Zoning ordinances vary from township to township throughout the County. Listed below are telephone numbers for the Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals for each town.
City of Hudson Tim Colwell
518-828-3424
Town of Ancram
Leah Wilcox
518-329-6512
Town of Austerlitz
No Zoning Board
Town of Canaan
David Cooper 518-781-3144, x7
Town of Chatham
David Everett
518-392-1651
Village of Chatham
Peter Wenk
518-392-2909
Town of Claverack
Frank Clegg
518-851-9918
Town of Clermont
Charlie Larson
518-537-6586
Town of Copake
Stanley Gansowski
518-392-1234
Town of Gallatin
Frank Simoncini
518-398-1983
Town of Germantown
Bill Gilbreth
Acting Chairman 518-537-6687, x310
Town of Ghent
Chairman: Kyle Wilbur
518-392-2679
Co-Chairman: Mark Huston
518-392-3269
Columbia County has nearly fifty country farm markets and orchards, many of them specializing in organic produce.
The Old Chatham Sheepherding Company is the largest sheep dairy farm in the United States.
Census/Demographics
The estimated population of the County is 63,668.
Hudson, once a busy port city frequented by whalers, is the Seat of Columbia County.
Arts & Culture
PS/21 - Performing Spaces for the 21st Century, is a new venue under the direction of Gwen Gould, offering classical sings under an open-air tent in Chatham. www.ps21chatham.org.
What's New
Migrant Farm Workers Get New Housing Through Innovative Program
Migrant workers on several farms in Columbia County are receiving new living quarters thanks to a unique program created by the Columbia Hudson Partnership.
