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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 11 November Newsletter November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 1 Danby Town News Public Hearings The Town Board will be holding two public hearings at the November 3rd meeting. The first is for the preliminary 2026 budget. The second is for the current Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project. More information is available on the Town’s website (danby.ny.gov) via the “Calendar” tab. Pancake Breakfast with the Danby Fire Company a Fall is here and the pancakes are warming up! Drive-thru or stop in for a plate of pancakes, French toast, sausage, scrambled e ggs, and homefries all for $12. Join us Sunday, November 16th 8am- 11am! Cash, card, check, Venmo, and Apple Pay are accepted. We’ll be doing this on the third Sunday of the month from October 2025 through March 2026 at the Danby Volunteer Fire Company, 1780 Danby Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850. Proceeds to benefit the Danby Volunteer Fire Company. Fundraising targets include improvements to our equipment for managing breathing problems and to our rope rescue equipment. West Danby Fire Department Pancake Breakfast and Raffle! The West Danby Volunteer Fire Department invites you to our Fall Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, November 8th, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the West Danby Fire Station, 47 Sylvan Lane. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast featuring pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, and your choice of coffee, juice, or tea. Prices are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and children, and children under 4 eat free. Continued on pg. 8 November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 2 Notes from the Town Supervisor Joel Gagno n A lot of what I am reporting this month are updates on stories still unfolding but not yet at end points. Budget Ready for Public Hearing We passed the Tax Cap Override Law, as we do every year, to give us the room to exceed the tax cap if we need to. This year the proposed budget is under the tax cap, with a proposed increase in the property tax levy of just under 2%. Despite an 18% increase in health insurance costs and built-in increases in employee compensation of 3%, we managed to stay under the tax cap and not unduly deplete our savings thanks to mortgage tax receipts being well above our conservative budgeted amount. That helped a lot, as did the economies made by our highway department. Highway Superintendent Keith Shipman is very good at taking advantage of bargains that save the town money, such as getting ground up asphalt from repaving in other municipalities for the hauling and then using them for road base in Danby. The complete preliminary budget is on the town’s website for your review, and the public hearing is scheduled for the November 3rd Town Board meeting. Prospects for a Noise Law The Board asked for public comments on a draft noise law prepared by the attorney for the town and we got plenty of them. Some were even constructive. There are some conspicuous inconsistencies in the law and several commentators remarked them. In one place excessive noise is pegged at greater than 90 decibels; in another it is audible within 50 feet of the property line. The first was criticized as too loud, the second as ridiculously restrictive. Clearly the draft needs considerable work before we can put it forward for consideration. The Board set it aside pending revision and until we first deal with the Special Events Local Law, which we believe to be much closer to formal consideration for passage. Special Events Local Law Close, but not yet. We are considering passing a special events law to enable large mass gatherings, which are not allowed currently in any zone – except when they are part of marketing for agricultural businesses. Danby allows for “customary agricultural uses”, and that has come to include agritourism and tasting rooms and associated entertainment in support of sales. That can include occasional festival-like events (like an apple harvest festival or pumpkin fest). One of the questions we had about the special event law was whether the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets would regard a special events law as an unreasonable limitation of agricultural activity. The answer was no; they do not. There was concern, though, that only 4 permits/year would be unduly restrictive. We have changed the language in the draft to make it clearer that a series of events can be lumped together under one permit (like a summer concert series, for example). Apart from this currently allowed ag use for occasional large events, such events are not provided for in our zoning and so are currently illegal. We propose making them legal by allowing them by special permit. The special permit application would be processed by the Board of Zoning Appeals and address health, safety, and neighborhood impacts. One point of contention is how big is big enough to trigger a need for a permit? In the current draft, it is 100 attendees or 50 vehicles AND one or more of the following: the