We would like to extend a huge thank you to our JCEO Representative, Renee, and all of her incredible Monday helpers who volunteer their time each week to put together Fresh Food Boxes for our community members.
This past Monday, our Fresh Food Day provided 46 boxes to 46 families, the most we have ever served since beginning this program several years ago. This milestone shows just how important this service is to families within our community.
We are proud to offer this resource, and we are incredibly grateful for Renee and the dedicated volunteers who show up each week to lend a helping hand. Your kindness, consistency, and commitment make a meaningful difference in the lives of so many.
Thank you all for everything you do for our community.
Supervisor Jon Douglass
Good morning!
As we gear up for the holiday season, we would like to extend a very special thank you to everyone who has brought donations to our JCEO Representative, Renee. In just three weeks, our Food Pantry has received $1,250.00 in monetary donations and an incredible amount of food items.
In addition, our Community Cares Shelf has been blessed with donations of coats, boots, hats, gloves, and scarves, ensuring families stay warm this winter. We have also begun receiving Thanksgiving baskets that will be distributed to families in need this holiday season.
We are now officially kicking off our Christmas Gift Drive, running now through December 17th.
Drop-off locations include:
This marks the Black Brook General Store’s 3rd year participating in the drive, thank you Rob and Michelle for your continued support! We also want to welcome Beth and Family Dollar for joining us this year. Thank you, Beth, for reaching out and wanting to be part of helping families in our community.
We are asking for new, unwrapped toys, crafts, books, and games suitable for ages 0–18.
We are incredibly grateful for the community we live in and the generosity that continues to shine year after year.
Lastly, we are excited to share that the Town will be sponsoring the Hot Cocoa Bar and Cookies at the Library’s Christmas in the Forks Celebration on December 6th at 10:00 AM. We hope to see you there!
See you around Town and thank you all for your kindness and support.
Supervisor Jon Douglass
Please be advised that water service will be temporarily unavailable for users in Water District #1 from 151 Silver Lake Road to 394 Silver Lake Road.
This interruption is due to a power issue involving a National Grid transformer. National Grid has informed the Town that the estimated repair timeframe is approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while repairs are completed.
Supervisor Jon P. Douglass
Town of Black Brook
Youth Commission Basketball Registration Now Open!
As the weather cools down, our community is gearing up for an exciting winter season of activities. One of the highlights each year is our Youth Basketball Program, which brings together students, families, and volunteers for weeks of fun, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Registration is now open for this year’s season, and we encourage all interested 3rd–6th grade students to join in the action!
Please use the link below to register your child:
Youth Basketball Registration Form
As the coach of our High School Girls Basketball Team, I’ve seen firsthand how these lessons help young athletes grow into confident leaders. I’m looking forward to seeing the next generation of players begin their journey through our community program.
Let’s make this another great season, see you on the court!
Supervisor Jon P. Douglass
Town of Black Brook
Renee, our amazing JCEO Representative, has shared an update on the wonderful donations received over the past week!
We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to:
Jessie Furnia and Carrie Plumadore for their generous monetary donations to the food pantry,
Darlene Murray and Amanda Murphy for their thoughtful Community Cares shelf donations, and
Audrey Godlewski and Heidi Gero for their kind coat drive contributions!
We are truly grateful for each of you, your generosity makes a real impact and helps create a stronger, more caring community every day!
See you around Town and have a great day.
Proudly Serving the Town of Black Brook,
Supervisor Douglass
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Black Brook for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, has been completed and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk at 18 North Main Street, Au Sable Forks, New York, where it is available for inspection by any interested person during regular office hours.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Black Brook will meet and hold a Public Hearing on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the Town Offices, 18 North Main Street, Au Sable Forks, NY, and also via GoToMeeting, for the purpose of reviewing and discussing the proposed 2026 Budget and hearing any persons wishing to speak in favor of, or against, the budget as presented or any item therein.
