UPCOMING EVENTS

The Village clerk's office now offers the convenience of accepting credit cards for municipal payments. A third-party convenience fee will apply to cardholders who wish to pay via credit card. Such fee will be disclosed to cardholder at time of transaction with the option to decline the fee and make payments via cash or check. This fee will be 2.45% ($1.50 minimum). A flat fee of $3.95 applies to all tax payments made using a Visa Consumer Check Card. Visa is not accepted for water/sewer payments.

 

Lawn/Garden Debris and Tree/Brush Trimming Pickup Policy with 2012 Season schedule

 

No Parking on Village Streets 2am - 6am

Residents of the Village of Adams are reminded that there is no parking on all village streets between the hours of 2am - 6am. Tickets will be issued to violators. This will be strictly enforced when snowplowing is necessary on all streets.

 

2012 Schedule ***FREE***Household hazardous waste collection days

 

Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution required by NYS & Local Retirement System passed by the Village Board of Trustees

 

If you have a fire hydrant nearby or on your property please help by keeping it clear of snow and ice during the winter season.

 

The Village would like to remind residents of the leash law for dogs. No dogs are allowed to run at large within village limits. See local law #28 under ordinances on this website for full details.

The Village of Adams now has 4 Pet Waste stations. They are located downtown next to the Memorial Park/Bridge, in front of Family Dollar, next to Dr. Ferry's parking lot and in front of 42 N. Park St. We urge all dog walkers to use the bags, provided at each station, when needed and dispose of the waste properly. A very big thank you to the Adams Revitalization Committee, the Village of Adams and Diane Ferry, DVM.

Birmingham Beckstead click on each article to view pictures of the new waste stations.


 

Welcome!

The Village of Adams is located in Northern New York about 50 miles north of Syracuse and 50 miles south of the Canadian border along the I-81 corridor.  The Village was incorporated on December 23, 1857, 150 years ago.  The village is the birthplace of J. Sterling Morton who was the founder of Arbor Day.  We therefore call ourselves the Arbor Day Village.

The Village owns and operates our own water and wastewater treatment plants.  Water is delivered to customers inside and outside the village and we also contract with the Adams Center Water District owned by the Town of Adams for their customer’s consumption of water. 

We provide services through part-time police protection and a satellite office for the New York State Troopers is provided by the Village in our old municipal building.

The Village fire department has a roster of 60 volunteer members who actively provide protection to our residents and to the surrounding areas with mutual aid.

There are several different zoning districts which include residential, general commercial, industrial and a wellhead protection overlay.

The downtown area has been designated as a historic district by the State and National Registry.  Please check out the history link on this website for additional history information about Adams and surrounding areas.


Adams Revitalization Committee

 

The Adams Revitalization Committee is made of residents who live in both the Village and Town of Adams.  We meet every first Monday of the month at different locations which are announced monthly.  The next meeting will be held on June 4, 2012 at 6:30pm at the Joint Municipal Bldg., 3 S. Main St., Adams. New members are always welcome. Please join us.

 

Mission statement for the Adams Revitalization Committee

 

   To involve area residents and business people for the purpose of:

 

     1.  Improving downtown and surrounding areas and to make Adams and Adams Center more

          attractive and appealing for business, etc.

 

     2.  Supporting and encouraging business and the local economy

 

     3.  Providing good quality of life

Adams Main Street Project

(Shown above) Drawings of conceptual facade studies completed
as part of a Quality Communities design study

   

Village of Adams • 3 South Main Street • Adams, NY 13605 • 315-232-2632 • adamsvil@frontiernet.net