LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING TO CONSIDER

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A

JOINT FIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Town Board of the Town of Hanover and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Silver Creek will be holding a public hearing on the 27th day of May, 2025 at 7:00pm, at Silver Creek Central School, 1 Dickenson St, Silver Creek NY 14136, on the question of the formation of a joint fire district, pursuant to the provisions of section 189-a of the Town Law and section 22-2210 of the Village Law, which is proposed to include all parcels of land within the incorporated limits of the Village of Silver Creek and a portion of the parcels of land in the Town of Hanover currently within the Town of Hanover’s Fire Protection District described more fully as:

All of that portion of the Town of Hanover, beginning from the center line of where King Road intersects with the border of the town of Sheridan and the Town of Hanover Town Lines, then running north along the Town of Hanover and Town of Sheridan Town Line until the Town Line reaches Lake Erie, then running east along the town line until the intersection of the Town of Hanover Town Line intersects with the Town of Irving Town Line, then running south easterly along the Town of Hanover and Town of Irving Town Line, until the intersection of such town lines with the centerline of King Road, and then running along the centerline of King Road to the point of the beginning, and then including all of such portion described above including the village of Silver Creek, and the hamlets of Hanford Bay and Sunset Bay, and also including the New York State Thruway as it runs through the above areas, but excluding all of that territory of the Irving Fire District and the Hamlet of Irving.

All persons interested may be heard. A map of the proposed territory is on file with the clerks of the Town of Hanover and the Village of Silver Creek.

Please also take notice that the Town and Village Board shall meet immediately following the public hearing to consider the question on the formation of the joint fire district and related matters.

**Board meetings will be held on the First and Third Monday of each month at 7:00PM :

Regular Village Board Meetings are held on the first & third Monday of every month in the Village Board Room, 172 Central Avenue. 

In the event that a holiday falls upon the same day, the regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be may be held on the following day – Tuesday or may be cancelled. You can verify with the clerks office at 716-934-3240 X1

All Board Meetings are open to the public.  Attendance by the public is greatly encouraged and appreciated. Public comment may be made during the Regular Meeting, but is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes per person. However the Village reserves the right to eliminate the public comment section of the meeting.

The Village Board meetings are announced and advertised as necessary.