Category Archives: Government

12-8-11 board of trustees meeting

7-14-11 board of trustees meeting

Board of Trustees members

Plat Map of Village Properties

Village properties within the Town of Chatham
Village properties within the Town of Ghent

Village Attorney

Kenneth Dow –

 

Assessment Roll

You can access the current assessment roll here. Click on the button labeled “Click Here for Public Access”.

Grievances

NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance provides information on how to contest your assessment.
Download a useful publication from the Office of Real Property Tax Services here.
Download the Complaint on Real Property Assessment Form here.
How to estimate the market value of your home.
Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR) information is available here.
Video: “Is Your Assessment Fair?”
Video: “Contesting Your Property Assessment”

DOG Control

If you need assistance contact the DOG Control Officer in your Town. A map showing the Town boundaries within the Village can be viewed here. For more information, contact your Town Clerk. For contact information, click on an individual’s name in the table below.

Grievance Day

Village Grievance Day is now held by the Town of Chatham or the Town of Ghent, depending on the location of the property. A map showing the Town boundaries within the Village can be viewed here. For more information, contact your Town Clerk.

Noise

The Village does not have a general noise ordinance, but some situations are covered in the code, such as barking dogs and home occupations.

For barking dogs, contact your Town DOG Control Officer

For all other matters, contact the Chief of Police.

Sump Pumps

Sump pumps must not discharge into the sanitary sewer. This would cause problems at the sewage treatment plant. Improper sump pump installations are subject to a fine. If you have questions about your sump pump setup, contact the Building Inspector.

Parking

The Village Code is available online at: https://ecode360.com/CH1066

Vehicles parked on Village streets must be moved a minimum of once every 24 hours.
Overnight parking on Village streets is prohibited year round except where noted in the Village Code.

Fireworks

The sale and use of fireworks in the Village is prohibited, except by special permit. For more information, contact the Village Clerk.

How to Get More Information

There is a copy of the Village code book on file at the Tracy Memorial Village Hall or online under “Department” Building and Zoning at the bottom of the page. For more information, contact the Village Clerk.

History of the Tracy

Tracy Memorial Village Hall

The Tracy Memorial Village Hall was dedicated on May 23, 1913 in memory of Albert E. Tracy. It was the gift to all Village of Chatham residents from Mr. Tracy’s mother, Mrs. Delia E. Tracy and his wife, Mrs. Margaret T. Tracy. Albert E. Tracy had been bom in Chatham, attended local schools and Hartwick Seminary in Cooperstown in preparation for college, which he was unable to attend because of ill health. He was a Captain of the Cleveland and Thurman Marching Club in the first Cleveland campaign for the Presidency. He worked as a clerk in the post office under Postmaster George McClellan, and later in his law office to prepare himself for the large inheritance that he anticipated. He devoted his life to his wife, his mother, his home on the Kline Kill Road, and his fine horses. Mr. Tracy died on August 10, 1910.

Attorney John C. Dardess presented the keys and deed of the building to Mayor William B. Daley. It was free from encumbrance and with an insurance policy protecting the building and its contents for the next three years.

The building was built by the Tomngton Building Company for an estimated cost of $40,000. Horace W. Peaslee of Washington, DC, a native of Columbia County, was the architect.

The building was described as follows: A large public lobby on the ground floor; police court; office of the police justice; detention room for prisoners and witnesses; meeting room for the village trustees; a public waiting room; office for the village clerk; a large room on the second floor for the firemen with smaller rooms for the General Logan Post of the Grand Army of the Republic; a shower bath for firemen; hardwood floors; mahogany doors and staircase; a steam outfit for heat; concrete sidewalks; electroliers of handsome design; lavatories on both floors; sixty five pieces of mahogany furniture for the firemen and twenty five pieces for the GAR. The basement was to have several rooms to be used as needed and a large fireproof vault for the safe storage of village records and the records of the Health Department.

To this date, the maintenance of the Tracy Memorial is funded by a trust set aside by the Tracy family. The trust is managed by a Board of Trustees that meets yearly to discuss the upkeep of the building.

Zoning Board of Appeals members

For contact information, click on an individual's position or name in the table below.

Planning Board Members

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