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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF OYA DUTCH HILL RD. SOLAR LLC / UGE USA LTD.’S PROPOSED 5 MW AC (6.68 MW DC) GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWN UNDER THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (SEQRA).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York (the “Town”), will meet at the Town Hall, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159 on January 12, 2026 at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing to review Oya Dutch Hill Rd. Solar LLC/UGE USA Ltd.’s proposed 5 MW AC (6.68 MW DC) ground-mounted solar energy system on property located in the Town at 1019 Dutch Hill Rd., Tully, NY 13159 under SEQRA.

A copy of an Application to the Town Board for the issuance of a Permit to construct the proposed energy system and accompanying documents have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk where they are available for public inspection and copying at the regular copying charges during normal business hours at the Town of Otisco Town Clerk’s Office at 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159. At such Public Hearing, the Town Board will review the proposed project and its potential impacts on the environment in accordance with SEQRA Regulations and will hear all persons interested in the subject matter of the proposed project and its potential impacts on the environment. All persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written and oral statements will be taken at that time. Time limitations may be imposed for each oral statement, if necessary.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting for January 12, 2026 will be held on January 12, 2026 immediately after the conclusion of the Public Hearing to conduct the SEQRA review of OYA Dutch Hill Rd Solar LLC/ UGE USA Ltd.’s proposed solar energy system.

Dated: December 17, 2025.                                   Otisco, New York

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York. Cheryl Brunet, Town Clerk, Town of Otisco, New York.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTO CONSIDER A PROPOSED RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN OF OTISCO TOWN BOARD TO AUTHORIZE REVISIONS TO THE PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION OF REAL PROPERTY TAX BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH LIMITED INCOME OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE PURSUANT TO SECTION 467 OF THE NEW YORK REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York (the “Town”), will meet at the Town Hall, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159 on January 12, 2026 at 7:15 P.M. for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing to consider a proposed Resolution by the Town of Otisco Town Board establishing new income limitations relative to the partial exemption from real property taxes for persons 65 years of age and over. The proposed Resolution would to also include in the term “income” for purposes of applying the exemption distributions received from an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity that were included in an applicant’s federal adjusted gross income plus any social security benefits not included in such federal adjusted gross income, effective for the 2026 assessment roll and thereafter.

A copy of the proposed Resolution has been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk where it is available for public inspection and copying at the regular copying charges during normal business hours at the Town of Otisco Town Clerk’s Office at 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159. At such Public Hearing, the Town Board will review the proposed Resolution and will hear all persons interested in the subject matter of the proposed Resolution. All persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written and oral statements will be taken at that time. Time limitations may be imposed for each oral statement, if necessary.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting for January 12, 2026 will be held on January 12, 2026 after the conclusion of the Public Hearing to consider the new income limitations and to include in the term “income” for purposes of applying the exemption distributions received from an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity that were included in an applicant’s federal adjusted gross income plus any social security benefits not included in such federal adjusted gross income, and immediately after the public hearing to conduct a review of OYA Dutch Hill Rd Solar LLC / UGE USA Ltd.’s proposed 5 MW AC (6.68 MW DC) ground-mounted solar energy system on property located in the Town at 1019 Dutch Hill Rd., Tully, NY 13159under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).

Dated: December 17, 2025.                                   Otisco, New York

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York. Cheryl Brunet, Town Clerk, Town of Otisco, New York.

Notice of Annual Organizational Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Otisco Town Board will hold its Annual Organizational Meeting on Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Otisco Town Hall, 1924 Barker Street, Town of Otisco, NY 13159.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Town Board will hold its regular monthly Town Board Meeting after conducting the Public Hearings scheduled to follow the Annual Organizational Meeting on Monday, January 12, 2026.   

Dated:  December 17, 2025

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York.

Cheryl Brunet, Town Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW REGULATING THE SITING, INSTALLATION, AND OPERATION OF GENERATORS IN THE TOWN OF OTISCO

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York (the “Town”), will meet at the Town Hall, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159 on November 6, 2025 at 7:20 P.M for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing to consider the enactment of a Local Law to establish uniform standards and procedures governing the siting, installation, operation, and maintenance of generators in the Town of Otisco.

