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Canajoharie Town Board meeting roundup: Feb. 3, 2026

Town Board of the Town of Canajoharie · February 3, 2026
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Summary

At its Feb. 3 meeting, the Canajoharie Town Board adopted a ban on utility-scale BESS, reduced ZBA membership to three, made several appointments, and approved routine financial and administrative items including debit cards and vouchers totaling $66,119.34.

The Canajoharie Town Board met on Feb. 3, 2026 and handled a mix of public hearings, local laws, appointments and routine administrative business.

The board closed two public hearings with no public testimony, adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2026 prohibiting utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems after a SEQRA negative declaration, and adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2026 reducing Zoning Board of Appeals membership from five members to three with alternates. The board also appointed Jason Heiser as ZBA chair and Jay Myers to the Board of Assessment Review.

Operational items included a report from Highway Superintendent Mike Cole (who said he purchased a used plow for $1,000 and is pursuing a county salt-shed grant), approval to issue departmental debit cards to three department heads, and authorization of vouchers #26-00019 through #26-00069 totaling $66,119.34. A proposed Local Law to create a Deputy Highway Superintendent was introduced for consideration next month.