Update as of Noon, Sunday, 14-Feb-2010 For tomorrow, all clear. Complete bill of health for West Danby Water. No more boiling needed.

Update as of 3pm, Thursday, 11-Feb-2010
Water has been restored to the West Danby Water District.

The Boil Water Notice has been withdrawn for households on NYS Rt.34/96, Maple Avenue, Hillview Road, and Valley View Road. Everyone else below the water line break (Station, Brown, and Short Roads) still should boil their water for the time being.

The Water Plant Operators are working on the problem, and are taking samples of water below the break. Once they get the "green light" on those samples, the Boil Water Notice will be withdrawn for all households in the Water District.
This notice may come as early as Friday afternoon, and almost certainly by Saturday.

As of about 1pm, Monday, 08-Feb-2010, a leak in the West Danby Water System has been noted. We're looking for it, so we can fix it.

Due to questionable water quality following a loss in water pressure, a precautionary Boil Water Notice (BWN) has been issued and will remain in effect until further notice. Until a written release of the BWN is received, consumers should to take the following actions:

• All water that will be consumed, or used in the production of foods or drinks that will be consumed, should be boiled for five (5) minutes to disinfect it.
• No one should consume water or ice that has not been disinfected, or consume drinks containing water that has not been disinfected. Raw foods rinsed with water that has not been disinfected should not be consumed.
• Laundry and bathing water need not be treated.

This procedure should be followed until you receive further notice.

Further information can be found in a Press Release issued by the West Danby Water Commissioners.

Individuals with weakened immune systems, infants and the elderly should consult with their doctors about extra precautions to minimize their risk of disease.

This notice will be updated as the situation unfolds.

For more information, contact CARL_SEAMON

Attention all dog owners in the Town of Danby

Every dog over the age of four months, owned or harbored in New York State for longer than 30 days, must be registered and licensed in the town where they are harbored. A renewal license must be purchased every year.

The Town of Danby is now completing a door-to-door dog enumeration. If you have a licensed dog, you will need to show its license (or signed renewal form) and a current rabies certificate. Please have them available. If any unlicensed dogs are found, you will be required to obtain a license for each one and a $5 fee will be added to the regular licensing fee.

The current dog licensing fees are:

A valid Rabies Certificate is required to register your dog. A certificate of proof of spaying or neutering is required to qualify for the reduced fee for Spayed/Neutered dogs.

You may obtain a license for your dog(s) at the Town Clerk's office.

For more information, contact CAROL_SCZEPANSKI

Results of the November, 2009 General Election are posted on the Tompkins County Board of Elections web site.

• All Results
• Town of Danby Results
• Supervisor
• Clerk
• Highway Superintendent
• Councilperson (2)

Terms of office begin in January, 2010.

For more information, contact CAROL_SCZEPANSKI

The Danby Fire District's 2008 Financial Report, prepared by Ciaschi, Dietershagen, Little, Mickelson, CPA and submitted to the Town Board, is online.

For more information, contact PAT_CAVENEY

News Flash-
Danby, NY. Our correspondent, Bea Hogben, reports from Downtown Danby: On June 15, after attending an informative training session describing treatments for allergies, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke, conducted by Peter Goodman at the Danby Fire Station, I left the station for home around 8:30pm.

Much to my amazement, I saw a black bear go "lumbering" across NYS Rt.96B from the Hornbrook Road area, and then across the lawn of the Danby Fire Station.

Another stunned witness to the incident, standing on all four spindly legs, was interviewed. "There I was, minding my business and staying out of traffic on the Fire Station lawn. I looked up, and couldn't believe my eyes," reported the unnamed, wide-eyed deer. "I was looking at a bear. A bear!"

I had heard there were bear in the area. Now I believe it.

For more information, contact Bea Hogben

For more information, contact CAROL_SCZEPANSKI

Every household in the Town of Danby should receive the current issue of the Danby Area News just before the beginning of the month.

If you don't receive the Danby Area News regularly, or if one of your neighbors doesn't get copies, please contact us!

We use the US Postal Service to deliver the Danby Area News. Most copies are delivered by the Carrier Route service, addressed to "Postal Patron." The rest receive individually-addressed copies with an address sticker in the name of "Danby Resident." Unfortunately, the Carrier Routes change over time, new residences are built, house numbering changes, and gaps appear in the delivery list.

Extra copies are available in the Danby Town Hall.

For more information, contact TED_CRANE

For more information, contact RIC_DIETRICH

The existing Town of Danby web site is still online at town.danby.ny.us.

For more information, contact TED_CRANE

The supply is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please, Danby residents only.

For more information, contact CARL_SEAMON

You can load your own wood chips at any time during working hours. However, if you have an open-bed pickup truck or a tow-behind trailer, and the loader and manpower is available, we can load them for you.

The supply is limited at times, so you may want to call ahead to determine availability. The chips will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please, Danby residents only.

For more information, contact CARL_SEAMON

Any Danby resident may drop off unwanted brush at the Highway Department's Hornbrook Road work site during business hours.

Brush should be free of foreign materials such as wires and papers. Leaves are not considered brush. Call us if you have questions.

For more information, contact CARL_SEAMON