Category: News, Notices and Articles

Beware of Phishing Email Scam

Please be advised of a potential phishing email scam that can appear as an email being sent from the Town of Wheatland Supervisor with a Subject of “Are you Available Right Now?” or similar variants. Email phishing scams are attempts to get personal information from unsuspecting recipients. Please take care with any emails as identified above, IT and security professionals recommend immediately deleting any such suspicious email, not opening and certainly not clicking on any links within the email. There are many IT and security based websites that provide guidance on how to prevent and deal with suspicious emails.

2020 Tax Collection

Submitted by: Tax Collector

Town of Wheatland Legal Notice

TAKE NOTICE, That I, the undersigned Collector of Taxes for the Town of Wheatland, Monroe County, New York, have duly received the tax rolls and warrant for the present fiscal year, and that I will collect taxes at the Wheatland Municipal Building, 22 Main Street, Scottsville, New York, from January 2, 2020 through February 10, 2020.  The hours are:  Monday 8:00-4:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M., Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. and Friday 8:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the taxes may be paid on or before February 10, 2020, without charge or interest. On all such taxes remaining unpaid after February 10, 2020, an interest charge will be assessed as follows: balance as of February – 1.5%, March – 3 %, April – 4.5%, May – 6%; with installment payments meeting the requirements outlined on the tax bill; and until the return of unpaid taxes is made by the Collector to the County Treasurer pursuant to law on June 1, 2020. After February 10, February, March, April, and May taxes may be paid at the Wheatland Municipal Building Monday 8:00-4:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M., Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. and Friday 8:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
 

Taxpayers paying by mail should consider their cancelled check as their receipt. Receipts will be issued for payment only when specifically requested, and if the entire bill is sent with payment.
Any taxpayer who should have received a tax bill, and has not by January 11th, is requested to contact the Town Office at 889-1553, ext. 102.

Dated: December 30, 2019
Laurie Czapranski, Tax Collector
Town of Wheatland
Scottsville, NY

Christmas Tree Recycling

Town of Wheatland Public Notice
Town of Wheatland and Village of Scottsville residents may recycle Christmas trees by taking them to the Town Highway Garage, 1822 Scottsville-Mumford Road until January 31, 2020. (Village of Scottsville residents will have curbside pick-up of trees as usual, if desired, through the month of January).

By Order of the Town Board Of the Town of Wheatland
December 6, 2019
Laurie Czapranski, Town Clerk

Mumford Fire District Election

NOTICE OF ELECTION AND REGISTRATION: MUMFORD FIRE DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Mumford Fire District will take place on December 10, 2019 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Mumford Community Building located in Mumford, New York, for the purpose of electing two Commissioners: 1 for a five (5) year term and, 1 for a two (2) year term; commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2024 and commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2021. All voters registered with the Monroe County Board of Elections on or before November 18, 2019 shall be eligible to vote. Every elector of the Town of Wheatland who shall have resided in the Mumford Fire District for a period of 30 days next preceding the December 10th election shall be qualified to vote. [Town Law 175-a(2)(a)]

Candidates for the Fire Commissioner office should circulate a petition to obtain 25 signatures and file such petition with the clerk named below no later than November 20, 2019.

Sandra Thompson, Secretary
Board of Fire Commissioners
Mumford Fire District
Dated: November 7, 2019

High Wind Advisory

Submitted by:Town Supervisor

There is a HIGH WIND warning for our area from tonight through tomorrow midday.  Gust of up to 65 mph are expected from 10 p.m. tonight thru mid-day tomorrow.

This may cause trees and limbs to fall as well as loss of power.  The Town Supervisor, Highway Department and Fire Departments are staffed and monitoring this event.

Never touch downed power lines; always assume they are carrying live electricity. Downed lines should be immediately reported to National Grid at 1-800-867-5222 or by calling 911.  You also can report and check outages on National Grids website at : www.nationjalgrid.us.com by selecting Outage Central.

National Grid has crews standing by and has called in an additional 500 crews expected to arrive by tomorrow.

