Oak Meadows Resolution Approved between Town of Cobleskill and Town of Middleburgh

COBLESKILL — At the Cobleskill Town Board Meeting on January 13, 2025, Werner Hampel explained that the Town of Cobleskill has been working quite diligently with the John Youmans, Supervisor of the Town of Middleburgh and Mike West Town Attorney, in reference to the Oak Meadows Drive highway issue.  Mike West took the petitions to the land holders and got all the paperwork signed by them. This Permissive Referendum is to conjoin the property owners front yards located in the Town of Cobleskill with the owner’s property in the Town of Middleburgh.  After the Permissive Referendum is complete, the Middleburgh Town Highway Department will be responsible for the road.  The Town of Middleburgh also approved their Resolution for the Permissive Referendum on January 9, 2025.

The Town Board approved a resolution subject to the Permissive Referendum for transfer and annexation of parcels of vacant land located in the Town of Cobleskill into the Town of Middleburgh pursuant to a petition filed by owners of affected parcels of land located on the town road known as Oak Meadow Drive. These parcels are located in both the Town of Cobleskill and the Town of Middleburgh. The plan is to transfer the Town Road to the Town of Middleburgh. By doing this, the Town of Middleburgh will provide all municipal highway services to Oak Meadows Drive. 

The petition was signed by all owners of the affected parcels of vacant land. The parcels will be transferred and be annexed by the Town of Middleburgh. Once the expiration of the Permissive Referendum period has expired, the Town Supervisor’s will be authorized to complete the transfer on behalf of the Town of Cobleskill.