SIDNEY PECKHAM DAM ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT

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Welcome to the Official Website for the Village of Sidney, New York


Sidney is located at the junction of the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. It is situated in the northwest corner of Delaware County, abutting both Chenango and Otsego counties. Sidney is strategically located at the junction of State Route 8, State Route 7 and Interstate 88 connecting cities of Binghamton, Utica and Oneonta.

Sidney is the largest Village in Delaware County with a population of 3,900 residents. It’s largest employers, consisting of Amphenol Corporation, ACCO Corporation, Unadilla Laminated Products, Sidney Central School, and the Tri-Town Regional Hospital, provide a stable job base for its residents. The Village of Sidney maintains the only municipal airport in Delaware County, a police force, a volunteer fire department. The Village has excess capacity in its wastewater treatment facility and is blessed with an abundant supply of quality drinking water as provided to the greater Sidney area by its Water Department. There is also an AM-FM radio station and a weekly newspaper.

Sidney has a growing downtown business district with variety of shops and dinning places. The Village recently developed a Historic District to assist property owners with tax incentives to improve their buildings.

From the Mayor’s Desk

I have been a resident of Sidney since 1973. I taught business in Sidney High School from 1973 through 1983. I have been owner of Video Entertainment Plus since 1983. I was Village Trustee and Deputy Mayor from 1999 until 2011. I have been Mayor from 2011 to present. I also serve on the boards of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce, the Delaware County IDA, Town of Sidney Health Board and United Marketing, Inc.

I am in the Mayor’s office Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 11 AM – 2 PM. You can reach me by calling 561-2324 or email me at questions@villageofsidney.org.

The Village of Sidney is currently working with residents, business community members, local officials, and planners from NYS to develop a long term strategic plan for our village.

Announcements

  • Special Meeting

    The Village of Sidney Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 7 PM at the Civic Center located at 21 Liberty Street Sidney New York. The Board will consider rezoning two parcels located at 139 West Main Street and 995 Circle Drive, Sidney, NY from R-1 to R-3, as well as any other Village business to come before the Board. A public hearing on the proposed rezoning will be scheduled at a later date.

    Posted Jul 19, 2017, 9:23 AM by Village Sidney
  • Public Notice

    Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Report Regarding

    Peckham Reservoir Dam Flood Damage Project

    Village of Sidney, Delaware County, New York

    FEMA-1650-DR-NY

    Notification is hereby given to the public of the intent of the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS-FEMA) to provide Federal financial assistance to New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYSDHSES), as Recipient, and the Village of Sidney, as Subrecipient, for the demolition and decommissioning of the Peckham Reservoir Dam, installation of new water mains under the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers via directional drilling, and development of a well to replace Peckham Reservoir as a water supply. Peckham Reservoir Dam was damaged as a result of flooding during severe storms and flooding between June 6 and July 10, 2006. On July 1, 2006, President Bush declared FEMA-1650-DR-NY a major disaster. Federal public assistance was made available to affected communities and non-profit organizations in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq., as amended.

    The proposed action involves dismantling of the existing earthen embankment dam on Peckham Brook, demolition of the Peckham Dam filter house, and grading to re-establish the stream bed and banks in the location of the Peckham Brook Reservoir. Water mains under the Unadilla and Susquehanna Rivers would be constructed of welded high density polyethylene pipe. New water mains will include isolation valves on either side of each river crossing and a leak monitoring vault on the supply side of each crossing.  A new secondary drinking water groundwater source will be developed on a parcel in the Town of Unadilla to replace the Peckham Reservoir emergency source in order to meet current and future water usage demands. The new ground water source will connect to the existing Guilford Service Area of the Village of Sidney’s water system.

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), an Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to assess the potential impacts of the proposed action on the human environment. DHS-FEMA’s requirement of addressing floodplain management and wetlands protection in accordance with 44 CFR Part 9 is incorporated within the EA. The EA is available for public comment, and comments can be sent via email to FEMA4020-4031Comment@fema.dhs.gov. The EA will be available for download from the FEMA website at http://www.fema.gov/resource-document-library and can be viewed in hard copy at the Village of Sidney Village Hall, Civic Center, 21 Liberty Street, Sidney, NY 13838.

    The comment period will end 30 days after the date of this legal notice publication in Tri-Town News newspaper. Written comments on the EA can be mailed or e-mailed to the contact below. If no substantive comments are received, the EA will become final and a Finding of No Significant Impact will be signed.  Substantive comments will be addressed as appropriate in the final documents. Contact DHS-FEMA Region II, Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation, Leo O’Brien Building 11A Clinton Avenue, Suite 742, Albany New York 12207 or via email at FEMA4020-4031COMMENT@fema.dhs.gov.   

    Posted Jul 14, 2017, 6:47 AM by Village Sidney
  • Main Street Construction
    Please take note of the Public Notice from the Construction Crew...


    Posted Jun 8, 2017, 7:32 AM by Village Sidney
  • Pavilion Rental
    The Recreation Department will no longer be handling the Pavilion Rentals. You may contact the Village Of Sidney Clerk's office for rental dates at (607) 561-2339 or stop into our office from 8am-4pm.
    Posted May 19, 2017, 10:26 AM by Village Sidney
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