Historic Stuyvesant Day Picnic
** Update 7-9-20 **
It is with regret that we announce that the Annual Historic Stuyvesant Day Picnic has been cancelled due to concerns over the cluster increases of COVID-19.
Town Historian Juanita Knott and Deputy Historian Cathy Knott are working on a project that gives a timeline of how COVID has affected us that will include personal stories from people around town. They will be available in the Town Hall when they're completed. Watch for additional details.
New Town Hall Access Procedures
In light of the current COVID-19 epidemic, directives from the Governor's Office, and out of an abundance of caution for employees and residents, the Town Hall will be closed to public access until further notice. Please call ahead of coming to the Office to make sure staff is available or if your business can be handled over the phone or by email. Phone numbers, extensions, and email addresses have been provided below. This policy will be in place until further notice.
The Highway Department will be going to 4 days per week beginning on Monday, March 23rd but will remain on call for emergencies. The phone number for the Highway Department is 518-758-6843.
Our Town Courts have been canceled by the NYS Office of Court Administration for the next 45 days.
Emergency Alert (Code Red) changing to NY Alert
Columbia County is changing its mass emergency alert system to the system provided by New York State known as NY ALERT. Currently, all disaster, weather-related and other emergency warnings and alerts for county residents are provided by the Code Red mass alert system. This is a system that Columbia County purchased and has paid to maintain for the past several years.
Beginning on August 29, 2020, emergency alerts and notifications for tornadoes, earthquakes, severe storms and other weather, natural or manmade disaster and important emergency warnings and information will be provided by the NY ALERT system.
After extensive research by County 911 Director Rob Lopez, he and Emergency Management Director David Harrison, Jr., have recommended to the county Board of Supervisors that Columbia County make the change, rather than renew the annual contract with Code Red. Lopez and Harrison noted that New York State has worked consistently in recent years to provide an improved system, which has proven to be a professional and reliable alert system for communities statewide.
With this move, the county will save more than $32,000 every year, but more importantly, will provide county residents with important emergency alerts and additional informational alert options that include AMBER, sex offender relocation and road closure alerts.
How to register
As with the previous alert system, hard-lined phones will begin to receive the alerts automatically on August 29. For cell phone and email notifications, county residents must go to the New York State NY ALERT website and register for a free account, where they will be asked to enter their information and choose what additional alerts they would like.
County residents are advised to visit www.alert.ny.gov/enroll (use the following link) NY ALERT Enrollment to register for NY ALERT cell phone and email alerts! Registration is now available to be prepared for the August 29 change.
Online Dog License Renewals
Renew your dog's license online! You must have a current rabies certificate on file. Payment can be made either by credit/debit card or electronic check. Please note that convenience fees will apply.
In the left "Quick Links" box, click on "Renew My Dog License". You will be brought to an outside website. Please enter your dog's license number and your last name. Verify that all of yours and your dog's information is correct. Please allow one week for processing and your new license will be mailed to you.
Columbia County Support Services
There is a listing of telephone numbers and services available to Columbia County residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in our Document Center. You can get to the document by using this link:
