Planning Board Agenda 9/6/2022
Download: September 6 PB Agenda
Update: 11:00am September 5th. As of 12:00pm today, September 5th; The local state of emergency and burn ban in the Town of Hunter will expire and will NOT be renewed. We are very thankful for the rain that has fallen and is forecasted to continue. I would also like to thank all of our residents and visitors for your ongoing cooperation and understanding during this time.
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Update 3:00pm August 31st. This burn ban is applicable to any outdoor fire / flame in the Town of Hunter including ALL issued DEC permits for burning and any outdoor campfires, fire pits, fireplaces, brush fires. Please do not burn anything outdoors at this time.
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TOWN OF HUNTER EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2022-01
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 August 31, 2022 at 12:00 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:
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 31st day of August, 2022.
Hon. Sean Mahoney, Town Supervisor
Resolution Passed: July 26, 2022
WHEREAS, the Town of Hunter has received many complaints from Town of Hunter residents about individuals illegally parking their motor vehicles on the sides of the Town’s roads and highways; and
WHEREAS, said illegal parking has the potential to prevent access for emergency vehicles, makes it difficult or treacherous for the normal flow of traffic, and has made pedestrian traffic overly difficult and challenging; and
WHEREAS, the illegal parking that has generated the most complaints by Town residents stems from visitors to the Town’s many hiking and nature trails, most notably on Platte Clove Road; and
WHEREAS, there exists two (2) off-street parking areas on Platte Clove Road, which are owned and operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Catskill Center, respectively; and
WHEREAS, expansion of these parking lots and/or creation of new off-street parking lots by one or more of these organizations would help alleviate the illegal parking that frequently takes place on Platte Clove Road; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, the Hunter Town Board requests the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Catskill Center take any and all action necessary to expand or create new off-street parking lots on Platte Clove Road; and be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Region 4 Office, 1130 North Westcott Road, Schenectady, NY 12306-2014, the Catskill Center, 43355 Route 28, Arkville, NY 12406, Senator Michelle Hinchey, and Assemblyman Christopher Tague.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; effective beginning in July of 2022 and continuing beyond July, the Town Board of the Town of Hunter will hold the Workshop Meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM and the Regular Meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM.
By Order of the Town Board
Corina Pascucci, Town Clerk
The Hunter Town Board has cancelled the Workshop meeting scheduled for May 24, 2022 as it conflicts with Grievance Day.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Town Board of the Town of Hunter and the Board of Trustees of The Village of Hunter will hold a joint Public Hearing at 6:30PM on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Hunter Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville, New York, to hear public comment on the matter of the Petition filed by 7776 Hunter Realty, LLC and The Paul E. Slutzky Trust regarding the proposed annexation of certain lands into The Village of Hunter identified as Parcel Numbers 164.00-5-2.21, 164.00-5-2.22 and 164.00-5-5.1.
Corina Pascucci
Town Clerk, RMC
April 28, 2022