Village of Canajoharie

The Village Office will be closed for Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11th and will re-open Thursday, November 12th. Please use the Village drop box for an Village or Court matters. Thank you!

JOIN US TONIGHT! Board of Trustees Meeting will be Tuesday, November 10th at 6PM w/ up to 35 people gathered upstairs in Fire Department Dance Hall. Please call 518-673-5512 to reserve your seat. Check the Village website for the current Agenda at https://villagecanajoharie.digitaltowpath.org:10120//View/4?

County Waste is running behind this week for Recycling pick up. If your Recycling is not picked up tomorrow (10/28), please leave it out for pick up on Thursday (10/29). Thank you for your cooperation.

Early voting begins today. The Montgomery County Early Voting Poll site will be located at the Montgomery County Old Courthouse at 9 Park Street in Fonda. Vo...ting will take place in the main lobby with the main (front) entrance to be accessed by voters. See below for a list of early voting times. #montgomerycounty #vote #earlyvoting #boardofelections

The Village of Canajoharie wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) State Pollution Discharge and Elimination (SPDES) permit requires the WWTP to implement a mercury minimization plan to reduce to the extent possible the mercury concentration in the WWTP outfall to the Mohawk River. Mercury is a bio accumulative pollutant, which means it can concentrate and build up in the food chain over time. Fish are especially prone to mercury accumulation, putting humans who consume them at ri...sk. As of March 2015, there is a statewide advisory to limit fish consumption due to mercury contamination, as well as more restrictive advice for many specific waterbodies. Village users of the sewer system can help reduce the mercury concentration the WWTP effluent by avoiding disposal of mercury or mercury containing materials down the drain and into the sanitary sewer collection system. Mercury is used, usually in very small amounts, as preservative or antibacterial agent in a number of over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical products. These include; antibiotics; blood pressure cuff's; contact lens solution; dental amalgam; diuretics; ear and eye drops; eye ointment; hemorrhoid relief ointment; Mercurochrome; nasal spray; and, older thermometers. Cleanup of mercury spills should not be discarded down the drain. New York state Department of Health guidelines for cleanup of mercury spills is provided on the Village website at: https://villagecanajoharie.digitaltowpath.org:10120//View/2 Your cooperation in assisting the Village in reducing the concentration of mercury discharged to the Mohawk River by the Village WWTP is appreciated. There will be and Open to the Public Question & Answer during the November 10th Village Board Meeting at 6:00PM. We look forward to any questions or concerns you may have. Also feel free to reach out by calling 518-673-5512 or emailing [email protected].