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TOWN OF NEWBURGH

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh in the County of Orange and State of New York on June 23, 2025, Introductory Local Law No. 3 of the Year 2025 entitled "A Local Law Amending Chapter 104 Entitled ‘Schedule of Fees’ of the Code of the Town of Newburgh: Impoundment Fees, Adoption Fees and Rabies Vaccination Fees for Dogs and Cats Effective September 1, 2025” the effect of which is to amend the provisions of the Municipal Code’s Schedule of Fees Chapter to increase the fees for impoundments, adoptions and rabies vaccinations effective September 1, 2025.  The fees for the first impoundment of any dog are increased to $50 for the first 24 hours or part thereof and $30 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof, plus costs, for the first impoundment of any dog; for the second impoundment of any dog owned by that person within one year of the first impoundment the fees are increased to $60 for the first 24 hours or part thereof and $30 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof  plus costs; for the third impoundment of any dog owned by that person within one year of the first impoundment the fees are increased to $85 for the first 24 hours or part thereof and $30 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof plus costs;  for the fourth and subsequent impoundments of any dog owned by that person within one year of the first impoundment the fees are increased to $110 for the first 24 hours or part thereof and $30 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof plus costs.  The fees for adoptions are also increased as follows:  (1) for any cat other than a kitten: $125; (2) for any kitten: $150; (3) for any puppy: $200; and (3) for any dog other than a puppy except for a senior  dog adopted by a person 65 years of age or older:  $150; with the fee remaining at $0 for any senior dog adopted by a person 65 years of age or older.  The fee for a rabies vaccination for any dog redeemed by the owner is increased to $40. 

 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section Twenty of the Municipal Home Rule Law, a public hearing will be held on the aforesaid proposed Local Law before the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh at the Town Hall at 1496 Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh, New York at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on August 11, 2025 at which time all interested parties will be heard.  The Town of Newburgh provides reasonable accommodations for the disabled. Disabled individuals who need assistance in order to participate should contact the Town Clerk’s office at (845) 564-4554.  Advance notice is requested.

 

Dated: July 15, 2025

 

Lisa M. Vance Ayers

Town Clerk, Town of Newburgh