Highway Department

Contact: Highway Superintendent - Marcus Perritano

Address:
Highway Garage
1896 Albany Road
Frankfort, New York 13340

Phone: 315-724-5461
Cell Phone: 315-982-4674

Fax: 315-797-6625

Email: mperritano@townoffrankfort.com

Office Hours: 
Winter:
Nov. 1st - Apr. 30th
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Summer:
May 1st - Oct. 31st 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Subject to Being on Call 24/7 all year round

Highway Clerk: Lauri Valent
lvalent@townoffrankfort.com

The Town of Frankfort Highway Department employs 10 full-time employees

  • 9 Light and heavy Equipment Operators
  • 1 Account Clerk/Secretary
  • Plus Seasonal Part-time Employees

The Town of Frankfort is located in central New York, the Mohawk Valley area, adjacent to Utica NY, 50 miles east of Syracuse and 80 miles west of Albany.

The Town of Frankfort is the 3rd largest township in Herkimer county. It is one of 19 towns in Herkimer County, the county also has 5 villages and 1 city. Our township incorporates a village of the same name (Village of Frankfort).

Our Township has a population of approximately 7500 people. The Town of Frankfort incorporates 4 different jurisdictions for highway maintenance, state roads, county roads, town roads and village roads, for a total combined mileage of 109.21 lane miles, in our township.

Trash Drop-Off

Brush Pickup and Green Waste Pickup
Will begin 5/4/2026 (one pass through town). Please cut limbs to 4 foot lengths & place in piles no more than 20' wide, 5' high, and 4' deep. All green waste must be in bags or containers. There is no pickup for tree stumps.

Spring Trash Drop Off
5/8/26 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm & 5/9/26 from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Highway Garage. Someone will be on site to unload vehicles. Please bring identification for proof of residency.

ConfiData will be here on 5/9/26 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm to accept boxes of documents from residents for shredding. There will be a limit imposed of 4-5 bags/boxes per vehicle.

Summer Drop Off Schedule
In addition, there will be a dumpster on site weekly from June 1, 2026 through August 27, 2026 for people to drop household trash off between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:00 pm Monday through Thursday, with the exception of holidays. The dumpster is located in the fenced area on the north side of the highway garage.
NO DUMPING IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF THESE HOURS, NO EXCEPTIONS.
ADDRESS: Highway Garage, 1896 Albany Road, Frankfort, NY 13340
PHONE: 315-724-5461

September Trash Drop Off
9/12/26 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Highway Garage. Someone will be on site to unload vehicles. Please bring identification for proof of residency.

Accepted Items

  • White goods and metals and major appliances
  • Stuffed furniture, mattresses and rugs
  • Televisions and electronics
  • Batteries
  • Empty paint cans

Items NOT Accepted

  • Construction and demolition materials
  • Chemicals, oil, toxic containers
  • Tires of any kind
  • Household garbage
  • Recyclables
  • Clothing

Green Waste Pickup
Green waste pickup will begin on 11/2/2026 and will continue as the weather permits.

All leaves and garden debris must be placed at roadside in bags or containers.

Highway Law Section 214
Depositing ashes, snow, ice, stones, sticks, et cetera upon the highway;
Any person who shall deposit or throw loose stones in the gutter or grass adjoining a
town highway, or shall deposit or throw upon a highway, ashes, papers, snow, ice,
stones, sticks, or other rubbish, shall be liable to a penalty not to exceed one hundred
dollars to be sued for and recovered by the town superintendent. No stone or other
rubbish shall be drawn to and deposited within the limits of any highway, except for the
purpose of filling in a depression or otherwise improving the highway, and only with the
written consent and under the direction of the town superintendent.
Definition: The term “town superintendent,” when so used, shall mean the town
superintendent of highways.

Marcus Perritano

Highway Superintendent

(315) 724-5461

Highway Department Documents

View Document Download
Town Highway Newsletter
Herkimer County Personnel Employment Application.pdf