Government
Three boards, three different jobs. A plain-language guide to which one rezones land, which one approves a subdivision, which one grants a variance, and who to petition for what.
Public safety
A fire that broke out early Wednesday tore through the main market building at Bauman's Farm Market, a Webster-area institution just over the line in Penfield. No injuries reported; West Webster Fire Department led the response.
Environment
A five-member board most residents have never heard of just pitched Tree City USA to the Town Board. Here is what Webster's Conservation Board actually does, and how it landed real say over development review.
Government
Two county legislators, one state senator, and one assemblyman whose seat is turning over: a guide to who represents Webster right now, and how to reach them.
Government
The board approved its school resource officer contract 5-0 after a councilman pressed the police chief on parental-notification language, and settled the traffic-law hearing date at Aug. 6, not Aug. 3 as the posted agenda had listed.
Government
Webster has authorized about $132 million in capital borrowing across eight projects. Here is what it paid for, and which taxpayers and ratepayers repay each piece.
Government
The board is set to take up the paperwork that would start a full town-wide reassessment for 2027, alongside a rescheduled school-officer contract and two still-vacant seats on the panel that hears assessment challenges.
Planning & development
The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously denied a citizen appeal of the Webster Solar Garden's industrial-use classification Tuesday, and separately pulled back from a vote on Waterview Apartments Phase 3 rather than risk it failing.
Business
The Webster Planning Board unanimously granted final site plan approval for the 7 Brew drive-through coffee stand on Hard Road, with conditions.
Planning & development
The citizen appeal of the Webster Solar Garden's permit classification is back before the Zoning Board of Appeals, which may first decide whether it was filed in time.
Government
Webster homeowners get two tax bills a year, and each is a stack of separate governments. Here is how the town, county, school, and special district pieces fit together, and the math behind every line.
Planning & development
Sketch plan, SEQR, lead agency, negative declaration, special use permit. A plain-language walk through how a development moves from application to final approval in Webster.