FACEBOOKDrawing new business and tourism to the village, upgrading the fire department and continued fiscal accountability for village taxpayers are among the priorities of newly-elected Stillwater Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno. “What I’m proposing may sound ambitious but I want to make the next four years really count,” said Wood-Zeno, during a 15-minute outline of her goals …
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James G. Doyle has been appointed by Stillwater Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno and the Board of Trustees to serve a Trustee vacancy on the Board effective January 1, 2024 for the balance of the official year. The remainder of the term of the Trustee seat will be up for election in November, 2024. Doyle has been …
Congratulations to newly elected Stillwater Village Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno, who was sworn into to her new four-year term Monday, Dec. 3 along with re-elected Trustee Patrick Nelson and new Trustee Shiela Nett. Nett was elected in November as a write-in candidate. The board still has one Trustee vacancy which will be appointed by Mayor Wood-Zeno …
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Stillwater village residents went to the polls on November 7 and elected a new Mayor and re-elected a Trustee to new four-year terms. Elected Mayor with 222 total votes was Judith Wood-Zeno. Re-elected Trustee with 168 votes was Patrick F. Nelson. Both candidates ran unopposed for office and will begin serving their new terms on …
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Two incumbents are running unopposed for Stillwater village office on Tuesday, Nov. 7 while two others are not seeking re-election this year after long careers serving village residents. Current Trustee and Deputy Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno is running for a four-year term as village Mayor replacing Judith Wood-Shaw, who has decided not to seek another term. …
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New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) has announced that its customers can expect to see a decrease in their winter heating bills this season. NYSEG is projecting a 40 percent decrease in supply costs for natural gas, which means the average residential customer taking supply service from NYSEG can expect to pay about $120 less for gas …
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The village has finalized its Water Quality Report for 2020. Please access the link below to view the report in full: 2022 Final Village Water Quality Report
The village Board of Trustees has approved the purchase of a used fire truck to upgrade the firefighting ability of the Newland-Wood Fire Company of the Stillwater Fire Department. The 1991 Spartan truck made by Marion ETA is being bought from the Johnsonville Fire District for $12,500. The Spartan will replace the department’s 1987 Simon …
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The Stillwater Board of Trustees has approved a $1.69 million village budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which carries no property tax increase from the current year. The village property tax rate will remain at $4.10 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2023-24. The new budget will go into effect on June 1, 2023 and …
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The Village Board of Trustees has passed a local law supporting newly enacted New York state legislation offering a partial real property tax exemption of 10 percent for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers. The 10 percent exemption, passed by the state in December, 2022, would begin on Jan. 1, 2024. This partial tax exemption …