duration is more than eight hours; involves overnight camping on the property; the event is held past 9:00 PM; requires a fee for admission; the November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 3 frequency of similar events on the same property is more than once per month. Board member Tyler Stein said that he thought 100 to be a ridiculously low trigger and suggested that 800 would be more appropriate. Others strongly disagreed. That number might be changed on revision or even deleted altogether in favor of the vehicle number, since traffic and parking impacts of large gatherings are one of the most prominent concerns. Another issue identified is confusion about the meaning of “An event held on property used for commercial, institutional, or public purposes with available parking”, since those are exempted from the permit requirement. Does commercial include agricultural businesses? If so, then festival-sized events on farms would be exempt without limit or need for permits, not what the Board had in mind. So, more tweaking is needed before another draft will be floated for comment. The Board does hope to consider revisions at the next meeting on November 3rd. Timber Harvest Law We thought that this was ready to pass into law, but a couple of things were pointed out at the public hearing that led the Board to call for revision. The biggest problem is who would issue the permits. The Planner is intended, but the law says that it is the Highway Superintendent. That will be changed and the law reconsidered. That might be regarded as a meaningful change (a question for our attorney). If so, we will have to have another public hearing on the revised version. If not, we could pass it as amended. There was also a suggestion to include times of day in which the harvesting activity would take place. It was agreed to add that to the information asked of the operator on the permit application. Three More Houses Approved for Rehab Under the CDBG Program Several more properties were given the green light by the Town Board at the October 20 meeting. They are 1055 Coddington Road, 572 Nelson Road, and 6 West Jersey Hill Road. Community Development Block Grant funds are for addressing code violations and livability for those who lack the resources to fix issues themselves. They typically address leaking roofs, unsafe porches or stairs, deteriorated windows, and electrical and plumbing problems. In some cases, these investments make the difference between saving a building and losing it. We consider ourselves fortunate to have been able to get this assistance for our residents in need. There are safeguards to ensure that the beneficiaries don’t take advantage of the help by “flipping” improved properties. The grants are a loan if the property changes hands too quickly and need to be repaid in that event. South Hill Cider Planner Greg Hutnik and I met with Ag and Markets lawyers seeking clarity on what is and what is not agricultural activity. The upshot was their willingness to mediate if necessary - provided both parties are willing. Steve Selin held a neighborhood meeting to better discern concerns and to share possible mitigating steps he could take. Near neighbors who have initiated legal action to enforce Danby Zoning Law chose not to attend. The town is not party to that legal action, and we still hope to avoid court action. One suggestion (credit Mark Pruce) is to create a Planned Development Zone for the SHC property to define what is and what is not allowed for that operation. This would be a rezoning, a Town Board action. PDZs have their own regulations… (Continued on page 8) November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 4 Notes from the Planner’s Desk Greg Hutnik Planning Board On October 21, the Planning Board granted approvals for new homes at 353 Comfort Road, 121 Autumn Ridge Lane, and 58 Jersey Hill Road. The Board also reviewed a proposed minor subdivision of the former Auto Salvage property at 129 Hornbrook Road. The owner wishes to subdivide the commercially zoned area with the warehouses from the rest of the property zoned Rural 1. A public hearing is scheduled for November 18 at 7:00 PM at the Danby Town Hall to consider approval of the subdivision. Proposed Amendments to the Hamlet Zoning Districts & Design Guidelines Recommendations to the Hamlet Neighborhood and Hamlet Center zoning district regulations have been proposed by the regulatory review committee for adoption. There are four main recommendations. The first is to make it easier for buildings in the hamlet zone districts to be re-used without having to meet requirements relating to parking location. Currently if a building is to be re-used, the parking has to be located to the side or the rear of the building. This requirement is suitable for a building that is close to the road, but for a building that is far from the road, allowing parking in front of the building makes more sense (see for example, the Danby Food and Drink being allowed, with a variance, to have parking in front of the building; the amendment would preclude the need to be granted a variance). The second recommendation is to allow restaurants, retail, personal services, cottage industries, places