Author: Wendy Burton

Saturday, December 4th, 2021

Parade line-up location at the Highway Garage at 11 Creamery Road, Stanfordville. Parade steps off PROMPTLY at 6:00 p.m. Organized by the STANFORD HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS COMMITTEE. Unfortunately , no pre-parade or after-parade parties this year. Hopefully next year!!!!

Congratulations to Stanford Rec Director Lauren Osterman who worked with Assemblywoman Didi Barrett’s office to obtain a $125,000 to put in a new tennis court at our Rec Park. This will be a huge improvement for the town, as our courts are currently in such disrepair that they are unsafe to play on. Kudos to Lauren and the Rec Commission for making this happen!

The Town of Stanford Town Board will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, October 28^th, 2021 at 7PM at the Town of Stanford Town Hall, Rt. 82 Stanfordville, NY  in order to adopt Local Law #2 of 2021 – opting out of allowing cannabis dispensaries within the Town of Stanford as authorized under new York Cannabis Law  Article 4,
and adopt Local Law #3 of 2021 – opting out of allowing on-site Cannabis Consumption sites within the Town of Stanford as authorized under New York Cannabis Law Article 4. The Board will put the issues on the ballot for the 2022 election if the proper number of signatures are collected by petition as per New York State law.

Ritamary Bell
Town Clerk

The Town Board sadly acknowledges and supports the conclusion by the Rec Commission that it will not be able to open the Haunted Fortress this October. We thank everyone who put their heart and sweat equity into working to make the Fortress happen this year. We will continue to support this unique and magical event space that gives so much joy to so many people so onward to 2022! We will make this happen!!

Please stand by with for an update from our Rec Commission on early planning and organization so they can bring back the magic next year! Below is the message that they posted on Sunday.

Stanford Recreation  · We’re sad to say that even though we had a very good outpouring of support and people stepping up to help the Haunted Fortress, we haven’t quite gotten to the number of volunteers needed to properly open. We simply ran out of time. Even though we are canceling the opening of the Haunted Fortress this year, it is not a total loss. A lot of work has been done over the past several months getting the Haunted Fortress back up and running, including the removal of the collapsed barn, a nearly complete electrical rewiring of the Haunted Fortress Scenes and support buildings and building code improvements. The Stanford Rec Commission would like to thank the Town Board for helping move the project forward by driving the infrastructure improvements made to the Haunted Fortress. This will help ensure our success in the future. We also want to thank the Town employees for helping with clearing of the paths and other tasks they do for us. And of course, a HUGE thank you to the volunteers that put a lot of sweat equity into the Haunted Fortress and to those that signed up, but didn’t get an opportunity to help. The Haunted Fortress is a gem in our community and it will be making a return next year, better than ever. Work will continue this year and we will start up earlier next year, now that all the infrastructure projects are complete. We are looking forward to a bright future for the Haunted Fortress and thank you for your continued support.

The public is welcome to observe the Town Board go through its series of Workshops on the 2022 Budget. They will be held on the following dates: Monday night, September 20th – Monday night, September 27 and Tuesday night, October 5th if necessary. A Public Hearing on the Budget will be announced soon.

The Stanford Recreation Center has recently formed a committee to preserve & enhance the existing facilities. Before we get started, we would LOVE to hear from our community on how we should be approach the project! As a special thank you for completing the survey, we are extending a special offer for your next purchase at a local community business. 

The Haunted Fortress Committee needs adult volunteers to help work the event for 12 nights in October. We need your help! Please come to the Rec Pavilion at 6:00 p.m. on Monday the 20th to sign up for the fun!