Notices

Town of Clay Town Hall to Glow Green in Honor of Veterans

Town of Clay Town Hall to Glow Green in Honor of Veterans

Clay, NY — The Town of Clay is proud to announce that Town Hall will be illuminated in green this Veterans Day to honor and recognize the brave men and women who have served our nation in uniform.

As part of the national “Operation Green Light” initiative, the Town of Clay will join communities across the country in showing visible support for America’s veterans. The Town Hall building will glow green, serving as a symbol of appreciation for the sacrifices made by veterans and their families.

Lighting Town Hall in green is a small but meaningful gesture to express our gratitude to those who have served. We want every veteran in our community to know that their service is valued, remembered, and honored—not just on Veterans Day, but every day.

The Town of Clay invites residents and local businesses to participate by changing one light to green—whether on a porch, in a window, or at a storefront—to show support for those who have served.

2026 PRELIMINARY BUDGET MESSAGE

2026 PRELIMINARY BUDGET MESSAGE

The Preliminary Budget for general and highway purposes totals $20.3 million.

As proposed, the tax rate for Town residents will increase 1.51% or $1.05 per thousand of assessed value.  This is $5.66 for a home valued at $225,000.  Total spending is $1.9 million greater or 4.47% over the adopted budget for 2025.  The increase is due to necessary contractual expenditures including a roof for the Highway Garage, additions to the Planning Dept., Road Paving and a significant increase in New York State Retirement.

The Town is continuing its effort to provide preventative road repair as a more efficient method for maintaining roads. The 2026 budget includes a total appropriation for paving of $2.5 million. 

 The Town has been and will continue to be proactive in securing grant funding for various projects throughout Clay.  Some of the upcoming grants include:

• Three Rivers - BOA Pre-development Project
• Three Rivers – CFA Funding to shore up the river edge
• Project Green Education Center
• NYSERDA – 2 EV Charging Stations/EV Truck/LED Lighting
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  • Crossroads Park: Repaving Project
  • Maltage Dr. & Woodard Way: Repaving Project

As always the Town of Clay strives to provide the best possible delivery of services to our residents at the least possible cost.

Holiday - Offices Closed

Please note, the Town of Clay offices and Highway offices will be closed the following dates in November: Tuesday, November 4th for Election Day; Tuesday, November 11th, in honor of Veteran's Day; and Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th, in honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

ATTENTION MEDIA PERSONNEL (RE: Micron)

The Town of Clay acknowledges your request to obtain materials submitted by consultants retained by Micron in support of their proposed semiconductor manufacturing facility at the White Pine Commerce Park. The Town is committed to processing such requests in a timely and consistent manner. At present, the Planning and Development Department can provide these materials in a digital format through a secure file transfer or on a flash drive. The Department is available to assist with coordinating the delivery of these files. Looking ahead, the Town will be exploring additional options to make project materials more readily accessible to the public. These options may include the development of an online portal or other electronic methods for document sharing. The Town appreciates your patience and remains committed to ensuring transparency and access to project information.

UPDATE: Domain Change Notice: .org to .gov

UPDATE:  The Town of Clay's website domain has officially changed.  Our new website address is:  www.townofclayny.gov.  Don't worry - if you accidentally type in www.townofclay.org, you'll still be automatically rerouted to the correct site.  We just wanted to keep our residents and visitors to the site informed of this change as we continue to provide easier access to the Town's services and information.  Thank you for staying connected with the Town of Clay!

FYI: The Town of Clay is notifying residents and website users that beginning September 1st the Town will initiate the process of transitioning its official website to a .gov domain in accordance with recently updated New York State General Municipal Law requirements.

As part of the transition, users could experience temporary delays or limited access to the Town’s website, although this is not anticipated.  While the .org traffic will automatically redirect to the new domain, we strongly encourage the public to begin using our new official address:

www.townofclayny.gov

This domain change is part of a broader effort to increase security and trust in online government communications.  The Town appreciates the public’s patience and understanding as we work to complete this important update.