Public Hearing Thu, Nov 5, 2026
Local law to override the state tax levy limit (2027 budget)
Town Board
The Town Board will hear all persons interested in a proposed local law entitled "A Local Law Permitting the Town of Schaghticoke to Override the Tax Levy Limit as Defined Under Section 3-c of the General Municipal Law." The hearing is at a special session on Thursday, November 5 at 6:00 PM, set by the board at its October 14 meeting. The notice the town posted on October 8 wrongly gave October 14 as the date and was removed; the corrected notice, with the November 5 date, was back on the town site by October 16. The 2027 preliminary budget hearing is at the same hour (see the next entry). The town adopted the same kind of law for the 2020 and 2023 budgets. Notice by Emily Calhoun, Town Clerk. Our explainer is at /news/tax-cap-override-hearing-october-2026/.
- Time
- 6:00 PM
- Where
- Town Hall, 290 Northline Drive, Melrose
Official notice (town site) →
Public Hearing Thu, Nov 5, 2026
2027 preliminary town budget
Town Board
The preliminary budget of the Town of Schaghticoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027 has been completed and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, where it is available for inspection by any interested person at regular office hours. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on it at Town Hall at 6:00 PM on November 5, 2026, at which any person may be heard for or against the preliminary budget or any item in it. Proposed salaries of town officers (Town Law section 108): Supervisor $30,000; Judge Thomas $12,650; Judge Ryan $14,855; Council Members, four at $7,200; Tax Collector $6,830; Town Clerk $52,530; Highway Superintendent $78,025. Dated October 16, 2026, Emily Calhoun, Town Clerk. The budget must be adopted by November 20.
- Time
- 6:00 PM
- Where
- Town Hall, 290 Northline Drive, Melrose
Official notice (town site) →
Public Hearing Wed, Oct 7, 2026
Powder coating and metal finishing shop at 751 Route 40, Melrose (special use permit and site plan)
The Planning Board will hear the application of The Kustom Addiction (Ken Murray) for a Special Use Permit and Site Plan Review to operate a powder coating, metal finishing and refinishing business, and to place an 8-by-20-foot shipping container, at 751 NY 40 (Tax Map #206.-1-11) in the Hamlet zoning district. The same address came before the Planning Board and ZBA in 2022 and 2023 as a proposed auto repair and towing shop. Written comment goes to the Town Clerk by mail or townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org. Notice by Frank Alessandrini, Chairman, dated September 30, 2026. Posted as text on the town site; no PDF was published.
Official notice (town site) →
Public Hearing Thu, Oct 1, 2026
Chickens and a rooster on a quarter-acre hamlet lot at 5 Bickford Lane (use and area variances)
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear the application of Matthew Dolan for a use variance and area variances to keep chickens and one rooster at 5 Bickford Lane, a roughly 0.27-acre parcel in the Hamlet zoning district (Tax Map Parcel 70.15-3-29). The use variance is from the Zoning Table of Use Regulations for Hamlet districts and from Section V(N) of the Zoning Law, which requires a 5.0-acre lot and certain setbacks for a coop. Same meeting as the Whitney garage-setback hearing. Written comment goes to the Town Clerk by mail or townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org. Notice by Edward McDonough, Chair, dated September 23, 2026. The notice is posted as text on the town site; no PDF was published.
Official notice (town site) →
Public Hearing Thu, Oct 1, 2026
Garage addition 3.33 feet from the side line at 853 Master Street (area variance)
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear the application of Franklin Whitney for an area variance to permit an addition to an existing garage at 853 Master Street, a roughly 7.23-acre parcel in the Residential Agriculture district (Tax Map Parcel 14.-1-5.111). Section IV(F)(2)(c) of the Zoning Law requires a 14-foot side yard setback; 3.33 feet is proposed. Same meeting as the Bickford Lane chickens hearing. Written comment goes to the Town Clerk by mail or townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org. Notice by Edward McDonough, Chair, dated September 24, 2026. The notice is posted as text on the town site; no PDF was published.
