PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Town Supervisor: Tyler Sawyer

Town Board: Marie Claus

Michael Crandall

Barbara Messenger

Edward Fredricks

Town Clerk: Suzanne Putnam

Highway Supt.: Herbert Hasbrouck

Sole Assessor: Craig Surprise

Town Justice: Dennis McGurn

Rebecca Snyder

Code Enforcement: Thomas Withcuskey

Dog Control Officer: Martin Sawyer

Tax Collector: Mary Gentner

Town Historian: Bonnie Bielas

PUBLIC HOURS

TOWN OFFICES: 279-3565

Town Hall Monday-Friday 9 am-Noon and 1-5 pm, closed Noon-1 pm; Wed. 7 to 9 pm; Sat 10 am-1 pm

TOWN BOARD MEETINGS Second Monday at 7 pm

TOWN PLANNING BOARD Third Monday at 7 pm

TOWN COURT: Tues. 7 pm, Town Hall

POST OFFICE: 279-9627

Lobby: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm, Sat. 8 am-Noon

Window: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-Noon, 1-4:45 pm, Sat. 8 am-Noon

GRAFTON RECYCLING CENTER: Wed. & Fri. Noon-6 pm, Sat. 8 am-2 pm

Grafton Volunteer Fire Company and Auxiliary

County Route 85, P.O. Box 134, Grafton, NY 12082

Chief: Jim Goyer, 279-3670

Meetings: 2nd Wed. each month at 8 pm at the Fire House

Drills: 3rd Wed. & 4th Mon. at 7 pm at the Fire House

The Department has a special foam truck and an airboat for rescues. New members are needed! Firefighters, Fire Police and for the Auxiliary – male and female

Junior Program for ages 16 to 18

Grafton Fire Hall on County Route 85, is used for functions. Large hall with kitchen and rest rooms is available for meetings, parties, weddings. Call Jim Goyer

Grafton Volunteer Ambulance

P.O. Box 2, Grafton, NY 12082

Captain: Andrea Chittenden, 279-3314

President: Richard Chittenden, 279-3314

Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 pm

Applications for membership are available from any member or by calling the President or Captain.

Grafton Community Library

2455 NY2, PO Box H

Grafton, NY l 2082

Director: Carolyn Durnin

Phone: 279-0580

Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs: 3-8 pm, Wed 10 am-2 pm,

Sat: 9 am-1 pm

Library Programs (Please call ahead to confirm date and time)

Monthly Book Discussion Group – meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 1 pm. Copies of the current book are available at the Library.

Story Times for preschoolers aged 2-4 (accompanied by parent or caregiver) are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 10 am. Includes stories and a craft project.

Songs and Rhymes is a musical program for children aged 3-5 years (accompanied by parent or caregiver) held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 4 pm. Led by music educator Mary Pierson.

Grafton Library Quilters meet the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1 pm. New members are welcome.

Ethel Simmons Memorial Scholarship ($500) is awarded in conjunction with the Grafton Historical Society, to a Grafton high school senior who writes the winning essay on some aspect of Grafton history. Applications are available at the library and are due March 1 each year.

Summer Reading Program runs from July to August. Participants can read independently or as a family. Top readers in each grade, 1-12, are awarded silver medals. Prizes are awarded as incentives for children and teens who complete a weekly goal. T-shirts are the final prize for completing the program and awards are given out at an ice cream party in August.

Grafton Historical Society

Meets at the Grafton Town Hall the 3rd Wed. of the month at 7 pm. The President is Pat Niebuhr. Membership dues are $5. All are welcome. The purpose is to discover, preserve and disseminate the history of Grafton. The Society and the Grafton Community Library sponsor the Ethel Simmons Memorial Scholarship given to a graduating high school senior. For more information, contact Marjorie Wagar at 279-3104 or Pat Niebuhr at 658-3737.