Town of Marcy

11/08/2026

Happy Sunday!! It’s getting to that time of season again for the snow to appear! The interweb is loaded with false “extended” forecasts. Generally a good rule of thumb is a couple days out. I will be doing my daily road posts to keep our traveling public aware of possible hazards. 
Some frequently asked questions.
How many miles of roads do you guys plow? 44 town and 38 ish county.
How many trucks do you run? In the am we run 6 but could be up to 8 depending on the severity of the snow and timing. We have 4 running at night. What’s your hours? In the winter 24/7.
AM crew consists of 6 guys with 2 added if needed. 3am to 3pm.
PM crew 3pm -3am.
Fri-Sunday we have a night watch who works 7pm-3am. He runs the town and if needed will plow key areas and treat them. If there’s enough snow the call is made to our team who will come in.
What do you use for materials? It changes with temperature! Early season like now generally the center of town is salt and 1b stone. The hills and outskirts are sand /salt mix.
Do you use any liquid de-icer? NO. It’s taking my crew and myself 6 yrs and with the help of NYSDOT to get our computers tuned to put less product down but be efficient.
The common concern with the town taxpayer is I Pay Taxes!! We all do. Your Highway tax is about 2ish % of your bill. Basically a nice dinner for the family of 4 at a local establishment.
Our new trucks all suited up cost $400,000.
Our cutting edges have gone from $800 per wing and nose plow to $2400. So if we change all 3 it’s almost $7500.
A fall service (oil,filters, hoses ) can cost almost $4000 if everything is in check.
Last but not least few followers have been picky at my spelling skills. Please remember many times these posts are fast and from the side of the road. Also I’m aging and my eyes aren’t like they used to be.
As always my door is open at our shop.

11/04/2026

Now that election is over please pick up all your signs!! We see many have been collected. We will be making a sweep next week and collecting any that are in our right away. They will be at our town barn and held for a month. Thanks !

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween!
Some weekly updates for all you.
Highway. Our “extra” sand was hauled in last week. We are officially done with our stacking.
We do have a bit more road work to do but for the most part we have shifted towards winter operations. The trucks are “dressing up”their winter costumes.
Sanitation- brush pickup season is officially done. The boys will be on full leaf pickup until the snow flies.
This week is Steel week! Put out as per our schedule.
Unfortunately we’re off our summer hours. We will be on a short fall schedule until the snow flies.
5 day weeks then 24/7 once the snow settles in.

10/28/2026

Sanitation reminder! This is the final week of brush pickup. We will be collecting leaves till it snows! Please keep your bags at a manageable weight and in clear bags!! Thank you!

10/24/2026

10/22/2026

Public Hearing notice!!

10/22/2026

Yes it’s that time of the season again. We’re super excited that we will have 3 new trucks to our A -line this season. 2 are being built now and will be here soon. The other is here and getting calibrated and final touches. Services have started. We will have all on line and ready to go soon. Our first plows were on the road last November 17th. Hopefully this year it will be later. With the weather so nice we’re still on 4-10hr days!!

10/16/2026

This hay wagon came off its carriage 2 weeks ago and has been on the side of county Church road. Please come claim it!

10/10/2026

Fall sanitation information.
Brush. We’ve been seeing a trending issue. Putting out way more then we can handle, then the homeowner getting mad at us. We pick up weekly but we have 300 homes a day to service. We try to “help” out and take a bit more but our recycling guide clearly states a 4x8 pile with butt ends to the road. PLEASE be advised this is why we can weekly chip brush. Our brush season ends October 30th. We concentrate on leaf pick up till it snows.
Leaf pick up. CLEAR bags only. We don’t collect black bags or loose debris at the curbside. Thanks for your understanding!!

10/09/2026

Happy Friday! Some answers to questions from our residents.
Why did you only pave spots on my road??
So I set up phases of my road work. I honestly plan starting now for upcoming 2027 season. I get my numbers and see were my new budget and escalation of materials go up or down.
Phase 1. This is my maintenance, shim, crack seal, chip seal or micro pave. Generally happens from April to May.
Phase 2. My permanent improvements. Milling and paving. Generally were first out of the gate and are milled by mid June for a July pave.
Phase 3. See were my budget lays. Schedule more chipseal or micro.
Phase 4. Hot black top shim. I have just enough in my budget to “tune” up some roads for my spring maintenance. I walk the road and paint out the bad spots. Areas the wing can catch in the winter or were the water lays ( I actually take pictures or video). I can’t afford to do the whole road but see how it holds up through the winter. In the spring we come back and pull more shim and crack seal so we can chip seal it. This “buys” me time so I can focus on other roads that are in worse shape.
I’ve been “beat” up about Fish lane and how bumpy it is. I’m well aware of it. Understand I only receive $120,000 for my permanent road work in my budget. The rest is based on our NYS chips funding. I generally total $300,000 total with both. BECAUSE I already claimed my chip seal on Fish 4 yrs ago I have to wait so I can reclaim it again. My quote for Fish is Close to $300,000. This is just to pave. This will eat up my entire budget and then some. I’m gaining miles every year.
The BIG complaint. I PAY your salary and Taxes. Look at your tax bill. The highway portion is a bit over 2%. That’s a good meal at your favorite high end restaurant.
Like I always say. My door is always open,heck I’ll even give you a ride to check out our 6 yrs of progress. Remember. This. I handle my budget like a handle my personal one. I don’t spend what I don’t have. I also have to answer to my Town Supervisor and board. I took an oath to making progress and to spend your tax dollars the best I can.
Hope you all have a great Columbus Day weekend!!