New York State Electric & Gas Proposed Rate Request
Please click the link below to review an announcement from the New York Public Service Commission regarding a Rate Request from New York State Electric & Gas.
Village Notices
Village Clerk’s Office is Open for Business
The Village Clerk’s Office is now open to the public during regular business hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8-11a.m.
Village Clerk’s Office Health & Safety Precautions Instituted
You SHOULD NOT visit the Village Clerk’s Office if you:
- Have had a recent onset of fever, cough, shortness of breath, or body aches
- Have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days
- Have been in contact with a person with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days
Clerk transactions will be restricted to the Clerk’s counter, and Code Enforcement business will be restricted to the conference area. Visitors must maintain social distancing while in the Village Hall. Staff will sanitize counter surfaces after each transaction.
Important Freeville Fire Department Response Notice
Freeville residents,
I wanted to touch base and give you an update about your Fire Department and the ongoing situation. I will not inundate you with more virus information. Instead I want you to know what we are doing going forward and how you can help us.
As a few may have heard, over a week ago it was suggested that area responding EMS agencies only respond to critical calls such as not breathing or cardiac arrest type calls and let the ambulance cover all other EMS calls for service. I understand the reasoning behind this and the idea of less exposure to our emergency responders. I want our residents to know I decided that we will not be following that recommendation and will continue to respond to our residents call for help. We are in unprecedented times and we took an oath to protect life and property, therefore our service to the community will continue.
However, we have made a few changes as to how we will be responding. Here is how you, the residents can help us out to protect everyone involved when help is needed.
If you are having ANY symptoms of the flu or virus, Fever, Cough or shortness of breath, please let the 911 operator or your healthcare provider know over the phone immediately.
When we respond:
1. If you are able to, and the call does NOT involve chest pains or heart related symptoms, please come outside when we arrive to avoid responders entering if you have any of the flu or virus symptoms. (Fever, cough, short of breath) You will most likely be asked to put on a mask. Please do not take offense as this is for your and our protection.
2. If you are unable to come to the door, let 911 know and the emergency responder will try to make contact through the door or open your door to make contact with you. If you do not need immediate medical intervention and you are having signs of sickness or virus, the responder will pause and assist the ambulance crew if necessary upon their arrival.
3. If you need immediate medical intervention or your emergency is not sickness related, you still may be asked about any recent exposure but we will respond accordingly to your type of EMS emergency.
I am very proud of our members and their dedication to the department and their community. We are all in this together and we will get through this.
I will try to keep you all updated as things change and please follow all the guidance and instructions given by our National, State and local agencies as they are working together, very hard to combat this virus. Again, this is unprecedented, many questions remain and unsure how long this may last. We, as your Fire department, will continue to support you and answer the call for service. Be kind and look out for each other.
Thank you,
Michael G. Parker
Chief
W B Strong Fire Co Inc.
Freeville, NY
Village office closing
The Village Offices are Closed to the Public Until Further Notice
To maintain Public Safety and cut down on the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), all Village Clerk business and activities will be handled remotely through mail, drop box, or email. Email will be checked daily, however, the drop box and answering machine will be monitored during limited office hours. We appreciate your understanding during this difficult time.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (607) 844-8301
Fax: (607) 844-4971
Mail:
Village of Freeville
P.O. Box 288
Freeville, NY 13068
If you need garbage tags, you may leave payment ($10 per sheet) along with a self-addressed stamped envelope in the drop box at the Village Hall entrance, or mail payments/stamped envelopes to the Village of Freeville, PO Box 288, 13068. Green AWS tags can also be purchased at Kinney Drugs (Dryden location). The cost per sheet at this location is $10.50 plus tax.
Correspondence to the Court Clerk may be made via email at [email protected] or via the drop box.
2019 Summer Rec Program Info
2019 Summer Rec Program Info is now available here: https://freevilleny.org/community/summer-rec-program/
BOT Special Session Notification
The Village of Freeville Board of Trustees will meet in Special Session on Wednesday, April 10th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall, 5 Factory St.,
to decide whether the Village should contract with New York Power Authority to convert its 62 street lights to LED lighting.
The public is invited to attend.
April 1st, Annual Meeting Notice
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Organizational Meeting will be held on Monday, April 1, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY.
By Order of the Village Board
Virginia Mott
Village Clerk-Treasurer
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VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Trustees of the village of Freeville will hold a Public Hearing on Monday April 1, 2019 at 7:15 PM at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY to discuss the Fire Contract for the fiscal year 2019-2020.
