News and Notices

Notice of filing final assessment roll – 2022

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLETED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE YEAR 2022 PURSUANT TO SECTION 516 OF REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW

Notice is hereby given that the final assessment roll for the Town of Orwell in the County of Oswego for the year 2022 has been completed by the undersigned assessor, and a certified copy thereof will be filed in the offices of the Town Clerk and the Assessor on the first day of July 2022 and remain open to inspection until October 1, 2022.

Dated June 21, 2022
David Roach IAO
Assessor for the Town of Orwell

Orwell proposed junk storage local law public hearing Thursday, May 5, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF ORWELL

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Orwell on the 5th day of May, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Building, 1999 County Route 2, Orwell, New York 13426, to consider the following:

Adoption of Local Law No. 1 of 2022 which provides for the regulation of junk storage in the Town of Orwell.

Copies of the proposed Local Law are on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.  Parties may appear at the hearing in person or by agent.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

Amber Wilson
Town Clerk
Dated: April 14, 2022

Local Law No. 1 of 2022 re junk – revised March 27, 2022

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE 2022 ASSESSMENT ROLL

LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF ORWELL
NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL
(Pursuant to section 506 and Article 15A section 1526, of Real Property Tax Law)

HEARING OF COMPLAINTS:

Notice is hereby given that the Assessor in the Town of Orwell, County of Oswego has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year. A copy thereof will be filed on or before May 1, 2022 with the Town Clerk’s office.

The Assessor will be in attendance with the assessment inventory, valuation data and the above- mentioned tentative roll at the town assessor’s office on County Route 2 on the following dates:

Tuesday May 3                 (4 PM – 8 PM)
Tuesday May 10               (4 PM – 8 PM)
Tuesday May 17               (4 PM – 8 PM)
Saturday May 21              (8 AM – 12 Noon)  

Grievance day is Wednesday May 25, 2022 between the hours of 2 PM and 4PM and 6 PM and 8 PM in the Orwell Town Hall on County Route 2. You may mail your complaint for review, but the complaint must be RECEIVED by the B.A.R. no later than the day the B.A.R. meets to hear complaints. You must fill out and file form RP-524 for every parcel you wish to file a complaint on.

IF YOU FILE YOUR COMPLAINT LESS THAN FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE B.A.R. MEETS THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO GRANT THE ASSESSOR’S REQUEST FOR AN ADJOURNMENT TO ALLOW THE ASSESSOR TO PREPARE A RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE TO FILE YOUR COMPLAINT ON TIME CLOSES OFF YOUR RIGHT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

Dated the 12 day of April 2022

David J. Roach IAO, Sole Assessor
Town of Orwell

Orwell town roads temporarily closed to any vehicle with gross load in excess of five tons per axle

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to Article 41, Sections 1660, Paragraph 11 of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic law that all Town roads in the Town of Orwell, New York, County of Oswego, are temporarily closed to any vehicle with gross load in excess of five (5) tons per axle.  Under this restriction, effective immediately, once signs are posted on the roads, no vehicle with gross weight in excess of five (5) tons per axle will be permitted to operate on Town roads in the Town of Orwell, effective until May 1, 2022.

Dated:  March 3, 2022

By:  Douglas C. Henry
Highway Superintendent

Orwell town board public hearing on proposed junk storage local law – Thursday, March 17, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Orwell on the 17th day of March, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Building, 1999 County Route 2, Orwell, New York 13426, to consider the following:

Adoption of Local Law No. 1 of 2022 which provides for the regulation of junk storage in the Town of Orwell.

Copies of the proposed Local Law are on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.  Parties may appear at the hearing in person or by agent.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

Amber Wilson
Town Clerk
Dated:  February 24 2022

Town of Orwell water high nitrate warning

The town of Orwell received notice that the sample collected at the town hall on January 20, 2022 showed nitrate levels in excess of the nitrate standard. Nitrates in drinking water is a serious health concern for infants less that six months old.

See the notice (following) on what you should do, what it means, what happened, and what is being done.

Town of Orwell MCL Notification for Nitrate – January 25, 2022

Orwell public hearing on proposed local law to regulate junk storage in the town

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Orwell on the 13th day of January, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Building, 1999 County Route 2, Orwell, New York 13426, to consider the following:

Adoption of Local Law No. 1 of 2022 which provides for the regulation of junk storage in the Town of Orwell.

Copies of the proposed Local Law are on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.  Parties may appear at the hearing in person or by agent.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

Amber Wilson
Town Clerk
Dated:  December 14, 2021

COVID vaccine clinic in Williamstown, Thursday, September 9

The Oswego County Health Department will hold a COVID vaccination clinic at the Williamstown Fire Station on Thursday, September 9, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. This clinic will offer the Pfizer vaccine, for first, second, or third doses.

If this is your first dose, you will be scheduled for your second dose on Thursday, September 30, also at the Williamstown Fire Station.

Reservations are preferred but walk-ins are welcome. For more information, including links for reservations, please visit https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/covid-19_vaccine.php