Quick Link: Census Bureau Announces Job Openings for 2020 Census in New York. Additional information can be found here.
Quick Link: Life of the Seneca, Speaking of Nature Talk, Wednesday November 20th, 3:30 pm at FLCC Muller Field Station on Co Rd 36.
NYS DEC 2019-20 hunting and trapping licenses are available now at the Town Hall! 1st come 1st serve DMP tags available starting Friday November 1st.
-Leftover DMPs are issued on a first-come / first-serve basis. DEC will continue to issue permits in these WMUs until sufficient numbers of DMPs are issued to achieve optimum management in each unit. When a unit is opened, it will remain open at least until close of business that day. At the end of the business day, any units that have reached the desired number of permits will be closed.
-Applications for leftover DMPs will not affect any preference points held by the applicant.
-DMPs are only valid for antlerless deer in the WMU for which they are issued.
The Wildlife Management Units (WMU’s) that will be available starting November 1st will be:
1C (bowhunting-only), 3M, 3R, 3S (bowhunting-only), 4J (bowhunting-only), 7F, 7H, 7J, 8A, 8C (bowhunting-only), 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8N, 8R 9A, 9F, and 9G.
Expanded Spectrum/Charter TV, Internet & Telephone Service in Canadice:
Contractors working for Spectrum/Charter have been installing fiber-optic cable and related equipment to provide service to most of the town that doesn't already have Spectrum/Charter service. It is now at least partially operational. The NY Public Service Commission approved a merger between Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable in January 2016 which required Charter to extend its network to pass an additional 145,000 homes and businesses across the State by 2020. Charter, now doing business as Spectrum, has launched a web portal to provide more information related to the required build. Visit www.bldlkup.com to learn if your specific address is included in Spectrum's New York State broadband expansion plan.
Quick Link: Artists and Crafters meet at the Canadice Town Hall, the fourth (4th) Thursday of each month.
Quick Link: 2020 Proposed Budget (PDF) Breakdown of budget here.
Quick Link: 2019 Special Assessment Roll - Water District (PDF).
Quick Link: 2019 Approved Budget (PDF).
Quick Link: 2018 Approved Budget (PDF).
Quick Link: 2019 Final Assessment Roll (PDF)
Quick Link: 2018 Final Assessment Roll (PDF).
Quick Link: Water District #1 Project Home Page - Updated on Thursday, 10/31/2019.
The latest expectation is that the system will be fully operational and property owners will be able to install service connections beginning in JANUARY, 2020.
The major gating item that is holding up system operation is the completion of the tank. While other items are required for operation of the system, completion of the tank is critical. See below for further details.
DO NOT INSTALL SERVICE CONNECTIONS UNTIL YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY NOTIFIED BY U.S. MAIL THAT THE SYSTEM IS READY AT YOUR LOCATION! The installation of curb stops is underway. Just because there may be a curb stop installed at your property does NOT mean that it is ready for you to connect to it.
Detailed specifications for service connections are available at the Town Hall or at this link. This information must be supplied to the private contractors that property owners select to install their service connections. Revisions have been made to the spec. so make sure that your installer is working from the latest version, dated 6/28/19.
The project contractor's progress as of Thursday, 10/31/2019:
On a positive note, so far the project construction budget is on track and in good shape. Change orders have been minimal and not exceptionally costly.
On Thursday, July 26, 2018 instructions for service sign-up were mailed to water district residents who have dwellings on their property that are eligible for service. Service sign-up is ongoing (there is no deadline). The deadline for siging up for service at a reduced cost of $100 has been extended until June 30, 2020. NOTE: Completion dates that were originally included in the Service Sign-up Instructions have been revised.
Residents have asked "Why is the contractor digging up my property twice?". An answer to this question has been added to the Questions & Answers web page.
Residents have also asked about the meter pit requirement for the project. Meter pits are addressed in a mailing to residents the install spec, and on the Questions & Answers web page. Even if you heat your dwelling in the winter, if your dwelling is not on a full basement where the meter can be installed without risk of freezing then a meter pit is required.
A page with Construction Notes, including contact information for the on-site Resident Engineer, is on the project home page.
The project overview (pdf) was updated on January 30, 2018 by the project engineering firm, LaBella Associates. Revised estimated project costs and financing are summarized on the project's Costs & Financing page.
The Costs & Financing page also includes the Assessor's list of all properties that are in the water district and the number of benefit units that are allocated against each property in order to recover the capital debt costs for the project. There was a public hearing at the Town Hall at 7:30 pm on October 8, 2018 on this subject. Full information is available through links at the Cost & Financing page.
In August of 2017 each property owner in the water district was supplied with specific information through the U.S. Mail on how to indicate their preferred location for their connection to the water main (curb stop location). If property owners did not supply this information then the Resident Engineer will attempt to contact the property owner as construction nears the property. If still unable to contact the property owner then the Resident Engineer and the Project Contractor will independently make a determination for the location of the curb stop.
Revised project plan drawings were released by LaBella as part of the bid package. Paper copies of the drawings are available for review at the Town Hall. They are also available as PDF's here on this website.
Attempts by the Canadice Town Board to interest National Fuel Gas (NFG) in providing natural gas distribution in conjunction with this project have been unsuccessful. The latest communication with NFG in June, 2017 indicates that the service extension from the Canadice-Richmond town line to Canadice is no longer under active consideration.
The major gating item that is holding up system operation is the completion of the tank. While other items are required for operation of the system, completion of the tank is critical. See below for further details.
