Notices

The Town of Lyme is accepting bids for a John Deere 709 Brush Hog. The brush hog still runs and is located behind the Town Highway Garage for viewing. Sealed bids will be accepted until close of business at 4:00 p.m. on April 8, 2024.  Bids may be submitted by mail to Lyme Town Clerk, PO Box 66, Chaumont, NY 13622, hand-delivered to the Town Clerk’s Office, 12175 NYS Route 12E, Chaumont, NY 13622, or emailed to lymetownclerk@townoflyme.com. Bids will be opened on April 10, 2024 during the regular monthly Town Board Meeting. The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

March 18, 2024

Ariana Henderson

Town of Lyme Clerk

Town of Lyme Mowing Specs Ball Fields and Abandoned Cemeteries – 2024

The Town of Lyme will be accepting a one year bid for the 2024 mowing season.  

* Abandoned Cemeteries (7) mowed, trimmed and cleaned up by Memorial Day. Mowed and trimmed once every two weeks thereafter until September 15th.

* NYS Route 12E Ball Fields and Grounds – Mowed twice weekly (preferably Mondays & Wednesdays before 4 p.m.) and trimmed once a week from May 1st thru July 31st and mowed once a week thereafter until October 15th.

* G. Spence Donaldson Memorial Field (Morris Tract Road) Ball Field and Grounds – mowed and trimmed twice a week May 1^st-July 31^st and once a week until September 30^th (preferably on Monday).

Quotes will be accepted until the closing of business on Monday April 8, 2024 and can be mailed to the Town Clerk’s Office, PO Box 66 Chaumont, NY 13622 or dropped off at the Town Offices at 12175 NYS Route 12E, Chaumont, NY. The awarded Lawn Care Professional must supply own equipment, maintenance and fuel. Proof of liability insurance of at least one million dollars must be provided. Quotes will be reviewed, and awards will be made during the Regular Town Board Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

February 25, 2024

Ariana Henderson

Town of Lyme Clerk

Hello all,

First of all, Thank You all for putting your trust in me to protect our Town. And for those who did not, I hope to win your trust in the ensuing year to come.

This is what we are currently working on.

We initiated a referendum on the New Town garage for two reasons. One so that we have time to work with the engineering company that designed the building to reduce some of its costs.

Also, I am currently working with Senator Walczyk’s staff and private organizations to seek grant monies that will also reduce the building’s cost.

I am also putting together a plan to build our new Town Hall. I have selected a preexisting building that will only cost us site plan engineering fees and save on design expenses.

I am proposing the new site of the Town Hall to be behind our present Hall, keeping the Building accessible to the Town and Village residents as well as saving on sewer and water connections.

Later on in the year we will revisit the water line needs of our residents.

My office is always open for your concerns and ideas.

I would also urge all to attend our monthly Town meetings whenever possible in person or via the  internet.

My motto has always been,”The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes us a little longer”.

Sincerely yours’ 

Jim Millington

315-777-6115, jmillington1929@gmail.com

The Lyme Town Board will hold a special meeting at 3:00 P.M., February 1, 2024 at the Town Office, 12175 NYS RTE 12E, Chaumont, NY.

January 23, 2024

Ariana E. Henderson

Town of Lyme Clerk

The Town of Lyme Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on 2/6/2024, 6:35 P.M. at the Town of Lyme Office to hear the case for a subdivision on Martin Property, 13741 Case Road, tax #62.00-2-13.22. Please contact the Town Office at 315-649-2788 with any questions.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Town of Lyme, New York

Proposed Local Law: Business Investment Exemption pursuant to Real Property Tax Law §485-b

          PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Local Law has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Lyme entitled “Business Investment Exemption pursuant to Real Property Tax Law §485-b.”

          PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing in connection with the proposed legislation will be held at the Municipal Office, 12175 NYS Route 12E,

Chaumont, NY 13622 on January 10, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.  An opportunity to be heard in regard thereto will then and there be given to all persons interested in this proposed legislation.

