Legal Notice
Dr. Jack Finkelstein of Sharon, CT is retiring from his practice on June 30th, 2020.
Jack Finkelstein
05-07-20
05-14-20
Legal Notice
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Amenia will hold its May meeting on MONDAY, MAY 18th at 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM. Any member of the public wishing to see this meeting needs to contact the ZBA Chairman at 845-373-8860 x124 or 845-877-9140.
John T. Metcalfe
Chairman
Town of Amenia Zoning Board of Appeals
05-14-20
Town of Amenia Grievance Day Procedure
Please Take Notice, that due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the Executive Orders issued by Governor Cuomo, the procedure for complainants to present their grievance complaints to the Board of Assessment Review and for the public to view or listen to such proceedings will be changed.
Please Take further Notice, that the Board of Assessment Review for the Town of Amenia, County of Dutchess, shall hear and determine complaints in relation to assessments on this day:
DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3:00 PM AND 5:00 PM
DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6:00 PM AND 8:00 PM
Please Take Further Notice, that grievances must be received by May 26, 2020. Property owners who wish to grieve their 2020 tentative assessment are strongly encouraged to submit their grievance applications and supporting documentation to the Town Assessor prior to May 26, 2020.
Please Take Further Notice, that guidance on the new procedures, once finalized, will be posted on the Town of Amenia’s website at www.ameniany.gov and available in the Town Assessor’s office upon request. If you have any questions, please call the Office of the Town Assessor at 845-373-8118 ext. 104.
On behalf of Donna Morrison
Assessor’s Clerk
05-14-20
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION - *COVID-19 UPDATE*
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Northeast (Webutuck) Central School District will be held June 1, 2020. Copies of the budget and the text of any proposition that will be presented to the voters will be available for review by any qualified voter beginning on May 26, 2020 upon request by email to the District Clerk at www.tracy.trotter@webutuck.org.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Northeast (Webutuck) Central School District will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, to vote by absentee ballot exclusively upon the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget of the Northeast (Webutuck) Central School District for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion therefore to be raised by taxation on the taxable property on the District.
2. To elect three (3) members to the Board of Education, for three-year terms, commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2023.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for the 2020-2021 school year, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding June 9, 2020 via email request.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education to fill three (3) expired terms of three (3) years each shall be received by the District Clerk at 194 Haight Road, P.O. Box 405, New York, or by email to tracy.trotter@webutuck.org not later than May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk and must state the full name and residence of the candidate (signatures are not required for the petition to be deemed valid, pursuant to Executive Order 202.26). A copy of such petition and information packet, may be obtained by email request to the District Clerk.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote in said annual vote and election by absentee ballot exclusively due to the prevalence and community spread of COVID-19, that the potential for contraction of the COVID-19 virus shall be deemed temporary illness for all qualified voters. All qualified voters shall receive an absentee ballot with a postage paid return envelope. Completed ballots must be mailed and received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older, (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election and (4) not otherwise disqualified under the Election Law. Anyone who meets the definition of a “qualified voter”, but does not believe (s)he will be on the School District’s poll list, which contains the names of residents who voted in previous elections, please contact the District Clerk by email at tracy.trotter@webutuck.org as soon as possible to ensure timely receipt of the absentee ballot for the 2020 annual meeting/election.
The Education Law makes special provisions for absentee voting by “permanently disabled” voters of the District and any questions regarding these rights should be directed to the Clerk of the Board. All completed ballots shall be mailed to the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020.
The Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military” voters of the District. Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots” in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission not later than May 15, 2020. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.
A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available upon request to the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Saturday or Sunday, and the day set for the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Education Law § 2035, 2008, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with and directed to the District Clerk at the District Office, on or before May 8, 2020; must be typed or printed in the English language. However, the Board of Education will not entertain or place before the voters any petition or any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposition requiring the expenditure of monies which fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures required by the proposition. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE WEBUTUCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF DUTCHESS STATE OF NEW YORK.
Therese M. Trotter
Webutuck Central
School District
Clerk of the Board
Amenia, NY 12501
05-14-20