By Order of the Village Board
Virginia Mott
Village Clerk-Treasurer
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VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Section 5-508 of the Village Law, the Tentative Budget covering the General and Sewer Funds for 2019-2020 has been prepared and filed with the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, where it may be inspected by any interested parties between the hours of 8:00 am – 11:00 am Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s. The Budget will also be posted on the Village’s website in the next few days. Said tentative General Fund Budget includes maximum compensation for the Mayor of $1,856.40 per annum and for the Trustees of $3,182.40 ($795.60 each) per annum.
A Public Hearing on the Tentative General Fund and Sewer Fund Budget and to establish sewer rates for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, will be held at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY, on Monday April 1, 2019 at 7:30 PM to consider same before final adoption.
By Order of the Village Board
Virginia Mott
Village Clerk-Treasurer
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeville will hold a Public Hearing on Monday April 1, 2019 at 7:45 PM at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY to discuss acceptance of an easement for the Dryden Rail Trail.
By Order of the Village Board
Virginia Mott
Village Clerk-Treasurer
Local Law #1 of 2019
PUBLIC NOTICE
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeville, NY will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 7:15 pm, at the Freeville Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, to present Local Law #1 of 2019: A Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit Established in General Municipal Law §3-C. A full copy of the draft law is available for review during regular office hours, M, W, F, 8-11am
or clicking here.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
Village of Freeville
Virginia Mott
Village Clerk-Treasurer
Village of Freeville
- 607.844.8301
fax 607.844.4971
2006 Chevrolet Pickup with snowplow bid notice
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Village of Freeville, Tompkins County, New York has the following equipment for sale to the highest bidder:
2006 Chevrolet Pickup with snowplow
Inspection of the equipment may be made by appointment (844-8301)
Sealed Bids will be received Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8:00 AM until 11:00 AM until Monday August 27, 2018 at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville NY. Mark the envelope “Sealed Bid Enclosed”.
The Bids will be opened on Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:00 A.M.
We reserve the right to waive any informalities and to accept or reject any or all bids.
By Order of the Village Board Trustees
Virginia Mott
Clerk-Treasurer
2018 Village Election Results
The results for yesterday’s election are in!
A total of 40 ballots were cast in the Village of Freeville elections yesterday.
David Fogel was reelected Mayor for an additional 2 years with a total of 39 votes
Diana Radford was reelected Trustee for an additional 2 years with a total of 37 votes
Miles McCarty was reelected Trustee for an additional 2 years with a total of 36 votes
Art Marchese was reelected Village Justice an additional 4 years with a total of 39 votes
There was a total of 4 write in votes:
Nathan Busby for Trustee with a total of 3 votes
Chris Hoback for Trustee with a total of 1 vote
Thanks to the residents who came out to vote and to Diane Eaton and Brian Buttner for their service as election inspectors.
Edania Hernandez
Village Clerk
Village of Freeville
- 607.844.8301
fax 607.844.4971
Freeville Awarded New York State Urban Forestry Council Grant
Good news from the New York State Urban Forestry Council: the Village of Freeville has been awarded a 2018 Arbor Day Community Grant!
With funding provided by the USDA Forest Service and the NYSDEC Urban Forestry Program, the grant is intended to help New York communities celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees and to promote the establishment of community-based forestry programs.
Freeville (population 523) is one of 13 villages, towns and cities chosen to receive an Arbor Day grant this year from a field of 26 municipalities throughout the state, and is by far the smallest of the successful applicants. (Next smallest is the Village of Liverpool, a Syracuse suburb with a population of about 2,400.) Here is a link to the NYSUFC announcement:
http://nysufc.org/thirteen-ny-
Our successful pursuit of grant funding was a true community effort, set in motion by a listserv post from Ithaca City Forester Jeanne Grace that alerted us to the opportunity barely two months ago. We are grateful to Jeanne for her help in mobilizing interest in the project and for her expert guidance throughout the application process. (As the Freeville Community Council announced last week, Jeanne will conduct a tree-identification presentation and workshop at the Freeville United Methodist Church on April 8th.)
The Freeville Planning Board did a great job as the lead agency on the project. Longtime board member Tom Cavataio was instrumental in organizing a late-January meeting to identify potential planting locations, and almost single-handedly wrote the grant application. We likely would not have succeeded without Tom’s leadership. Other important contributions to the application were made by Justin DiMatteo (the planning board’s newest member), who created a digital map showing preferred planting sites, and Village resident Rose Borzik, who photographed the half dozen or so sites that we identified in January.
