Pine Plains Resources:
Police:
(518) 398-8601
Fire and ambulance: (518) 398-1312 or Dial 911
Town Hall:
(518) 398-7155
Town Clerk:
Judy Harpp, (518) 398-7155
Post Office (518) 398-7123
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Formed: 1823
Population: approximately 2,400
Origin of name: Supposedly derived its name from early deeds, which included descriptions
of "the Pine Plains".
Points of Contact
Town Hall: Route 199 East, PO Box 320, Pine Plains, 12567
Website/e-mail: None
Hamlets: Bethel, Pine Plains, Hammertown, Pulvers Corners
Town board: Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Members:
Anthony Gregg Pulver, Supervisor (518) 398-7214
Dorean Gardner, (518) 398-1355
Richard Butler, (518) 398-5216
Bob Couse, (518) 398-1945
George Keeler, (518) 398-7391
Planning board: Meets second Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Clerk: (518) 398-7155
Zoning: None
Pine Plains Business Association
Sara Blodgett, President
PO Box 60, Pine Plains, NY 12567 (518) 398-5942
Services
Utilities: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., (845) 452-2700
Telephone: Taconic Telephone Corp., (518) 392-5000
Cable: Cablevision of Dutchess County, (845) 832-3350
Water: Pine Plains Water Improvement Area, serving hamlet of Pine Plains and vicinity,
(518) 398-1411
Points of Interest
Stissing Mountain State Multiple Use Area, Stissing Lake, Twin Island
Lake, Thompson Lake, Halcyon Lake Recreation director: Mary Alm, (518) 398-7789
Buttercup Wildlife Sanctuary - Rt. 82 (860) 364-0048
Hammertown Barn - Rt. 199 (518) 398-7075, www.hammertown.com
Harris/Husted House - Rt. 199 (518) 398-6683
LaFayetteville Park - Rt. 199
Stissing Lake - Lake Road
Stissing House, Tavern, Museum & Gallery - Rt. 199 & 82 (518) 398-8800
Stissing Mountain Fire Tower - Lake Road (518) 398-5673
Stissing Mountain State Forest - Hicks Hill Road
Thomas Carvel Country Club - off 199 on Ferris Road
Thompson Pond Nature Preserve - Lake Road (518) 398-5032
Twin Island Lake - (518) 398-7789
Wilcox Park/Taconic State Park - Rt. 199
Parks/Recreation
Town beach and playground at Twin Island Lake, (518) 398-7789
Library
Pine Plains Free Library, Main Street, (518) 398-1927;
Website: www.idsi.net/pinelib
Historic
sites
Moravin Monument, corner Strever Farm Road and Bethel Cross Road
Stissing House, circa 1782, corner of Routes 199 and 82
Harris/Husted House, circa 1770, Route 199
Famous Residents
Don Hastings, actor
Religion
Episcopal Church of the Regeneration - 20 Pine Street, (518) 398-5628
First Presbyterian Church - East Church Street, (518) 398-7117
Methodist Church - East Church St., (518) 398-5521
St. Anthony's Catholic Church, West Church St. (518) 398-7115
Faith Bible Chapel, Route 83, (518) 398-5116
Schools
Public
Pine Plains Central School District
Pine Plains District address: 2829 Church Street, Pine Plains, 12567 (518) 398-7181 ext.
201 Superintendent: Linda L. Kaumeyer
Communities: The Town of Pine Plains and portions of the towns of Milan, North East,
Clinton, Stanford, Gallatin, Ancram, Claremont and Livingston
Enrollment: 1,509
Schools: Cold Spring Elementary, Seymour Smith Elementary, Stissing Mountain Jr./Sr. High
School
School Board Meeting - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m., high school library
TRANSPORTATION
Trains
Metro-North - Phone (800) METRO-INFO.
For a copy of Milepost Magazine, maps and schedules write Metro-North Railroad, 347
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017.
