The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 7:00pm. The meeting will take place at 77 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037 and is open to the public. Link to the agenda: February 10, 2025 BOT Meeting AGENDA To prepare for future upgrades to our water system and comply with New York State regulations, the Village of Chatham has been tasked with identifying properties that have lead service lines. This information will be shared with New York State to ensure compliance and guide our improvement efforts. We need your help to determine whether your property has a lead water service line. Please visit the following link: Lead Service Line Identification Survey. There, you’ll find step-by-step instructions on how to perform a simple scratch test to identify your service line material. After completing the test, please fill out the short survey. If you need assistance or have questions, don’t hesitate to contact the Village Clerk’s Office: Thank you for your cooperation and support as we work to improve our water infrastructure and services. What set Chatham apart was its role as a railroad center. After the 1830s, population, commerce and industry were drawn to this hub offering ready rail access to population centers and markets both near and distant. Maintenance facilities were built to keep the trains running and restaurants, hotels, shops, taverns, and rooming houses grew up to serve railroad passengers and workers. The next century was very kind to Chatham. Prosperity brought economic and social diversity along with the dynamism of a thriving community, whose architectural accomplishments are seen in the many period buildings that line Main Street, Park Row, and Hudson Avenue. The restored Richardson Romanesque Union Depot continues to anchor the village today. The stately Tracy Memorial Village Hall reflects the generosity and optimism of Chatham’s citizens during the early 20th century. Chatham’s role as a regional entertainment center continues with the restored vaudeville-era Crandall Theater presenting films of all varieties and the Mac-Haydn Theater offering live summer-stock productions. – by Steve Oberon, 2013
Village Offices will be CLOSED on Monday, February 17, 2025 for President’s Day
Board of Trustees Meeting: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7pm
Refuse and recycling reminders – weight limit and stickers required
Action Needed From Residents: Lead Water Line Identification
Sincerely,
John Howe, Mayor
Phil Genovese, DPW Working Foreman
Desiree Kelleher, Clerk
Village of Chatham, NYVillage History
What became the Village of Chatham began like other settlements that grew up at the intersections of roads and along streams that could provide water power to small industries. The historic Groat’s Tavern stood at the center of this first community and survives today as the beautifully restored “1811 House”, now at the heart of a much different place than the hamlet of Groat’s Corners it was built to serve.
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When placing refuse and recycling at the curb for weekly collection please remember the following from the Village of Chatham and County Waste agreement: “The refuse must be placed in standard plastic garbage bags having a capacity not to exceed 35 gallons and weighing not more than thirty (30) pounds, and upon which there must be affixed an official Village of Chatham garbage/refuse collection sticker. Contractor shall not remove garbage or trash bags that do not have a Village of Chatham garbage/refuse collection sticker affixed.” Stickers for trash bags may be purchased at Stewarts, Citgo gas station at the traffic light, or at the Village Clerk’s office.