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  2. About Bethlehem

    1. Welcome from Supervisor
    2. Community Profile
    3. Staff Directory
    4. Directions
    5. e-Newsletter
    6. Elected Representatives
    7. Maps
    8. Sustainable Bethlehem
      1. Accomplishments
      2. Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
      3. Climate Change & Bethlehem
      4. Determining Your Carbon Footprint
    9. Town Code
    10. Non-Code Laws
    11. Town Hall
    12. Forms
    13. Town Historian
    14. Website Translation
    15. Community Voice
    16. Meeting Rooms
    17. 2014 Memorial Day Parade photographs
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  3. Town Government

    1. Boards
      1. Town Board
        1. Town Board Member-DavidDeCancio
      2. Planning Board
        1. PlanningBdMember-Gianna Aiezza
        2. PlanningBdMember-ScottLewendon
        3. PlanningBdMember-BrianGyory
        4. PlanningBdMember-RadAnderson
        5. PlanningBdMember-PatriciaBeeler
      3. Zoning Board of Appeals
      4. IDA (Industrial Development Agency)
      5. Board of Ambulance and EMS Commissioners
      6. Board of Assessment Review
      7. Conservation Easement Review Board
      8. Ethics Board
    2. Committees
      1. Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee
      2. Delaware Avenue NY Forward
      3. Development Planning Committee
      4. Microenterprise Grant Review Committee
      5. Street Tree Advisory Committee
      6. Concluded Committees
        1. 2012 Budget Advisory Team
        2. Budget Advisory Team
        3. 2012 Transition Committee
        4. Agricultural & Farmland Study Advisory Committee
          1. Final Report & Supporting Documents
        5. Bethlehem 20/20 Committees
          1. Bethlehem 20/20 Advisory Committee
            1. Agendas, Minutes & Presentations
          2. Bethlehem 20/20 Implementation Committee
            1. Agendas & Minutes
        6. Bethlehem Committee on Deer and Ticks
          1. School Curriculum Pilot Program
          2. Presentations
          3. Useful Links
          4. Articles and Research
          5. Committee Findings
          6. Hunting in Bethlehem
          7. 2014 Deer and Ticks Community Survey
        7. Citizens Advisory Committee on Conservation
          1. Final Report & Supporting Documents
        8. Comprehensive Plan Assessment Committee (CPAC)
          1. Presentations and Reports
          2. Supporting Documents from Other Committees
          3. Agendas, Meeting Materials & Meeting Notes
        9. Comprehensive Plan Oversight Committee
        10. Comprehensive Plan Update Committee
          1. Meeting Presentations and Summaries
        11. Delaware Ave Hamlet Enh Study Adv Committee
        12. Delaware Avenue Improvement Group
        13. Ethics Advisory Group
        14. Governance Options Study Committee
        15. Local Waterfront Advisory Committee
        16. Local Waterfront Revitalization Advisory Group
          1. Inventory of Applicable Plans, Studies & Policies
          2. Meeting Presentations and Summaries
          3. Members
        17. Open Space Technical Advisory Working Group
        18. Police Reform and Reinvention Advisory Committee
        19. Route 9W Study Advisory Committee
          1. Presentations & Related Documents
    3. Departments
      1. Assessor
        1. Agricultural Assessment Information
        2. Exemptions
        3. Forms
        4. New York State Property Taxes and Assessments
        5. Online Assessment Roll
        6. Property Tax Maps
        7. Residential Data Improvement Project
          1. Residential Data Improvement Process
          2. Residential Data Improvement FAQs
        8. Tax Rates
        9. Board of Assessment Review
        10. Assessment Grievance Process
      2. Building Division
        1. Building Permits & Fee Schedule
      3. Cable Television Administrator
      4. Comptroller
        1. Financial Reports
        2. Bid Opportunities
        3. Financial Policy Changes
        4. Purchasing Division
        5. Town Budgets
          1. 2023 Town Budget
          2. 2022 Town Budget
          3. 2021 Town Budget
          4. 2020 Town Budget
          5. Town Budgets from Prior Years
          6. 2015 Bethlehem Police Overtime & Budget Issues
