Government
Who represents Webster: in the county legislature and in Albany
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.
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Government
Town Board presses police chief on school-officer contract language, sets Aug. 6 date for traffic-law hearing
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
How Webster's town debt reached $132 million, and who pays it back
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
What's on the Webster Town Board agenda Thursday: the paperwork behind the 2027 reassessment
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
Webster ZBA denies Solar Garden appeal, tables Waterview Phase 3 again
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
7 Brew wins final approval for Hard Road drive-through
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
Webster ZBA revisits the solar farm appeal, and a timeliness question could end it
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
How to read your Webster property tax bill: town, county, school, and special districts
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
How a project gets built in Webster: site plan, SEQR, and the approval gauntlet
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.
Planning & development
Webster Planning Board extends Sienna Reserve subdivision approval by one year
The board granted the one-year extension for the 10-lot Orchard Road subdivision Tuesday, after a public hearing in which Blue Creek Drive neighbors described a history of flooding and questioned the drainage plan.
Planning & development
Webster's zoning rewrite is coming: where the comp plan stands, and the state grant that would pay for it
The town wants $150,000 from New York State to overhaul zoning rules that date to 2003, to match the Webster 2040 plan now nearing a vote.
Planning & development
7 Brew's final vote, and what else is on Webster's Planning Board docket July 7
The board takes up final site plan approval for the Hard Road drive-through Tuesday, along with a subdivision extension request, new signs and more.