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Village of Skaneateles Clerk Archival Records Listing

Skaneateles village was incorporated April 19, 1833. It is approximately 1.34 square miles. It is located Southwest of Syracuse, and West of Auburn. The main routes of travel are US-20, NYS-321 and US-5. The Historic Village is located on the north shore of beautiful Skaneateles Lake, Eastern Gateway to the Finger Lakes Region of Central New York. The pure clear lake has also supplies water to Syracuse and formerly to the famous Erie Canal. Visit the website for the wide variety of activities and events all year round. (www.skaneateles.com). For the history buff, the historical society has over 24,000 records archived that you can review.

Series Title		Years	Cubic Ft.	Dept.	Comments
Architectural Drawings, maps, Plans & Photos		1864-Present	31	VC	Includes 1870 map of specific military and nonmilitary lots. Also a 1942 3'x4' cemetery map listed by name/plot. Other maps are well organized.
Budget, Village				VC	Includes nonpermanent files also
	Abstracts	1991-Present	1	VC
Capitol Construction / Public Improvement Projects		1902-Present	2	VC	Stored in various locations within VC office
Claims, Legal		1941-1970	1	VC	Includes Matter of Claim, Notice of Claim files
Contracts		1896-Present	2	VC	Includes Water and Sewer contracts
Correspondence or Administrative Files		1902-Present	3	VC
Court Records		1872	0.1	VC	Includes Supreme Court Statement; Marvin Vs Pardee and Village vs. Marvin
Disaster Response and Damage Files		1963-1982	0.5	VC	Civil defense matching funds & surplus property records, Drought Information Service Onondaga County office of Civil Defense.
District Reference Files
	Fire (Fire Marker Logbook)	1833-1983	0.1	VC	Includes requests for 150 anniversary Poster & Fire markers from throughout the country
Easements		1937-Present	2	VC
Election Records		1990-Present	1.5	VC
Historic Preservation Records
	Cemetery Information
	Burial Permits	1938-Present	4	VC
	Cemetery Deeds	1897-Present	2	VC
	Cemetery Lot Payment Records (Cash Receipts)	1912-1946	0.1	VC
	Cemetery Lot Records (Lakeview Cem. )	1821-Present	2	VC
	Cemetery Minutes (Lakeview Cem.)	1839-Present	2	VC
	Excise book	1833-Present	0.01	VC	3"x5" book that is about 2 inches thick
	Index to "LVC" (Lake View Cemetery) Map	1904-Present	0.01	VC
	Historic Commission (original documentation)	1977	0.2	VC, TH, VH	Includes landmarks from 1796-1926. Contact the Town & Village Historical Societies for detailed records.
Laws, Local		1982-Present	0.2	VC,PD	Includes but not limited to Traffic, Sewer, Smoking, and Water Regulations.
Law Enforcement/ Police
	Dispatch Logs (Police, Fire)	1981-Present	8	VC
Logs, (water supply & waste water treatment)
	Water Record, Syracuse City Bureau of Water Dept. of Public Works	1920-Present	0.75	VC
Minutes		1900-Present	6	VC	Includes village board minutes
Permit Files, Special ( List Separately)		1947	0.1	VC	Discharge of sewage
Building Permits		1959-Present	6	VC
	Planning Board Files	1974-Present	12	VC
Property Leases and Transfers
	Annexed Properties	1900-Present	3	VC	See Minutes
Tax
	Tax Rates	1947-1959	0.2	VC
Tax Sale Certificate & Redemption Certificate		1965-1976	0.3	VC
Tax Receipts		1990-Present	2	VC
Zoning		1973-Present	23	VC	Includes Zoning Board Case Files
Totals for Historical Records (Village of Skaneateles)		1821-Present	116.07

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