 pandemic by curtailing the practice of outdoor burning, accordingly, this order shall expire five (5) days from the date of this Order and Declaration.
Done and ordered this day 10th day of November, 2024.
Hon. Sean Mahoney, Town Supervisor
TOWN OF HUNTER EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2024-03
AN ORDER AND DECLARATION FOR A BURN BAN FOR ALL OF THE TOWN OF HUNTER UNDER LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Town of Hunter Supervisor hereby finds that circumstances present within the Town of Hunter create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Hunter Supervisor heretofore has declared a State of Emergency effective October 27, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., declaring that a state of emergency exists throughout the Town of Hunter due to severe drought conditions and the threat of wildfires caused by outdoor burning, and its imminent threat to the health and welfare of Town of Hunter citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Order, in accordance with Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, authorizes political subdivisions to take whatever prudent action that is necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law authorizes political subdivisions to take all necessary action and issue any necessary orders to protect human life; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ORDERED that outdoor burning is prohibited in all of the Town of Hunter as follows:
Enforcement:
This order does not apply to the following outdoor burning activities:
All outdoor burning of yard trash, household paper products, bonfires, campfires, warming fires, outdoor fire places, chimneys, and cooking fires within said jurisdictions is prohibited unless: 1) authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; 2) for cooking of food exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill.
The setting of fires to any grass, brush or forest covered land, unless authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shall constitute a violation of the law.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the purpose of this order is the mitigation of the public safety hazard posed by wildfires during the current dry weather conditions and the limited first responders and human resources to combat potential fires during COVID-19 pandemic by curtailing the practice of outdoor burning, accordingly, this order shall expire five (5) days from the date of this Order and Declaration.
Done and ordered this day 5th day of November, 2024.
Hon. Sean Mahoney, Town Supervisor