Contact Form / Directory

• 2019 Town Budget (PDF; 127 KB)
• Zoning Ordiance (PDF; 953 KB)
• 2019 Assessment Roll - Final (PDF; 1.53 MB)
• 2018 Annual Financial Report (PDF; 257 KB)
• Gorham Comprehensive Plan (PDF; 14.3 MB)

THE TRANSFER STATION IS OPEN

 updated 3/27/2020

The Town of Gorham Transfer Station is deemed "essential".  We are operating under our regular schedule 

Monday Evening 4pm-8pm, Thursday morning 7am=11am and Saturday 8am-4pm

In keeping with the social distancing guidelines attendants are not able to help you unload your vehicle so please plan appropriately, thank you for understanding!

Permits are $80.00 for 2020

NY STATE on PAUSE

Updated March 27, 2020 at 6:40pm

What You Need to Know

• New York State on PAUSE: 100% of the workforce must stay home, excluding essential services.
• All non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason are temporarily banned.
• Statewide school closures are extended by two weeks until April 15.
• The first 1,000-bed temporary hospital is now complete at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
• The state has selected four new sites for temporary hospitals in addition to the four already identified, with a goal of having a 1,000-plus patient overflow facility in each New York City borough as well as Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties.
• New Yorkers can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
• More than 10,000 professional Mental Health Volunteers have signed up to provide free online mental health services.
• 62,000 healthcare workers, including retirees and students, have signed up to volunteer to work as part of the state's surge healthcare force during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• New Yorkers without Health Insurance can apply through NY State of Health within 60 days of losing coverage.
• Department of Motor Vehicles offices are temporarily closed for in-office visits. Online transactions, including for license renewals, are still be available. License and permit expirations will be extended.
• New York City is piloting closing streets to vehicles and opening them to pedestrians as part of the city's plan to address the lack of adherence to social distancing protocols.
• All non-essential businesses statewide must close in-office personnel functions until further notice as part of New York State on PAUSE. Bars and restaurants are closed, but takeout can be ordered during the period of closure.
• Testing is free for all eligible New Yorkers as ordered by a health care provider.
• Your local health department is your community contact for COVID-19 concerns. 

ALERT Const.non-essential projects. to shut down

URGENT Alert: Construction on Non-Essential Projects to Shut Down Urgent news: Empire State Development has issued updated guidance regarding essential construction activity. This new guidance limits types of construction that are deemed "essential" and orders an immediate shutdown of all non-essential construction. Section 9 of the the guidance is reproduced below: 9. Construction All non-essential construction must shut down except emergency construction, (e.g. a project necessary to protect health and safety of the occupants, or to continue a project if it would be unsafe to allow to remain undone until it is safe to shut the site). Essential construction may continue and includes roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hospitals or health care facilities, affordable housing, and homeless shelters. At every site, if essential or emergency non-essential construction, this includes maintaining social distance, including for purposes of elevators/meals/entry and exit. Sites that cannot maintain distance and safety best practices must close and enforcement will be provided by the state in coordination with the city/local governments. This will include fines of up to $10,000 per violation. For purposes of this section construction work does not include a single worker, who is the sole employee/worker on a job site. Members should note the social distancing requirements and fines levied on violators of the Order. For ongoing information on this and other important directives, visit our Legislative Resources page. This email was sent to pnicoletta@mrbgroup.com as you are an employee of a member firm and/or have expressed interest in receiving our communications. If you wish to stop receiving email from us, you can unsubscribe. American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, 6 Airline Dr, Albany , NY 12205

UPDATES 3/22/2020

Our community has seen so many things change over the past week! Please know that all Elected Officials, Appointed Officials and our Employees care very much for the residents of Gorham. We will do our best to keep you informed during this difficult time.

Local Tourism Friends have created a page at https://www.visitfingerlakes.com/flxtakeout/ listing restaurants in Ontario County that are open for takeout, curbside pick up and delivery service.
We hope you all stay healthy throughout this difficult time!

News / Announcements