      5. Economic Development & Planning
        1. ADA Transition Plan
        2. Advisory Committees
        3. Building Division
          1. Building Permits & Fee Schedule
        4. Economic Development/ Business Resources
          1. Chamber of Commerce & IDA
          2. Loan Funds
          3. Microenterprise Grant Program
          4. State Resources
        5. Comprehensive Plan
        6. Development Planning Committee
        7. Fee Schedules
        8. Forms
        9. Guide to Land Use, Planning, & Development
        10. Industrial Development Agency
        11. Planning Board
        12. Planning Division
          1. Comprehensive Plan
          2. Citizens Guide to Land Use, Planning & Development
          3. Development Projects
            1. Delaware Avenue Complete Streets Project
              1. Delaware Avenue Complete Streets Feasibility Study
              2. Delaware Avenue Complete Streets Meeting Summaries
              3. Delaware Avenue Complete Streets FAQs
              4. Delaware Avenue Complete Streets Fact Sheet
            2. Delaware Ave Hamlet Streetscape Enhancement
              1. Planning and Design
              2. Renderings
              3. Construction Phase
              4. Detour Routes and Maps
              5. Construction Drawings
              6. Contact Us
              7. Frequently Asked Questions
            3. Glenmont Roundabout Project
            4. National Grid Substation Proposal
            5. New Scotland Road Hamlet
            6. Vista Technology Campus
            7. Port of Albany Project
          4. Farms and Forests Conservation Program
            1. Proposition 2 on the back of the Nov 8, 2022 ballot
            2. Conservation Easement Exemption and F&F Funds
            3. Role of the Conservation Easement Review Board
            4. Open Space Plan: Conservation Criteria
            5. Bethlehem Forward: Your town, your voice!
            6. Enjoy Bethlehem's parks, preserves, and trails!
            7. Resources for landowners and farm businesses
            8. Partner organizations
            9. Conservation success
            10. Interactive maps
            11. Events - join us!
            12. Conservation studies, plans, surveys
            13. Bethlehem and the Hudson River
          5. Comprehensive Plan 2005
          6. Forms
          7. Town Code
        13. School District Boundaries Map
        14. Tobacco Retail License
        15. Town Code
        16. Zoning Board of Appeals
        17. Zoning District Boundaries Map
      6. Emergency Management
        1. Be Prepared
        2. Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
        3. Emergency Programs
      7. Highway
        1. Year-Round Yard Waste Collection
          1. Pickup Schedule by Street
        2. Spring Cleanup
        3. Fall Leaf Pickup
        4. Winter Street Maintenance
        5. Paving Program
        6. Sidewalks
        7. Job Opportunities
      8. Human Resources
        1. Ethics Law
        2. Job Opportunities
        3. Employee Union Contracts
        4. Retiree Health Insurance Payment
      9. Justice Court
        1. License Suspensions
        2. Parking Ordinance
        3. Payment of Fines
        4. Small Claims & Civil Matters
      10. Management of Information Services
      11. Parks & Recreation
        1. Activity Information & Registration
          1. How to Register
        2. Online Registration System
        3. Seasonal Brochures
        4. Parks
          1. All Park Rules and Regulations
          2. Elm Avenue Park
            1. Dog Park
            2. Trails
            3. Park Map
            4. Picnic Facilities
            5. Playground
            6. Playing Fields
            7. Pool Complex
            8. Tennis and Basketball
            9. Volleyball, Horseshoes, & Shuffleboard
            10. Outdoor Fitness Equipment
            11. Winter Activities
          3. Pool Complex
          4. Henry Hudson Park
            1. Boat Launch Sites & Fishing Access
            2. Henry Hudson Park Master Plan
            3. Other Facilities
            4. Picnic Areas
          5. Maple Ridge Park
          6. Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve
          7. Normans Kill Ravines Park
          8. North Bethlehem Park
          9. Rupert Road Fishing Access
          10. Selkirk Park
          11. South Bethlehem Park
          12. Firefighters Memorial Park
          13. Dog Park
          14. Colonial Acres Park
        5. Winter Activities
        6. Pool Complex
          1. Pool Hours
          2. Pool Passes
          3. Pool Fees
          4. Pool Parties
          5. Rules
        7. Group Facility Information & Reservation Forms
        8. Playing Fields
        9. Camps, Clubs, & Special Events
          1. Camp Corner
          2. Middle School Pit
          3. SCREAMS Club
          4. Special Events
        10. Employment & Volunteer Opportunities
        11. Maps & Directions
        12. FRIENDS of Parks and Recreation
        13. Youth Employment Service
        14. Donations
        15. Families in Need Discount Policy and Request Form
        16. Parks & Recreation Master Plan
        17. Food Trucks and Vending
      12. Police
        1. Police Sex Offender Watch
        2. Evacuation Functional Needs 911 Registry
        3. Cold Cases
        4. National Night Out
        5. Walk and Roll Fest
        6. Animal Control
        7. Use of Force
        8. Divisions
          1. Headquarters Division
          2. Records Section
          3. Patrol Division
          4. Special Services Division
          5. Detectives / Community Services Unit
          6. Animal Control Section
        9. Services
          1. Block Parties
          2. Car Safety Seat Check
          3. Domestic Violence/Abuse
          4. EMS Services
          5. Evacuation Functional Needs 911 Registry
          6. Fire Services
          7. Offender Incarceration Status
          8. Pistol Permit
          9. Police Accident Reports
          10. Police Interaction Response Form
          11. Police Sex Offender Watch
          12. Races/Walks/Other Public Events
          13. Vacation House Watch
          14. Victim Notification Program
        10. Police Interaction Response Form
        11. D.A.R.E. Donation
        12. Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative
          1. Advisory Committee
          2. Meetings
          3. Resources
          4. Collaborative Feedback Form
        13. Kronos
      13. Public Works
        1. Drainage System
        2. Engineering Division
          1. Engineering Review Fees
          2. GIS
          3. Stormwater Management
            1. Our Stormwater Management Program
            2. Report an Issue
            3. Stormwater Glossary
            4. Stormwater Links
            5. What You Can Do To Help
            6. Forms
        3. Fees
          1. Engineering Review Fees
          2. Sewer Rent and Permit Fees
          3. Water Rent, Permit and Testing Fees
        4. Forms
        5. Sewer Division
          1. Septic Systems
          2. Sewer District Map
          3. Sewer Rent and Permit Fees
          4. Water/Sewer Bill Information
          5. Water/Sewer Paperless Billing Enrollment
          6. Water/Sewer Adjustment for Real Estate Closing
          7. Sewer Permit Application and Instructions
        6. Stormwater Management
          1. Our Stormwater Management Program
          2. Report an Issue
          3. Stormwater Glossary
          4. Stormwater Links
          5. What You Can Do To Help
          6. Forms
        7. Town Standard Details and Specifications
        8. Water Division
          1. Water District Map
          2. Water Quality Reports
          3. Water Rent, Permit & Testing Fees
          4. Water/Sewer Bill & Payment Information
          5. Water/Sewer Paperless Billing Enrollment
          6. Water/Sewer Adjustment for Real Estate Closing
          7. Backflow Requirements
          8. Water Permit Application and Instructions
          9. Water Meter Photo Project (Lead and Copper Rule)
            1. Water Service Self Check
        9. Water Meter Photo Project (Lead and Copper Rule)
      14. Recycling
        1. Awards
        2. Recycling Events
        3. Household Recyclables
        4. Textiles/Clothing and Footwear Recycling
        5. Community Recycling Stations
        6. Compost Facility
          1. Compost Products
          2. Permits
          3. Rates
          4. Yard Waste
        7. Curbside Recycling Instructions
        8. Donations
        9. Electronics
        10. Compost
