A Message from Supervisor, Toni Hokanson

Welcome to the Town of New Paltz website! Explore the calendar in the upper right hand corner of the home page; click on the name of the month for a detailed calendar page for that month.

Announcements:

Annual Independence Day Celebration:  Saturday, July 4th, Ulster County Fairgrounds, Libertyville Road.  Gates open at 5pm.  Circus Arts @ 5:00, Puppet Show @ 6:00, live music from Professor Louie & the Crowmatix and Gandalf Murphy @ 6:45.  Fireworks will begin after 9:30.  PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Community Center Opening:  Join us for the official opening of the New Paltz Community Center Sunday, July 5th, ribbon cutting at 11:30am, featuring a performance by Minor Constellations (pop ukelele!).  The New Paltz Fire Department and the New Paltz Rescue Squad will both be on hand with information for prospective volunteers.  Light refreshments will be served.

Committee vacancies:  The Town Boad invites interested members of the community to apply for vacant seats on the Environmental Conservation Board (EnCB; the remainder of a term which will expire 12/2009), the Clean Water and Open Space Conservation Commission (CWOSP; 2 seats which will expire 12/2012), and the Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board (ICIB; 2 seats which will expire 12/2011).  For more information, please contact Deputy Supervisor Jane Ann Williams, at janeannwilliams@townofnewpaltz.org.  If you have an interest in volunteering to serve, please send a letter of interest and resume to the Deputy Supervisor at PO Box 550, New Paltz, NY  12561 or to her e-mail address.

NPPD emergency event and information telephone line: The New Paltz Police Department has activated a new "emergency event and information" telephone line which can be called 24 hours a day. Effective immediately, interested parties can dial 845.255.7123 around the clock and listen to a recorded announcement. As always, if you have an emergency in New Paltz, call 845.255.1323 or 9-1-1.

Community Partnership for a Safer New Paltz has a new website. Please visit them at http://www.safernewpaltz.org/.

Crossroads at New Paltz: A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) has been completed for the proposed Crossroads project, currently before our Planning Board. To view the DEIS, go to http://www.eppc.cc/Crossroads%20New%20Paltz%20DEIS.htm