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Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. The Oswegatchie River's main and west branches flow through Fowler with scenic portages. About Fowler, NY The Town of Fowler began in 1816 and was named for Theodosius Fowler, (1753-1841) a local landowner, who had served as a Captain in the American Revolution. Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. The Oswegatchie River's main and west branches flow through Fowler with scenic portages. The town is a beautiful setting for the Gouverneur Country Club and home to the Sylvia Lake community . Town of Fowler, NY 87 Little York Road Gouverneur, NY 13642 Phone: 315-287-0045 Fax: 315-535-4094 Fowler Town Hall Town Clerk's Hours Mondays through Friday 9:AM-12:PM & 1:PM- 4:PM A Dropbox at the back door is always available and checked twice a day. St. Lawrence County St. Lawrence County includes the St. Lawrence River and the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. The area is rich in history and features abundant outdoor recreation. The county has a tradition of agriculture and a reputation for excellence in education. If you live or work here, or are considering relocating to this beautiful area, we know you will also find the county's website interesting and useful. Visit St. Lawrence County's website . Town of Fowler Board Meetings Currently: Agenda March 9, 2026 at 10:00:00 PM Draft of Minutes Approved Minutes Next Scheduled Meeting: April 13, 2026 RE: Public Hearings & Meetings The public may attend public meetings in person or participate remotely. (when available) Call the Town Clerk’s Office at (315) 287-0045 extension #1 to obtain the teleconference number and pin number to attend by phone. The Town of Fowler would love to have you as a vendor/participant in our Fowler Family Day event on SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact Tami Gale at (315)287-0045 Extension 101, Rick Newvine at (315)771-2194, or Karen Simmons at (315)287-4753. You can email questions to: townclerk@fowlerny.gov Fowler Family Day is an outdoor event. Participants/vendors are required to bring their own tables. If you would like to secure your spot, please fill out a registration form and return it to the Town Clerk office. 10 X 10 space is $15.00 VENDOR FORM Town of Fowler Declares Seasonal Roads December 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026 Stone Road, from the bus turn around to the Orebed Road. Sibley Road, from the bus turn around to State land. Fire Falls Road, from Luke Gates home to the Town of Fowler Line. Lamb Road, from the Country Club Road to the Town of Fowler Line. Shantyville Road, from the Besaw farm to the plow turn around on the Byrns Road end (the Corral). Minutes Archive 2012 -present It is with a heavy heart that we need to let the citizens of the Town of Fowler know that our Highway Superintendent Randy Durham passed away. His dedication and professionalism to the job were second to none. He will be missed. Thank You Randy! If you see Randy's family or friends take the time to offer a smile, a handshake or a hug, to show them what a great town they live in. Stay Fowler Strong! The Fowler Town Board Access Your Property Information St. Lawrence County Real Property Tax Services now offers two ways to access real property information online. Both ways give you access to ownership, tax bills and maps to name a few things. Learn more Message From Your Town Assessors More Info The Town of Fowler Assessor's Office is open weekly from 9-1 on Tuesdays. Appointments to see an assessor are available six days a week for the day and early evening appointments. We will be happy to assist you. From Kathleen Besaw, Assessor Chair 2025 Final Tax Assessment Roll Recycle with Fowler to Support: Maintenance to the Fowler Playground Our S upport O ur S eniors (SOS) Food Program And also the HAP Food Program You can find drop-off bins at the Town Highway building. Call the Town Offices for more information. Thank you for your support. Town of Fowler, NY On the Oswegatchie River