Electricity & Generator Safety Generators used to supply power during an outage must be operated outdoors to prevent the buildup of deadly carbon monoxide. Never run  a generator in a garage or cellar. Always shut down the generator when refueing. Before operating a generator, be sure to disconnect from National Grid’s system by shutting off the main breaker, located in the electric service panel. Failure to do this could endanger electric crews and your neighbors.  

Life Support Customers who depend on electrically powered life support equipment, such as a respirator, should register as a life support customer by calling National Grid at 1-800-642-4272. (In a medical emergency, always dial 911.)

Keep a number of working flashlights and an extra supply of batteries in your home and be sure to charge all electronic devices before the storm.

Please use caution when driving near emergency responders and crews restoring power.

Be sure to check on elderly family members, neighbors and others who may need assistance during an outage.

SFD Presentation – Fire Service Options

Submitted by:Town Supervisor

Scottsville Mayor Eileen Hansen and Wheatland Town Supervisor Linda Dobson have scheduled a joint meeting of the Scottsville Village Board and Wheatland Town Board at the Wheatland Municipal Building on November 13 at 6:30pm. This meeting is for informational and educational purposes only. A presentation of fire service options will be made by the Scottsville Fire Department. Public is welcome to attend.

Town Property Usage

Submitted by:Highway Superintendent, Town Supervisor

 The Town is the owner of a parcel of land at 1421 Scottsville Mumford Road. Most residents know this as a place to drop off brush and other yard debris. However, during the last ten months, we have had various issues at that address. One such issue required us to seek assistance from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in order to enforce the removal of an “encampment”. We have also needed to address an abundance of inappropriate ATV activity and to follow up with contractors and landscapers from other municipalities who were caught dumping their waste at our location when the work was not completed in Wheatland. The ONLY acceptable items for drop off from residents is local brush and yard debris. NOT lumber, plywood, concrete blocks, appliances, etc. nor work done by professionals in other towns. Such misuse of the site costs our taxpayers when we are required to pay disposal fees. Additionally, driving ATV’s on the land poses a liability risk to the Town and is not a permitted activity on the land. This location is considered PRIVATE PROPERTY, under the management and control of Town Government. It is property to be used by residents for permitted uses only.


These various misuses have brought the town to the decision of installing a gate across the entrance road. The gate is currently left open but will be considered for closure if the “misuse” continues. We ask that anyone who witnesses unusual activity at that location to contact the Town – either by calling Josh at 747-7644 or emailing the supervisor at supervisor@townofwheatland.org. License plates or identifying information with date and time provide us with the information to follow up. We hope to curtail the inappropriate use and leave the area open to our residents. If, however, we are required to reevaluate the situation, we will plan to lock the gate and offer set hours or offer drop off appointments. Hopefully, everyone’s eyes and ears will assist us to keep our current method of operation in place.


Thanks for your cooperation and help with “spreading the word”.

Local Law RE: Regulation and Control of Animals

Message from Supervisor Dobson:

As an update to the most recent public concern related to the passage of Local Law #2, a law on the regulation and control of animals, I would like to inform everyone that the Town Board did NOT pass the law at its last meeting. Review of this law has been tabled until the November 21st meeting at 5pm.

In the interim I have personally invited 5 residents to meet with Terry Rech and myself to go over the proposal one item at a time. Hopefully this will lead to a proposed revision that will not only provide the court with leverage if a resident has complaints but also protects each of the parties involved. It had become apparent about a year ago that our current law was outdated and in need of revision.

Reviewing codes and laws are part of the Town’s responsibilities on an ongoing basis as situations arise to point out their need for review. The process of a revision being presented to the Town Board for adoption is one of review, discussion, revision and adoption. I consider this current phase as healthy and part of the “discussion” phase.

If you would like to provide written feedback please email the Town Clerk at townclerk@townofwheatland.org. If you have specific questions about the local law please contact Terry Rech at 889-1553 x106.

Public Notices

Public notices are posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway outside the Town Clerk’s office. This is the bulletin board used for all the legal notices and agendas for the Town of Wheatland. The re-hearing of Local Law No.2 and 3 was posted on October 4, 2019. The notices and agendas are removed after the meeting has occurred.