As per New York State law, building permits are required for work that must conform to the Uniform Building Codes, which includes: new residential, commercial and industrial buildings;additions to residential,commercial and industrial buildings;interior and exterior structural repairs;

Alterations, improvements and remodeling of existing structures; garages; carports; all sheds; roofing; siding; decks; porches; stairs; fences; swimming pools in which the water depth is two feet or greater; heating systems (new and replacement); hot tubs; fire suppression systems; fire alarm systems; solid fuel burning appliances; gas fired decorative appliances; parking lots; and demolition of all structures.

From Mayor McDowell

Village Update –April 11th, 2019

We were delayed in the village hall survey process. Today, the first of 2 pieces of mail will go out. This piece addresses some of the incorrect information we have heard. The survey itself will be mailed on Tuesday, April 16th. Responses are due to the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) on May 1. They can be provided via mail or electronically. Both pieces have been reviewed by an outside communication specialist. CGR will present the results at our May 16th village board meeting.

We withdrew our purchase offer on the Warren property last Friday. A response was due a week prior and the only communication from the seller was ‘they needed to speak with the attorney’. There seems to be a pattern of not responding to purchase offers from this seller which we had hoped to avoid The seller has since communicated with the Village. How we move forward will be based on the survey results.

We met with Wayne County Emergency Management on Monday to review our plans again. We agreed to stay in touch by email over the next few weeks. The water levels have begun to rise and are expected to continue for the next 4-6 weeks. Based on the latest forecast we should top out below 247 feet. Slightly above last year’s maximum and just below when our village begins to get wet.