Road Closures During Conesville Nov 29 Fundraising 5K

CONESVILLE — Sections of several roads will be closed during a fundraising Turkey Trot 5K Run Nov. 29 in Conesville.

The town board approved the resolution authorizing the closures at its Tuesday, May 9 meeting. Clearance will also be needed from the New York State Department of Transportation and Schoharie County Public Works because some of the road closures involve state and county highways.

Scheduled to be closed are sections of Route 990V and Bear Kill Road. In addition, motorists will be temporarily prevented from exiting onto Bear Kill Road from Woods, Brand and Karlau Roads. The closures are being scheduled "for the safety of participants and volunteers", according to the resolution.

The event is being organized by the Conesville Historical Society in partnership with the Conesville Fire Department and will run from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 29. Proceeds will benefit the historical society, and the fire department is providing traffic control and other help.

According to the resolution, the "run will commence at a point on State Route 990V located at the intersection with Robinson Road in the Town of Conesville to the intersection of State Route 990V and Bear Kill Road and continuing on Bear Kill Road to the intersection with Wood Road and a return on the same route to the Conesville Firehouse at 1292 State Route 990V."

In other actions from the Sept. 9 meeting, Town Supervisor Bill Federice _ who is also Chairman of the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors _ went over during his county report the situation with a group called the Senior Council soon ending its contract with the county to provide drivers for several county transportation services.

Federice said the council will end providing drivers for most services, including driving people to medical appointments, on Sept. 30. He said the agreement to provide drivers for the Meals On Wheels program will continue until the end of the year. Federice said he is confident the county will find other ways to continue all transportation services, possibly by coming to an agreement with a nonprofit or maybe hiring temporary county employees.

"We will be able to continue that service, we will get that done," he said Tuesday night. The matter will be a subject of a special county Board of Supervisors meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11.

During the Sept. 9 Conesville meeting, Federice recounted how representatives from the Senior Council came to the county BOS several months ago and asked for $100,000.

"We asked to see their books," he continued. "We got something but it wasn't books. They weren't happy when we didn't give them the $100,000. My personal opinion is they overextended themselves."

Town Highway Superintendent Ward Apgar reported that he and his crew have been busy clearing a lot of ditches and regrading several roads. He added that a new generator was recently delivered and installed at the highway garage.

"I'm getting lots of compliments on your work done over the summer," Federice told Apgar. "It's a good crew."

Town Historian Kim Young reported that the big Conesville event to celebrate the country's 250th Birthday next year is now being scheduled for Sept. 19, 2026. The original date under discussion was a week earlier on Sept. 12 but Young said that would conflict with another big nearby event.

"We're working on details and speaking to organizations that want to participate," Young said. Among the many possible events to take place that day is a vintage baseball game, she added.