High volume water users will find themselves paying their bills more frequently after the Village Board of Trustees agreed on Tuesday to change the way its water bills are administered. The village will begin billing commercial water users every month instead of the three-month billing cycle that is currently in practice. The change applies only [...]
Tag Archives: Board Of Trustees
Village hopes to comply with tax cap
The Village Board of Trustees anticipates being able to comply with the state mandated property tax cap. The board began working on its budget last week, and Mayor Peter Telisky said he expects to keep any tax increase at or below two percent. “We’re going to try (to comply with the cap),” Telisky said. “There’s [...]
Village, property owners reach compromise on parking
The village has agreed to make concessions to its winter parking ban in an effort to appease Main Street business owners and landlords who said the law left their patrons and tenants nowhere to park. The board of trustees agreed to permit overnight parking on Fosdick Alley. But whether the concessions prove to be enough [...]
Water shutoff avoided: Mobile home park owner agrees to deal with village
The owner of a mobile home park who owes tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid water bills has reached an agreement with the Village of Whitehall averting the shut off of water to dozens of residents. The Village Board of Trustees last month ordered a park-wide shutoff if it could not reach an [...]
Village of Whitehall seeks partial abatement of bill; Dam property sold
The village plans to ask for the partial abatement of expenses related to the replacement of a sewer line completed earlier this fall. The board of trustees will ask Cutting Edge, the company that completed the work, to reduce the village’s $51,000 bill by $4,000. Officials claim that figure represents the amount of money the [...]
Waterline work gets go-ahead
The Board of Trustees approved bids for the second portion of a waterline project in the village and officials expect work to get under way before the onslaught of winter. The village accepted a bid from Riznick Construction of Crown Point to replace several hundred feet of a water main alongside Route 22 near the [...]
Village establishes new water fees
The village board of trustees established and approved a new water fee schedule for services rendered by the village and unpaid water bills at last week’s board meeting. The new fees, especially as they pertain to unpaid water bills, are more strict than previous fees and meant to compel users to pay their bills on [...]
2013 Perfect Wedding Guide
Classifieds
Subscribe
Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.
