Updates

The Town Board Monthly Meeting Tuesday August 8th 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Below is the link to the Agenda: 8-08-2023 Agenda     Ann Whitney Town Clerk  

The Town of Keene Highway Department started construction on the road that circles the grounds.  When this is complete, the survey and plot marking can begin, and when that is complete, we can begin selling plots.  Thanks for your patience while this project continues and more updates will follow.

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 7/28/2023  Greetings from the "Nerve" center of the Wilmington Town Government also known as the town offices. ((ha-ha))  I start this report with news that soil testing was performed on the future site of the Wilmington Homestead Housing property this past week. Atlantic Testing Laboratories conducted subsurface investigations of the soil by using a portable drill that went several feet in the ground. In the drill were these plastic sleeves that collected soil and will later be analyzed for contamination like oil or PCBs. The testing is a requirement of the Northern Boarders grant to purchase [...]

Thank you so much to all the volunteers who showed up at Marcy Field on Monday and to those who couldn’t attend but contributed. Over 50 volunteers worked with their bare hands, with rakes, and with shovels to replace sod, level out rough spots, and fill in ruts. There were many Keene residents, both summer and year-round, as well as residents from Lake Placid, Wilmington, Essex, Saranac Lake, Queensbury, and the rest of Essex County. The extent of the work allows the field to return to use for scheduled events like the Summer Concert Series, Capture the Flag, Kitefest, and the [...]

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 7-21-2023  I start off my report announcing that I have appointed Town Council member Tina Terry Preston as my Deputy Supervisor. According to New York State Town Law, The role of Deputy Supervisor is an appointment at the total discretion of the Town Supervisor. The deputy runs meetings or signs checks in the absence of the supervisor. I have total confidence in Tina and thank her for once again "stepping- up" for her community.  Just a reminder that this weekend is Ironman. Please go to  lakeplacid.com/events/ironman-traffic-impacts-july-23-2023 for a more complete list of road closures and other [...]

Notice of Public Hearing :  This Public Hearing is to hear comments on a Local Law to provide a property tax exemption to Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Workers.  Hearing is July 11th, 2023 at 6:30 P.M.  at the Keene Town Hall. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Keene held a public hearing for the introduced local law to provide a property tax exemption to Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Workers. Minutes https://www.townofkeeneny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Local-Law-1-23.pdf