Plain-language guide that defines terms, processes, or systems. Usually evergreen.
Government
A follow-up to our May primer on town and village government, focused on the concrete places the two actually meet: a tax fund that splits by law, a wastewater permit that split in 2024, a five-party economic development partnership, and a summer vote that put a boundary change to Village voters.
Government
The correction window on Webster's revaluation mailers is closing soon, per the town. Here's what the mailer covers, how to fix it, and what the 2027 timeline looks like from here.
Recreation
Webster has two public parks on Lake Ontario, plus nearby options for a lifeguarded beach and a boat launch. Here's what each spot offers, and where to call about camping or rental reservations.
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.
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
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
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.
Government
Every Webster homeowner has a yearly right to challenge the value the town places on their property. The Board of Assessment Review is where that challenge starts.
Government
Webster's first townwide revaluation since 2004 is underway. Data-verification mailers are landing at all 17,003 properties, and now is the moment to correct your property record before new values are set.
Planning & development
A development moratorium sounds sweeping. Webster's is narrow and precise, and on the ground it has frozen essentially one active project. Here is how the law actually works.