of worship, and repair shops on properties that front onto Danby Road in the Hamlet Neighborhood Zone District, and not be limited to corner lots in the zone district as is currently allowed. The third recommendation is to remove the 20-foot maximum setback for new buildings in the Hamlet Neighborhood. There is good intention with a maximum setback. It requires buildings to be closer to the road, which can create a more hamlet, pedestrian-scaled feel to an area. Since the standard was adopted in 2022, however, there have been four variances granted to relieve property owners of the rule. The regulatory review committee debated modifying the setback based on road type (for example, requiring buildings to be further from Danby Road compared to East Miller Road, as those roads vary greatly in traffic volume and speed, and overall feel). However, an analysis of the current setbacks of existing buildings revealed that there is little consistency or development pattern by road type. As such, the committee recommends removing the maximum setback all together. The fourth recommendation is to remove all the Form requirements for new buildings in the Hamlet Center and Hamlet Neighborhood and relocate them to the Design Guidelines. Some of the zoning requirements have proven prohibitive to build a single dwelling u nit in the hamlets. For example, the Hamlet Neighborhood requires that new buildings make up 40% of the lot width, which is difficult to meet for a single dwelling if on a wide lot. These standards are worth requiring for larger developments, but the committee felt that not all developments, especially single and two- family dwellings, should be subjected to them. Rather than exempt certain types of developments from the standards, the recommendation is to move all the Form standards into the Design Guidelines so that proposals requiring Site Plan Review must meet them. These recommendations will now be going to the Town Board for consideration and possible adoption. Please see the Town’s website for November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 5 the specific proposed changes, and/or please contact me to discuss. Six Mile Creek Community Questionnaire Tompkins County wants to hear from you about your experiences with flooding, erosion and water quality issues in the Six Mile Creek watershed. In Danby this includes properties on Coddington Rd, Banks Rd, German Cross Rd, Troy Rd north of Nelson Rd, Updike Rd, East Miller Rd near Coddington Rd, Deputron Hollow Rd, and Olsefski Rd. Six Mile Creek is an important resource for drinking water, wildlife, and recreation. This questionnaire is intended only to gather observations and ideas that will help shape future stream protection efforts. Thank you for taking a few minutes to share yo ur knowledge and experience. Providing contact information at the end of the survey is optional. If you have questions about the project or would like to receive a paper copy of the questionnaire, please contact Darby Kiley at dkiley@tompkins-co.org or at 607-274-5560. Complete the questionnaire now! https://forms.office.com/g/vc7QeNKSFQ Notes from the Town Clerk Mariah Dillon Update on the General Code Project Danby has contracted with General Code to meticulously review all the Town’s local laws and make sure there are no conflicts with State Laws or other Town Laws. General Code has recently completed their initial review, and the local laws have come back to the town with a lot of questions for the town to resolve. Some of the questions are simple. For example, L.L. No. 1-2011 Licensing, Identification, and Control of Dogs states: The determination of a Dangerous Dog shall be pursuant to Article 4 of New York State Agriculture and Markets Law. General Code’s Question: Article 4 of New York State Agriculture and Markets Law pertains to Dairy Products. Should this reference be revised to Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, Licensing, Identification and Control of Dogs, or specifically to § 123, Dangerous dogs? The town needs to do the research and determine if we cited the incorrect article, or if the State Law changed, or if we really meant Article 7, or § 123, Dangerous dogs. This has been and continues to be an exhaustive process! The town has until the first week of February to submit our responses to the questions. Once all the answers are submitted to General Code they will review the answers. I suspect there will be some back and forth before the process is complete. Then General Code will help us to create one Local Law that corrects all the inconstancies and outdated references. I hope we will be ready for this phase by April or May 2026. Then General Code will publish our current local laws online (accessible to all) and, believe me, it will make life much easier for all of us who care about the local laws of Danby! November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 6 Tompkins County Legislature News Dan Klein Budget At the time I am writing this in mid-October, the proposed County tax levy increase for 2026 is 3.4%, which would cause the County tax bill on a median-priced house to go up by about $28. Changes to the budget can happen anytime until mid-November, but generally