Town of Cornwall
Highway & Sanitation

 

 

 

 

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Tom Gschwind

Superintendent

Beezer Hand
Office Administrator

Phone: (845) 534-2171
Fax: (845) 534-2901

Mailing Address:
Highway and Sanitation
183 Main Street
Cornwall, NY 12518

Office:
1880 Route 32
Mountainville, NY 10953

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Welcome to Highway & Sanitation

The Cornwall Highway Department is responsible for and maintains over 42 miles of roadway and 6.6 miles of sidewalk in the Town. In addition, the Highway Department provides winter maintenance on 12.5 miles of County roads in the Town of Cornwall.

In addition to winter maintenance, the Department engages in various types of road maintenance which consists of pothole patching, crack filling, oil/chip resurfacing, roadside mowing, street sweeping, guide rail replacement, tree removal and brush control.

The Highway Superintendent is also responsible for the Town’s Sanitation Department. This Department services approximately 3,300 residents, five apartment complexes and 30 commercial pick-ups in the following ways:

  • Twice weekly pick-up of household trash
  • Every week pick-up for single stream recycling
  • Every week for pick-up of brush and yard waste from April- December
  • Bulk pickup arranged by calling Highway Department


Single Stream Recycling Information: Download Link

To receive Highway or Sanitation service or information, including how to obtain a Highway Work Permit, call or fax the Highway Superintendent’s office. 

In the event of an emergency after hours, weekends or holidays the Highway Department can be reached through the Town of Cornwall Police Department at 845-534-8100.


 

 

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Upcoming Events

Music in the Park

Aug 02, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 02, 2026 8:00 PM   
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    Aug 02, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 02, 2026 8:00 PM

Planning Board Meeting

Aug 03, 2026 7:00 PM — Aug 03, 2026 8:00 PM   
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    Aug 03, 2026 7:00 PM — Aug 03, 2026 8:00 PM
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TOWN OF CORNWALL NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Town of Cornwall, New York, in conjunction with its Comprehensive Plan Review Committee have developed additional recommendations to update and amend the existing Comprehensive Plan of the Town.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to Town Law §272-A, a continuation of the previously opened public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Cornwall on Tuesday August 4, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at Munger Cottage, 40 Munger Drive, Cornwall, New York to consider the recommendations to update and amend the Comprehensive Plan.

Any resident of the Town of Cornwall is entitled to be heard upon the proposed Comprehensive Plan update at said public hearing.  The proposed recommendations may be accessed at www.cornwallny.gov. Copies of said recommendations are also available for review at:

Cornwall Town Hall

183 Main Street

Cornwall, New York 12518

SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS: The purpose of the public hearing is for the Town Board to receive public comments relevant to the draft Comprehensive Plan, and not to engage in debate.  Members of the elected body are not required to answer questions during a public hearing.  However, in the interest of continuing public engagement, should members of the public have questions that they want to submit to the Board and its consultants regarding the draft Comprehensive Plan, they may do so by submitting such questions in writing by either email to the Town Clerk at [email protected] or by delivery to Town Hall.  Any such written questions must be received by the Town Clerk no later than noon on July 24, 2026.  The Town Board and its consultants will consider answering relevant and substantive questions regarding the draft Comprehensive Plan, and the answers will be posted on the Town's website in advance of the continuation of the public hearing on August 4, 2026.

The Town of Cornwall will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk.

 

            BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORNWALL.

 

Dated: July 8, 2026

 

                                                                                    Jennifer McCormick, Town Clerk

                                                                                    Town of Cornwall

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    Aug 04, 2026 7:00 PM — Aug 04, 2026 9:00 PM

Music in the Park

Aug 09, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 09, 2026 8:00 PM   
  • Time
    Aug 09, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 09, 2026 8:00 PM

Town Board Work Session

Aug 11, 2026 7:00 PM — Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM   
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    Aug 11, 2026 7:00 PM — Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM