New Members Named to Planning Board Two new members--Jessica Rall and Patrick Rider--have been appointed to the Town Planning Board. The appointments were made by the Town Board at a special meeting on December 21. Jessica, a native of Meredith who attended Delaware Academy, lives on Davis Road. In 2003, she graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta with a bachelor of science degree in environmental science with a concentration in earth science. She is employed as a stream program technician trainee with the Delaware County Soil & Water Conservation District. She was appointed to a full seven-year term to succeed Landa Palmer on the Planning Board. Patrick operates Greenane Farms, which raises grass-fed angus cattle on the Catskill Turnpike. He was raised in Connecticut by parents who grew up in Delhi. Both sets of grandparents lived in the area; his paternal grandfather, Basil Rider, ran the Meridale Garage in the building that now houses the Meridale Post Office and Meridale Store. Patrick has been active for 22 years in international business development and now serves as president of The Everest Group, a consulting firm with offices in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He was named to the six years remaining in the term of Kristine Hilton-Hadley, former chair of the Planning Board. The Planning Board usually meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month. Results of Town Elections Final results in the elections for officials in the Town of Meredith have been announced by the County Board of Elections. In all, 419 ballots were cast--273 in District 1 and 146 in District 2. Supervisor: Keitha Capouya (D) 245; write-ins--James Small (C) 121, Roger Hamilton (R) 2. Town Clerk: Penny King (D) 282. Town Justice: Bill Field (R) 227 Town Council (two elected): Paul Menke (D) 315; John Janiszewski (D) 251; Roger Hamilton (R) 156. Superintendent of Highways: Bill Jester (D) (R) 393.
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New Website Page Features Local Art
Work by a number of Meredith artists now appears in this website.
A number of painters, sculptors, glass artists and photographers reside in our town or maintain second homes here, and we have invited them to display examples of their art.
To see their work, go to the About Meredith section and click on Art.
Other Meredith artists wishing to show their work here should contact us at meredithwebsite@gmail.com.
Town Board actions at the November 10 regular meeting included:
Approval of the Town budget for 2010. The budget calls for expenditures of $971,965.75. The amount to be raised by property taxes is $756,865.75. This represents a tax increase of 2.98 percent from the 2009 budget. Click here for the 2010 budget.
Town Board actions at the September 15 regular meeting included:
Approval of 2009 Local Law No. 1 Cold War Veterans Tax Exemption.
Town Board actions at the June 15 special meeting included:
• Approval of a new three-year contract with the Teamster Local Union No. 693 representing Town highway employees. The contract, retroactive to January 1, provides annual wage increases averaging approximately four percent, thus bringing wages roughly into line with other towns in the county.
Town Board actions at the June 9 regular meeting included:
• Approval of the purchase of a new water tank and pump to hold down road dust at a cost not to exceed $3,500.
Town Board actions at the May 12 regular meeting included:
• Agreement, in principle, to transfer ownership of the Town historical collection to the Mereith Historical Society, pending final details.
Town Board actions at the February 17 regular meeting included:
•Appointment of Christine Alexander and William Turick to the Planning Board.
Town Board actions at the January 21 special meeting included:
• Appointment of Registrar of Vital Statistics
Town Board actions at the January 13 regular meeting and the special meeting on January 15 included:
• Interviews and appointment to fill Town Clerk vacancy
Town Board actions at the January 6 Town Board organizational meeting included:
• Appointment of non-elected Town officials and committees of the Town Board
To see Town Board minutes, Click HERE
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
Upcoming
February 2010
Monday, February 1: 7 p.m Planning Board regular meeting.
Tuesday, February 9: 7 p.m. Town Board regular meeting.
News of our Town
SHOW BY MEREDITH ARTIST An exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculpture by Meredith resident Lynda Caspe...MURPHY IN MERIDALE Congressman Scott Murphy conducted a Congress-on-Your-Corner event in Meridale on August 18.....
SAndra Schmidt appointed clerk The Town Board has appointed Sandra Schmidt to serve as Town Clerk for the remainder of 2009...
NEW PLANNING BOARD SECRETARY Cheryl Petersen has been appointed secretary of the Town Planning Board...
News Archives
Reminders
dog licenses New York State requires that all dogs be licensed. Contact Town Clerk Sandy Schmidt at Town Hall.
Hunting licenses are available from Town Clerk Sandy Schmidt at Town Hall. Deer gun season is November 21-December 13.
delhi joint fire district election Voting for one commissioner for a five-year term will take place December 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Delhi Fire Station.