A copy of the proposed Local Law and accompanying documents have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159, where they are available for public inspection and copying at the regular copying charges during normal business hours. At such Public Hearing, the Town Board will review the proposed Local Law and will hear all persons interested in the subject matter of the proposed Local Law. All persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written and oral statements will be taken at that time. Time limitations may be imposed for each oral statement, if necessary.

Dated: October 15, 2025.                                         Otisco, New York

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York.

Cheryl Brunet, Town Clerk, Town of Otisco, New York.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENT STRUCTURES IN THE TOWN OF OTISCO

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York (the “Town”), will meet at the Town Hall, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159 on November 6, 2025 at 7:10 P.M for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing to consider the enactment of a Local Law imposing setback requirements for permanent structures in the Town of Otisco.

A copy of the proposed Local Law and accompanying documents have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159, where they are available for public inspection and copying at the regular copying charges during normal business hours. At such Public Hearing, the Town Board will review the proposed Local Law and will hear all persons interested in the subject matter of the proposed Local Law. All persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written and oral statements will be taken at that time. Time limitations may be imposed for each oral statement, if necessary.

Dated: October 15, 2025.                                         Otisco, New York

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York.

Cheryl Brunet, Town Clerk, Town of Otisco, New York.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW IMPOSING A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE TOWN OF OTISCO

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York (the “Town”), will meet at the Town Hall, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159 on November 6, 2025 at 7:00 P.M for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing to consider the enactment of a Local Law imposing an additional six-month moratorium on commercial and industrial construction within the Town of Otisco.

A copy of the proposed Local Law and accompanying documents have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, 1924 Barker Street, Tully (Otisco), New York 13159, where they are available for public inspection and copying at the regular copying charges during normal business hours. At such Public Hearing, the Town Board will review the proposed Local Law and will hear all persons interested in the subject matter of the proposed Local Law. All persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written and oral statements will be taken at that time. Time limitations may be imposed for each oral statement, if necessary.

Dated: October 15, 2025.                                         Otisco, New York

By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Otisco, New York.

Cheryl Brunet, Town Clerk, Town of Otisco, New York.

The Town of Otisco – Since 1806

The Town is situated approximately 21 miles south of Syracuse, New York.

The area in which the Town is located had been occupied for centuries by the Onondaga People, one of the original 5 nations of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy in northeast North America.

The name “Otisco” may have been derived from the Iroquois name for Nine Mile Creek, Us-te-ke, meaning “bitter-nut-hickory”. At least one older map, published in 1825, has the name spelled as “Ostisco”. The name may also have been derived from the word ostickney, meaning “waters much dried away”, or from the Onondaga word ostick, meaning “the water is low”.

The area became part of the former Military Tract of Central New York State which consisted of nearly 2 million acres of land that was set aside to compensate New York’s soldiers after their participation in the Revolutionary War (American War of Independence). The Town was first settled by outsiders around 1798, and permanent settlement began around 1801. The Town of Otisco was formed in 1806 from parts of the towns of Marcellus, Pompey and Tully.

The Town also encompasses the Hamlets of Otisco and Amber, the latter being situated on the north shore of Otisco Lake, which is the easternmost of New York’s eleven Finger Lakes.

The Town’s picturesque countryside, with its rolling hills and mountainous terrain, is rural, dotted with homes, family farms and small businesses.

There were 2,368 residents and 924 households within the Town according to the 2020 census. In contrast to its relatively small population, the Town of Otisco is the 4th largest Town in Onondaga County in terms of land size, covering approximately 31.2 square miles with approximately 34.40 miles of Town roads. The Town Government consists of a Town Board, Town Clerk, Town Justice Court, Town Highway Department, Code Enforcement Officer, Animal Control Officer, Tax Assessors, Tax Collector, Attorney for the Town and Town Financial Advisor.

A Directory of the Town’s Municipal Departments can be found in the Municipal Directory on this website at townofotisco.com/services/

2024 – Town Board Minutes

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Draft Minutes may also be posted if necessary.

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