Attention 6/23/2025:

UPDATE 6/24/2025: Oneida County representatives will be at the Kirkland Senior Center from 8am-6pm this week, offering tornado/storm support and assisting in applying for the Storm Relief Fund. Please follow the link for more information.

Clark Mills Tornado & Oneida County Storm Damage Resources

CKIC Storm Relief Fund

CKIC is joining with local individuals, organizations, and businesses to encourage support for those affected by the severe thunderstorms and EF1 tornado that impacted Clark Mills, the Town of Kirkland, and surrounding areas on Sunday, June 22.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, in partnership with Oneida County, has established a Storm Relief Fund to make direct payments to those dealing with the devastation and disruption caused by the weekend storms. Please consider supporting our neighbors by contributing generously to this fund. Donations are tax-deductible, every dollar raised will be used to help those in need, and disbursements will begin almost immediately. In addition to making a donation, you may volunteer or contribute gifts in kind by calling 211.

If you or someone you know needs assistance, please call Oneida County at 315-798-5502 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to begin the application process. Applying for funds is simple, and checks will be distributed quickly by the Community Foundation.

CKIC expresses its gratitude to the first-responders, volunteers, and officials helping our neighbors recover from these devastating storms, and we extend our deepest sympathy to those who lost family members.

Message from the Town

An EF-1 tornado has wreaked havoc through Clark Mills and Clinton, and our community is working diligently together to pick up the pieces. The Kirkland Senior Center will be open today for those who are still without power. There will be water and dry ice at the Clark Mills Fire Dept. for those in need as well. Please be patient with first responders, Town employees, and National Grid employees as they work hard to get the Town cleaned up and back up and running. This was a devastating storm to our community, and our heartfelt condolences go out to our community members who experienced such great loss.

Attention:

As of March 18, 2025, the Town of Kirkland no longer accepts green waste from the Village of Clinton. Please contact the Village Clerk for information on where to bring your green waste if you are a village resident.

 

TRAVEL ADVISORY

Lane Closures Along State Route 12B and State Route 412 in Oneida County

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists to expect short-term lane closures at the following locations in Oneida County on weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning Monday, March 24, and continuing through Monday, March 31, weather permitting to facilitate tree removal operations and drainage work.

  • State Route 12B between the southern border of the Village of Clinton and Robinson Road in the Town of Kirkland.
  • State Route 412 between State Route 233 in the Town of Kirkland and State Route 12B in the Village of Clinton.

History of Kirkland, NY

The Town of Kirkland with 10,028 residents according to the 2000 census and covering an area of 19,716 acres in the south central portion of Oneida County in Central New York, approximately nine miles southwest of Utica, was originally part of the territory of the Iroquois Nation. Three patents–Kirkland Patent on the western side of the Property Line; Brothertown Patent in the southwestern section; Coxe Patent in the northeastern portion–determined the boundary lines, owing much to the framework set forth by the Fort Stanwix Treaty Line of 1768. This Town was first formed in 1827 from the Town of Paris; two years later the Town of Marshall was set off from the Town of Kirkland, but the present boundary lines were not permanently established until adjustments were made with the Towns of New Hartford and Paris.

Within these boundaries lie the hamlets of Clark Mills, Kirkland (once Manchester), Franklin Springs (formerly Franklin Iron Works), and the Village of Clinton, the latter being almost centrally situated in the Town. In 1846 the Clark Brothers founded a textile mill which operated successfully for approximately thirty years in the hamlet of Clark Mills, located on the Oriskany Creek at the northern portion of the town. Kirkland, north of the Village of Clinton, was the scene of bustling activity from 1873 to 1898 as iron ore was hauled to its 15-ton/day blast furnace, operated by the Clinton Iron Company. In 1852 the Franklin Iron Works, also located in the Oriskany Creek valley south of Clinton, began operations which lasted for sixty years. The name which was changed to Franklin Springs took place after 1888 as a result of the Lithia water discovered by Frederick Suppe on the Dugway Road.

Upcoming Events

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Departments

Arena/Parks & Rec

Assessor & Receiver of Taxes

Highway Dept.

Planning & Codes

Police Dept.

Town Clerk & Registrar of Vital Statistics

Supervisor’s Office & Human Resources

Stormwater Management

Announcements:

As of March 18, 2025, the Town of Kirkland is no longer accepting green waste from the Village of Clinton.

If you live in the Village of Clinton, please contact the Village Clerk for information on where to bring your green waste and green waste pickup.

 

TRAVEL ADVISORY

 

Lane Closures Along State Route 12B and State Route 412 in Oneida County

 

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists to expect short-term lane closures at the following locations in Oneida County on weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning Monday, March 24 , and continuing through Monday, March 31, weather permitting to facilitate tree removal operations and drainage work.

  • State Route 12B between the southern border of the Village of Clinton and Robinson Road in the Town of Kirkland.
  • State Route 412 between State Route 233 in the Town of Kirkland and State Route 12B in the Village of Clinton.

Letter from the DOT