Public Workshop - Climate Trends, Risks, Extreme Events, & Planning for Adaptation - 1/31/24

Dr. Radley Horton, a climate professor at Columbia University’s Climate School, will be the keynote speaker at an educational presentation about the science of climate change, including emerging findings about recent trends and priorities for adaptation to more extreme rain events and longer and more intense heat waves.  This program will be held at Munger Cottage Senior Center in in Cornwall, NY on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00 pm.  This talk is free and open to the public, and it will include time for questions and discussion. 

This program is sponsored by the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN), which is supported by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Adaptation Partnerships program.  Dr. Horton is the Lead Principal Investigator for CCRUN, which is focused on the corridor running from Philadelphia to New York City and up to Boston.  CCRUN’s network of scientists conducts stakeholder-driven research to support assessing and managing risks from climate variability and change, and advance opportunities for adaptation in the urban Northeast.

Dr. Radley Horton will be speaking on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Munger Cottage Senior Center, 40 Munger Drive, Cornwall NY 12518.  For more information, contact Simon Gruber, the local coordinator for this program, at sgruber100@verizon.net

Notice of Town Board Special Meeting - 1-23-24 5:30 pm

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWN OF CORNWALL TOWN BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall, 183 Main St., Cornwall, NY to discuss Town Board’s Public Comment of the Treetop Development DEIS and any other business that may come before the Town Board at that time.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN SUPERVISOR

Dated:  January 22, 2024

Justice Court Closing at 1:00 pm today 1/9/24

Due to weather-related issues, the Town of Cornwall Justice Court will close at 1:00 pm today, 1/9/24.

MLK Holiday Pickup Schedule

The Highway and Sanitation Departments will be closed on Monday January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  
There will be no trash or recycling pickups on that day. 
The Recycling will have to be held for pick up on the following Monday, January 22, 2024. 
District 2 will only have trash pickup on Thursday January 18, 2024.
Any questions or concerns please call the Highway Dept. @ 845.534.2171, sorry for any inconvenience.

SNOWFALL PARKING RESTRICTIONS

With snow in the forecast for this weekend we would like to remind our residents of The Town of Cornwall SNOWFALL PARKING RESTRICTIONS:

There is no parking permitted on any Town road when two or more inches of snow has fallen until such time that the road is plowed of snow.

Anyone wishing to park at Town Hall in advance of or during a snowstorm may do so as long as they register their vehicle with the Town of Cornwall Police Department by emailing Chief Gebert at Jgebert@cornwallny.gov 

It will be necessary to provide your name, make, model and license plate number along with a good phone contact number as you may be contacted to move your vehicle in support of Town Hall plowing operations.  Please park in the first row closest to Main Street.

Friendly Visitor Volunteer Training - January 2024

Friendly Visitor Volunteer Training - January 2024

Christmas Tree Disposal / Pick up 2024

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 the town will be picking up live Christmas trees.  No artificial trees will be taken.  The tree should be free of ornaments, lights and not placed in a plastic bag.  Please have them out to the curb in the area of your trash.  Yard waste collection will not resume until Wed. April 3, 2024.   Thank you, Happy New Year!

Holiday Pickup Schedule for Christmas and New Year's Day

Holiday Pickup Schedule for Christmas and New Year's Day

Town Hall will open at 11:00 am on Tuesday 11/28/23

Due to mechanical issues, Town Hall will open at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 28, 2023.

Thanksgiving Holiday Pickup Schedule

The Highway and Sanitation Departments will be closed on Thursday & Friday, 11/23 & 24/2023, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
There will be no trash or recycling pickups on those days. The Recycling will have to be held for pick up on the following Thursday and Friday, 11/30 & 12/1/2023.
District 1 will only have trash pickup on Tuesday of that week, November 21st, and District 2 will only have trash pickup on Monday, November 20th.
Any questions or concerns please call the Highway Dept. @ 845.534.2171. Sorry for any inconvenience.