Residents

Frequently Requested Information

County Trash Removal/Recycling

Tompkins County Recycling Center
122 Commercial Ave, Ithaca, NY
(607) 273-6632

Independent Trash Haulers

Casella Solid Waste
(607) 210-5970, (607) 358-7771 or (888) 918-1794

Doug’s Trash Removal
(607) 898-3220

Redline Disposal

(607) 594-5000

Useful Phone Numbers

Village of Dryden              16 S Street, Dryden (607) 844-8122
Village of Freeville             5 Factory Street, Freeville (607) 844-8301
Dryden Dog Control– Retta Beardslee  (607) 882-5865
Southworth Library           24 W Main Street, Dryden (607) 844-4782
Tompkins County Public Library 101 E Green Street, Ithaca (607) 272-4557
Dryden Central School District    118 Freeville Rd, Dryden (607) 844-8694
TCT Boces Tompkins              555 Warren Rd, Ithaca (607) 257-1551 ext 1042
Ithaca City School District       400 Lake Street, Ithaca        (607) 274-2217
Department of Motor Vehicles        3rd Street, Ithaca (607) 273-7187
Department of Motor Vehicles    112 River Street, Cortland (607) 753-5023
NYS Dept. of Transportation       3668 NY-281, Cortland (607) 756-7072
Tompkins County Assessment Office 128 E Buffalo St, Ithaca (607) 274-5517
Tompkins County Clerk’s Office    320 N Tioga St, Ithaca (607) 274-5431
Tompkins County Health Department   55 Brown Road, Ithaca (607) 274-6600

 

Post Offices

  • Dryden – 27 West Main Street, (607) 844-9276
  • Etna – 2 Lower Creek Road, (607) 347-4763
  • Freeville – 46 Main Street, (607) 844-8410
  • Groton – 101 E Cortland Street, (607) 898-5116
  • Ithaca – 757 Warren Road, (607) 375-6003

Emergency Services

  • Dryden Village Police: (607) 844-8118
  • Fire & Police Emergencies: Dial 911
  • NY State Troopers: (607) 347-4440
  • Tompkins County Sheriff: (607) 272-2444

Road Maintenance

Concerns: (607) 844-8888, Option 5

The Town of Dryden is the largest township in Tompkins County in road miles and one of the largest in the state outside of New York City. There are 159 named town roads in the Town making a total of 239.68 lane miles of town highways. (Please note that some roads in the town are maintained by NYSDOT or Tompkins County. If you have a question/concern about a section of road, our highway department office can clarify who maintains it.)

Services of the Town Clerk’s Office

  • Casella Trash Tags (Town ONLY)
  • E-Z Pass
  • Dog Licenses
  • Marriage Licenses
  • Hunting & Fishing Licenses
  • Passport Photos and  New Applications
  • Town & County Tax Collection