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The Ancram Town Hall is open to the public.  It is recommended you call ahead to make an appointment with the town official you want to see. To set up an appointment at Town Hall, call 518‐329‐6512. Wearing a mask is recommended when you visit Town Hall.

Recent Information & Documents

  • 2024 Budget Information
  • Updated-2023 Fee Schedule

Proposed Local Law #6 of 2023 (Zoning Amendments)

  • Memo to the Town Board that identifies the information and process related to reviewing and adopting LL#6 of 2023
  • A Resolution adopted by the TB which introduces the proposed LL to the community and directs several actions
  • FEAF Section F, which is a narrative explanation that provides a good overview of the proposed amendments/law
  • FEAF Part I (Project and Setting), which starts the SEQRA review process
  • Draft “marked up” copy of proposed Local Law #6 of 2023

  • Fall 2023 Newsletter
  • 2023 Employee Handbook
  • Local Law # 3 of 2023 - Senior Property Tax Exemptions
  • Local Law # 4 of 2023 - Disabled/Low Income Property Tax Exemptions
  • Local Law # 5 of 2023 - Volunteer Firefighter & Ambulance Worker Property Tax Exemptions
  • 2023 Ancram Directory
  • 2023 Ancram Kids Camp Information
  • 2023 Town Pool Overview
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  • Town Pool Fees
  • Zoning Law - Amended August 18, 2022 with Maps
  • Town of Ancram 2023 Revaluation Information

  • 2023 Organizational Resolutions, updated 2023-04-19
  • Town of Ancram Code of Conduct
  • Code of Conduct Incident Report Form
  • 2023 Financial Process Manual
  • 2023 Purchasing Policy

Local Law #1 of 2023 - Volunteer Firefighter and Volunteer Ambulance Workers Real Property Tax Exemption

  • Memo Introducing Local Law #1 of 2023
  • Local Law #1 of 2023

Budget

  • 2023 Adopted Budget
  • Overview of 2023 Final Budget
  • Exemption Report

2022

  • Ancram Historic Banner Project
  • Local Law #4 of 2022 - ANHNA Financial Support
  • Local Law #5 of 2022 - Virtual Public Meetings
  • Attorney's Report - Investigation of Disrespectful Behavior
  • Ancram ARPA Investment Plan
  • 2022 Summer Camp info (PDF)
  • Ancram Town Pool - 2022 Informaton and Schedule
  • 2022 Budget Overview
  • 2022 Budget
  • Revised 2022-2026 Capital Plan
  • 2022 Organizational Resolutions
  • Short Term Rentals - Application and Information
  • See 2022 Zoning Document history on Laws Archive Page

2020-2021

  • Cover Letter - Zoning Petition - Iron Star Zoning Map Amendment
  • Petition for Zoning Map Amendment with Exhibit
  • Abstract of Local Law #1 of 2021 (Solar Law) Local Law # 1 of 2021 (Solar Law)
  • Local Law # 1 of 2021 (Solar Law)
  • Standard Workday Resolution
  • Solarize Ancram Information
  • The Forests of Ancram - New CAC Document
  • Updated 2021 Policy Documents (Fee Schedule, Employee handbook, Policies, etc.)
  • Climate Smart Community Task Force 2020 Annual Report, January 7, 2021
  • Town Court is Closed to the Public
  • Conservation Advisory Council 2020 Annual Report

  • 2021 Final Budget Overview
  • 2021 Final Budget
  • 2021-2024 Capital Plan

    See 2020-2021 Zoning Document history on Laws Archive Page

Calendar

Dec 9
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Ancram Winterfest

Dec 18
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting

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Background Materials for November 16, 2023 LL#6 of 2023 - Public Hearing
  1. Proposed Local Law #6 of 2023 (Zoning Amendments)
  2. Section F – Full Environmental Assessment Form

Meeting Details / Background Materials Archive

Background Materials for November 16, 2023 2024 Preliminary Budget - Public Hearing
  1. 2024 Final Budget
  2. 2024 Budget Overview
  3. 2024 Budget Major Variances
  4. 2024 Exemption Report

Meeting Details / Background Materials Archive

Background Materials for November 16, 2023 Town Board Meeting
  1. Agenda
  2. Supervisor’s Report
  3. Proposed Resolutions
  4. Proposed Long Lake Settlement
  5. October 2023 Financial Reports
  6. YE 2023 Cash Projection
  7. 2024-2028 Capital Plan
  8. ARPA Plan

Meeting Details / Background Materials Archive

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Recent Public Notice

Wanted: Part time seasonal highway dept. employee
Date of Public Notice Event: December 8, 2023

Wanted: Part time highway dept. seasonal employee The Town of Ancram has an opening for a part time winter position. Duties will include plowing roads and parking lots and include clearing sidewalks. The position will be “on call as needed” basis. For further information and application contact: Jam …

Public Hearing on Tuesday December 5, 2023
Date of Public Notice Event: December 5, 2023

TOWN OF ANCRAM PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town of Ancram Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.   PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the public hearing will be a hybrid public hearing accessible both i …

Public Notices Archive

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  1. Ancram Hamlet Water Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Ancramwatersurvey
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  5. Adopted Local Laws & Town Laws (incl. 414 Library Tax Disclosure Law, Right to Farm Law, Zoning Law, Unsafe Building Law etc.)
  6. Manuals, Policies & Procedures
  7. Protecting Scenic Ancram
  8. Everything You Wanted to Know About Building Permits
  9. Ancram Historic District Information
  10. Applications (Dog license, Building Permit, Solar Permit etc.)
  11. http://www.columbiacountyny.com – Columbia County NY Website

The Town of Ancram is located in the southeastern section of Columbia County. The City of Hudson is approximately 20 miles to the northwest, the City of Albany approximately 50 miles to the northwest and the City and Town of Poughkeepsie approximately 35 miles to the southwest. The town was founded in 1803, and was originally part of Gallatin. In 1814 Ancram separated from Gallatin and became an independent Town. The name was derived from the Livingston homestead in Anchoram, Scotland. Robert Livingston, first Lord of the Manor was the son of a Scotch clergyman, born in Anchoram, Scotland in 1654. The town comprises 27,000 of the total 160,000 acres the Livingston family had held from the initial grant by the English Crown in 1686. Philip Livingston, grandson of Robert, founded the first iron works in 1743, the only one of its kind on the banks of the Roeliff Jansen Kill and in the NY Colony. There were four forges, a blast furnace and a refinery forge that employed 75 to 100 men at full operation. Three iron mines and a lead mine supported the iron works.
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Wanted: Part time seasonal highway dept. employee

Published on December 8, 2023

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The Ancram Freeground Cemetery, sometimes referred to on maps and the internet as the Ancram Old Cemetery, was established at the very end of the 18th Century. Because the cemetery was created before the 1803 incorporation of the town of Ancram, there are no town records of its establishment but it is widely believed that the one acre plot that comprises the cemetery was donated by the Livingston family. Read more >

Photo by B. Docktor
The Livingston's settled in the area in the late 17th century and received a royal charter land grant from King George I in 1715 for 250 square miles of land. Most of that land, known then as Livingston Manor, is now Columbia County.

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