highway

Phone: 845-351-2594 Fax: 845-351-4147 highway@tuxedogov.org
Garage Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Curbside leaf pick up and bagged leaf pick up will continue through the first week in December (weather permitting)

The Highway Department offers Fall Leaf pick up starting around the third week of October through the first week of December. Leaves only should be raked to the roads edge but not in the road or gutter.

Please be patient with us during this process as the leaves do not all fall at once and weather conditions can be sporadic. If there are twigs in with the leaves or leaves are wet from snow and rain, the leaf vacuum cannot retrieve them.

Thank you for your cooperation with this program.

Brush Pickup Schedule

Brush pickup will commence the 3rd Monday in April and continue until the last Friday in October.

This service is for reasonable and routine homeowner tree trimming only. This does not include trees in wooded areas behind homes. WE DO NOT CLEAR OR EXTEND LOTS FOR BUILDERS OR PRIVATE OWNERS. If you utilize the services of a contractor he is responsible for the clearing of the trimmings.

ALL branches must be no larger than 4” in diameter.
ALL branches must be piled as neatly as possible will all cut ends facing the road, piled as close to the road as safety permits, approximately waist high.

We DO NOT go on private property. Please do not request us to do so.

Branches must be free of roots and dirt. We do not pick up rocks, stumps, rubbish, etc. Please do not put these items out with your branches. During this period of time we will NOT pick up leaves unless they are bagged. Bags are available at Town Hall or can be purchased at Home Depot.

Depositing of Snow on Highways or Shoulders

Section 1219 of the Vehicle & Tragic Law & Section 214 of the Highway Law of the State on N.Y., specifically prohibits the placing or leaving of snow, ice or other substances, upon any highway (which includes pavement, shoulders and ditches).

In the past, the practice of plowing or depositing snow from private driveways or private property onto the highway has increased significantly, especially after roadways have been cleared and show pushed back behind the shoulders by the highway department.

The intent of this notice is to point out the possibility of serious accidents as a direct result of the plowing of snow onto a public highway and the fact that it is contrary to law, and the person or persons responsible for said plowing and/or depositing of snow upon the roadway may be liable to a fine of $12,000.00 per day per occurrence for each day the occurrence remains uncorrected.

Mailboxes Damaged During Snow Removal

If damage to your mailbox is caused by snow removal, it is not done intentionally but is an unfortunate consequence of snow removal. As far as the particular agencies replacing damaged mailboxes, it must be pointed out that there is no statutory or legal authority that grants a property owner along a public highway any right to place a mailbox in a highway right-of-way. The owner must have a mailbox in the right-of-way, by law to cause delivery of the mail, which may give the owner an informal license, but, in no way does this endow said owner with any legal rights in the highway when needed for highway purposes.

The highways of the state are for and devoted to public travel and the whole public has right to their use in their entirety and when obstructions to public travel are found within their bounds, commissioners of highways are clothed with power to remove them without waiting for the slow process of law, even though travel be not absolutely and entirely prevented.

Deputy Superintendent of Highways

Michael Marusich deputyhighway@tuxedogov.org