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PUBLIC NOTICE – BUDGET MEETINGS FOR THE TOWN OF SENECA FALLS

Monday, October 19, 2026

5:30 pm – Town Court

5:45 pm – Police Department

6:00 pm – Highway

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

5:30 pm – Assessor

5:45 pm – Water & Sewer

6:00 pm – Public Works

Thursday, October 22, 2026

5:30 pm – Zoning

5:45 pm – Recreation Center

6:00 pm – Town Clerk

6:15 pm – Supervisor

6:30 pm – Budget Expenses and Funding

Meetings will be held at 130 Ovid Street Seneca Falls, NY 13148 in the Courtroom.

Pay Increases of Elected Officials

Elected OfficialProposed Increase % IncreaseTown Supervisor$10,921.560.0%Town Board Members$14,853.0136.0%Town Clerk$65,900.003.2%Highway Superintendent$70,512.003.6%Judges$35,680.506.66%

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET OF THE BRIDGEPORT FIRE DISTRICT – OCTOBER 13, 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Proposed Budget of the Bridgeport Fire District of the Town(s) of Seneca Falls, State of New York, will be presented to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Bridgeport Fire District, for its consideration. 

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Seneca Falls Fire Department, 43 West Bayard Street, Seneca Falls, New York 13148, in the Town of Seneca Falls, State of New York on the 13th day of October, 2026. The monthly Board meeting will following at 7:00 pm.  

Pursuant to Town Law §105, the Board of Fire Commissioners must hold a public hearing on the budget, make the proposed budget available to the public prior to the public hearing, allow the public to comment on the budget at the public hearing. This public hearing must be held to allow maximum public participation in the hearing. 

The purpose of the public hearing is to allow any person to be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget as it is submitted, or for or against any item or items contained in the proposed budget, and hearing all persons interested in the subject concerning same.  

That a copy of the proposed budget is available at the Office of the Town Clerk(s) of the Town(s) of Seneca Falls at 130 Ovid Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148 and Fire District Secretary at 43 W. Bayard St, Seneca Falls, NY 13148 where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. 

Dated: 09/09/2026, 

Board of Fire Commissioners 

Bridgeport Fire District 

43 W. Bayard St. Seneca Falls, NY 13148

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BRIDGEPORT FIRE DISTRICT – NOTICE AFTER APPROVAL BY VOTE OF VOTERS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:  

The resolution published herewith adopted on June 23, 2026 by the fire district board of fire commissioners, and approved by the voters of the Bridgeport Fire District on the 28th day of July 2026, may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Bridgeport Fire District is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. The purpose of the resolution was to approve the purchase of a heavy duty rescue pumper apparatus with an estimated cost of $1,375,000, with the issuance of a bond for the maximum amount of up to $1,375,000, and to permit the bonding of the purchase by serial or statutory installment bond for up to twenty years and to utilize bond anticipation notes up to five years if desired, in addition to $500,000 from cash on hand and from a reserve fund. 

RESOLUTION FOR PURCHASE OF A RESCUE PUMPER: 

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE BRIDGEPORT FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN SENECA FALLS, SENECA COUNTY, NEW YORK (THE “DISTRICT”), AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A RESCUE PUMPER IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $1,375,000.00, AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFORE; AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING BY ISSUANCE OF A SERIAL BOND OR STATUTORY INSTALLMENT BOND UP TO TWENTY YEARS FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $1,375,000.00 PRINCIPAL, OR TO ENTER INTO AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR UP TO TWENTY YEARS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF A 2008 RESCUE PUMPER, AND TO UTILIZE RESERVE FUNDS FROM THE APPARATUS CAPITAL RESERVE UP TO $500,000. 

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BRUSH AND DEBRIS PICKUP WILL START ON MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026

NOTICE TO TOWN RESIDENTS:

Brush and debris pickup in Seneca Falls will start on Monday, July 20th. Please have debris at the roadside ON THE NIGHT BEFORE COLLECTION DAY.

One pass per street. No return trips will be made.

One truckload per household.

Leaves must be in paper bags. They will not be picked up in plastic bags or piles along the street.

Branches must be no longer than 4 feet in length, 12 inches in diameter and must be placed parallel to the road.

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