The Town of Halcott Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing at 6PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the Town Grange,264 Route 3, Halcott Center, NY to consider the application for
a new home to be built on land owned by Eric Fronckowiak, 251 Silas Lake Road, Halcott Center, NY, Tax ID #142-2-25.11. All persons wishing to speak upon this matter shall be heard at this time. A regular meeting will follow the public hearing.
Ted Johnson, Chairman
Pledge of Allegiance
Next meeting: Regular Monthly Meeting: Monday May 19, 2025, 6PM
The Finance Report for March 2025 can be found here.
Greetings Friends, Members & Patrons,
The time is nearing for the April 15th opening of our 15th Season!!!!
Find our updated weblink below with applications and rules & regs forms.
For a trip down memory lane, check out our blog link below and move to the “older post” button at the bottom of the page to see origins of how our little piece of heaven has evolved and to see what great community collaboration can accomplish. Many hands have been at work in our garden over the years , both in the soil and behind the scenes. All are welcome to join us!
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The Finance Report for February 2025 can be found here.
Additional Material for March 2025 Town Board Meeting:
Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes Halcott Grange
January 27, 2025, 6:00 pm
Present: Town Supervisor Samantha Bouton, Councilmembers Alan Reynolds, Judy DiBenedetto, Innes Kasanof, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk Patricia Warfield, Town Justice Ken Williams. Absent: Councilman Eric Fronckowiak.
Call to order at 6:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of the minutes of the December 16, 2024, meeting: Motion to approve by
Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye,
Approval of the minutes of the January 6, 2025, Organizational Meeting: Motion to approve by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye.
Annual Reports: Town Justice Ken Williams presented the Town Justice report for 2024.
Town Clerk Pattie Warfield presented the Clerk report for 2024.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) NYMIR was here and completed their safety inspection. (B) While the Ford pick-up truck has a check engine light on and is scheduled to be looked at, the Chevy pick-up truck is running well. (C) It has been harder and harder to get replacement parts for the Autocar and Oshkosh as they are both more than 30 years old. The Highway Department will begin the search for suitable replacements.
Budget Officer’s Report: (A) Supervisor Samantha Bouton presented the monthly finance report. (B) Supervisor Bouton asked for a motion to pay the Wallingford invoice before vouchering next month. Motion to pay by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye. (B) The Town received the fire contract from the Village of Fleischmanns in the amount of $38,465.00. (C) The Town Organizational Document was corrected to reflect the actual salary of the Deputy Clerk as $1500.00 and the actual salary of the Budget Officer as $8,350.00.
Voucher vote: General Abstract #G0125 – vouchers 1 – 9 = $3,279.33. Highway Abstract #H0125 – vouchers 10 – 20 = $9,481.47. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilman Alan Reynolds, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye.
Clerk’s Report: BP Renewal: 1 @ 50.00, Transfer Station/Garbage (Nov): 350.00, Dog License: 5.00. The Town collected and disbursed 405.00 for the month of December.
Highway Garage: Licensed Professional Engineer Dennis Larios will design the new highway garage for Halcott and hopes to perhaps come to the February town board meeting.
Luc Update: The updates continue to be a work in progress.
Other Business: The Board discussed creating a local law to change the residency requirements for the Highway Superintendent position to allow someone from outside of Halcott the opportunity to apply for the job. The Association of Towns was consulted and the Town was advised to contact the town attorney.
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting February 24, 2025, 6:00 pm.
Motion to Adjourn at 7:22 pm by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye.
Town of Halcott, Halcott Center, NY 
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