there are not big changes in the final weeks. Internet I’m sorry to report on the latest sad twist in the long journey to get broadband internet to everyone in Tompkins County. We have always been told by everyone involved in the industry that fiber is the gold standard when it comes to delivering internet service, and that everyone seems to agree that this will likely be true for decades to come. The federal government would only accept applications where fiber was being requested. Until… A few weeks ago, we were notified that the federal government has changed the rules, and now all they will consider funding for Tompkins County is “licensed fixed wireless”. This involves delivering internet by radio waves from cell phone towers. This is the technology that was used 12 years ago when Tompkins County last engaged in an internet delivery project. That project from 12 years ago was successful in making decent internet service available to more than 90% of households in Tompkins County. However, that technology is not good at getting through trees and getting around hills – two things we have plenty of here in Danby. As an example, my house was not able to get internet service by this method, even though there is a tower seven-tenths of a mile from my house. More than 1,000 households in Tompkins County were not able to receive the radio signals. Over the years, through various fiber buildouts, the number of unserved addresses in Tompkins County now stands at about 560. I’m told that the radio wave technology has improved, but no one can guarantee that it’s going to work here. It seems that this is another recent federal policy change that is going to be bad for rural America and for rural Danby. I hope I’m wrong in my skepticism. We are told that a funding decision will be made by the end of the year, and then it will take up to 4 years to deliver the final product. Conservation Advisory Council Margaret Corbit The Danby Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) met on Tuesday, October 14 at 7 pm. Here are the highlights of the meeting. The discussion that evolved from the Privilege of the Floor portion focused on tensions that exist within the community surrounding the proposed Noise Law and issues surrounding the South Hill Cider complaints. After an open, but personal, conversation we moved on to the agenda primarily related to Conservation Easements. We were given updates on several easements that are in the works and clarified the online organization of easement documents such as monitoring reports. We also confirmed and, in once case reassigned, monitoring responsibility for each property. In terms of approaching potential easement donors, we talked about what parts of the easements can be and are customized to reflect the donors’ interests. Brittany Stein will November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 7 be creating documents that we will post online that explain how a donor can apply for tax advantages associated with their donation. Jonathan Zisk shared his research on agricultural soil compaction, which was followed by Margaret Corbit’s presentation of the monitoring report for the Hanson/Selin easement on Sand Bank Rd. Afterwards, we discussed how compaction could be measured and by whom. That discussion was prompted by concern about the possible impact on the soil from overflow parking. The meeting ended with an update on the South Hill Cider situation. There was a public hearing on the Timber Harvest Regulations at the Town Board meeting on October 20 th . Community suggestions were passed on to the Town Board. Greg Hutnik confirmed that Hummingbird will be presenting a talk on his bird banding project at Lindsey Parsons Preserve at our December meeting. Our next meeting is on November 10 at 7 pm in the Town Hall. Community members are welcome to attend in hybrid fashion or in person, and a link for Zoom will be posted on the Calendar. Danby Youth Programs Jorin Clougherty UPCOMING DANBY YOUTH PROGRAMS Rural Youth Services provides free programming to Danby residents in 4th -8th grade. To sign up, visit https://bit.ly/danbyrys Questions? Contact Program Manager Jorin Clougherty at jc3842@cornell.edu WEEKLY PROGRAMS (11/10 – 12/19) Whimsical Winter Wonderland (grades 4&5) Mondays, 2pm—4:30pm Whatever the weather, we will explore outside. Sledding expected. Hot cocoa guaranteed. Edible Art (grades 4 & 5) Tuesdays, 2:30pm—4:30pm Using cake, spaghetti, and more, we’ll make masterpieces…and then eat them! D&D / Magic the Gathering (grades 6-8) Wednesdays, 3:30pm—5:30pm Join other youth for after-school games. Holiday Crafting (grades 6-8) Thursdays, 3:30pm—5:30pm Get ready for the holidays with crafts that you can give as gifts (or keep for yourself)! SPECIAL PROGRAMS Indoor/Outdoor Games (grades 4 & 5) November 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2:30pm—4:30pm Field games at Dotson Park followed by board games at Danby Food & Drink. Family Bingo Night (all ages!) Fri. 11/07, 6pm—8pm Join Danby families to have fun, eat pizza, and win prizes! Clay School (grades 4-8) Tuesday, 11/11, 1:45 pm—4pm We will create and take home our very own ceramic pieces! “Rock Hounds” enjoy the falls at Robert H. Treman