Town of Cornwall
Highway & Sanitation

 

 

 

 

Notice:

The Sanitation Department will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026 for Labor Day.  There will be no trash or recycling pickups. Trash pickup will resume as scheduled, Thursday September 10, 2026, for residents who normally have trash pickups on Monday and Thursday.  Recycling will have to be held until the following week, Monday, September 14, 2026. Any questions or concerns please call the Highway Dept. @ 845.534.2171, I’m sorry for any inconvenience.

Happy Labor Day, goodbye summer!

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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 23, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 23, 2026 8:00 PM   
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    Aug 23, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 23, 2026 8:00 PM

Strategic Budget Advisory Committee Meeting

Aug 27, 2026 10:00 AM — Aug 27, 2026 10:00 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 August 27, 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: August 14, 2026                                                     

                                                                        Joshua Wojehowski, Town Supervisor

                                                                        Town of Cornwall

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    Aug 27, 2026 10:00 AM — Aug 27, 2026 10:00 AM

Music in the Park

Aug 30, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 30, 2026 8:00 PM   
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    Aug 30, 2026 6:00 PM — Aug 30, 2026 8:00 PM

Town Board Special Meeting

Sep 01, 2026 6:00 PM — Sep 01, 2026 7:00 PM   
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TOWN OF CORNWALL NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Cornwall will be held on Tuesday September 1, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at Cornwall Town Hall, 183 Main Street, Cornwall, New York.  The purpose of this special meeting will be to: i) address the oral and written comments received from the public with respect to the proposed updates to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan; ii) review the draft Part III of the Environmental Assessment Form prepared in connection with the Comprehensive Plan updates; and iii) consider the Town Board’s next steps with respect to voting on the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan updates, which may include voting on same at the special meeting.  No other business will be conducted.

            The Town of Cornwall will make every effort to assure that the public hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk at 845-534-9100.

 

            BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORNWALL

 

DATED: August 21, 2026

                                                           

                                                                        Jennifer McCormick, Town Clerk

                                                                        Town of Cornwall

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    Sep 01, 2026 6:00 PM — Sep 01, 2026 7:00 PM

CCAC Meeting

Sep 01, 2026 7:00 PM — Sep 01, 2026 9:00 PM   
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    Sep 01, 2026 7:00 PM — Sep 01, 2026 9:00 PM