        11. Paint Drop Off Year-round
        12. Hazardous Waste
        13. Green Shopping and Holiday Recycling
        14. Rupert Road Transfer Station
          1. Transfer Station Permits
      15. Senior Services
        1. Overview of Services
        2. Transportation
        3. Social/Educational Programs
        4. Resources "As You Age"
        5. Support Groups
        6. Senior Citizen Organizations
        7. Volunteer Opportunities
        8. Newsletter
        9. Brochures and Applications
      16. Supervisor
      17. Tax
        1. General Property Tax Information
        2. Property Tax Rates
        3. View Online Property Tax Bill/Receipt
        4. Property Tax Payment Information
        5. Water/Sewer Bill & Payment Information
      18. Town Attorney
      19. Town Clerk
        1. Animals & Pets
        2. Certificate of Residency
        3. Fee Schedule
        4. Freedom of Information (FOIL)
        5. Items for Sale
        6. Licenses
        7. Permits
        8. Voter Registration
        9. Notices
      20. Town Historian
        1. Articles
        2. Archives
      21. Youth Court
      22. Youth Employment Service
    4. Town Board
    5. Transparency
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  4. Our Services

    1. Bicycle & Pedestrian Information
    2. Bids, RFPs & RFQs
    3. Compost
    4. Fee Schedules
      1. Building Permits and Inspection Fees
      2. Engineering Fees
      3. Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Fees
      4. Planning Fees
      5. Sewer Rent and Permit Fees
      6. Town Clerk Fees
      7. Water Rent, Permits and Testing Fees
    5. Leaf / Yard Waste Collection
      1. Fall Leaf Pickup
      2. Spring Cleanup
      3. Yard Waste Collection Program
    6. Licenses
    7. Maps
    8. Payments
      1. Building Permit & Inspection Payments
      2. Court Fine Payments
      3. License, Permit & Certificate Payments
      4. Property Tax Bill Payments
      5. Water / Sewer Payments
    9. Parks & Recreation
      1. Activities
      2. Parks
      3. Pavilion Rental
      4. Pool Complex
    10. Permits
      1. Building Permit
      2. Dog Park Permit
      3. Emergency Alarm Permit
      4. Handicapped Parking Permit
      5. Peddler Permit
      6. Pistol Permit
      7. Sewer Service Permit
      8. Transfer Station Permit
      9. Water Service Permit
      10. Races/Walks/Other Public Events
    11. Property Assessments
      1. Deeds
      2. Exemptions
      3. Online Assessment Roll
    12. Public Safety Services
      1. Block Parties
      2. Car Safety Seat Check
      3. Domestic Violence/Abuse
      4. EMS Services
      5. Evacuation Functional Needs 911 Registry
      6. Fire Services
      7. Offender Incarceration Status
      8. Pistol Permit
      9. Police Accident Reports
      10. Police Interaction Response Form
      11. Police Sex Offender Watch
      12. Races/Walks/Other Public Events
      13. Vacation House Watch
      14. Victim Notification Program
    13. Recycling / Transfer Station / Trash
      1. Recycling
      2. Transfer Station
        1. Transfer Station Permits
      3. Trash Haulers
    14. Senior Services
      1. Overview of Services
      2. Transportation
      3. Social/Educational Programs
      4. Resources "As You Age"
      5. Support Groups
      6. Senior Citizen Organizations
      7. Volunteer Opportunities
      8. Newsletter
      9. Brochures and Applications
    15. Stormwater Management
    16. Street Maintenance
      1. Paving Program
      2. Snowplowing
    17. Water Service
    18. Water/Sewer Paperless Billing
    19. Wastewater (Sewer) Service
    20. Youth Employment Services
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  5. Doing Business

    1. Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce
    2. Bethlehem Industrial Development Agency
    3. Bids, RFPs & RFQs
    4. Business Resources
      1. Chamber of Commerce & IDA
      2. Loan Funds
      3. Microenterprise Grant Program
      4. State Resources
    5. Purchasing Division Policy and Procedures
    6. Development Planning Committee
    7. Forms
    8. Economic Development & Planning
    9. Land Use, Planning & Development Guide
    10. Permits
    11. Town Code
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  6. How Do I?