Metro-North now has paid parking at its Hudson and Harlem Line stations.
For information, call Allright Corp. toll free at (888) 682-PARK.
Web site: www.mta.nyc.ny.us
Bus Systems
Dutchess County LOOP Bus System - (845) 485-4690
Dutchess County Rural Transportation - (845) 473-0171
Commuter Bus Lines
Short Line - (800) 631-8405
Leprechaun Lines - (845) 565-7900
Adirondack Trailways - (800) 858-8555
Arrow - (800) 321-2776 |
GOVERNMENT
Dutchess County Legislators
District 23 - David Kelly, R, C, Pawling/Beekman (845) 855-5460
District 24 - Bradford Kendall, R, Dover (845) 877-3945
District 28 - Hamilton Meserve, R, Amenia/Stanford (845) 677-8345
District 29 - Gary Cooper, R, Pine Plains/Stanford/North East (518) 398-7687
State Senate
New York State Senate, Albany, 12247 (518) 455-2800
Web site: www.senate.state.ny.us
Vincent Leibell, R,C, Patterson
37th District: Parts of Eastern Dutchess County, including Amenia, Beekman, Dover, North
East, Pawling, Pine Plains and Millerton
Committees: Chairman of the state Senate Committee on Civil Service and Pensions; member
of the Aging; Consumer Protection; Elections; Environmental Conservation; Housing;
Construction and Community Development; Veterans and Military Affairs; and Insurance
committees.
How to contact: Local office: Southeast Business Center, Suite 301, Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 279-3773; Fax (845) 279-7156.
Capitol office: Room 802, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248 (518) 455-3111;
fax (518) 426-6977. E-mail: leibell@senate.state.ny.us
State Assembly
Public Information Office, Legislative Office Building Concourse, Albany, NY 12248 (518)
455-4218.
Web site: www.assembly.state.ny.us
Willis Stephens, Jr., R, Brewster 91st District: Parts of Dutchess County, including
Pawling, Beekman, Union Vale, Dover, Amenia, North East and Millerton
Committeees: Ranking Republican on the Assembly Judiciary Committee and a member of the
Housing; and Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committees
How to contact:
Local office: Donald B. Smith Government Center, Building 2, 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, NY
10512. (845) 225-5038; fax (845) 225-5160.
Capitol office: Room 433, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248. (518) 455-5783;
fax (518) 455-5543. E-mail: stephens@assembly.state.ny.us
U.S. House Representative
Sue Kelly, R, Katonah 19th District - Includes City of Poughkeepsie and the towns of
Amenia, Washington, Union Vale, Beekman, Dover, Pawling, East Fishkill, Fishkill,
Poughkeepsie, Wappinger and a small part of the Town of LaGrange; all of Putnam County,
most of Orange County and parts of central and northern Westchester County.
Committees: Banking and Financial Services; Small Business; Transportation and
Infrastructure committees. Also serves as co-chairwoman of the Congressional Woman's
Caucus
How to contact: 1122 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5441,
fax: (202) 225-3289.
Nearest office: 21 Old Main Street, Suite 205, Fishkill, 12524. (845) 897-5200, fax: (845)
897-5800.
Website: www.house.gov/suekelly
Rep. John E. Sweeney, R,C - Halfmoon 22nd District - Includes towns of Hyde Park,
Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Clinton, Stanford, Milan, Pine Plains, North East, Pleasant Valley
and most of the Town of LaGrange; all of Columbia, Greene, Warren and Washington counties;
most of Saratoga County; parts of Rensselaer, Schoharie and Essex counties.
Committees: Small Business; Transportation and Infrastructure; and Banking and Financial
Services committees; also serves as the freshman representative to the Republican Steering
Committee.
How to contact: 437 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5614,
fax: (202) 225-6234.
Nearest office: 560 Warren Street, Hudson, 12534. (518) 828-0181, fax (518) 828-0181
Website: www.house.gov/sweeney |
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