Author: Town Clerk's Office

The Town of Wheatland Offices will close at noon on December 31, 2020 and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 8 A.M. Happy New Year!

Laurie Czapranski, Wheatland Town Clerk
Dated: December 31, 2020

Governor Andrew Cuomo on December 18, 2020 issued Executive Order 202.83 and adopted by the Town of Wheatland on December 22, 2020 allowing the assessor to grant property owners who received the Limited Income Senior Citizens’ and Persons with Disabilities’ partial property tax exemption on the 2020 assessment roll to receive the same exemptions for the 2021 assessment roll without having to file a renewal application.

The temporary suspension and modification, by Executive Order 202.83 and the Town Board resolution, of this requirement eliminates the need of the property owner to submit either in person or by mail a renewal application for the 2021 Assessment Roll. Renewal applications already received will be processed. However, any change in primary residence, transfer of property to another owner, change in ownership, change in income or death of an owner will require a new application by March 1, 2021.

NOTICE – TOWN OF WHEATLAND SPECIAL MEETING

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1-585-491-9963
And Enter Conference ID: 420 519 513

The Town Board of the Town of Wheatland will hold a special meeting remotely on December 22, 2020 at 6:00 P.M.

By Order of the Town Board Of the Town of Wheatland
Dated: December 21, 2020
Laurie Czapranski, Town Clerk

Please help the Town of Wheatland Highway Department keep your highways clear in a safe and efficient manner during the upcoming winter season. When you see a plow truck, slow down and give the truck sufficient room to clear the road surface. When following behind a plow truck, please stay at a reasonable distance to ensure you could stop safely. Note that when a plow truck stops at an intersection we will generally back up to complete cleaning of the intersection.

Help us by being both attentive and cautious. It can be hard for truck plow drivers to see where you might be, whether you are in your car or shoveling your driveway. At night it can be especially difficult to see people cleaning the end of their driveways. Please take note of the plow truck when it comes by your driveway and stay back away from the road, as the snow coming off the plow could even knock you over. Remember, please don’t put snow from driveways into the roadway.

If your mailbox is damaged by us we will repair it after the snow event. If it needs to be replaced, we will replace it with a standard wood post and metal mail box. Note that plastic mailboxes do not stand up well to wet heavy snow and in particular when hit by ice coming off the plow at 20+ MPH in freezing temperatures. With your help we will do our best this winter to clear the roads safely and efficiently for everyone. Check out the NYS Thruway Authority for some additional safe winter driving tips.

The Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced its 2021 Conservation Tree, Shrub & Plant Program. This is a pre-order program that allows landowners the chance to receive tree and shrub seedlings in species that are native to New York State. Orders are taken every winter with distribution of trees occurring in April. Each year, the District offers a variety of new species to our sale.

Read More details including information about how to place an order.

Town and County Tax Collection will begin on Monday, January 4, 2021. Due to Covid-19 the Municipal Building is currently locked. The payment options are as follows:

• Secure Drop Box – A secure drop box has been installed at the Main Street entrance of the Municipal Building. This box will be checked multiple times daily. Please place your tax bill, coupons and payment in an envelope marked with your name and address. A receipt will be mailed to you after the payment is processed.
• U.S. Postal Service – When mailing your tax payment, please include your entire bill including coupons and payment. A receipt will be mailed to you after the payment is processed.
• In person payment – We prefer the use of the drop box but if you choose to pay at the counter, please call (585) 889-1553 ext. 102 to make an appointment. If we are otherwise engaged, please leave a message including your phone number and we will return your call as soon as we are able.
• Online payments can be made through the Monroe County Website Real Property Portal, just follow the prompts.