Now it’s on to the plantings. Our $1,000 grant should allow us to purchase and plant eight to ten trees this spring (stay tuned for details). That’s a fairly modest number, to be sure, but this is just the beginning. Once a volunteer tree committee is officially in place, the Village can be expected to fund annual plantings.
Ever Upward!
–David Fogel
April 2nd, Annual Meeting Notice
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Organizational Meeting will be held on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY.
By Order of the Village Board
Edania Hernandez
Village Clerk
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VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Trustees of the village of Freeville will hold a Public Hearing on Monday April 2, 2018 at 7:15 PM at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY to discuss the Fire and Garbage Contracts for fiscal year 2018-2019.
By Order of the Village Board
Edania Hernandez
Village Clerk
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VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Section 5-508 of the Village Law, the Tentative Budget covering the General and Sewer Funds for 2018-2019 has been prepared and filed with the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, where it may be inspected by any interested parties between the hours of 8:00 am – 11:00 am Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s. Said tentative General Fund Budget includes maximum compensation for the Mayor of $1,820 per annum and for the Trustees of $3,121 ($780 each) per annum.
A Public Hearing on the Tentative General Fund and Sewer Fund Budget and to establish sewer rates for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, will be held at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY, on Monday April 2, 2018 at 7:30 PM to consider same before final adoption.
By Order of the Village Board
Edania Hernandez
Village Clerk
April 3, 2018 Public Hearing
PUBLIC NOTICE
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeville, NY will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 7:00 pm, at the Freeville Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, for To discuss extending three months to the moratorium on Multiple-Unit Residential Building Development in the Village.
PUBLIC NOTICE
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeville, NY will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 7:05 pm, at the Freeville Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, for comments on the final draft of proposed Commercial Zone in the Village of Freeville. The commercial zone documents will be available soon.
By Order of the Village Board of Trustees
Edania Hernandez, Village Clerk
Proposed Changes to Land use Code Article 3 – Commercial Zone Designation Draft 3
The BOT will be reviewing the third draft of the land use code from the Village Planning board with a new commercial zone designation.
The public is encouraged to give their input either at the April 3th public hearing at 7:00 pm in the Village Hall or if you are not available by signed email to the village clerk to be read at the public hearing.
The board will not be voting on the changes at this meeting, and if any changes are made to the document the public will again have a chance for input.
Draft 3 is not yet posted. Expected changes to map (visually not areas) and “rooming unit” areas.
Draft 2 available for review.
Draft proposal LL 1-2018 – Override the tax levy limit
VILLAGE OF FREEVILLE
LOCAL LAW NO. 1 FOR THE YEAR 2018
A local law to override the tax levy limit established
in General Municipal Law §3-c
Be it enacted by the Village Board of the Village of Freeville as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to allow the Village of Freeville to adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2018 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 2. Authority: This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-c, which expressly authorizes the Village Board to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of at least sixty percent (60%) of said governing body.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override: The Village Board of the Village of Freeville, County of Tompkins is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2018-2019 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4. Severability: If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5. Effective date: This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Public Meeting January 2, 2018
Public Meeting Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY 13068.
To discuss extending three months to the moratorium on Multiple-Unit Residential Building Development in the Village.
Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend to share ideas with the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
By Order of the Village Board of Trustees
Edania Hernandez, Clerk
Winter Parking Rules in Effect Nov. 1st
From November 1 to April 30, 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., there is no parking on Freeville’s streets. This is for the benefit of village and county snowplows.
Remember that the street cannot be used as a storage place for such things as hitch trailers, boats, unlicensed cars, etc.
Site Plan Review at July 18, 2017 PB Meeting
Site Plan Review Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 7:00pm at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY 13068.
Application submitted by Weaver Wind Energy, LLC, 7 Union Street, Freeville, NY.
They plan to install 100-foot tower and 15kW turbine.
Application is available for viewing at the Village Hall during regular business hours.
By Order of the Village Planning Board
Edania Hernandez, Clerk
Site Plan Review Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 7:15pm at the Village Hall, 5 Factory Street, Freeville, NY 13068.
Application submitted Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems of Allentown, Inc, d/b/a Verizon Wireless.
They plan to construct and operate a “micro cell” wireless Telecommunications facility on a new wooden utility pole located near 2 Brooklyn Road, Freeville, NY.
Application is available for viewing at the Village Hall during regular business hours.
By Order of the Village Planning Board
Edania Hernandez, Clerk