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 Varysburg Water Customers: Payments may be mailed to:  Varysburg Water District, PO Box 613, Varysburg, NY 14167

Local Laws for Varysburg Water are at the bottom of the page under downloads.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the water rents of the Varysburg Water District in the Town of Sheldon shall be set at:

Number of Gallons Rate: 

First 10,000, minimum $20.00 

Thereafter, per 1,000 gallons $ 3.00 

effective 120 days from today on January 19, 2023.

Resolution passed at the September 21, 2022 meeting of the Sheldon Town Board.

By order of the Sheldon Town Board

Carol Zittel, Town Clerk

Varysburg Water Operator: Thane Wright

Sheldon Wind Project

Emergency Hotline:  1-866-378-4580

Timeline of the High Sheldon Wind Project:

2001 - The Sheldon Town Board was approached by NY Power to erect a test tower.  At this time the Town Board began working on a wind energy law. 
January 2003 - Wind Energy Law passed by the Sheldon Town Board
2003 - Invenergy LLC approaced the Town Board about the High Sheldon Wind Project
April 2007 - The wind turbines were approved for erection
November 2007 - The first wind project payment was received from Invenergy in the amount of $752,000
July 2008 - Ground is broken on the first wind turbine site
March 2009 - Turbines go into energy production

Turbines & Tax Base:  The Sheldon Town Board has not levied any Town taxes since 2007.  Revenue received from the Wind Project has covered all costs of the yearly Town budget.  

Windmill payments from Invenergy LLC to Town of Sheldon:
Payment to Town for Road agreement:  $454,000.00
Payment to refurbish the Strykersville School Museum:  $95,000.00
Payment for installation of a walking path & basketball court at the Town park:  $18,500.00
Payment for erection of new cemetery walls at Town cemeteries:  $20,000.00
Total received by Town and Wyo Cty IDA as of 11/1/2022:  $13,308,125.71

(Town received $12,783,652.52, IDA received $524,453.19)

Wind Turbine Law - 2003 - see below under downloads
Host Community Agreement - see below under downloads

Fire Companies

Sheldon Fire Department
996 Centerline Rd.
Strykersville, NY 14145

ph:  585-535-4059
2022 Officers:  
President:  Rick Brzezicki Sr.
Vice President: Glenn Calteaux 
Secretary:  Laurel Perl
Treasurer:  Ron George
Chief:  Francis George
1st Assist Chief:  Laurel Perl
2nd Assist Chief:  Nick Scott
Directors:  Joe George, Chris George, Dan Henneberger, Charlie Perl, Fred Zittel, Earl Bartz
Fire Dept. meetings:  First Tuesday of each month at 7pm

Strykersville Fire Department
594 Minkel Rd.
PO Box 38 
Strykersville, NY 14145
2022 Officers:
President:  Andrew Hope
Vice President:  Vickie Reisdorf
Secretary:  Mary Gibson
Treasurer:  Robert Gibson
Chief:  Dustin Colkitt
1st Assistant Chief:  Eric Kirsch
2nd Assistant Chief:  Stan Szumigala  
3rd Assistant Chief:  Julia Elge
Rescue Squad Captain:  John Green III
Rescue Squad Lt.:  Crystal Radecki
Squad Sec.:  Bill Streicher
Directors:  William Perl, Jeff Kinney, Bob Conroy
To rent the Strykersville Fire Hall, contact Jeff Kinney at 585-457-3535. 
Meetings are held the first Monday of the month.  Rescue squad at 7:30 p.m. and Fire Company at 8:00 p.m.

Varysburg Fire Department
2446 Main St., Route 20A
Varysburg, NY 14167
www.varysburgfd.com
2020 Officers:
President:  Bob DeFedericis
Vice President:  John Bonner
Secretary:  Mary Lou Knaggs
Treasurer:  James Kelly
Assistant Treasurer:  Mary Lou Knaggs
Chief:  Adam Vetter
1st Assistant Chief:  Jim Kelly
2nd Assistant Chief:  AJ Dyrbala
Captain:  Brett Patterson
Fire Police Captain:  Patrick Almeter
Lieutenant:  Vacant
Rescue Squad Captain: Deb McCarty
Rescue Squad Lieutenant:  Mary Lou Knaggs

Harris Corners Fire Department
Corner of Folsomdale Rd. & Route 20A
Strykersville, NY 14145
2022 Officers:
President:  Nicholas Kirsch
Vice President:  Phil George
Secretary:  Ann Metz
Treasurer:  Ronald Janish
Chief:  Thomas Keem
1st Assistant Chief:  Joe Lawton
2nd Assistant Chief:  Dave Lathrop
Rescue Squad Captain:  Jim Germain
Rescue Squad Lieutenant: Dave Bieganski
Safety Officer:  Al Metz
Fire Police Captain:  Ron Barvian
Training Officer:  Joe Lawton
Trustees: Troy Hubbard, Alan Metz, Steven Metz, Earl Mest, Margit Germain

North Java Fire Department
4274 Route 98
North Java, NY 14113
Visit the North Java Fire Dept. website www.northjavafd.com
2020 Officers:  
President:  Dennis Shaver
Secretary:  Tyler Shaver
Treasurer:  Douglas George
Bldg #1:  Wendy Russell (please call Wendy to rent hall at 585-409-5303)
Chief:  Brian Boorman
1st Asst Chief:  Jeremy Boorman
2nd Asst Chief:  Kyle Meyer
3rd Asst Chief:  Douglas George
Captain:  Connie Almeter
1st Lt:  Robert Laban
2nd Lt:  Taylor Guizzotti