CAMPBELL TOWN NEWSLETTER
Campbell, New York
JULY 2016 ~ Quarterly

Newsletter Staff
Sandy Austin, Deb Baldwin & Wendy Oman
“This institution is an equal opportunity provider, and employer.”

In Memory of – CAROL AUSTIN
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Carol Austin on April 7, 2016.  She was a former Deputy Town Clerk for the Town of Campbell, serving in the 1960’s as Deputy for Town Clerk, G. Donald Platt.   She was a wonderful lady and will be greatly missed in the community.
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www.campbellny.com
Check it out!  The town webpage has lots of information under GOVERNMENT tab: Current Budget (Supervisor tab), Assessment Rolls (Assessor tab), Site Plan Procedure package (Planning tab), Variance, Dog Control and Zoning info. (Code Enforcement tab), Water Reports (Water District tab) and much, much more.  Click the headings on the top of page to maneuver through the site.  Also under the tab GOVERNMENT, under each department’s individual tab, are e-mails, phone numbers and contacts for every department.  Agendas and Minutes of all meetings are listed under MINUTES.  The COMMUNITY tab lists businesses, churches, the newsletter, a community calendar and lots more.  Use the CONTACT tab to send an e-mail to the Town Hall and there is very interesting articles under the HISTORY tab. If you would like to have your business, church or non-profit organization listed on the site – please e-mail the information using the CONTACT tab and we will review your information.
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FOUR-CORNER FOLLOW-UP  As a response to the recent concern about safety at the hamlet’s 4-way stop, the County came up with illuminated stop signs which are on  Main Street going north/south.  This is a busy intersection and it was thought that travelers who are not familiar with this area would not be aware of the stop signs until they were upon them.  These new signs definitely get your attention.  
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COMPOST YARD WASTE
Town residents are allowed to take small brush and yard clippings during daylight hours to the compost site just north of the hamlet on County Route 333; ¼ mile past the Legion.  Restrictions are that the clippings and branches are not bigger than 6 inches in diameter and no pre-treated wood. 
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TIME TO GET A POOL?
All pools require a building permit if the depth of the water is 24” or more; also you will need a fence around it and a pool alarm.  The only exception would be kiddie pools where the water is 23” deep or less and have no electrical pump.   If you’re thinking about a pool, see the Building Inspector.

NEWS FROM CAMPBELL FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Campbell Fire Department is reaching out to the community for assistance in locating homes in emergency situations.  Members are taking orders for double-sided, green reflective fire number signs to hang under your mailbox or mount on top of your mailbox, or on a post. They are highly visible, especially at night.  This will greatly assist in locating the emergency.  These signs are compliant with Campbell’s Local Law for the 911 Addressing Plan.  They are available for a $10.00 fee from the fire department.  Call the fire hall at 527-8051 and leave a message to place your order, or stop at the Town Hall to pick up an order form.
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DOG LICENSING & RABIES Residents are urged to get their dog licensed—it is the law!  For dog licensing and dog control, Campbell has Local Law No 2 of the Year 2010.  It provides, among other things, that dog owners license their dog by the age of 4 months; that dogs are not allowed to run at large;  owners must not allow their dogs to bark excessively so as to disturb the neighbors; and must have the current license tag on the dog.  If you license your dog and he comes up missing and we find him with the dog license tag on him, we can immediately determine the owner and we can then reunite the dog with the owner.  Licensing your dog lets other people know that you are up to date with the rabies vaccination.  This is particularly important if the dog happens to bite someone or if he gets lost and a Good Samaritan tries to help in getting him back to his owner.  We are now past the June licensing of dogs, however, there are usually rabies clinics put on by other towns in Steuben County with the help of Steuben County Public Health.  If you are interested in finding a local rabies clinic, contact Sandy Austin, Town Clerk.
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ATTENTION HUNTERS!
New York State hunting, fishing and trapping licenses will go on sale for the 2016-17 license year about August 1st at the Town Clerk’s Office.  This will include DMPs which will be available through October 1st.  For more information contact the Town Clerk.
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WATER NEWS As of June 6th our Water Treatment Plant Operator, Tom Schwartz resigned as he has taken a position with United Water as Superintendent of Treatment and Supply in West Nyack, NY.  We posted the position and great news, Tom Austin is duly certified and qualified to step into this position.  So congrats to both TOMS!
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EAST CAMPBELL PARK PROJECT PROGRESS
Progress had been made in upgrading the East Campbell Park. We’ve come a long ways this year.  We are thrilled with the work which has been done by the BOCES students in replacing the wood on the benches and making two beautiful picnic tables which are locked to the floor of the pavilion.  Other improve-ments include rip rap around the parking lot perimeter to eliminate vehicles driving out on the field and a generous donation by Austin Construction of gravel for the parking lot. 
CAMPBELL/SAVONA JOINT WASTEWATER PROJECT
We recently received a grant towards a feasibility study for a joint wastewater system with Savona.  Funds were available through the Governor’s 2014 Consolidated Funding Application.  The feasibility study has now been completed and is on file with the Town and work is being done to close out the grant.   Both municipality committees are in favor of proceeding with the next step which is looking for grants and shared service funding available.
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SNIPPITS OF HISTORY - CAMPBELL WAS ONCE PART OF THE OLD TOWN OF PAINTED POST 
In 1801, the first settlers arriving at the 40 square miles, which would become the Town of Campbell, would have found a vast wilderness with only Indian trails along the Cohocton River.  

The United States of America was newly formed into the 13 states.  Western New York had just been opened up to settlers.  The area was known as “the land of the painted post”; it was a central crossing of the principal Indian trails of the Seneca and the Iroquois, as well as a resting place for the Indians traveling in this area.  They had erected a huge post in an open field which was said to represent the enemy.  It was basically where the Cohocton River and the Tioga River meet to form the Chemung.  There were many stories and descriptions about the painting of the post as red.  We are not sure if it was red berry juice or blood.  What was to become the Town of Campbell was in 1793 a portion of the old Town of Painted Post which consisted of our Town along with Hornby, Erwin, Lindley, Corning and Caton. 
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VOLUNTEERISM – Definition: “The policy or practice of volunteering one’s time or talents for charitable, educational, or other worthwhile activities, especially in one’s community.”  Have you had the cookies, monkey bread or brownies at the board meetings? Did you receive this newsletter or dog license in the mail?  MANY THANKS TO DEB BALDWIN for volunteering to do these things for the town.  Deb has also volunteered to take on a huge project of inventory and imputing the Town’s Capital Assets into a new computer program (it was one area that we did not pass when audited this year).