Each month, the Town of Fowler conducts meetings. This page is an archive of the meeting announcements and contains, when available, links to the agenda and followup minutes. Town of Fowler Meetings & Other Announcements Agenda Regular Board Meeting March 9, 2026 at 10:00:00 PM Approved DRAFT Minutes This meeting is a regularly scheduled Town Board meeting held at 6:00PM at the Fowler Town Hall. Agendas and drafts of the meeting minutes will be posted here. When minutes are given final approval by the Board, the final, approved minutes will also be posted. Agenda Town Board Meeting February 9, 2026 at 11:00:00 PM Approved DRAFT Minutes This meeting is a regularly scheduled Town Board meeting held at 6:00PM at the Fowler Town Hall. Agendas and drafts of the meeting minutes will be posted here. When minutes are given final approval by the Board, the final, approved minutes will also be posted. Agenda Town Board Emergency Meeting February 2, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM Approved DRAFT Minutes An Emergency Meeting was held on the above date for the Fowler Town Board to discuss the immediate needs of the highway department with the sudden and unexpected passing of Highway Superintendent Randy Durham on February 1, 2026, with all board members present. Agenda 2026 Town of Fowler Organizational Meeting January 12, 2026 at 11:00:00 PM Approved DRAFT Minutes The regular scheduled January Organizational Meeting was held on the above date, with four board members present. Councilperson Bishop was not in attendance. Also present were Town Clerk Tami Gale, Deputy Town Clerk Kimberly Reed, Highway Superintendent Randy Durham, Code Enforcement Officer Glen Besaw, Town Justice Tim Knowlton, Assessor Chair Kathleen Besaw, Maintenance Worker Byron Woodward, Code of Ethics Committee member Vivian Goodman, Richard Clement, and Deb Walsh. Agenda Town Board Meeting January 12, 2026 at 11:00:00 PM Approved DRAFT Minutes This meeting is a regularly scheduled Town Board meeting held at 6:00PM at the Fowler Town Hall. Agendas and drafts of the meeting minutes will be posted here. When minutes are given final approval by the Board, the final, approved minutes will also be posted. Agenda 2026 Transfer Meeting December 29, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM Approved DRAFT Minutes The Year-End Transfer Meeting for the Town of Fowler was held on the above date with all Council members present. Also present were Town Clerk Tami Gale, Bookkeeper Barbara Finnie, Highway Superintendent Randy Durham, and newly elected Councilperson John Walsh. Prev 12 Page 1 Next

Fowler has many opportunities for recreation. Notable are the 6 Recreation areas for golf, boating, swimming, softball, and picnic areas. Recreational Opportunities in Fowler Fowler is a town of lakes, streams with the Oswegatchie River flowing from East to West through the town. Activities like ATV'ing, biking, camping, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, boating and scuba-diving make Fowler a sportsman's paradise no matter what the season. Because of the myriad types of waters, streams, lakes, waterfalls and rivers, Fowler is a wonderful place for birding and photography. Rock hounds will find Fowler a "gold mine" of rare and sought-after rocks and minerals. Snowmobiling and cross country skiing are a fun and active way to pass the winter season. Fowler offers a multitude of places for family picnics and gatherings. The Gouverneur Country Club , located in Hailesboro, is a welcoming place to shoot a round of golf, relaxing afterward in the restaurant/bar with good people. And the Fall foliage is always spectacular. Wolf Lake Hike is accessed from the Talcville Road. Talcville is located between Edwards and Fowler. This is a moderate 5 mile loop winding around rock outcrops and leads to a series of picturesque lakes, each with a lean-to, and a 40-foot bluff overlooking Huckleberry Lake. The Town of Fowler manages a number of recreational facilities. Our ball field is located in Hailesboro, a hamlet of Fowler. Fowler is home to Sylvia Lake , a beautiful, spring-fed lake with fishing access and a public beach, maintained by the Town of Fowler. The Sylvia Lake Beach is open to the public seven days a week from the end of June to the end of August. For groups, parties or for more information call Rick Newvine at (315) 287-4098 or the Town Clerk at (315) 287-0045. Recreation Locations in Fowler A - Gouverneur Country Club - Off State Rt. 58 in Hailesboro. B - Boat Launches (4 Sites) - At Sylvia Lake, West and Main Branch Oswegatchie River. C - Fowler Public Beach & Picnic Area - At Sylvia Lake , Old Beach Road and North Shore. D - Hailesboro Park and Ball Field - Near State Hwy. 58 in Hailesboro. E - Fowler Picnic Area - West Branch Oswegatchie River, Sullivan Rd.

