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Building Department

With nice weather soon approaching, we would like to remind Town residents of the following: •Unregistered/Junk vehicles are not permitted to be kept in yards. Unregistered vehicles may be kept within a wholly enclosed garage. •A permit is required for all swimming pools that are capable of holding 24 inches of water, including portable, inflatable, plastic and similar types often purchased at department stores. Swimming pools must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. •Open burning and the burning of brush, trees, etc. in the Town of Glenville is not permitted. However, small campfires containing clean, dry, untreated or unpainted wood less than 3 feet in height and 4 feet in length are allowed. These small campfires cannot not be left unattended and must be fully extinguished. These regulations are in accordance with New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. If you are planning any type of building/construction, please allow ample time in your project schedule for us to review your plans. Please refer to the Building Departments webpage for permit forms and information.

Over the past few years, the Town was awarded over $4.8 million in grant funds for currently open pedestrian projects. Submitted applications total another $10 million. Included in these awards are: •An award for $434,000 for sidewalks between neighborhoods and schools. The goal is to establish safe pedestrian access to local schools. Project locations are Sacandaga Elementary, O’Rourke Middle School and Glencliff Elementary. •In 2022 DEC awarded a second Climate Smart Communities grant in the amount of $610,000 for installation of a sidewalk on Van Buren Road. The pedestrian access connects residents to both Town Center and Andersen Park. Residents who participated in the Greenway Feasibility Study selected the connection as important to the community. •NYS Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the town $7.8 million to construct a multi-use path on Freemans Bridge Road between Freemans Bridge and Dutch Meadows Lane. •NYS Department of State (DOS) awarded Glenville $530,000 to reconstruct the Mohawk Hudson Bike Trail along the Mohawk Riverfront. The project closes the 4-mile loop connecting the Town to City of Schenectady, enabling bicyclists to access regional networks.

The town has worked hard to make Glenville more walkable and to help give our residents more pedestrian options. Studies have shown that these paths have led to promoting better heath, protection of the environment and have helped support economic development activity while making our community more livable.

Making Glenville Pedestrian Friendly

The Glenville Police Department has experienced some significant changes over the past two years. Retirements of long-time seasoned officers has opened the doors to young, talented and ambitious residents on the Schenectady County Civil Service list. Recent hires Matthew Radom and Thomas Mangino successfully completed the Zone 5 Regional Police Academy in January and are now in their final stage of field training. They will be terrific additions to men and women of the force. Two lateral transfer candidates have been hired to fill other vacancies created by the assignment of our School Resource Officers. Christopher Dunn and LeAnn Serafini are now patrolling the streets of Glenville as well.

With every Spring comes the potential of serious motor vehicle accidents involving motorcycles and bicycles. Both are hard to see and, in some occasions don’t follow the rules of the road. It is extremely important to drive defensively and keep your eyes open for these vulnerable operators.

Glenville Police will once again host the National DEA Drug Takeback Day here at the Glenville Municipal Building on April 30, 2022, from 10am to 2pm. All unused prescription and over the counter medications will be accepted (no questions asked!)

Our School Resource Officers, Cody Jon Maggs and Michelle Arreola are in their fourth month as SRO’s. The positions were received by the Scotia-Glenville and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake CSD’s positively and both officers have reported that they are truly enjoying the assignment. The interaction between the students, staff and SROs has been tremendous and we look forward to many more years working with the districts to provide this program.

Glenville Senior Center

Glenville Senior Center has fully reopened and is expanding programs. Over 1,000 members have joined the center since the start of the year and have resumed their usual activities, participating in exercise classes, hobby groups or sports leagues. Members are also interested in trying something new as proven by our enthusiastic showing for the recently added linedancing classes. Many seniors are looking forward to the myriad of trips lined up for this summer to places such as the Culinary Institute and MacHaydn Theater. Those aged 55 and better are welcome to visit and see all that the center has to offer. www.townofglenville.org