Frequently Asked Questions
Strong Mailboxes - Your mailbox and its post should be able to withstand the rigors of winter snow plowing. Heavy, wet snow is frequently the result of changing temperatures during a major storm. This has to be plowed off of the roadways and will be thrown to the shoulders - hitting any mailboxes placed there. Strong mailboxes are not harmed. Thin pipes, especially aluminum and soft metal or PVC pipe (which splinter and shatter in sub-zero temps) are not suitable materials. A suggested minimum post size would be 4x4 or bigger, and should be pressure treated lumber.
Clear Drainage - Please be responsible during your fall yard clean-up. Do not place leaves and brush in or around the ditches and drainways along the roads. Even easements that exist between properties should be kept clear. The habit of piling debris on the uphill side of a “DI” (drain inlet) is unacceptable and causes hazardous safety conditions. The common torrential downpours in the Fall carry leaves and twigs into drains that clog quickly, causing the roads to flood. Let’s be good partners this Fall! You can have tidy yards and the Highway Department can have clear drainage.
Sump Pumps - This subject has been mentioned in previous newsletters. I’m still looking for resident cooperation to correct the “water outlets into the roadway” problems that exist in many areas of our town. If you saw us having to return frequently to sand the road due to water from your property causing icy conditions, then you know there is a problem. Please try to fix that run-off within your property limits before winter arrives again.
Street Lights - The Town of Hurley Highway Department is not responsible for street lights in the town, nor is any other Town office. If you need assistance of any kind please direct your calls to Central Hudson's Customer Service line at 845-452-2700.
Road Maintenance - If you live on, or have any questions regarding, any of the following roads, please contact the agency identified above that road's list.
Ulster County Department of Public Works: (845) 340-3100
- Dewitt Mills Road
- Foertner Street
- Glenford-Wittenberg Road
- Hurley Avenue
- Hurley Mountain Road
- Lucas Avenue
- Main Street
- Maverick Road
- Morgan Hill Road
- Ohayo Mountain Road
- Old Route 209
- Spillway Road
- Wynkoop Road
- Zandhoek Road
- Zena Road
New York State Department of Transportation: (845) 331-5533
- Route 28
- Route 209
- Route 375
New York City Board of Water Supply: (845) 657-2713
- Basin Road
- Dike Road
- Route 28A