Physical Location:
Route 9 about 1 mile north of the Exit 17 Interchange
Office Phone Number: (518) 792-5675 Fax Number:
(518) 792-5697
Department Email:
Office Hours -
Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
The Highway
Department is looking for Part-Time, On Call, Wing People.
Please visit the Job Opportunities section under the News,
Events and More tab from the home page of this website.
Paul A. Joseph
Highway Superintendent
Michael Montgomery
Deputy Highway Superintendent
Maureen Leerkes
Highway Clerk
Adopt-a-Highway Program
The Town will honor your
organization's efforts with a special sign indicating
your group's name.
If interested, please contact Maureen.
Residents are
asked to have all parked cars and basketball hoops
removed from the town's right-of-way. During
the winter season, these present a hazard to our
snow plows and prevents them from properly cleaning
the roads.
As per our Town of Moreau Code,
Chapter 136, Article III, Paragraph 136-13, "The
parking of vehicles is prohibited on all highways,
roads, streets and right-of-ways, including all
paved and non-paved areas and shoulders within the
Town from November 1 to May 1. Any vehicle
parked in a restricted area during a snow storm or
at such time when the Highway Department is removing
snow from above stated areas, may by authority of
the Highway Superintendent, be removed".
Damage to Private
Property
It should be
noted that the municipality is not held responsible
for damage to private property that is located
within the public right-of-way. The right-of-way
(ROW) is often 50 feet wide and is often confused by
property owners as their own property. In most
cases, the ROW extends ten to twenty feet on either
side of the paved or gravel road. Homeowners
cultivate extensions of their lawns, place
mailboxes, erect fences or stone walls in these
areas, which improves the appearance of the street
greatly, but is obstructive to a good maintenance
from being conducted on the roadway. Homeowners
should not put bark mulch, crushed rock, stone
walls, fences (visible or invisible), irrigation
systems, trees or lawns in the town right-of-way.
The town is not liable for damage that may occur to
property in its right-of-way. Many items interfere
with heavy equipment and become a hazard for
vehicles and pedestrians. They often cause drainage
failures, and thereby road deterioration.
Location of
Mailboxes
Mail and
newspaper boxes are allowed, at the owner's risk
within the right-of-way for the purposes of
convenience. United States Postal bulletin 22102
states; "The Postal Service suggests using a
semi-arch or extended arm support which allows
snowplows to sweep near or under mailboxes without
damaging supports and provides easy access to the
mailboxes by carriers and customers". Please refer
to the town's recommended policy on mailbox
placement.
The following suggestions are for
reducing the possibility of damage and liability:
Mailboxes should whenever possible, be installed
at least three feet from the edge of pavement.
Installation should be sufficiently sturdy to
withstand the weight of heavy snow resulting from
plowing operations.