Residents who disagree with their assessment are urged to meet with the Town Assessors to discuss their assessments PRIOR to presenting their grievance to the Board of Assessment Review. There are three seats on the Board of Assessment Review. Currently, the Chairman is Donna Brown. Other members are Rich Weaver and Candy Brown. The Board of Assessment Review holds Grievance Day on the fourth Tuesday of May from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Fowler Town Hall.
 Residents who disagree with their assessment are urged to meet '\ with the Town Assessors to discuss their assessments PRIOR to presenting their grievance to the Board of Assessment Review. To make arrangements to meet with an assessor at the Town Hall, please call the Assessors at 315-287-0045 Ext 2. After meeting with the assessors, residents who still wish to grieve their assessments may do so at the date and time previously outlined. The Board will review grievances and then decide whether to lower the property owner's assessment or leave it the same. Residents who have filed a grievance are notified of the outcome by U.S. Mail. 2025 Tentative Assessment Roll Assessment Review Board Chair:Donna Brown Candace Brown Rich Weaver Assessors Kathy Besaw Robert Theriault Timothy Thomas Assessment Review

Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. Clerk/Tax Collector - townclerk@fowlerny.gov Regular Office hours are Monday thru Friday, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This office issues dog licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, marriage licenses, One Day Marriage Officiant Licenses, Death Certificates, Certified Marriage transcripts, Genealogical Service Requests, and disabled parking permits. Voter registration forms, absentee ballot applications and building permit applications are available at this office. Notary service is also available at the Town Clerk’s Office. We will start collecting land taxes on January 2, 2026. Taxes may be paid with cash, check, money order, and credit /debit cards. There is a 2.65% fee added if paying by credit/debit cards. Payments may be received after hours by using the drop-box located at the rear entrance of the Town Hall. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Town Clerk’s Office at (315) 287-0045 Extension 101. Wishing “Health and Happiness” to you and yours in the new year ahead. Clerk's Hours Mondays 9:AM-12:PM & 1:PM- 6:PM (January - June) Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:AM-12:PM & 1:PM- 4:PM Pay Town FEES & TAXES BY PHONE with Credit Cards.

Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. Contact the Town Send the Message Town Clerk 315-287-0045 / 315-287-1408 / 315-244-1421 Supervisor Newvine 315-287-4098 / 315-771-2194 Councilperson Simmons 315-287-4753 / 315-854-5517 Councilperson Andrews 315-287-0587 / 315-771-6623 Councilperson Bishop 315-955-2929 Councilperson Cleveland 315-778-5358 Highway Superintendent Randy Durham 315 222-6797

The WiFi HotSpot at the Fowler Town Hall has been generously provided by the SLC People Project, AFT, NYSUT and the Gouverneur Kiwanis Club. The community is grateful for this support.

The Hamlet of Hailesboro is the home of the Town of Fowler's post office. 13645. Post Office - Hailesboro - 13645 The United States Post Office in Fowler is located in the hamlet of Hailesboro, NY - 13645. The residents of Fowler love their Post Office and have fought to keep it open. It serves the entire community of both permanent and seasonal residents of Fowler. The Post Office is closed on Sundays and holidays. Thank you to our Hailesboro Post Office manager, Ginnie Nichols. PO Box Lobby Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 8:15 AM - 12:15 PM Retail Window Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday 8:30 AM - 11:45 PM Photo: Rick Newvine 2025 - Flowers courtesy of Linda Bigeral. (September 17, 2025) A highlight of a trip to our Hailesboro Post Office are the beautiful flowers that welcome patrons. They were planted and are maintained by Fowler resident, Linda Bigarel. Thank you, Linda, for your efforts. For those of us who visit the 13645 Post Office, you brighten our day. The residents of Fowler love their Post Office and have fought to keep the Hailesboro office open. It serves the entire community of both permanent and seasonal residents of Fowler. Thank you to our Hailesboro Post Office manager, Ginnie Nichols and all the others who staff the office.

Use a credit card to pay Town of Fowler Taxes/Fees Use Your Credit Card to Pay Fees & Property Tax at the Clerk's Office or by Phone. Examples: DEC Licenses, Dog Licenses, Kennel Fees, Building Permits, all Certificates, Transcripts, Cemetery Lots A per transaction service fee of $1.50 minimum will be charged by the payment processing company. If you would like to pay your property tax either in full, or make a partial payment by credit card, you can do this at the Town Clerk's office in person, or by phone. A minimum fee of $3.00 or 2.65% will be charged by the payment processing company. 315-287-0045 Pay Property Taxes Online Pay Your Taxes Online The button will take you to taxlookup.net/fowler/2020 . The red "Pay Your Taxes Online" button, above, will take you to Fowler's tax records. Once you enter your property information, you will be taken to the tax history/bill. Then look for the "Proceed to Payment" button. If no payment is due, you will not see this button. NOTE: If paying property tax online, you must pay the full amount.

Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. Fowler Planning Board The Planning Board consists of five Fowler residents Chairman Stephen Gale, Dan Kingsley, Roger Refici, Vicky Cappellino, and John Walsh, who was appointed to the planning board in January of 2024 to replace newly elected Town Councilmember Leo Knight Jr. There are no zoning laws in the Town of Fowler. The Planning Board makes its decisions and submits them to the Town Board according to the Town’s Land Use Law. You may view a hard copy of the Land Use Law at the Town Clerk’s Office. Or you may view or print the Land Use Law from our website: www.fowlerny.com. Planning Board meetings are held, when necessary, in the Fowler Town Hall. Meetings are advertised in the local newspaper and on the Town of Fowler website.

Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. Town of Fowler Historian The Historian’s Office is located upstairs in the Fowler Town Hall. Historian Karen Simmons is in the office on Thursdays from 1-4 PM or any time by appointment by calling (315) 287-4753 or (315) 854-5517. If you are researching ancestors and/or working on your family genealogy, contact the Historian's office as she has records on hand that may assist you in your search. She was able to confirm 28 names of people from the Town of Fowler who were in the Korean Conflict, and had their names engraved on a plaque. The plaque is hanging in our Town Hall alongside the existing plaques from the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. The following passage is from Pages from the Sketch Book of a Town Historian: Fowler 1807-1957, compiled by Helen Scott Cunningham. The early story of the Town of Fowler does not open solely with the usual pioneer picture of stern-faced men and nervous-eyed women with a few children and chickens, blankets and pots in a cumbersome wagon being dragged through trackless forests and unbridged streams to find a site where they could fell some trees and hew out a rude cabin. Instead Fowler’s beginnings were marked by romance as well as adventure, wealth as well as a struggle for existence, a mansion alongside a shanty. The traditional ox-cart may have arrived too, as settlers from Vermont and the Mohawk valley trickled in seeking a home and livelihood in the abundant forests and from the rich soil of this newly opened land of Killarney. This region, along with its neighboring towns, seems to have been a debatable ground between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Huron and Algonquian Nations of Canada and was probably never occupied for any considerable time by either. It was common hunting and fishing ground but extremely dangerous to either party for the two confederacies were ever at war with each other and bloody encounters were sure to follow should two rival hunting parties meet. So when in the division of the Great Tract, so called, near the turn of the century, Killarney (or Township No. 7) fell to the share of Robert Gilchrist and Theodosius Fowler, the history of the Town of Fowler begins.

Fowler is located in southwest St. Lawrence County and borders the towns of Rossie, Gouverneur, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Antwerp. Highway Department Please be advised that Nelson Bice will be the acting Superintendent of Highways in Fowler effective Monday February 9, 2026. Nelson has 27 years experience that will serve us well. To reach the Highway department call (315) 286-8664 or call Nelson on his cell (315)854-4580. The Fowler Town Board The Town of Fowler maintains 56.25 Miles of Town Roads. In the winter months the town plows 73.75 miles of roads which includes County Route 22 and County Route 24. The Highway Department building phone number is 315-287-0045 Ext 105. The highway cell phone number is 315-286-8664, which is forwarded to my personal cell phone, so I am easy to contact. We appreciate everyone’s patience this past year during our busy 2025 construction season. We have been steadily working on my goal of upgrading the Town roads and equipment. In early 2025 the Town ordered a new 2026 Mack Plow Truck, which was delivered in October, and is waiting for Viking to accessorize it with plows and a box. The new Mack Plow Truck will be finished and ready to use in 2026. In 2025 we rebuilt 2.1 miles of the Country Club Road, resurfaced the last portion of Sylvia Lake Road, and 1.1 miles of the Doane Road. The highway crew replaced 15 culverts on the outer portion of the Country Club Road and cut numerous miles of shoulders. In 2026 we are planning to repave the Chub Lake Road and rebuild 2.1 miles of the Country Club Road, as well as prepare the roads for our planned 2027 projects. I would like to thank everyone for their support this year. It is your support that makes this team so successful. Best wishes for a happy and safe new year in 2026 from the Town of Fowler Highway Crew: Superintendent Nelson Bice, David (Dennis) Travis, Terrell Ferrer, Matt Filiatrault, Cody Hadfield, and Jacob Cunningham.