Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
One of the Essex Community Heritage Organization’s (ECHO’s) earliest projects was Wright’s Inn. In the center of Essex, NY, this historic inn constructed by Daniel Ross and finished with the later addition by Daniel Wright now serves as the Essex Town Hall. Built in the 1790′s, the building was in bad shape by the 1970′s when there was [...]
The Essex Town Council is pleased to announce that a new member has been appointed to a recently vacated post in the council. The council appointed school-board veteran Bryan Garvey as councilor to fill the final year of the post’s term. Garvey will complete the unexpired period, which ends Dec. 31, 2013. The post will be up on the November [...]
The Essex Town Board is always hard at work on the issues affecting our small New York hamlet. Here are some of the things that have been discussed recently. Here are the details concerning several resolutions and on going projects the Essex Town Board is working on-including information about repairs to the town hall; repairs [...]
New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) has funded and awarded $1.4 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants to 53 organizations around the state include three with direct impact on Essex residents and visitors. $1.2 million in private and local matching funds will help to accelerate and improve private land conservation “which is expected to [...]
The Essex Town Dock is in need of repairs. You can see the details of the ongoing discussion here and here. Essex has recently undergone reviews by SEQRA and the EPA. You can view the environmental review details here. Related articles Essex Town Board News (essexonlakechamplain.com) Some Essex Town Board Decisions (essexonlakechamplain.com)
Sunday, May 6 from 1-5pm At the Whallonsburg Grange Hall “Imagine six different, divergent futures for the Park . . . 25 years from now. Everyone welcome. No registration fee. This scenario-planning workshop will help participants develop a vision for what our region could be like in the future. It is one of a series [...]
“The Town of Essex, NY, has agreed by a unanimous vote of the Town Board, duly elected officials representing the residents of the Town of Essex, NY, at a Special meeting held on February 10, 2012, to allow professional grant writer, Alden Stevens, to write [and administer] a grant on behalf of the Town of [...]
North Country Life Flight, Inc. is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation which is responsible for all aspects of patient care by providing medical equipment, training medical personnel and administering the medical portion utilizing the New York State Police helicopter based in Saranac Lake and private fixed-wing aviation resources. The Town Board of the Town of Essex hereby [...]
Please note that Town of Essex Board meetings will take place on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Town of Essex Planning Board meetings will take place on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. All meetings will take place at the Town Hall unless otherwise posted. Related articles Lake [...]