Laurie Czapranski
Tax Collector

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:

The Planning Board of the Town of Wheatland, pursuant to Sections 116-1 and 116-22.B. of the Code of the Town of Wheatland, will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. in the “virtual” Wheatland Municipal Building, Scottsville, NY to consider the following:

• The application of James H. Missell & Associates as agent for Jack W. Miller, Jr. to seek approval for a (2) lot subdivision to create a separate lot for an existing house and accessory structures on an above-code frontage parcel. The property is located at 2393 North Road and is in an AR-2 Zoning District. The Tax I.D. number 198.03-1-10.
• The application of James H. Missell & Associates as agent for Jack W. Miller, Jr. to seek approval for a (2) lot subdivision. The property is located at the North West corner of Wheatland Center and Scottsville Mumford Road and is in an AR-2 Zoning District. The Tax I.D. number 198.04-1-10.1.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:

The Planning Board of the Town of Wheatland, pursuant to Section 130-60.B., of the Code of the Town of Wheatland, will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. in the “virtual” Wheatland Municipal Building, Scottsville, NY to consider the following:

• The application of Scott A Harter, P.E. as agent for Jack W. Miller, Jr. to seek approval for a modification and expansion of an Existing Special Exception Use and Site Plan for Seasonal Recreational Campground. The property is located at the North West corner of Wheatland Center and Scottsville Mumford Road and is in an AR-2 Zoning District. The proposed is on a portion of current Tax I.D. #198.04-1-10.1 concurrently under subdivision approval.

All interested parties are asked to remotely attend and be heard or to submit written comment to 22 Main St PO Box 15 Scottsville, 14546 or building@townofwheatland.org concerning this application. Pursuant to Executive Order 202.1 this meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams. To join meeting please Call +1 585-491-9963 United States, Rochester (Toll) Conference ID: 592 007 847#. To view documents prior to meeting, please call the Town of Wheatland Building Department.

Jay D. Coates, Chairman
Wheatland Planning Board
Dated: December 10, 2020

The New York State Legislature passed legislation – S.8805/A.6679B – to ensure internet access for more New Yorkers earlier this year, but the Governor must sign it before the end of the month for it to become law. This legislation aiming to increase access to high-speed broadband service across the state would help to revitalize rural communities, combat social isolation, expand telemedicine services, and improve the quality of life of all New Yorkers.

Expanding high-speed internet (also known as broadband) and fiber optic services in New York is vitally important. As so many New Yorkers are now working from home, a lack of reliable internet access can make it extremely difficult for people to keep or obtain a job.

Individuals can indicate their support for this bill on the New York State Senate website.

LEGAL NOTICE – MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF WHEATLAND

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Wheatland, County of Monroe, State of New York, will hold a regular meeting of the Town Board on December 3, 2020 commencing at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be in a remote format.

All meetings of the Town Board are open to the public, however, the public will not be permitted to enter the Town Hall office and Town Hall building and instead the meeting will be opened to the public by means of remote audio access by placing a telephone call to 585-491-9963 and using access code 939 831 595#. Please call in 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time. This access code will permit the public to listen, but not to comment. If any member of the public after listening to the audio broadcast of the meeting wishes to submit a comment, he or she may do so by sending the comment in the form of an email to the Town Clerk of the Town of Town of Wheatland at the following email address: townclerk@townofwheatland.org. Any such comments will be considered as correspondence at the next meeting of the Town Board.

This notice is being publicized and posted in accordance with the provisions of Section 104 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York.

By order of the Town Board of Wheatland
Dated: Scottsville, New York
December 1, 2020
Laurie Czapranski, Clerk
Town of Wheatland

NOTICE OF ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
MUMFORD FIRE DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Mumford Fire District will take place on December 8, 2020 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Mumford Community Building located in Mumford, New York, for the purpose of electing one Commissioner: 1 for a five (5) year term; commencing on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2025.

All voters registered with the Monroe County Board of Elections on or before November 16, 2020 shall be eligible to vote. Every elector of the Town of Wheatland who shall have resided in the Mumford Fire District for a period of 30 days next preceding the December 8th election shall be qualified to vote. [Town Law 175-a(2)(a)]

Candidates for the Fire Commissioner office should circulate a petition to obtain 25 signatures and file such petition with the clerk named below no later than November 18, 2020.

Sandra Thompson, Secretary
Board of Fire Commissioners
Mumford Fire District

Dated: November 7, 2020