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Legal Notices - June 4, 2026

Legal Notice

Notice of Formation of Kaits Kleaning LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05-22-2026. Office Lo-cation: Dutchess county. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 24 Attlebury Hill Road, Standfordville NY 12581.06-04-26

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PINE PLAINS TOWN BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Pine Plains Town Board will hold a public hearing on the adoption of a for the Adoption a Local Law No. A of 2026 Entitled " A Local Law AmendingArticle I, Section 275-6 of Chapter 275 of the Town Code" on June 18, at 7:05 p.m. at the Pine Plains Town Hall, located at 3284 Route 199, Pine Plains, New York. A copy of the proposed Local Law is available for inspection on the Town's official website and at the Town Clerk's office during normal business hours. Any person desiring to be heard on the adoption of said Resolution shall be given an opportunity to do so. Dated: May 22, 2026BY ORDER OF THE

PINE PLAINS THE

TOWN BOARD

06-04-26


TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OFPINE PLAINS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A STATUTORY INSTALLMENT BOND OF THE TOWN OF PINE PLAINS, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK TO PAY THE COST OF ACQUISITION OF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT FOR SAID TOWN TO WIT:

2026 New Holland TS6 110 Tractor with Attach-mentsWHEREAS, this Board desires to authorize a Statutory Installment Bond for the financing of the purchase of a 2026 New Holland TS6 110 Tractor with 22' Boom Arm Assembly and 60' Rotary Cutter Mower Head (hereinafter "the Equipment"); and WHEREAS, this Board, by resolution, authorized the purchase of the Tractor and Equipment per the Sourcewell contract, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York as follows:Section 1. The maximum estimated cost of the Equipment, including incidental expenses to be incurred in connection therewith, is $212,053.14. Section 2. The plan for the financing of the purchase is as follows:(a) by the issuance of a General Obligation Statutory Installment Bond of the Town of Pine Plains, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the Local Finance Law in the maximum amount of$159,953.14, and by transfer of$42,100 from the General Fund to the Highway Fund and $10,000 from the Machinery Capital Line.Section 3. The Statutory Installment Bond will be dated on a date to be determined by the Town Supervisor, and will mature no more than five (5) years following the date of execution of the Bond with prepayment received and will bear interest in the name of the Town of Pine Plains by the Town Supervisor and by the Town Clerk and will be sealed with the Corporate Seal of the Town of Pine Plains.Section 4. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid object or purpose is eleven (11) years, pursuant to Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is further deter-mined that the maximum maturity of the Bond herein authorized will not exceed four (4) years. Section 5. The faith and credit of said Town of Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of, and interest on, such Bond as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, such Bond becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property in said Town a tax sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, such Bond as the same become due and payable. Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of, and to sell, Bond Anticipation Notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the Statutory Installment Bond herein authorized, including renewals of such Note is hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, the Chief Fiscal Officer. Such Notes shall be of such terms, form and content, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Super-visor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law.Section 7. The powers and duties of advertising such Bond of sale, conducting the sale, and awarding the Bond are hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, who shall advertise such Bond for sale, conduct the sale, and award the Bond in such a manner as he shall deem best for the interests of the Town; provided, however, that in the exercise of the delegated powers, he shall com-ply fully with the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of Municipal Bonds. The receipt of the Town Supervisor shall be a full acquittance to the purchaser who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money. Toe Town Supervisor shall be authorized to execute any and all documents and to perform any and all steps necessary to obtain financing incident to this purchase. Section 8. This Resolution shall constitute a state-ment of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this Resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long- term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.Section 9. The validity of such Bond, and Bond Anticipation Notes, may be contested only if: Such Bond is authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, orThe provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this Resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication, orSuch Bond is authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 10. This action is a Type II action pursuant to Part 617 of the Rules and Regulations implementing the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQ-RA).Section 11. This Resolu-tion shall take effect immediately pursuant to Section 35.00(5)(2), and shall be published, in full, in the official paper, together with a Notice of the Town Clerk in sub-stantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.The question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call on May 21, 2026 which resulted as follows:

Supervisor Walsh
Aye

Counsilman Birdshall
Aye

Counsilman Roush
Aye

Counsilwoman Sisco
Aye

Councilman Walsh
Aye

The Resolution was there-upon declared duly adopted.

MADELIN DAFOE, TOWN CLERK THIS RESOLUTION published herewith has been adopted on the 21st day of May, 2026, and the validity of the Obligations authorized by such Resolution may be hereafter contested only if such Obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Pine Plains is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this Notice, or such Obligations were not authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

BRIAN WALSH,

Supervisor Town of Pine Plains

06-04-26

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