Join Online: https://meet.goto.com/488936285
Dial-in: +1 (872) 240-3311Access Code: 488-936-285
Pursuant to Town Law §108, the proposed salaries of the following Town Officers are hereby specified:
Supervisor: $42,238.00Town Clerk/Tax Collector: $30,576.00Town Justice: $21,548.00Council Members (x4): $6,675.00Highway Superintendent: $74,562.00All interested persons are invited and encouraged to attend and be heard.
Proudly Serving the Town of Black Brook,
Supervisor Douglass
Applications for Thanksgiving Baskets and the Christmas Bureau program are currently being accepted.
If you or someone you know is in need of support this holiday season, please contact our JCEO representative, Renee, as soon as possible to ensure your application is submitted before the deadline.
Additionally, the Town of Black Brook will be holding our annual holiday gift drive. If your family is in need but does not meet the eligibility requirements for the above programs through JCEO, we are still here to help. Please don’t hesitate to reach out, we’re committed to making the holidays brighter for all in our community.
Proudly Serving the Town of Black Brook,
Supervisor Douglass
📢 Town of Black Brook – Town Clerk Updated Office Hours 📢
Effective immediately, the Town Clerk’s office hours are as follows:
We appreciate your understanding and look forward to assisting you during these times.
PLEASE BE ADVISED:
The Town of Black Brook Highway Department will be conducting street cleaning on Monday, April 21st and Tuesday, April 22nd, beginning at 6:00 AM each day. The following streets may experience slight traffic delays:
Main Street
North Main Street
Palmer Street
McCrea Street
Shaw Street
In addition, Golf Course Road (from the intersection of North Main Street and Silver Lake Road to McCrea Street) will be closed on Wednesday, April 23rd, from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for street cleaning.
Please use caution when traveling through these areas and expect delays. Residents are asked to remove all vehicles from these streets during the cleaning schedule.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience!
May 12, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 PM (America/New York)
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/210965533
You can also dial in using your phone.
Access Code: 210-965-533
United States: +1 (646) 749-3122
Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
Clinton County has posted informational material to the Clinton County website, related to the proposed replacement of the Guide Board Road Culvert over Middle Brook in the Town of Black Brook. The project is being progressed as Project Identification Number 7754.20, by the Clinton County Highway Department and the New York State Department of Transportation. At present, the project is in the preliminary design phase and links on the website are available to present information and to obtain comments or questions on the project from individuals, groups, officials, and local agencies.
Please visit the Clinton County website at http://www.clintoncountyny.gov/ and find the information posted under ‘Upcoming Events.’
Links to the project materials are also posted to the Clinton County Highway Departments home page. Comments may be submitted through the link provided on the website.
Comments and questions will be accepted through April4, 2025.
🔥 Attention: Upcoming New York State Burn Ban 🔥
Please be advised that the New York State Burn Ban will be in effect from March 16th through May 14th. During this period, residential open burning is prohibited to help prevent wildfires.
🚫 No open burning of brush, leaves, or debris
✅ Campfires under 3 feet in height and 4 feet in length, width, or diameter are allowed
🔥 Only charcoal or dry, clean, untreated, and unpainted wood may be used for campfires
Violations of the burn ban can result in fines, so please follow the guidelines to keep our communities safe!
For more information, visit New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Stay safe and help prevent wildfires! 🌲🔥
Customers can now pay for any service at the town clerk's office with a credit card, debit card, apple pay and google pay. A 3% fee will be added to the bill for Converge Pay, who is the processing company. This will be assessed at the time of the charge. Property taxes cannot be charged at this time, but it will be available for the year 2025.
You will be able to swipe your cards or phones at the terminal at the window or you can call the clerk's office (518) 647-5411 Ext. 2 with your credit card info. You will need to give the name the account is listed under and also the account # for the transaction to be processed.
We are working on a platform to pay water/sewer online but do not have the details worked out. It will be coming shortly though. You can still continue to pay water/sewer online through our website and through the link in your email, or you can pay water/sewer by bringing your card in or calling with your info.
ALL CHARGES CAN STILL BE PAYED BY CHECK OR CASH AS USUAL.