    1. Apply For…
      1. Bid Opportunities
      2. Certificate of Residency
      3. Job Opportunities
      4. Licenses
      5. Permits
      6. Tax Exemption
      7. Water/Sewer Paperless Billing
    2. Contact...
      1. Boards & IDA
        1. Town Board
        2. Planning Board
        3. Zoning Board of Appeals
        4. IDA (Industrial Development Agency)
        5. Board of Ambulance and EMS Commissioners
        6. Board of Assessment Review
        7. Conservation Easement Review Board
        8. Ethics Board
      2. Committees
      3. Elected Officials
      4. Town Departments
    3. Dispose Of / Recycle…
      1. Electronics
      2. Food Scraps
      3. Hazardous Waste
      4. Household Garbage
      5. Household Recycables
      6. Textiles, Clothing, Footwear
      7. Yard Waste
      8. Other Items
    4. Donate To…
      1. Bethlehem Senior Projects
      2. D.A.R.E.
      3. Food Pantry
      4. Parks and Recreation Department
      5. Friends of Bethlehem Parks and Recreation
      6. Habitat for Humanity at the Transfer Station
        1. Transfer Station Permits
    5. File…
      1. Assessment Grievance
      2. Freedom of Information (FOIL)
      3. Small Claims
      4. Eviction
    6. Find…
      1. Audited Financial Reports
      2. Bus Service
      3. Business Resources
      4. Comprehensive Plan
      5. Employee Union Contracts
      6. EMS Services
      7. Fee Schedules
      8. Fire Services
      9. Forms
      10. Helpful Community Links
      11. Maps
      12. New Resident Information
      13. Parks
      14. Police Services Information
      15. Property Information
      16. School District Boundaries
      17. State of the Town Address (Media)
      18. Tax Rates
      19. Town Budgets
        1. 2023 Town Budget
        2. 2022 Town Budget
        3. 2021 Town Budget
        4. 2020 Town Budget
        5. Town Budgets from Prior Years
        6. 2015 Bethlehem Police Overtime & Budget Issues
      20. Town Code (Town Laws)
      21. Voting Information
      22. Zoning District Boundaries
    7. Learn About…
      1. Bethlehem's History
      2. Recycling Items
    8. Obtain / Get…
      1. Birth Certificate
      2. Certificate of Residency
      3. Compost
      4. Death Certificate
      5. Deed
      6. Parks Gift Certificate
      7. Pool Pass
      8. Tax Bill / Receipt
      9. Tax Map
      10. Dog Park Permit
      11. Water/Sewer Adjustment for Real Estate Closing
    9. Pay…
      1. Building Permits & Inspections
      2. Court Fine
      3. Licenses, Permits & Certificates
      4. Property Taxes
      5. Retiree Health Insurance
      6. Water & Sewer Bill
    10. Register…
      1. Parks Activities
      2. Senior Programs
      3. To Vote
    11. Report...
      1. Issue or Concern
    12. Schedule / Reserve…
      1. Block Party
      2. Building Inspection
      3. Car Safety Seat Check
      4. Food Pantry Appointment
      5. Meeting Rooms
        1. Meeting Rooms
      6. Park Pavilions
      7. Other Park Facilities
      8. Senior Outreach
      9. Senior Transportation
      10. Water Meter Installation
    13. Sign Up For…
      1. News & Alerts
      2. Town eNewsletter
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  7. Feature Links

    1. COVID-19
    2. Prop #2 Nov 8, 2022 - Farmland Protection
    3. Public Notices
    4. 2023 Town Budget
    5. 2022 Final Assessment Roll/SDG Image Mate
    6. Winter Street Maintenance
    7. View Online Property Tax Bill/Receipt
    8. Equity and Justice in Bethlehem
    9. Water Quality
    10. Open Space Planning
    11. Water Meter Photo Project (Lead and Copper Rule)
    12. Tobacco Retail License
    13. First Night Bethlehem
    14. Bethlehem Forward: Comprehensive Plan Update
    15. Employment
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