If an emergency arises please call the office for further guidance 315-821-7275.

2022 Monthly Meeting Dates

Jan 18, 2022 @ 6:30PM; Feb 16, 2022 @ 6:30PM; March 21, 2022 @ 6:30PM; April 18, 2022 @ 6:30PM                         May 16, 2022 @ 6:30PM; June 20, 2022 @ 6:30PM; July 18, 2022 @ 6:30PM; Aug 15, 2022 @ 6:30PM              Sept 19, 2022 @ 6:30PM; Oct17, 2022 @ 6:30PM; Nov 21, 2022 @ 6:30PM: Dec 19, 2022 @ 6:30PM

All board meetings are open to the public and monthly minutes will be posted on the Village of Oriskany Falls website 2 weeks after meeting. If you have a complaint, request or compliment please attend a Village Board meeting or call the Village Hall at 315-821-7275.

Village Hall & Department of Public Works Holiday Closings

The Village Hall and the Department of Public Works will be closed the following holidays; Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Friday before Easter, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day If the holiday falls on a Saturday the offices will be closed on Friday, if it falls on Sunday the offices will be closed Monday. If a situation arises and you need guidance please call the Village Clerk at 315-335-0129 or Superintendent Geoffrey Stevens at 315-273-2484.

Low Income Household Water Assistance Program

Starting December 1^st you may be eligible to apply for funding to help pay your past water and sewer bills to avoid service interruptions, when the moratorium on shutoffs expires January 1st. NYS Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $69.8 million in federal funding that is made available beginning December 1 to help low-income New Yorkers pay past-due bills for drinking water and wastewater. The “Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program” will be administered by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and will provide eligible individuals and families with up $2,500 for drinking water arrears and $2,500 for wastewater arrears.

The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program is focused on support for low-income households (household of four with a gross monthly income of $5,249 or less) with service bills that are at least 20 days past-due (especially those paying a high proportion of their income for drinking water and wastewater services) and is expected to provide support for more than 105,000 households statewide. Funds will be paid directly to the utility (Village of Oriskany Falls).

Applications will be accepted online and by mail starting December 1. For more information, including on how to apply, visit otda.ny.gov/lihwap. Those enrolled in the Home Energy Assistance Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, in receipt of Temporary Assistance or living alone and receiving Supplemental Security Income are categorically eligible, but still need to apply for assistance. For more information about LIHWAP call the toll-free OTDA Hotline at 1-800-342-3009.

Rental Grant

The Village submitted a Request for Release of Funds to the Office of Community Renewal December 15th for the awarded 2020 Housing rehabilitation Program, specifically for rental property. Applications will be available extremely soon! Call the Village Clerk with any questions at 315-821-7275.

DPW NEWS

*In these cold months ahead we would like to remind property owners that it is their responsibility to keep the water meter in a safe, weathertight environment. If the meter freezes during the winter, you may be charged to replace it and all the water that goes through the meter will be billed to you. *During the winter months it is especially helpful to please bring in your trash cans after garbage has been picked up. The village DPW plow sidewalks when needed and will not be responsible for mangled garbage cans that end up in the road.

Yearly Winter Parking news

Once again the Village DPW will be working hard to keep the roads and sidewalks clear of snow. NY State Law and Village Law prohibit overnight parking on all streets in the Village from November 15 through April 15th. The Town/Village and County work through the night to remove snow. If your vehicle is in their way you will get a ticket and possibly have your car removed. Please consider where you park. Call the Village Hall if you need help finding a spot for your car overnight.  There is NO parking on any Village sidewalks at any time throughout the year.

When shoveling or plowing snow; do not put it into the street. Article 1219 of New York State VTL prohibits plowing, shoveling or blowing snow into a street or highway. This law also stipulates that anyone that places or permits to be placed upon any highway any material which interferes with the safe use of the highway shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. Visit the following website for more on the law:  www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/1219

Every spring the Village DPW needs to repair damaged yards from plowing sidewalks. To prevent this, the Village DPW suggests that homeowners put up sidewalk markers. The sidewalks are plowed as a convenience to residents and usually get cleaned in the early morning hours. If an emergency arises within the Village, sidewalk plowing will have to wait until the problem is resolved. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to put ice melt on sidewalks, if they need it. Travel with care!

Village Election

This years’ election is to be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Village Clerk’s Office, 185 North Main Street, Oriskany Falls, from 12PM until 9PM. The positions coming up are for two Trustees and they are for a term of four years each.  Term starts 1^st Monday of April 2022 at noon. Are you registered? If not, you may pick up a registration card at the Village Hall and mail to Oneida County. In order to vote in this election you need to be eighteen years of age or older and a resident of the Village for thirty days or more before the Village Elections. A caucus will be held in January, look for notices in the Waterville Times.

C. W. Clark Memorial Library News

The end of the year is here! The C W Clark Memorial Library welcomes community input. Our end of the year Report to the Community is available on our website: ww.oriskanyfallslibrary.org. Just hit the front page and click on the link for the report to see what we have done over the last trying year. If you don’t have computer access, a hard copy is available at the library as well.

We are looking forward to a better year in 2022, and welcome suggestions from the community.
Our board of trustees meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 at the library. The public is welcome to attend and be heard. We also have a suggestion box at the library.

We would also like to take this opportunity to say Thank You to the community for their support at our Craft Show and Basket Raffle. You helped make this year’s event one of the more successful we have had. Many children will receive free books during their first five years from the C W Clark Memorial Library through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library due to your support. Just sign up for this program at the library!

The C W Clark Memorial Library is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:30 am – 5:30 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 pm – 8 pm; and Saturday mornings 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.

Questions/Concerns

Please address any questions or concerns you may have regarding the Village of Oriskany Falls to the Village Board; PO Box 669, Oriskany Falls, NY 13425-0669 or email to vilofalls@cnymail.com. You may also call the Village Hall at 315- 821-7275 if you have any questions. We are here to assist you.

Have a Happy Healthy New year!