Ariana Henderson

The Lyme Town Board will hold a special meeting on December 28, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the Town Office, 12175 NYS RTE 12E, Chaumont, NY, to conduct a year-end review and any other business that may come before the Board. 

December 20, 2023

Ariana E. Henderson

Town of Lyme Clerk

On January 4, 2024, the Town of Lyme Board will hold its annual Organizational Meeting beginning at 3:00 p.m. and any other business that may come before the Board will follow. The meeting will be held at the Lyme Town Office located at 12175 NYS RT 12E, Chaumont, NY. 

December 20, 2023

Ariana Mattraw

Town of Lyme Clerk

At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lyme, Jefferson County, New York, held at the Town Offices at 12175 NYS Route 12E, Chaumont, New York 13622 on the 13th day of December, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time.

The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Countryman and upon roll being called, the following were present:

Terry Countryman, Supervisor
Don Bourquin, Councilmember
Julia Gosier, Councilmember
Tim Farrell, Councilmember
Daniel Villa, Councilmember

ABSENT:

The following Amended Resolution was offered by Councilmember Gosier, who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilmember Farrell, to wit:

AN AMENDED BOND RESOLUTION DATED DECEMBER 13, 2023
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF SERIAL BONDS OR A STATUTORY INSTALLMENT BOND OF THE TOWN OF LYME IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,260,681, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH ARE TO BE USED FOR SITE PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGHWAY GARAGE FOR THE TOWN OF LYME.

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Lyme, Jefferson County, New York as follows:

Section 1. The Town of Lyme, in the interests of the citizens of the Town of Lyme, hereby authorizes the issuance of serial bonds or a statutory installment bond for the site preparation and construction of a New Highway Garage (the “Project”). The estimated cost of the Project shall not exceed $5,260,681.

Section 2. The original Bond Resolution of December 8, 2021 is amended to encompass a new cost estimate by the Town Engineers as reflected on the Revised Rural Development (RD) Project Budget/Cost Certification. The new cost estimate and the amount of this Amended Bond Resolution is $5,260,681.

Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid object and purpose is thirty (30) years, pursuant to Section 11.00 (a)(11)(a)(1) of the Local Finance Law. It is further determined that no down payment is required pursuant to Section 107 of the Local Finance Law.

Section 4. The Town Board plans to finance the estimated maximum cost of the Purpose by the issuance of serial bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,260,681 of the Town, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the Local Finance Law, said amount to be offset by any federal, state, county and/or local funds received. Unless paid from other sources or charges, the cost of such improvements is to be paid by the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable.

Section 5. The faith and credit of said Town of Lyme, Jefferson County, New York are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. There shall annually be levied on all property of said Town, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest of such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 6. Subject to the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes of the issuance and the sale of a statutory installment bond or serial bonds herein authorized, including renewal of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, the Chief Fiscal Officer. Such Notes shall be of such terms, form and contents and shall be sold in such a manner as may be prescribed by said Town Supervisor consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law.

Section 7. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether to manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bond are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of its Town Supervisor), including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Town Supervisor. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the Town not to impose and collect from registered owners of such bonds any charges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Town Supervisor shall determine.

Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if:
(1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or
(2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit, or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication, or
(3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, a summary of the same be published in Watertown Daily Times, the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.

Section 10. This resolution is not subject to permissive referendum, pursuant to Section 35.00 of the Local Finance Law.

Section 11. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long­ term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

A motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was made by Board Member Gosier and seconded by Board Member Farrell and upon a roll call vote of the Board was duly adopted as follows:
VOTING
Yes No
Terry Countryman, Supervisor XXX

Don Bourquin, Councilmember XXX
Julia Gosier, Councilmember XXX

Tim Farrell, Councilmember XXX
Daniel Villa, Councilmember XXX

The resolution was thereupon declared and duly adopted.

The above resolution is a true, complete and accurate copy of a resolution made and seconded at a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lyme held on December 13, 2023.

/s/ Ariana Henderson
Ariana Henderson, Town Clerk