Meeting On Farmland Protection Plan Held On December 8 At The Meridale Community Church
A meeting to discuss ways to enhance, protect and expand agriculture in Meredith was held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 8 at the Meridale Community Church.The meeting, hosted by the Town’s consultants, Community Planning & Environmental Associates of Berne, New York, was attended by more than 30 members of the Meredith community.
The presentation included results of a recent mail survey on agriculture in Meredith. The project is funded by a $25,000 grant from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
New Local Law To Override Property Tax Cap And Final Budget for 2012 Approved By Town Board
After public hearings on November 10, the Town Board approved a local law to override the state’s new two percent cap on property tax increases and passed the final budget for 2012.
The final budget calls for an increase in taxes of 3.85 percent. More than half of ths increase is accounted for by a large mandated increase in the Town’s contribution to the state retirement fund. Much of the remainder of the increase stems from higher health insurance costs. The budget does not contain salary increases for any Town officials.
See 2012 budget.
Results Of Town Elections On November 8
Supervisor: Keitha Capouya, Row A and Row C–321 votes
Town Clerk: Penelope R. King, Row A and Row C–342
Member of Council (vote for two): Ronald Bailey Row A and Row C–247; Daniel Birnbaum, Row A and C– 233; Ross Gill Row B– 197; Floyd Vogt Row B–215
Tax Collector: Marcia Shaw, Row A and Row B–408
Superintendent of Highways: Edward Fisher, Row A and Row B–172 Jason Noble, Row D–286
These results include absentee ballots and are official. In all, 463 voters cast ballots–44.8 percent of the Town’s 1033 registered voters.
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read more >Welcome to the Official Town of Meredith Website
The need has long been evident for an easily accessible source of information about Town government and the diverse resources in our community. We’re delighted to make this start at last.
You can find who’s who in Meredith government, what they do and are doing and how to contact them. You can find minutes of meetings, the text of recent laws and downloadable forms related to building permits and subdivisions. You can learn about our community, its organizations and its history. And you can click through a directory of businesses and professional services provided by Meredith residents.
This website–funded in part by the O’Connor Foundation–is a work in progress. The content will keep changing in order to stay up to date and respond to the wishes of our residents.
Tell us what you think. E-mail your ideas, suggestions and comments to info@townofmeredith.com.
The Meredith Town Board
- Keitha Capouya, Supervisor
- Ronald Bailey
- Daniel Birnbaum
- John Janiszewski
- Paul Menke