State Park! November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 8 Danby Seniors Pat Phelps The November meeting of the Danby Seniors will be held on Thursday, November 6 at noon at the Danby C ommunity Church. This will be the second annual “Friendsgiving” luncheon. Pat Sawyer and Edie Spaulding have kindly volunteered to make turkeys. They ask that you bring a dish that would complement your Thanksgiving table. Last month there were 60 people in attendance, so please be generous with your dish to pass. The group is always in need of volunteers to help set up and clean up. The same few people take on this task every month; please consider dropping by early to help or staying a few minutes later to help clean u p. Don Alvord and Joel Kane Will be providing music following dinner. The Christmas luncheon will be at the Boatyard Grill. Cost is $20 per person for members. The casino bus trip to Turning Stone is December 11. You may sign up for the Christmas luncheon and/or casino trip with Cindy Ceracche at the meeting or by email: cceracche@gmail.com. West Danby Fire Department Breakf ast and Raffle! During this breakfast, we’ll also be holding the drawing for our Fall 2025 Sportsman’s Raffle, which will take place at the conclusion of the event. Raffle tickets are still available for $10 each and can be purchased from any department member, and will b e available for purchase during breakfast. These breakfasts have become a great way for neighbors to come together, share a meal, and support the department that serves our community year -round. This will be our final breakfast of the season before we take a break for the winter months, so we hope you’ll stop by, say hello, and enjoy a great morning with your neighbors! All proceeds benefit the West Danby Volunteer Fire Department and help us continue providing fire and emergency response services to the community. Notes from the Town Supervisor (cont.) Joel Gagnon (…) so whatever comes out of the process of crafting those regulations would govern. Residents and SHC could negotiate an operating framework that both could live with and then that would be enshrined in the zone regulations. The regulations themselves would be limited by the terms of the conservation easement on the property, which limits the use to customary agriculture. Ag and Markets could be involved to help set the boundaries of allowed use. Neighbors and SHC would gain a mechanism to resolve their differences and the assurance that the product of their efforts would be codified in law. Will both parties come to the table? We will see. New Phone System for the Town of Danby The Town Hall and Highway Department will be getting a new VOIP phone system in late December. Main numbers will not change, and we hope to save some money. Stay tuned! Please remember to vote in the local election on Tuesday, November 4th! November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 9 An Invitation to Town Residents… Danny Wheeler Our Town has hosted the Danby Soldiers' Monument in front of Town Hall for nearly 150 years (built in 1879). It is a Civil War "artifact", as town historian Mary Ann Barr called it last month, but it is also a historical treasure that provides a portal to the past. Danby was a thriving farm community back then with a population about a third of the size of Ithaca's. There were no cars, and travel between communities was largely done by walking or horse. When the American Civil War started, Danby was near its peak population as a relatively independent community. Most folks knew one another, and their lives were interconnected in a way that is difficult to imagine today. More than 170 young men from Danby served in the Civil War, with 45 known who died in the war. Their names are inscribed on the Soldiers' Monument, the monument symbolizing the deep emotional impact on the community. These days, much of the community’s connection to the monument has been lost. Most Danby residents know of the monument, but surprisingly few know what it memorializes. To help keep this connection intact, the local camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Sydney Camp 41, has cleaned the monument twice in the past 30 years. The group also recently proposed that there should be an informational sign accompanying the monument. The idea was approved by the Town Board in August. The sign will be a modern interpretive sign like those found in Finger Lakes State Parks and at Gettysburg National Park. The estimated cost of the sign and its mounting is around $1,900. Sydney Camp 41 has already applied for a $750 grant and received $250 in donations. The hope is that we can raise the remaining funds from Town residents. Donations are tax deductible and contributors will have the option to be recognized in a ceremony commemorating the installation of the sign in 2026. Personal check contributions can be made out to "Sydney Camp 41" and mailed to Ray Wheaton at 12 Olli Road Newfield, NY 14867. Ray is the Sydney Camp 41 Treasurer, and the name of his 2nd great- grandfather is inscribed on t he monument. From the Town Historian Mary Ann Barr Apologies are in order. The October 2025 issue of Danby Town News article titled Danby’s Civil War “Artifact” stated incorrectly that our Veterans’ monument in front of Town Hall is preserved and cared for by the American Legion. This is incorrect. The local chapter of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is Sydney Camp 41, headed by Danny Wheeler (see suvcw.org/commander-in-chief- dlwheeler). They are the organization that has taken such dedicated and good care of the monument. First time seeing the Danby Town News? You’re not alone! We’ve recently redone our mailing list. This newsletter is a critical part of keeping Danby informed about local government matters. The newsletter is also available online at danby.ny.gov/current-town-newsletter. If you’d like to opt-out from physical mailings, please email townnews@danby.ny.gov along with your address. November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 10 Danby Community Groups Danby Community Library Contact: Cindy Parlett library@danby.ny.gov Open Tue 1-3pm, Thu & Sat 10am-12pm Danby Food Pantry Danby Community Church Contact: Joan Barber Open: 3rd Thur 4-6 pm Danby Food Scraps Pickup Every Sat 9am – noon behind Town Hall Danby Community And Park (DC AP) Website: dotsonpark.org dotsonpark@gmail.com Thu 12/7 at 7pm Danby Rural Cemetery Contact: Sharon Boda Sharonboda@gmail.com West Danby Community Association (WDCA) Contact: Pat Curran pc21@cornell.edu Danby Seniors Contact: Pat Phelps patriciaphelps2.0@ gmail.com Luncheons: 1st Thur at noon Danby Tosspot (Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting) Wed 7pm - virtual Danby Library News Cindy Parlett Here is a list of the large print books we were able to add to our collection, thanks to the Friends of the Library Sale: James Patterson-Honeymoon, Alex's Cross's Trial, and Sail Martha Grimes-The Blue Last Donna Leon-Give Unto Others Maeve Binchy-Whitethorn Woods Clive Cussler-The Wrecker Fern Michaels-Deadline Scott Turow-Limitations David Baldacci-The 6:20 Man Additionally, we were able to find more of our popular authors and a few patron requests. Ann Cleeves-Dead Water, Raven Black, and Thin Air Janet Evanovich-Sizzlin'Sixteen, Look Alive Twenty-Five Ruth Ware-The Woman in Suite 11 James Patterson-The #1 Lawyer Biographies: The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama and Cher, The Memoir Part 1 November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 11 Monthly Meeting Schedule At-A-Glance Group Day Date Time Call-in by Phone Meeting ID Town Board* Mon 11/3 6:00pm 1-929-205-6099 882 2697 6101 905098 WDWD Wed 11/5 5:00pm In person West Danby Fire station CAC* Tue 11/11 7:00pm 1-929-205-6099 835 4940 5296 879507 FD Tue 11/11 6:30pm In person Danby Fire Station DYC Thur 11/13 7:00pm Online- kshanks@tompkins-co.org Town Board* Mon 11/17 6:00pm 1-929-205-6099 847 9505 5187 308958 PB* Tue 11/18 7:00pm 1-646-876-9923 893 3897 1114 956288 BZA* Tue TBD 7:00pm TBD 817 1432 4705 398041 FD Tue 11/25 6:30pm In person at the Danby Fire Station See the Danby calendar for the final, most up-to-date details. (Acronyms in the above schedule are identified below.) *These meetings are hybrid (i.e. both online and in-person at the Town Hall) Boards & Committees Planning Board (PB) Chair: Kelly Maher planningboard@danby.ny.gov Meets: 3rd Tuesday at 7pm Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Chair: Earl Hicks bza@danby.ny.gov Meets: 4th Tuesday, as needed Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) Co-Chairs: Anne Klingensmith Jonathan Zisk cac@danby.ny.gov Meets: 2nd Tuesday at 7pm Danby Youth Commission (DYC) Contact: Patty Van de Bogart pvandebogartftc@gmail.com Meets: 2nd Thursday at 7pm Fire District (FD) Secretary: Sharon Gaden, secretary@danbyfiredistrict.org danby.ny.gov/depts/danby-fire-district Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 6:30pm Danby Volunteer Fire Company (DVFC) Chief: John Gaden jgaden@danbyfiredistrict.org danbyfiredept.org West Danby Fire Department (WDFD) Chief: Robert McCray rmccray@danbyfiredistrict.org westdanbyfire.com West Danby Water District (WDWD) Contact: Scott Wendt, swendt@danby.ny.gov Meets: 1st Wednesday at 5pm November 2025 Town of Danby, New York 12 Town Officials Town Supervisor Joel Gagnon supervisor@danby.ny.gov Town Board Meets 1st Mon and 3rd Mon Leslie Connors H Katharine Hunter James Tyler Stein Pat Woodworth townboard@danby.ny.gov Town Clerk Deputy Town Clerk Hours: Mon–Fri 11am–4pm Mariah Dillon Cindy Katz clerkoffice@danby.ny.gov Highway Superintendent Deputy Highway Superintendent Hours: Mon –Thu 6am–4:30pm Keith Shipman highway@danby.ny.gov Jack Shawley jshawley@danby.ny.gov Town Justices Court Clerk Hours: Mon-Wed 8am-11am Garry Huddle Theresa Klinger Diane Gair dgair@nycourts.gov Town Planner Hours: Mon–Fri by appointment Greg Hutnik planner@danby.ny.gov Code Enforcement Hours: Mon-Fri by appointment Steve Cortright code@danby.ny.gov Documents/ Historian Mary Ann Barr mbarr@danby.ny.gov Bookkeeper Laura Shawley lshawley@danby.ny.gov Danby, New York From: 1830 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850 PRST STD U.S. Postage Paid Permit No.428 Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-277-4788 https://danby.ny.gov Welcome to the Danby Town News! 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