Town of Cornwall
Highway & Sanitation

 

 

 

 

Notice: 

The Sanitation Department will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026 for Columbus Day.  There will be no trash or recycling pickups. Trash pickup will resume as scheduled, Thursday October 15, 2026, for residents who normally have trash pickups on Monday and Thursday.  Recycling will have to be held until the following week, Monday, October 19, 2026.

Any questions or concerns please call the Highway Dept. @ 845.534.2171, I’m sorry for any inconvenience.

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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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Oct 05, 2026 7:00 PM — Oct 05, 2026 8:00 PM   
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Town Board Meeting - Budget Workshop

Oct 06, 2026 7:00 PM — Oct 06, 2026 9:00 PM   
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Strategic Budget Advisory Committee Meeting

Oct 08, 2026 10:00 AM — Oct 08, 2026 11:00 AM   
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TOWN OF CORNWALL STRATEGIC BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITEE NOTICE OF MEETING

 

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Strategic Budget Advisory Committee of the Town of Cornwall will be held on Thursday October 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Cornwall Town Hall, 183 Main Street, Second Floor, Cornwall, New York.  

            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 at 845-534-9100.

 

 

DATED: September 17, 2026                                               

                                                                        Joshua Wojehowski, Town Supervisor

                                                                        Town of Cornwall

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    Oct 08, 2026 10:00 AM — Oct 08, 2026 11:00 AM

Town Board Meeting - Budget Workshop

Oct 08, 2026 7:00 PM — Oct 08, 2026 9:00 PM   
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    Oct 08, 2026 7:00 PM — Oct 08, 2026 9:00 PM