Last week, I toured Au Sable Forks with Christine Bush of AARCH (Adirondack Architectural Heritage) and Leslie Krupa from the NYS Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation to discuss the possible boundary of the proposed Historic District to be submitted to the National Registry of Historic Places.  AARCH will be doing the research and writing the application for submission to create the Historic District of Au Sable Forks.  This work is being done with a Preserve NY grant that was recently awarded with the help of The Cloudsplitter Foundation and 25% of matching funds of occupancy tax funds.  A National Registry designation will open up funding for businesses and residents to work on building maintenance and appearance.  This designation does not restrict anyone inside the boundary to do as they wish with their property.

 

This week is going to be a very busy week in the Town of Jay.  Our town meetings are this week for the Planning Board on Wednesday at 6:00pm and our Town Board on Thursday at 7:00pm.  Both meetings will be available virtually and posted on the website within a few days for you to view.  On Saturday, we will be holding our first Sustainability and Energy Fair with the Town of Keene at the Jay Village Green and Amos & Julia Ward Theater.  This event will have seminars by local experts about electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar energy, and composting.  There will be activities for kids to make this event fun for the entire family.  Stop by this event on Saturday, September 14th between the hours of 10:00am to 3:00pm.  Hope to see you there!

 

Save the date, our next Amnesty day will be September 21st from 8:00am to 3:00pm or until the bins are full.  The collection day is available for Town of Jay residents and proof of residency is required.  The attached flyer lists the items available for drop off.  This year, Essex County Soil and Water has secured a tire bin for us to fill with tires. The attached flyer lists the allowable tires to be dropped off.  Let’s keep our town clean and dispose of these items. See you there!

 

Hope you have a great week,

Matt.