Town board members: 
Richard Barrett, Supervisor  Ext. 28 supervisor@milan-ny.gov
David Byrne  byrne.milan@gmail.com
Roberta Egan began.milan@gmail.com
Diane May  dianemaytown@gmail.com
Ross Williams  rwilliamstown@gmail.com

Official town board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm, and are open to the public. 
The remaining dates for 2009 Town Board meetings are:
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 12 (unless re-scheduled in observance of Columbus Day)
November 9
December 1

 

Town Clerk                                    Catherine M. Gill                        townclerk@milan-ny.gov             Ext. 26
Deputy Town Clerk                        Darlene Palmatier                        deputytc@milan-ny.gov             Ext. 25

In addition to the Town Clerk’s official duties—town correspondences, minutes from the Town Board meetings, etc.—the Town Clerk is also a general resource of information on the comings and going in and around town.

The Town Clerk is elected for a term of four years; the Deputy Town Clerk is appointed at the discretion and serves at the pleasure of the Town Clerk.

The schedule for Town Clerk is:            Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 9:00am to 4:00pm

 

 

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Highway Superintendent : Glenn Butler highway@milan-ny.gov  758-5164

Highway Staff  : Phil Arsenault Jack Gomm Delmar Longest TJ Turnrose

 

 

OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES

Bookkeeper: Teresa DeFrancesco bookkeeper@milan-ny.gov     Ext. 35

Code Enforcement Officer : Don Smith  Ext. 34
Office Hours M & W 1:00 – 2:00
Inspection Hours M & W 2:00 – 5:00

Tax Receiver :   Pamela A. Johnson    758-8474

Town Hall Custodian:  William Mansfield

Dog Control Officer:    Jim Rielly 756-4136

Recreation Committee Chair:  Jay McCaughey      Ext. 36

Town Historian:  Patrick Higgins   Ext. 36

Senior Club President : Mary Ellen Herlihy   Ext. 37
Milan Senior Social Club Meeting: First Tuesday of each month – 1:00pm              

Conservation Advisory Council 
Robert Bard, Chairperson    Ext. 29
Suzanne Battenfeld
Edwin Christensen
John Mokatoff
Barbara Reide

 

 

MILAN JUSTICE COURT

20 Wilcox Circle
Milan, New York12571
Phone – 758-6960
Fax – 758-1175
court@milan-ny.gov

The primary responsibility of Milan Justice Court is to provide rulings on matters of law.  However, in addition to this, Milan’s justices are pleased to conduct marriage ceremonies. The town justices are elected, each for a term of four years.

Milan’s Town Justices are:            The Honorable Francis L. Christensen
                                                            The Honorable Kenneth J. Kremenick

The Justice Court clerks are:        Gillian Brundrett
                                                            Ursula Plock

The schedule for Justice Court is as follows:

            Clerks:         Monday, Wednesday, Friday—9:00 am to Noon

            Court Dates:  Every Thursday—9:00 am
                                    Third Tuesday of each month – 4:30pm
                                

PLANNING BOARD

The Milan Planning Board is authorized by the Milan Town Board to review, approve or deny applications for subdivision of land, site plans, and special use permits. The board consists of the chairperson and six members appointed by the Town Board.  As of 4/14/08, the term for these appointed officials is seven years.

 

Planning Board members:                                                Peter Goss, Chairperson                        Ext.21
                                                                                    Jeff Anagnos
                                                                                    Douglas Cook
                                                                                    Mary Ann Hoffmann
                                                                                    James Jeffreys
                                                                                    Lauren Kingman
                                                                                    George Lawrence

The Planning/Zoning secretary:                                    Karen Buechele                                    Ext. 21
                                                            Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:00pm
                                                                                    zoning@milan-ny.gov

 

Official Planning Board meetings are generally held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, and are open to the public.  The remaining dates for 2009 Planning Board meetings are as follows:

 

            July 8 (changed from July 1 in observance of Independence Day)
            August 5
            September 9 (changed from September 2 in observance of Labor Day)
            October 7
            November 4
            December 2

 

Submittal dates for inclusion on the Planning Board’s agenda are approximately two weeks before the scheduled meeting.  The remaining submittal dates for 2009 are as follows:

            July 21
            August 18
            September 22
            October 20
            November 17

 

The Planning Board also holds informal workshop meetings each month.  These are generally scheduled on the Thursday prior to the official meeting, begin at 7:00 pm, and are open to the public.  The remaining dates for workshops for 2009 are as follows:

            July 30
            August 27
            October 1
            October 29
            Monday, November 23 (changed from November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving)

 

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is responsible for hearing and deciding requests for variances of the town’s zoning requirements. The ZBA consists of a chairperson and four members, each appointed by the Town Board for a term of five years.