Dennis Bushey
PO Box 715
AuSable Forks, NY 12912
Phone: (w) 518-647-5411, Extension 2
Fax: 518-647-1294
Email: blackbrooktownclerk808@yahoo.com
Town Clerk Hours:
Tuesdays: 2:00PM - 7:00PM
Wednesdays -Fridays: 9:00AM – 2:00PM
Tax Collector Hours:
Tuesdays: 2PM - 7PM
Wednesdays - Fridays: 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Saturday, January 27th: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Healthy Neighborhoods Program
How safe is your home? If a fire were to occur in your home would your family know what to do? When was the last time you checked the batteries in your smoke detector? Have you talked with your family about a fire escape plan for your home? Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Does your home even need one?
Are these questions you are hearing for the first time today? If so, you may benefit from a visit from the Clinton County Healthy Neighborhoods Program.
The Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP) is a grant-funded program designed to help improve the personal health, safety, and environmental living conditions of residents within Clinton County. HNP is able to do this through health and safety surveys that are conducted with participants of the program. The survey covers 5 main topics: fire safety, lead, indoor air quality, injury prevention, and asthma. Based on the outcome of the survey, and program eligibility, HNP may be able to provide the participant with various safety products as well as health and safety education. HNP is FREE to all Clinton County residents regardless of age or income.
The Town of Black Brooks new phone app is now live!
If you haven’t done so already, we strongly encourage our residents to download our new app! We will utilize this app to communicate with our residents in the event of an emergency, boil water order, road closures, road maintenance, utility billing, events, or any other important information that we want to communicate with you about. We found our previous app, MyCITYPOCKET, to be extremely beneficial, and we are confident that our new app, Info Grove for Municipalities, will be just as beneficial and more resourceful!
Simply go to your smartphones App Store, search Info Grove Municipalities, download (free), and select Town of Black Brook, NY as your Municipality.
We are still adding information to our app but we encourage you to browse our new app and feel free to leave us feedback on the feedback icon! We want to know the good, the bad, and if there’s anything that we can add to improve the app.
If you have any problems downloading the app, please reach out to Jessie at 518-647-5411, ext 1 and she’d be happy to assist you!
The Town of Black Brook was awarded a $53,100 Smart Growth Planning Grant from the New York State Department of State for assisting in the development of a Comprehensive Plan Update.
We are actively working on the Town of Black Brooks Comprehensive Plan Update and would like your feedback!
It is important for residents to participate in the Comprehensive Plan activities. There will be opportunities for you and other community members to assist with data collection, community visioning and mapping, and the creation of community goals and objectives.
Please take a moment to complete our survey below and to check out our Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan Update webpage and webmap.
SURVEY LINK:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Black_Brook
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WEBSITE LINK:
https://labergegroup.com/BlackBrook/
WEBMAP LINK:
https://lg1.maps.arcgis.com/.../instant/lookup/index.html...
We are proud to announce the Town of Black Brook was part of Governor Hochul’s awards through the Restore New York Communities Initiative.
We would like to extend our great appreciation to Governor Hochul and the Empire State Development in helping us achieve one step of our community redevelopment plan.
This $36,000 grant will be utilized for our 5 North Main Demolition/Site Restoration Project. This project will include demolition, disposal and site restoration of a long vacant residential building into a site for other potential uses.
The Town of Black Brook is again actively seeking members to fill vacancies on our Zoning Board of Appeals. Anyone interested must be a resident of the Town of Black Brook. If interested, please contact the Town of Black Brook and speak with Jessie Douglass at (518) 647-5411 ext. 1 or send a letter of interest to townblackbrook1@gmail.com.
Please be advised that the Town of Black Brooks Town Clerk office can no longer issue burning permits. All burning permits must be issued through the Forest Ranger who is responsible for our Township. Please contact Forest Ranger Bronson at (518)335-5499 for any burning permit needs. Burn Ban ends May 14, 2023.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
With a 200-foot bluff overlooking Silver Lake, the Silver Lake Bog Preserve provides spectacular views.
Town of Black Brook
PO Box 715
AuSable Forks, NY 12912
Tel: 518-647-5411
Fax: 518-647-1294
Meetings
2nd Monday at 6pm
Office Hours
7:30 a.m. - 3pm