DO NOT INSTALL SERVICE CONNECTIONS UNTIL YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY NOTIFIED BY U.S. MAIL THAT THE SYSTEM IS READY AT YOUR LOCATION! The installation of curb stops is underway. Just because there may be a curb stop installed at your property does NOT mean that it is ready for you to connect to it.
Detailed specifications for service connections are available at the Town Hall or at this link. This information must be supplied to the private contractors that property owners select to install their service connections. Revisions have been made to the spec. so make sure that your installer is working from the latest version, dated 6/28/19.
The project contractor's progress as of Thursday, 10/31/2019:
- Approximately 99% of the water mains have been installed
- A total of about 300' of short gaps in the mains at a variety of locations remain to be drilled and installed
- Approximately 60% of the system has been filled with water and successfully pressure tested
- Approximately 95% of the curb stops (individual buried service shutoff valves) have been installed
- All of the system remains to be flushed & sanitized, which can not occur until the tank and pump station are functional
- Tank site preparation and tank installation; located up hill and just south of the CR36/Joe Bear Dr. intersection
- Assembly of the tank structure is complete although additional work remains to make the tank functional
- Installation of the control shelter at the base of the access road is scheduled to take place in November
- Tank is expected to be fully functional by Monday, 12/2
- Pump house installation; just south of the Canadice-Richmond town line
- This is the second major gating item required to make the system functional
- Site preparations are complete; extended footers, pipe stubs, electrical conduits and electric service
- Concrete slab for pump house is scheduled to be poured the week of Monday, 11/4
- The pre-constructed/fabricated building is on site and is scheduled to be set in place the first week in November
- Expectaion is that the system willbe fully functional approximately 12/2 but will not be operational until the system is flushed, sanitized and recieves NYS Department of Health approval for operation. All of this takes about a month.
- Site restorations (driveway and lawn repairs) are underway
- Driveway restorations will be performed ahead of lawn restorations
- Asphalt driveway restorations are underway (about 95% of them are complete) and scheduled to be 100% complete by Friday, 11/1
- Other driveway restorations are scheduled to be complete by Monday, 12/2
- Some lawn restorations may be completed by December (currently about 10%) but many will be held over until spring; weather dependent.
- For specific restoration issues and concerns please contact the project resident engineer for resolution.
- Service installations by residents will only be possible after the system has been fully pressure tested, flushed, is fully operational and has been approved for use by the NYS Department of Health. This is expected to occur by approximately January 1, 2020.
- Lingering site restorations and any remaining construction "punch list" items should be complete by the spring 2020.
On a positive note, so far the project construction budget is on track and in good shape. Change orders have been minimal and not exceptionally costly.
On Thursday, July 26, 2018 instructions for service sign-up were mailed to water district residents who have dwellings on their property that are eligible for service. Service sign-up is ongoing (there is no deadline). The deadline for siging up for service at a reduced cost of $100 has been extended until June 30, 2020. NOTE: Completion dates that were originally included in the Service Sign-up Instructions have been revised.
Residents have asked "Why is the contractor digging up my property twice?". An answer to this question has been added to the Questions & Answers web page.
Residents have also asked about the meter pit requirement for the project. Meter pits are addressed in a mailing to residents the install spec, and on the Questions & Answers web page. Even if you heat your dwelling in the winter, if your dwelling is not on a full basement where the meter can be installed without risk of freezing then a meter pit is required.
A page with Construction Notes, including contact information for the on-site Resident Engineer, is on the project home page.
The project overview (pdf) was updated on January 30, 2018 by the project engineering firm, LaBella Associates. Revised estimated project costs and financing are summarized on the project's Costs & Financing page.
The Costs & Financing page also includes the Assessor's list of all properties that are in the water district and the number of benefit units that are allocated against each property in order to recover the capital debt costs for the project. There was a public hearing at the Town Hall at 7:30 pm on October 8, 2018 on this subject. Full information is available through links at the Cost & Financing page.
In August of 2017 each property owner in the water district was supplied with specific information through the U.S. Mail on how to indicate their preferred location for their connection to the water main (curb stop location). If property owners did not supply this information then the Resident Engineer will attempt to contact the property owner as construction nears the property. If still unable to contact the property owner then the Resident Engineer and the Project Contractor will independently make a determination for the location of the curb stop.
Revised project plan drawings were released by LaBella as part of the bid package. Paper copies of the drawings are available for review at the Town Hall. They are also available as PDF's here on this website.
Attempts by the Canadice Town Board to interest National Fuel Gas (NFG) in providing natural gas distribution in conjunction with this project have been unsuccessful. The latest communication with NFG in June, 2017 indicates that the service extension from the Canadice-Richmond town line to Canadice is no longer under active consideration.
Quick Links Below: Recreation Programs
The Town of Canadice contributes to the Richmond Recreation Program, which in turn allows Canadice residents to participate in those programs. Please check out the various seasonal programs, for people of ALL ages, as they become available.
Also, the Cornell Cooperative Extension operates 4-H Camp Bristol Hills. They offer a variety of both Day Camp and overnight Resident Camp programs. "Camperships" are available to youth from financially limited families. Click on this link or stop by the Canadice Town Hall for more information.
Also, the Cornell Cooperative Extension operates 4-H Camp Bristol Hills. They offer a variety of both Day Camp and overnight Resident Camp programs. "Camperships" are available to youth from financially limited families. Click on this link or stop by the Canadice Town Hall for more information.