Official notice (town site) →
Public Hearing Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Madigan two-lot subdivision at 152 Madigan Road
The Planning Board will hear the application of Thomas E. Madigan to subdivide the roughly 73-acre parcel at 152 Madigan Road (Tax Map Parcel 42.-1-12, Residential Agriculture district) into two lots: about 4.29 acres with a proposed house, and about 68.78 acres of vacant land. Same meeting as the Monast subdivision and Eastover Road dog-daycare hearings. Written comment goes to the Town Clerk by mail or townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org. Notice by Frank Alessandrini, Chairman, dated August 11, 2026.
Official notice (PDF) →
Public Hearing Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Monast two-lot subdivision at 2892 River Road
The Planning Board will hear the application of Gerald and Sharon Monast to subdivide the roughly 6.7-acre parcel at 2892 River Road (Tax Map Parcel 30.-3-11.11, Residential Agriculture district) into two lots: about 2.15 acres for a proposed new house, and about 4.72 acres with the existing house. Same meeting as the Madigan subdivision and Eastover Road dog-daycare hearings. Written comment goes to the Town Clerk by mail or townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org. Notice by Frank Alessandrini, Chairman, dated August 11, 2026.
Official notice (PDF) →
Public Hearing Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Dog grooming & doggie day care at 100 Eastover Road (Route 40) — special use permit & site plan
The Planning Board will hear the application of Megan Foxvog for a Special Use Permit and Site Plan Review for 100 Eastover Road, a 1.21± acre parcel at the northeast corner of Route 40 and Eastover Road (the current Scriven Printing building, Tax Map Parcel 71.10-1-1), as a dog grooming facility and doggie day care facility in the Hamlet Zoning District. This is the Planning Board step that follows the Zoning Board’s July ruling that the use is a personal service, not a kennel. Written comment is accepted by mail to the attention of the Town Clerk or by email to townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org. Notice by Frank Alessandrini, Chair, dated August 11, 2026, mailed to nearby property owners.
Background: how the proposal got here →
Public Notice Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Adopted — hamlet noise law ("Chapter 92 — Noise", Local Law No. 3 of 2026)
The Town Board closed its public hearing and adopted the hamlet noise law unanimously on August 12, 2026, as Local Law No. 3 of 2026. Within the four Hamlet Districts (Speigletown, Pleasantdale, Hemstreet Park and Melrose) it prohibits amplified noise between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that causes public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, with fines of $250, $500 and $1,000 per conviction and up to 15 days’ imprisonment. It takes effect on filing with the New York Secretary of State. The town does not publish the text; we host it, along with the enforcement questions residents asked at the hearing and the town’s answers.
The law, and how it will be enforced →
Public Notice Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Permissive referendum window — Barton Road culvert financing ($710,000 note)
On July 8, 2026 the Town Board adopted a resolution — subject to permissive referendum — to finance the replacement culvert under Barton Road with a note not to exceed $710,000. It takes effect unless a valid petition for a referendum is filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days of adoption (by about August 7, 2026).
Read the details →
Public Notice Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Sealed bids due — residential garbage & recycling collection (2027–2028)
The Town is taking sealed bids for its two-year residential trash, single-stream recycling, and yard-waste collection contract (Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2028). Bids are due by 3:00 p.m. on August 6, 2026, then opened and read aloud. Specs are at the Town Clerk’s office and townofschaghticoke.gov.
What it means for residents →
Public Hearing Wed, Aug 5, 2026
ProLine Power — equipment storage at Route 40 & East Schaghticoke Road
The Planning Board will hear the application of ProLine Power for the storage of construction equipment on the southerly lot of the three-lot subdivision at the southeast corner of Route 40 and East Schaghticoke Road (Tax Map 32.-3-47, Highway Commercial district) — the same subdivision as the proposed Dollar General. A special use permit and site-plan review are required. Written comment is accepted by mail to the Town Clerk or townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org, and for 14 days after the hearing.
Official notice (PDF) →
Special Meeting Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Held — dog daycare at Route 40 & Eastover Road (personal-service use, conditions pending)
After extensive public comment, the ZBA rejected treating the proposed dog grooming and daycare at the former Scriven Press building as a kennel but interpreted it as a "personal service" use, and a straw vote favored approval with restrictions (no overnight boarding; a possible 2–3 year review). The town attorney is drafting the stipulations; the binding approval and exact conditions are still to be finalized.
Read our recap →