FACEBOOKThe Village of Stillwater Village Clerk’s office will be closed to the general public beginning, Monday, March 16 at 9 AM until further notice. This is due to the threat that COVID-19 poses to the health and welfare of the Village of Stillwater’s residents, visitors and employees. For assistance, please call 518-664-6258. Our regularly scheduled …
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After more than a year of planning, designing, writing new content and migrating existing material, the Village of Stillwater has launched a new, redesigned version of its website, www.villageofstillwaterny.gov. While the new site retains the vast amount of information that was available on the old site, the new website boasts a cleaner, more attractive design …
Faced with shrinking fund balances in both the water and sewer accounts, the village Board of Trustees voted this month to raise both usage rates by 10 percent for the fall billing period. This means both water and sewer usage rates will increase for village residents by 50 cents per 1,000 gallons used from a …
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The Village of Stillwater is now officially a Purple Heart Community. The Village Board of Trustees issued a proclamation announcing the designation at the Feb. 18 board meeting. The proclamation noted the Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration in present use and was initially created as the badge of military merit by Gen. George …
The village Board of Trustees voted Jan. 21 to amend the Aquifer Protection Law which will now enable residents living along Ferry Lane to install septic systems if they meet New York state regulations. The new law was approved following a public hearing and review by the village which revealed the change would have no …
The Village of Stillwater held their annual Christmas tree lighting at Cannon Park, on Dec 7th. Many residents joined in for the countdown and enjoyed singing Christmas carols. A fun time was had by all! VIEW A PHOTO GALLERY
Stillwater September Senior Time featured a brunch, Bingo games, desserts and a yarn pumpkin craft. VIEW A PHOTO GALLERY
Demolition crews removed the Hillside water tank in September to make way for a new glass-lined tank that has now been constructed. Concrete footers and the tank base have also been poured at the site. The old tank was in disrepair and needed to be replaced. View a demolition video Video demolition photo gallery
The Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to lower the sewer debt tax paid by village property owners but failed by one vote to raise sewer usage charges to prevent an anticipated future deficit in the Operation & Maintenance budget for the sewer plant. “It’s complicated,” said Trustee John Basile, while attempting to explain the difference …
The Stillwater Board of Trustees approved upgrades this month to two village playgrounds, providing more recreational equipment for children and making security improvements at the new splash pad park. Trustees, at their Aug. 20 meeting, authorized spending up to $4,000 on new fencing, a gate and locks to protect the new splash pad water park …
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