 

ZBA members:                                                Jack Grumet, Chairperson                        Ext. 21
                                                                        Rocco Mancini
                                                                        Guy Russell
                                                                        John Schneider
                                                                        Phil Zemke

 

The Planning/Zoning secretary is:                        Karen Beuchele                                    Ext. 21
                                                Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00am – 4:00pm
                                                                        zoning@milan-ny.gov

 

Official ZBA meetings are generally held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, and are open to the public.  The remaining dates for 2009 Planning Board meetings are as follows:
            July 22
            August 26
            September 23
            October 28
            November 18 (changed from November 25 in observance of Thanksgiving)
            December 16 (changed from December 23 in observance of Christmas)

 

Submittal dates for inclusion on the ZBA’s agenda are approximately two weeks before the scheduled meeting.  The remaining submittal dates for 2009 are as follows:
            July 8
            August 12
            September 9
            October 14
            November 4
            December 2

 

BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS

The town of Milan is currently assessing at 100%.  The Board of Tax Assessors is responsible for ensuring that all property assessments meet this requirement.

The Board of Tax Assessors consists of a chairperson and two assessors, each elected for a term of four years and required to be certified.

 

Board of Tax Assessors:                                                            Scott L. Hobson, Chairperson
                                                                                                Elizabeth R. Burns
                                                                                                William F. Gallagher

The clerk for the Board of Tax Assessors is:                                    Deborah Fraenkel                        Ext. 29
                                                                                                assessor@milan-ny.gov

 

The tentative roll of assessments is filed on May 1st of each year; the final roll is filed on July 1st of each year.

Office hours for the Board of Tax Assessors are:

 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, and by appointment

 

Grievance Day—a process that is available to residents in the event no agreement is reached with the assessor—is usually the fourth Tuesday in May.  At that time, residents are given a hearing with the Board of Assessment Review.

The Board of Assessment Review consists of a chairperson and four members, each appointed by the Town Board.

 

Board of Assessment Review members:                        Robert Bard, Chairperson
                                                                                                Douglas Cook
                                                                                                Arthur Garger
                                                                                                Jacqueline Reynolds
                                                                                                Ginny Sidorik

 

SHOWN BELOW ARE SOME LINKS YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL
FOR INFORMATION ON PARCEL ACCESS, STAR EXEMPTIONS, ETC.:

Dutchess County Parcel Access:  http://geoaccess.co.dutchess.ny.us/parcelaccess

Dutchess County Real Property Services:  http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Department/RealPropertyTax/RPIndex.htm

New York State Office of Real Property Services:  http://www.orps.state.ny.us/

 

 

Milan Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
900 Route 199
Milan, NY  12571

Phone/Fax:  845-758-9911
www.milanfirerescue.org

Chief:  Greg Becker
1st Assistant Chief:  Al Sadaro
2nd Assistant Chief:  Todd Van Buskirk, Jr.
Rescue Squad Captain:  Peggy Van Buskirk

Rescue Squad Pancake Breakfast: 3rd Sunday of each month 8:00am – 11:00pm, September to May

 

 

School Districts

 

Red Hook Central School District, 7401 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571, 845-758-2241
Rhinebeck Central School District, North Park Road Rhinebeck, NY 12572, 845-871-4276
Pine Plains Central School District, 2829 Church Street, Pine Plains, NY 12567, 518-398-7181

 

 

Garbage Disposal & Recycling:

 

on Matecki Road (off of North Road), Saturdays – 8:00am – 2:00pm.

 

 

Other Useful Information

 

Emergency Police, Fire and Ambulance Services 911
Sheriff 758-6300
Dutchess County Police 486-3800
New York State Police 876-4033 or 677-7300

Hospitals
Northern Dutchess Hospital: (Rhinebeck) 876-3011
St. Francis Hospital (Poughkeepsie) 471-2000
Vassar Brothers Hospital (Poughkeepsie) 454-8500

Libraries
Red Hook Public Library - 758-3241
Staatsburg Library Society - 889-4683
Starr Library - 876-4030
Tivoli Free Public Library - 757-3771

Animal Emergency Clinics
Kingston 336-0713
Poughkeepsie 471-8242

Dutchess County Government
Board of Elections - 486-2473
County Clerk - 486-2120
County Legislature - 486-2100
County Executive - 486-2000
District Attorney - 486-2300
Health Department - 486-3400
Laboratory (water testing) - 486-3411
Motor Vehicle - 486-2130
Office for the Aging - 486-2555
Real Property Tax Service - 486-2140
Social Services - 486-3000
Veteran Affairs - 486-2060
Youth Bureau - 486-3660

County Hotlines
Battered Women’s Services - 485-5550
Child Abuse Reporting - 800-342-3720
Domestic Violence - 471-3033
Lyme Disease Hotline - 486-3407
Poison Control - 800-336-6997
Suicide Prevention - 485-9700
Advocate for Disabled - 800-522-4369
Senior Citizens Hotline - 800-342-9871

Do Not Call Registry - 888-382-1222