Announcements

• BEGGS PARK is CLOSED until further notice.
  Due to over-the-ground electrical conduit service being energized, existing open excavation areas and ongoing work, no entry is permitted into Beggs Park by anyone other than contractors or Town employees. Thank you!

• TEXT ALERTS - Receive alerts of upcoming meetings, major announcements or emergency notices. Text #ESSEXNY to 22300 to receive voice and text messages. Email supervisor@townofessexny.gov
  to be put on our email list with the subject ONECALL.

General Info.

• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - visit this page for details on vacancies in the Town of Essex.

• WATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE - Complete details on all aspects of this project found here.

• COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE - The Town has received grant funding to update our current Comprehensive Plan. Complete details on process are included here.

• LIBRARY ROOF REPAIR - Stay up-to-date with this day-to-day accounting of what is being done to repair the Belden Noble Memorial Library roof.

• BROADBAND EXPANSION - Complete details on what we currently know about broadband expansion in Essex can be found here.

• ESSEX WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION - Complete details on the progress that is taking place thanks to a generous grant from the Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board.

• QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS - stay informed on Town of Essex happenings

• 2020 CENSUS COUNTS for Essex and Essex County

• BURN PERMITS can be obtained from DEC Ranger Sarah Bode by email or calling 518.335.5405. Permits are also available at the Willsboro Town Clerk’s office.

• NYSEG OUTAGE ALERTS - visit this website to sign up for SMS outage notifications to keep you informed about when power will be restored.

Public Notices

• Dateline: December 13, 2024 - The Town of Essex will hold their Organizational Meeting at 6:00PM on January 9, 2025 followed immediately by their regular monthly business meeting. Both meetings will take place at Essex Town Hall, 2313 Main Street, Essex.

  By order of the Town Clerk, Alicia Kelly

• Dateline: December 13, 2024 - The Town of Essex will hold a Special Meeting on December 30th 2024 at 6:30PM at Essex Town Hall, 2313 Main Street, Essex for the purposes of closing out the fiscal year and attending to any additional business before the Town Council. Snow date for the meeting: December 31st, 2024 @ 9AM at Essex Town Hall.

  By order of the Town Clerk, Alicia Kelly

• Dateline: November 26, 2024 - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed bids are sought by the TOWN OF ESSEX to remove existing insulation and install new spray foam insulation equal to or greater than R-10 (prefer improving the ceiling to R-38 and walls to R-19) for a Highway Breakroom building and a Highway Garage building located at 1854 NYS Route 22 in Essex, New York.

  Sealed bids shall be submitted to the Town of Essex, PO Box 355, Essex, NY 12936 on or before December 27, 2024 at 3:00PM. The bids will be publicly opened and discussed on December 30, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. Bids may be awarded at that time or at a subsequent Town Board meeting. We invite interested parties to visit the address above to view the scope of the work before submitting a bid. Visitation can take place between 6am and 2pm Mondays through Fridays. If you have questions about the project, please call 518-963-4287 ext 4 to speak with Town Supervisor Ken Hughes.

  Work to be paid at New York State prevailing wage.

  By order of the Essex Town Board

  Alicia Kelly

• Dateline: November 26, 2024 - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed bids are sought by the TOWN OF ESSEX to repaint 52 window shutters for the Town Hall building located at 2313 Main Street in Essex, New York. The color of the paint is to match the current trim color of the Town Hall. Minor carpentry may be required.

  Sealed bids shall be submitted to the Town of Essex, PO Box 355, Essex, NY 12936 on or before December 27th, 2024 at 3:00PM. The bids will be publicly opened and discussed on December 30, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. Bids may be awarded at that time or at a subsequent Town Board meeting. We invite interested parties to visit the address above to view the shutters before submitting a bid. If you have questions about the project, please call 518-963-4287 ext 4 to speak with Town Supervisor Ken Hughes.

  Work to be paid at New York State prevailing wage.

  By order of the Essex Town Board
  Alicia Kelly

• Dateline: November 25, 2024 - Request for Proposals - The Town of Essex is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for a Road Study & Streetscape Design project in the hamlet of Whallonsburg. The project is being funded by a 2024 Community Smart Growth Grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Town of Essex is an equal opportunity employer and qualified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), and certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) are encouraged to submit responses to this request. Proposals are due by 2:00pm on December 30, 2024.

  A copy of the full RFP can be found on the New York State Contract Reporter website: https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/login.cfm?page=/agency/index.cfm

• Dateline: October 17, 2024 - Pursuant to Town Law §108, the following salaries for elected officials shall be proposed for the Town of Essex 2025 Budget:

  ·       Each Town Councilmember - $2,913.00

  ·       Town Supervisor - $24,912.00

  ·       Town Clerk - $23,046.00

  ·       Highway Superintendent - $46,986.00

• Dateline: August 20, 2024 - Please take notice that the Essex Town Assessors will be participating in a mandatory revaluation. This happens every 3 years. The Assessors and County Data Collectors will be visiting each home in the town.
  If you have any questions about the process, please contact the Assessors Office at 518-963-4287 x6. This process will take place over the next couple of months.

• 2024 Final Assessment Roll (PDF)

• 2023 Annual Financial Report (PDF)

• 2023 Electronics Recycling Report (PDF)

• 2023 Uniform Code Administration and Enforcement Report (PDF)

• 2023 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)

• 2023 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (PDF)

• 2022/2023 Town of Essex Benchmarking Report (PDF)

• Dateline: August 30, 2021 - Insufficient Funds Check Fee - Effective 8/26/2021 by order of Resolution #123-2021, the Town of Essex will charge $35.00 for all dishonored or stopped payment checks given to the Town of Essex for services.

• (2020 - May) Wastewater District Energy Reassessment Report (PDF)

• Parcels owned by the Town of Essex

• From the Water Department - Anyone, other than the Essex/Whallonsburg Fire Departments, taking water from a fire hydrant without getting permission from the Essex Water Superintendent will be fined $100. (PDF)