Legal Notices - The Millerton News - 8-27-20

Auction

Take notice that a public auction will take place at the site of the former Deuel’s Home Center located across from the Pine Plains Post Office on Route 82 in Pine Plains, New York, on Saturday Sept 12, 2020 at 10 a.m. Selling are four box trailers, one flat bottom trailer and one pallet of salt all purportedly owned by Kevin Clark whose last known address is 704 Langley Rd. Amsterdam, New York. Items will be sold to the highest bidder.

This sale is being held pursuant to Section 7-210 of Uniform Commercial Code.

8-20-20

8-27-20

 

LEGAL NOTICE

SCHOOL TAX NOTICE

WEBUTUCK CENTRAL SCHOOL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned Collector of School Taxes in and for the Northeast (Webutuck) Central School District, in Dutchess County the towns of Amenia, Dover, Northeast, Stanford and Washington and in Columbia County the town of Ancram has received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of school taxes for the school year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The collection period is September 1, 2020 through November 5, 2020. For the purpose of paying taxes, checks and money orders shall be made payable to School Tax Collector and mailed to P.O. Box 377, Wassaic, New York 12592.

In person payments may be made at the Webutuck CSD, District Office on 9/9 6p-8p; 9/16 6p-8p; 9/25 12p-2p; 10/2 12p-2p and 6p-8p; and 11/3 12p-2p and 6p-8p or contact the Tax Collector to make other arrangements. Taxes may be paid on or before October 2, 2020 without penalty (payments must be postmarked on or before October 2, 2020 to be penalty free). On all such remaining unpaid taxes after October 2, 2020, a two percentum (2%) will be added through November 5, 2020 at which time the remaining unpaid taxes will be turned over to the Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance, Poughkeepsie, New York to be then receivable on the land tax bills for 2021 with a seven (7) percentum penalty.

For Dutchess County residents paying partial payments there will be assessed a 5% surcharge. Dates due for partial payments are September 15, 2020 and March 15, 2021 to the Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance as indicated on the installment payment schedule portion of the tax bill.

 Dawn Marie Klingner

School Tax Collector

08-20-20

08-27-20

 

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF AMENIA

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Highway Material Bids

BIDS FOR THE PERIOD

9/17/2020 to 9/16/2021

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids for the purchase of supplies used by the Amenia

Highway Department during the year will be received until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town of Amenia, Town Hall, 4988 Route 22, Amenia, NY 12501 and opened and read at the Amenia Town Hall, 4988 Route 22, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Bids are requested for the following road materials: Bank-run, sand, Item #4, crushed quarry stone and washed gravel, light, medium, and heavy stone fill, sub base NYS DOT Type #2, calcium chloride, bituminous mix hot and cold, road oils, concrete, catch basins and equipment rentals, Tree Work, Sweeping.

Detailed specifications may be obtained at the Highway office at 845-373-9922. All bids must include a notarized non-collusive statement and corporate bidders must file a corporate resolution with a corporate seal. All envelopes must be clearly marked “Bid 9/17/2020 to 9/16/2021”.

The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bids will be awarded at the next scheduled Town Board Meeting September 17, 2020.

Megan Chamberlin

 Superintendent of Highways

Town of Amenia

08-27-20

09-03-20

 

NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF AMENIA PLANNING BOARD

APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT

FOR EXPANSION OF OUTBACK SELF-STORAGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Chapter 121 of the Town of Amenia Code and Sections 274-a and b of the New York State Town Law, a public hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the Town of Amenia, New York, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7 pm at the Town Hall, located at 4988 Route 22, Amenia, New York on the following matter:

Application by the Outback Storage for a special use permit and site plan approval to expand the existing self-storage facility located at 13 and 21 Mechanic Street in the Town of Amenia, New York by the addition of approximately 9,034 square feet and related improvements including the addition of two new self-storage buildings and a small office building. The property is located in the Hamlet Mixed-Use (HM), Hamlet Exclusion Area of the Stream Corridor Overlay (SCO), Priority/Primary Valley Bottom Aquifer (PVBA) and Floodplain Overlay (FPO) Zoning Districts. The existing storage facility is considered a non-conforming use in the HM Zoning District and therefore the proposed expansion requires a special use permit pursuant to Section 121-27(D)(2) of the Town of Amenia Zoning Code. The proposed expansion also constitutes a major project under Section 121-60(C)(2) of the Zoning Code and requires site plan approval.

A copy of the application is on file in the Amenia Planning office for public viewing and inspection during normal business hours at the Town Hall address noted above. The application can also be viewed and downloaded from the Town’s official website at www.ameniany.gov.

At the public hearing noticed herein, the Planning Board will hear all persons interested in the application. Persons may appear at the hearing in person or by agent, and may also submit written comments to the Planning Board prior to such hearing by emailing comments to Planning Board Secretary Judy Westfall at jwestfall@amenia.ny.gov. Dated: August 21, 2020

Robert Boyles, Jr., Chairman

Town of Amenia

Planning Board

08-27-20

 

TOWN OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS COUNTY

NEW YORK

NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Pine Plains Planning Board on the 16th day of September, 2020, at 7:30PM, for the purpose of hearing all persons for or against the special use permit for a single-family detached residence and a separate accessory dwelling, submitted by Pocumtuck Valley Farm Trust, for a property located at Prospect Hill Road, Town of Pine Plains, Dutchess County, State of New York, Tax Map No. 6972-00-711435.

This meeting will not take place in person in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order 202.1. Until further notice, meetings will be held via video conferencing. The town of Pine Plains has organized an interactive Public Hearing for 7:30 pm on September 16th, 2020. You will have an opportunity to see and hear the meeting live and provide your comments in the comments section of Zoom. Comments for the public hearing session can also be sent in advance of the meeting to planningboard@pineplains-ny.gov or written and sent in to town hall. A dial-in number is also available if you do not have access to a computer. This meeting will be recorded and a transcript will be available at a later date.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89049616022?pwd=S0FmeWlOcFBpcGt3TjJ5ZHBycmRHQT09

 Meeting ID: 890 4961 6022

Passcode: 373714

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Alternatively, the public hearing may be viewed live on the Planning Board’s YouTube channel at:

 Any resident of the Town of Pine Plains shall be entitled to be heard regarding said application. The application is available for review during regular business hours at the Pine Plains Town Hall.

By order of:

Town of Pine Plains

 Planning Board

08-27-20

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